The truth about Krav Maga 

Initially Krav Maga had the techniques that you have mentioned but they have been removed after a 16y.o. girl was attacked. The attacker pined her against the wall with his body (not with his hands) so those striking techniques did not work, she could not breath and panicked, went for the fingers of the attacker and managed to open a gap and breath. No matter what you learn, once you can't breath you go for what ever obstructing your breath, this is why we teach this technique. Re your second comment, advanced Krav Maga we do teach defence against attacks from all directions, not just against attacks directly from the front, directly from the back or directly from the sides. I am constantly on the lookout for something more practical / effective to what I am teaching, if I will be convinced that there is a more practical or more effective technique, I will adopt it. In this case I will not change my techniques but thanks for your comments.

Hands-down the best Krav Maga video I've seen on RU-vid. Slow is smooth, and smooth is fast.

Pardon me being so straightforward, but were you actually kicked hard in the groin? I was and whilst being hit in the face with bodyweight behind the shot dazed me, the groin kick was way more debilitating.

Isn't this guy a Krav instructor? At least I thought he was when Funker Tactical first introduced him.

Lol, ok, so yes I learnt that move in karate and wing chun, straight out is the first move in Kururunfa. Anyway what you are missing is the one move in Krav is to kick the nuts, like what every the situation, kick the nuts. As it progresses then you actually learn that exact move. The reason it’s done in 45 degree angles is that it would be stupid to do 46 degrees then 47 degrees, but you would probably say ‘oh no they missed 46.5 degrees.lmao

The overarm twisting Defense is ALSO in Krav Maga. The plucking has its place.

Am I the only person who thought his assistant was Damian Maia?

km has been proven real life self defense just wish I didn't get hurt during training had to quit...and very effective

The static chokes and the 2 (front and rear) chokes are taught very early on in Krav Maga. To be blunt, (I'm only an Orange belt, but I do have some insight into this) the one thing I have noticed with a lot of Krav Maga is that initially it gives you a concept and confidence to defend yourself. Most people who walk through the door into a session have likely never hit another human being, some have only seen violence at a distance and most I know for a fact spend most of their days in an office or doing very little. These people need a place to start and it needs to be simple.

I am a Krav Maga instructor in the IKMF. I liked your analysis. You are correct in that chokes usually include momentum, which is why the rotating defence exists, along with variants ehich include some soft solutions. We teach the plucking defence as a platform for other defences, including some close knife threats, but most importantly for the mounted and side chokes while on the ground, which would be difficult to execute with the rotating defence while someone is on top of you, we pair that with bridging, throwing your attacker, whether he be mounting your stomach or back. Also, plucking allows you to gain control of the persons hands, pinning them to your chest if need be, controlling your attacker if necessary. Another counter I have for you ;) is that the 4 90 degree planes we demonstrate defences from are merely the base models, from there we teach how to adapt, and you can do that from either sides, front or back. Personally I prefer the rotating defences but plucking is a teaching tool for later defences and has some advantages as I've mentioned above. Kida!

There is also technique against a choke with momentum and it's exactly like the one that you have used

I always thought it made zero sense to walk up and hand choke someone. It's leave you valnerable in so many ways. If your are some huge monster of a guy grabbing some tiny little person around the neck, it might work.

FitToFightHQ, yes, this analysis about the need to be dynamic is correct, but this is exactly what they teach you in Krav Maga! I suspect you didn't train long enough (or with a good enough instructor) to know that, so you're a bit too quick to criticize it. Krav Maga is not even my main martial art but I've trained it long enough to know that much. This raises some general questions about your teaching methods...

As I see it both positions can be true in reality: I've seen videos where trained fighters wearing groin protection got hit in the groin in competition and dropped like a sack of potatoes and there are instances where it does nothing. Same with that hammerfist: it might work very well or the guy may have a jaw of steel and a massive neck and it won't even move his head. You won't know untill it actually happens: that's why you should always use combo's and alternate between levels. Sooner or later something will come through for you, if not you're fighting superman. You make a good point when you state it's beter to have one response that'll work against a variety of lines of attack than having 5 or more. As I understand it krav maga is a significant simplification when compared to traditional martial arts like Japanese jujutsu already: there you have a hundred and one different response for one attack. If it can be simplified even more: great.

5:03 Opponent is taller and has longer arms than you, therefore hammer fisting to the face isnt always an end all be all of choke defense. ;)

Nice clear analysis but I’m afraid that I take issue with the fact that you claim groin strikes are not as effective as a jaw, temple or head strike. As a Krav Maga instructor I can absolutely assure you that an open palm strike to the groin will floor an opponent. By equal measure a palm heel to the nose or an eye strike can be just as effective. Basically it boils down to this: Nearest weapon, closest target. If the attacker’s head is within striking range I’ll take the eyes, then nose, then throat and then groin - in that order. E N T G - Eyes, Nose, Throat Groin. Conversely if the attacker side steps me or stumbles then I’ll take the groin. Basically they are all effective but if I had to chose it would be groin every day of the week. Just my humble opinion. As they say - always a student, sometimes a teacher. Thank you.

As I Krav instructor I really like what you’ve done and some of the tips here make sense as I say the same to my students but if I have to option to take a punch to the chin or kick in then it’s I’ll pick chin every time. Having said that I teach strike to the groin followed by and uppercut due after the pluck

Plucking has a low success rate against someone who has a very strong grip on your neck. Often I have women or smaller framed students try to pluck my grip from their neck and they just don't have the strength in their wrists and arms to clear my hands. This technique that is demonstrated in this video is also in Krav Maga curriculum and this has a much higher rate of success. I agree with everything in this video, why not use the one technique that works for all of the situations.

Bruce Lee said that it was better to practice one kick a thousand times than a thousand kicks once.

Nice breakdown of the logic behind a mindset.

I have a question about this I would appreciate it if you responded I’m trying to find a good system to become a somewhat good fighter and the systems I plan on doing are Krav Maga, mma and bjj up to blue belt. I like Krav Maga because it’s pretty much mma but with pressure testing like multiple opponents and out of breath situations as well as other disadvantageous situations and tactics they also teach weapons fighting and disarms and dirty blows when necessary. I do realize that there are a lot of garbage schools for Krav Maga that’s because of widespread they want to get it out to more people so they don’t train the teachers enough but there are good instructors like former idf and ex military or people with a lot of Martial arts background but still Krav Maga would only be a component of a good system because mma would be a reinforcement to the Krav Maga foundation because mma fighters are more proficient at mma then Krav Maga fighters are but they both have their own skill sets so it would be like the best of both worlds at that point and the bjj to blue belt is to further reinforce grappling since I think it’s necessary to get any good at grappling, only blue belt because both Krav Maga and mma both teach bjj already and more arts in combination for better grappling like judo and wrestling. For striking I don’t think that needs further reinforcement since it’s the strong suit of both Krav Maga and mma like Muay Thai, boxing karate and more is taught in both already. Is this a good system or would taking Muay Thai and bjj be a better idea, I do like everything taught in Krav Maga but I don’t like being taught by uneducated instructors that would teach what you demonstrated and I like mma to get better at just the mma part of Krav Maga and combine the two and bjj is effective but I feel like it would be more effective when combined with the pressure testing taught in Krav Maga and the additional wrestling and judo taught in both Krav Maga and mma. I don’t know if this is all to overcomplicated so would just taking bjj and Muay Thai be a better idea or what do you think

This is awesome, and totally something I can use myself.

Idk what you're talking about. I'm a 6 ft 215 pound man and i've been dropped with a kick to the groin.

that rotating defence against a choke is what I've learned in Jiu Jitsu

I like the vid but what I think should be mentioned is men don't initiate an attack with a two handed choke like that, like ever. They may do that to a women, they don't do it with men. I don't count myself a trained/experienced fighter, but seen enough to know - growing up in Brooklyn in the 70s/80s - that men don't start an attack like that with another man. So much so, seems almost a waste of effort and time to train for that. Has anyone here ever seen a man initiate an attack with a two handed choke like that? 90+ of the time, it's a closed fist strike to the face, with the occasional variation like open handed or elbow, etc, maybe even a body strike. Sure, maybe some BJJ trained person will not try and punch you in the face and will take you down and choke you then, but again, that standing two handed choke approach is not used. It seems far more vids and techniques to deal with it exist than is needed or close to realistic as to what will and does happen.

Thanks Ryan Hoover. I always wondered about this. Even in drills, people tend to naturally push when applying the choke at full speed.

I am also a krav maga instructor. the whole basis behind plucking is its a natural reaction. if the person feels pain the instinct is to bring the hands to the source of pain. also from a learning platform plucking should be taught because it's the easiest to learn. even again pushing and pulling chokes I am attempting pluck first before using rotation

Krav Mags has evolved to include grappling and Muay Thai. All martial arts need to evolve.

if you are choking me, that means at least 1 of your hands, and usually both hands, are not free for you to use to defend yourself. If you are choking me, you head is close to me. If your head is close to me, your eyes are close to me, and if I can punch your head because it is close to me, I'd rather gouge your eyes. MAYBE , as you said a guy can get hit in the groin and walk it off like in sports, they are wearing cups by the way, but very few men can walk off an eye gouge, especially if the eye ball is cut or ruptured by my finger nails. Your throat is close to me too, and a hit to the adam's apple will almost always end the fight instantly. The adam's apple is soft tissue and won't break my hand, like your law might. IF YOU ARE CHOKING ME, I assume you are trying to kill me, so I choose to possibly kill you first. If you can't see or if you can't breath, you can't continue to hurt me....

Debunking Krav with Krav. One of the main counter chokes taught, the one in video, generally called the tin man. I do like teaching the one technique to most situations. The groin kick isnt meant to be all end all in the equation. It as much a distraction as anything to lead into the principle of overwhelming the attacker. There isnt a 100% right answer for all situations.

I agree. When I was training in Krav I always asked to see the street version bc I knew what you're saying here, it's not going to be static 90° attack. The attack will come at an angle. I was the student always doing mods of whatever move class was taught

I dunno who the guy in the black shirt is but he looks sad

Souljerz you obviously have never played sports, been in a fight or been hit in the sisters. So go somewhere else or stick to your video games

thanks guys, that was a great video and makes a ton of sense. Keep up the good work, we need more of this real world self defense. Learning one move over and over is much easier for the average person defending themselves than learning even 4 or 5 moves.

Built my school on this philosophy. Less techniques. More effect. Hopefully American Krav Maga keeps up.

Most (if not everything) on this otherwise informative video is taught in Krav Maga. Rotating body defense to release a choke exists in Krav Maga. Hammer counter-attacks exist in Krav Maga curriculum. Defense against opponents who realistically pin you to a wall, push or drag you around exist in Krav Maga. There is no "truth" about Krav Maga revealed on this video, unless I have missed something. All there is are the instructor's ideas on standard Krav Maga techniques and his view on training methods. The real question of yours is "Why have many tools for many similar situations, when we can use one simple tool for more situations". Otherwise the title is misleading. Is the truth about Krav Maga that it teaches too many tools you don't like, so the instructor chooses to teach only one Krav Maga tool? Cool, but it is still Krav Maga.

I like your analysis. I remember in a class not too long ago, we were drilling that basic pluck defense and instinctively I went for the alternative you showed. My reasoning was that it's easier, less effort, and more effective. I never really thought of it the way you did though, I guess it's not only less effective, it may be somewhat redundant too.

If you get accidentally kicked in the groin in a soccer match, you may walk it off and continue to play. If someone snaps out a well-trained rising front kick intended to come out the top of your head, you probably aren't "just walking it off" - it may not be a show-stopper, but it definitely shifts the initiative in the fight (considering not just the testes, but the shock to the perineum, pelvis, and lower spine). You have several follow-up elbow/hammerfist/hook options immediately after the kick, whether it connects and collapses his posture or not. If he does collapse toward you, you can pivot out of the way, and/or (depending on the weight differential) control the collapse if you keep his hands trapped after the pluck. That said, this torso rotation technique is undoubtedly a strong and perhaps even better response to a static choke (which, granted, is a pretty unlikely choke). At my school, we train a variation of the the one-handed pluck where instead of palm-heeling the chin upward, we elbow upward into the chin, turn, and drop the same elbow down onto the trapped arm's bicep, which can transition into a shoulder torsion/philtrum control position from behind, or a spinning elbow with the plucking arm. However, the main reason I think it's important to learn the traditional plucks is their application in being choked from the mount or back mount, where you can't effectively rotate, and you may literally have to pluck for your life.

The only thing I think when somebody wastes both of his hands to do such a stupid choke: "A nice face you have. Would be a shame if somebody fucked it up......"

Honestly idk anything about krav maga or self defense but in regards to the football/soccer grain comment... they keep playing and it doesnt hurt because they are wearing sports cups that protect against that...

Yeah. Put all krav organizations to one box... man, check up CKMI And Lior Offenbach's Krav Maga, RU-vid will change your opinion about self defense. All ckmi is busting myths like u do in your video, but we started it few years ago xD

Thanks for the video. I was always skeptical about the pluck. Why do they teach it if its ineffective?

You are a way off boe. Maga has many techniques against a choke. I suggest you go to Maga training and show your Besserwissernes (even better to go to Israel), and AFTER that proclaim your almighty knowledge of martial arts!!! In Maga we respect other combat systems, not mock them.

This is most likely scenario when women get assaulted, domestic violence or just intoxicated blind rage of an average Joe. Since someone trained in self-defense in general has respect, control and more resolute approach, the initiator of this choke is either Joe or the more serious first two types of which the first one be most likely intentional premeditated assault. A proper technique for this asymmetrical(potentially deadly)fight must buy a women time to either escape, get out of the struggle and arm herself or disable the attacker. Considering a fair assumption she isn't a Brazilian UFC fighter like Polyana in the assault of september 2015 and this being an asymmetrical struggle strength wise, there should be a more leveled, non-strength dependent approach involving pressure/nerve points(e.g. radial&median nerve), thumb locks, wrist locks or a natural causality combination(action-reaction sequence) of the above. Basically a better system for women to either prevent ending up in the ground choke while still being effective during it! Personally if i let it so far and encountered this standing front/side choke disgrace during nightlife in the city, it's hard to go any further than to just bow down out or ear slap the fools arrogance back home. Luckily some women can too and their amount increases each day. For the majority however that fool is serious... As a guy with Shotokan and Ashihara kaikan background plus coming april my second year CKM experience i see the same practical application in street fight and crowd control techniques. Same goes for opponents impulse-momentum causality and it's beneficial application within Newton's laws, of which the third one hurting the most. I see Krav Maga as a practical survival 'tool' stripped of any unnecessary weight. Like a Swiss knife, compact, practical and for everyone that doesn't want to or can't carry that big tool chest full of extra's gracefully through the forest. Looks impressive though in movies, on tournaments or karate-kumite! Shaolin Wing Chun or Lee's Jeet Kune Do is just amazing, no one beats Stevens Aikido in the kitchen or Chucks Chun Kuk Do facts was it i believe. The real fights however have empty scripts, main roll is yours! Those expert comments below calling this system "Bullshido"(hypocrisy aside) will find parts of this Swiss knife in the tool chest of other arts&systems. The color and content may differ as will the amount of finishing ways to hit that last nail in style. Obviously ment as a metafoor, my point is open for discussion as everyone judges from a different perspective. Also in reality proactively attacking your attacker may shock him and prevent a fight in many cases. In general they rely on intimidation, element of surprise or previous successes at minimum risk. This system has those preventive tools available to anyone, even partially for people with certain medical condition restricting their choice. We have a young woman, nineteen yr with hyper-mobility that will dislocate one or both of her knees attempting a mawashi-geri or any force kick. She was once assaulted but managed to escape and joined us short after. We are few months later now and if that assault happened today....man that guy would look like a Meccano construct on MRI scan.

You guys don’t have a clue what you are talking about. If you are dealing with a bigger stronger opponent and they run up and choke you that hammer fist isn’t doing crap. And a groin kick is going to result in you falling on the ground. This art has become a scam. MMA is the best “self defense” and it’s a combat sport. We simply need to apply the basic techniques, drills with sparring and grappling in a real fighting situation and add in the “illegal” moves for effectiveness. But the basic techniques, drills and training process of grappling and sparring has to remain. Doing this premeditated drills with a partner that gives no resistance and has no formal training is almost useless and you are gonna get someone killed thinking this is going to do anything in a REAL situation. Have a gun be able to get to it quickly and shoot someone. I have to add ive seen countless videos, and seen plenty of in person confrontations and have NEVER seen anyone go for this double choke technique. Yea it can happen and the basic techniques you are showing are ok, but that’s mainly because you aren’t pinned on the ground or against a wall so a lot of different techniques can work because it’s an ineffective way to grab someone. the entire training process in this system is a joke from what I’ve seen. I’ve been studying a lot to judge this system and I give it an F

The amount of ignorance in the comments is why RU-vid is famous all over the world

My analysis is that Krav Maga isn’t bad, it’s the aggregate of ground fighting and standup like bjj, judo, wrestling Muay Thai, boxing etc but what is bad are the people teaching it since people can teach this off of a 2 day course it’s like this for mass scaling so finding the right school is hard but essential for good Krav Maga, and for the techniques not working I believe it’s just taught wrong because it’s all from other martial arts but taught by people who don’t know them and don’t know the system well leading to poor teachings as same goes with the pressure testing, it’s pretty much just like dirty mma with tactics and weapons. Can someone elaborate with my analysis

I've trained in kickboxing and Muay Thai and also karate before i got into krav maga. I noticed everything they taught me, i could use Muay Thai instead. If someone puts you in a front choke,just slam your elbow in their face. No need to pluck and kick groin etc..

Wow...so ignorant...there are 5 different types of defense against a choke because you can't ALWAYS use the same one. Against a thin short guy you can use the palm strike and the technique you showed but against a 2 meter beast that is choking you with all his power you will NOT pull it off...and maybe he is smart and he even knows how to cover his jaw. Of course you go for the groin first because he has a natural instinct to protect it,thus getting his mind off the choke for a moment. Pure ignorance in this video

Yea. Just throw your arms straight up and turn and you are out. There are better methods of doing so, but just shooting your arms up and turning your body, works every time at every angle. This is the standard defense techniques for nurses, doctors and psych-techs(me for 6 years), in mental institutions. The only other option that I would highly recommend for the front choke, are simple wing chun chain punches to the throat, jaw or nose, or wing chun eye jabs, if you have short limbs. You have the inside, straight line to do this when being choked from the front. He can not block, without letting go of his choke hold, which frees you from it. He will let go with his own free will. Nobody in the world is going to take too many punches to the face and not let go and start defending against what you are doing. Cheers!

The technique that you are showing used to be part of KM but it was filtered out... it doesn't work in some cases (for example if the attacker pulling you towards him and is glued to you + giving you a few good heads to your nose / face, etc.) not to mention that if you don't have air, no matter what you have learnt, you will go into panic mode end focus on the fingers on you neck.

IV been teaching a pluck for over 10 years and I am applying this to my curriculum asap. We teach the rotation to but it makes no sense to have 6 or 7 choke defenses when you can have one that works great and can easily be taught.

Hitting a key point in a groin shot that is sufficient to truly stop person from attacking is really hard to do and lowxin percentages. There's waaaay to much emphasis put into using a groin strike to stop someone. And it has a lot to do with how someone is built, quite frankly. I know people who you can stand there and take shot after shot to the groin and just laugh at you. Women, especially, need to be tought other targets of opportunity, as well because they're walking around with a false sense of being able to keep themselves safe with nothing more than "I'll hit'em in the groin" as their mantra.

If you go to a good KM school and attend from beginning to end. If you progress to maybe a brown belt you will be able to defend yourself fairly well against most people. You develop a means and plan for fighting. You have experienced someone or someones attacking you. You know in your mind what to do and that plan is probably better than the guy in front of you. Not always but most of the time assuming he is not into the fighting arts. If you are on the grown with a high blue belt or Purple belt in BJJ you will probably loss if you are on bottom. If you are on top and he was trained in sports bjj you have a better change with "ground and pound" This may cause him some problems. But who knows he may still win easy. But he should. You can of course supplement your KM training with BJJ. Many KM schools also teach BJJ and some form of Kickboxing in addition to KM. . Some also teach wrestling basics to help keep you on your feet. If you are standing and fighting a guy trained in judo most likely he is going to throw your ass on the ground and it will hurt. KM teaches you a number of tosses and throws but you are not a brown belt in Judo. But then you are not being prepared to fight a guy with a higher belt in Judo the same as a boxer is not. The same is true if your opponent is a boxer / kickboxer. You may win but you will not always win against a trained boxer. If you do you win most likely you will have to move it out of striking to grabbling or thrown him. You will never be able to do a standing grabble with a guy that knows Muay Thai. KM is designed to give you overall protection in many fields. It is not a protection again any expert in a bad ass field of MA's. KM is for those that don't have the time or desire to train in several arts. There is no one art going to save you from every possible attack. KM gives you a chance but it is not perfect.. It is an imperfect fighting style but a good self defense style to give you a chance to escape. M The knife and firearms defenses are ok as a last resort. There is no chance you will win that battle every time. But if there is no other choice and you need to make a bold move to survive. Then you have no choice but to act then You at least have a plan to follow. But I think that is true with every gun or knife defensive action when you are unarmed. But like most fighting if the guy is better and stronger than you then your ass is whipped. Even with BJJ or Muay Thai. Those that train in KM are not training for an MMA fight.

I am a 2nd degree black belt in Krav Maga. And i agree. Tbh, the single rotational defence , you came up with, fusing 5 techniques is what we generally use, at higher levels. Most of the instructors are not even instructors. The time lapse step by step BS doesnt work in the real world. In reality a fight is like a car accident. Violent. Fast. Confusing. And deadly.

You are trained fighter obviously you're able to punch him hard in the face and to reach him. Any smaller opponent won't reach the face of the opponent with his fists and won't have enough power to damage him and the Kick in the groin combined with the natural Reflex works for everybody

how frequently does two hand, face to face choking even occur in a real world fight situation? i've never had it happen to me, never seen it and never had anyone tell me about it happening to them. now, that's certainly not a rigorous sample set, and i imagine it may be more common in attacks on women, so i'm curious what your opinion is as a self-defense expert.

Schools that teach Krav Maga actually encourage their students to wear shoes during training, which must be very useful when they’re losing a fight and it’s time to run away. Krav Maga is bullshit. Master Ken 😂

This is where sport vs reality divides. In sport, you want to have a full bag of tricks. In reality, 1 fact based move should be used against an attack, especially an amateur attack like the throat grab.

I love krav maga, I describe it to people as controlled street fighting. it's fast, brutal and practical

Outdated Krav Maga. Kami is the way to go. Have a further look and see what it is about. Also, static attacks do happen, and there are ways to prevent that too. And they aren't what you showed. They are a bit more practical for someone who doesn't want to fight but rather get away from picking a fight

So many people have no idea what Krav Maga actually is... its amazing.

The only response I can give you is that Krav maga in america IS NOT krav maga ... you are welcome to look me up and get Educated ... The name is Nadav

Bullshit mate. You all forget momentum. If you are not stronger or heavier chances are through the roof your opponent get you down. To all of you self defense guys out there dont live in an illusion. Go build up muscle and box. Thats the most promising way to be able to defend yourself.

Why learn something that is really useless from the get go. I studied Krav Maga from two different orgs. And I must say that the lesser known one was a little bit better in the sense that they had two options for all the choke positions instead of five. But I agree with FitToFight, in a stressful moment, one good move is much better.

How many sport fights r stopped by grion kick! Every single fight. Stop teaching ring. Fighting for self defense

Did he really just say that he'd prefer to punch the head than strike the groin? I wonder why guys can go 12 rounds of taking strikes to the head but the match stops for a single strike to the groin (not to mention they are usually wearing cups) This is also the guy that says strikes to the eyes are worthless.

Level 3 here, and we were going over two handed standing choke defense last night. The cupped hand double ear strike or clawing the eyes seems like it would be effective against a straight forward standing choke.

Good instructional answer but wtf is wrong with the video title???? Fire who ever wrote that cus that's just antaganistic clikbait bullshit and you are better then that!

Lol. Terrible. Your suggestions are terrible. I watch these to confirm what NOT to do.

But why soldiers learn KravMaga if its not effective? This is a real question, not trolling..

I see no flaw in having a bigger tool box. Some people do not have the ability to this variant...what do you tell them?

How about you prove your Theory on how if someone gets hit weather it’s a kick punch elbow too the groin over the head from a choke that their more likely too stop ?

100% finally an honest review on the bullshit unrealistic KMG static opponents.

And what happens if the person is taller and much heavier than you? Please show something with choke holds when the attacker is taller

it looks like there's insane variance from one Krav Maga place to another, looking at the comments and the whole mcdojo problem

Is that a video promoting krav maga, or a video from someone clueless about what krav maga is?

I liked the video and what you had to say. I've been training in Krav for just over a year now and understand the mechanics behind your technique. I must admit, our teachers show us how to pluck and if that does not work, we learn something similar to what you are showing. We also start off in static attacks and gradually work up to more agressive attacks. I do like learning this way because if feel its most effective. Again, I'm still learning and I respect everyones opinions in the comments.

I really found this information helpful and realistic in relation to actual scenarios playing out. Not a quote on quote staged or presumed attack scenario, Great video!

alot of people here never taken a shot in the guts and u can tell hit your ball with a finger and u will feel pain imagine a fcking leg or a punch in the guts lol

I agree it's I am of the same opinion and utilize only this defense for single or double handed choke

That quiet guy helping in demonstration looks like he would fuck you up.

talking about the choke:thats what we call blueprints that you leaen the techinque static then you learn the movment

No one ever front chokes anyone! Jesus this is pathetic!

I love two handed chokes by the attacker especially when they attack you like frankenstein.REALITY CHECK NEEDED!! break the arm structure grab the back of the head eye rake then a left right goodnight. from the side uppercut straight through their arms to jaw so they have to book in for a jaw rewire. from rear step to side groin strike straight into shoulder arm lock forcing their head down to eat the knee.if this attack is intent it's in close and personal not like the frankenstein attack!!! Most of all have fun why not both there arms are tiedup forcing a strangle on you they will forget the knee strikes because there intent on making your head explode like a tomato.

Students have to start somewhere. I've just begun my Krav training and I like the baby steps of plucking. I understand it's not universal, but it's a good starting point...

Yeah and that's exactly why IKMF teaches that exact technique

3:27 dUDE you have never been kicked in the groin.

Wow having Demain Maia at your gym would have been amazing!

If Bruce Lee took Krav Maga that "attacker" would be blind in two seconds. I don't see why I cannot attack the eyes as opposed to always making a fist first. Even Kung Fu practitioners try to break their fingers, sometimes stand with it. What value is the other persons life, if we are talking a martial art that is an eye for an eye?

put your thumb in their eye, that back off anyone short of someone on bath salts or pcp

I prefer the single handed pluck with the straight cross, coming under their arm.

After good kick is over this guy is not realistic

There is a much better Krav Maga answer for that kind of choke

Groin shots are just distraction, Krav Maga have a certain defence for when you are moving backward and it's just like your example.

I've just never seen a fight or conflict whereby someone actually attempted a double hand front choke …….

Static chokes do happen. He even admitted it. What is a choke against a wall? To say that an attack will happen only one way is not realistic. He is also forgetting that the pluck is a modification of natural reactions. If someone tries to choke you, you will attack, or evade them. If they get their hands on your neck you were suprised and reacting. What are you gonna do the second you realize hands are on your throat? Your naturally reaction is for you to grab the attackers wrists. If your hands are already there then why not go for the pluck. Raising your arm and turning is not as natural as grabbing the attackers wrists but it is in the curriculum because it works better against pushing attacks.

I learned this technique in song nam taekwondo. Best way to stop a standing choke. Hands down.

Everyone saying he is debunking krav maga with krav maga moves should actualy be saying he is debunking krav maga with karate or hapkido or whatever. Or debunking krav maga with traditional martial arts because everything krav aga does is copying karate or some other style and pretending like they invented it, or somehow the asian martial arts do not have that move etc. But this guy is also against martial arts styles as well and uses "martial arts" to prove martial arts do not work. Everything is dumb.

Krav Maga would win in MMA -without rules...