Krav Maga is an aggressive, anti-terrorist survival system without rules. It deals with personal safety issues in the context of defending against both armed and unarmed attackers with only one objective: to eliminate the threat in the fastest way possible.
Krav Maga, Hebrew for “contact combat”, created by Imi Lichtenfeld and is the official self-defense and hand-to-hand combat system of Israel. Krav Maga is a very practical style of self-defense and is used by Special Forces all over the world, to train soldiers and civilians to become efficient in a short amount of time.
He speaks of something most people don’t hear about much these days:using elbow ,great advice but if you go for or hit the throat you could crush the larynx, if that happens there’s an extremely great chance the person will die.This is a lethal blow that could get you a manslaughter charge if not justified .Also a kick to the lateral knee or any part of that area is something not talked about when defending yourself ,whether standing up or you’ve fallen down ,male female big or small a hard swift kick to this area will disable attacker .
Carrying a BIC lighter is a handy equalizer. Even a wad of tissue will do. Your fists will become manos de piedre if you pack them in your hand(s) I would assume that a wad of KLEENEX is not an offensive weapon, but deadly nonetheless
All those things are found in wing chun Kung Fu, in other Kung Fu styles, and in other styles as well...not unique to Krav Maga which was formulated relatively recently in the martial arts world based on a partial amalgamation of techniques from older martial arts and modern weapons. Do I agree with these techniques...yes. Especially if your life is at stake. A kick (or knee, or hand strike) to the nuts is most merciful if your life is not at stake, as there is no chance a person will fall to the ground and crack their skull open (which could put you in prison for murder if the person dies). An eye flick or gouge with fingers will also not knock someone to the ground and crack their skull, but will end a fight. Just be sure you have a good reason to blind them in 1 or 2 eyes, otherwise you will get into lots of trouble. Striking the trachea and breaking it is also dangerous since you can kill someone doing this. It is difficult to do it without killing them. Be sure you have a good reason for this. Peace :)
Wrong on initial head butt placement - dropping the head is better damage on a neck sweep so a shorter opponent is actually going to result in FAR more damage - BTW the skull is not even close to the strongest bone in your body - that is your femur. Striking the trachea with your weak hand positioning is far less effective than a normal closed fist. Ear Strike? please. You got the one thing anybody can do right though - striking the eyes and that gets this vid a thumbs up. Get in a real fight at least four time though before you make one of these videos. This guy has never been in a fight, that I can guarantee you.
As a former martial artist, while I've enormous respect for martial artists teaching offensive and defensive techniques, there are numerous techniques I feel should not be revealed to the public, such as this one.
Very true, in my younger days as a bouncer, your plan goes out the window quickly. I always tried talking and my partner always watched my back. If talking did not work the problem always went to ground. Hardley ever went to punches. I am 70 now and still practice defense moves.
This video was made because fighters are poor. Skull has an otherwise unprotected brain inside it. Not meant to be sloshed around to and fro quickly which is violently. Because what is it sloshed into? That mean old tough skull. Use fingers to make peace sign and dip bro. Or you'll end up making 1$dollar bills, on a penny set, on youtube, to eat and fight (continue damaging your "brain").
Even if you're skilled or lucky enough to hit the ear or eyes like you're saying, people don't just fall down and the fight is over. Adrenaline is pumping. I'll give an example: there have been situations where people have been shot six or seven times, and they still come forward, continuing to fight and fight like it's a nightmare. So, don't think or have a false sense of confidence that you're just going to end a fight with a slap to the ear or eye.
I used to think Krav Maga was good because of all the hype around it. This looks like a good way to lose a fight. "It's going to end the fight". Only when they kick your butt because you trusted in garbage.
My favorite thing about reading comments on vids like these is the 800 million recommendations to flee whenever possible. NO SHIT. tips like these are if you cannot avoid a fight. duh.... this was one of the best videos I've seen on the subject.
