sparring

A Beginner Escapes Bearhug During Live Sparring

bearhug01

 

In this video we see a beginner escaping a rear bear hug hold during a live multiple opponent sparring session. The technique is to drop your base, grab control of one hand, then throw controlled backward elbows to the temple of the attacking bear hugger. Force is generated by setting a base, creating distance and using full range of motion in the hips and throwing your weight behind the elbows. As seen in the video the extra pressure of a third opponent can make beginners nervous, causing them to flail and sometimes deliver less purposeful strikes. The end result is the same. Although under pressure, the novice was still able to employ the technique learned in class to help break the wrestling hold, avoid being trapped, and further mauled.

Light Sparring – Larger vs Smaller Opponent

KBensparthm01

During our ‪#‎sparring‬ sessions is the time where we can figure out how we’re flowing and naturally responding to ‪#‎attacks‬ and our ‪#‎striking‬ as well. Therefore, ‪#‎Krav‬ Maga teaches us how to take preset forms and apply them without conscious rehearsal. This video highlights these ideas and more.

Multiple Attacker Strategies

Multipleattack1

Video displaying some of the principles of dealing with multiple attackers in a controlled sparring setting. The most obvious rule is do not give your back to people.Even if you brought your gun/knife/weapon, you still wouldn’t want to get caught in themiddle between two attackers and potentially give one your back, so the principles are the same regardless of the weapons involved.

It is imperative that your empty handed skills are up to par. And you will still have to use the basic movements of strafing ,bursting, retreating, explosive striking, and  proper footwork.

Avoid being forced up against a wall, and the subsequent attacks
from both sides. Do not haphazardly and weakly attack more than one opponent at the same time.

Avoid the ground, fancy kicks, and prolonged submissions/locks and chokes as they can leave one open to attacks.

Moreover, preemption is better than reaction. Awareness is imperative! If you feel imminent danger: you must always strike first, escaping if there is a possibility, but fighting to the end.

A classical martial strategy is to attack whenever you see a weakness;  If there is a stronger opponent that would cause a lot of damage and a weaker one that you can dispatch more easily,
attack the weak one and use him/her as an obstacle and a stumbling block for the stronger opponent.

As always, the martial way is one of self-awareness. It is of paramount importance to know yourself to know the enemy, appraising who is strong and who is weak, deducing the appropriate strategy for the circumstance.

Kids/Children Sparring in Krav Maga

Kidskrav 01

Warrior training for adults is essential for a balanced personality;thus, the importance of initiating children in martial ways is even more necessary for our future. Herein, we see two boys getting a feel for light sparring. We value training children in martial ways as part our effort to promote community awareness and outreach.

Krav Maga Sparring with Kick to Head

Simcha spar1

During our sparring sessions is the time where we can figure out how we’re flowing and naturally responding to attacks and our striking as well. Therefore, Krav Maga teaches us how to take preset forms and apply them without conscious rehearsal. This video highlights these ideas and more.