What Women Do To Keep Safe
The Macho Paradox Top Safety Habits Women Rely On: What Works and What Doesn’t With crime on the rise in the city, it’s increasingly important to be prepared at all times. It seems like almost weekly viral videos show some form of attack on the subway or in the street. In addition to these widely […]
5 Safety Tips for Girls Leaving for College
5 Safety tips for girls leaving for college The new school year is fast approaching and for thousands of young women that means leaving home to be on their own for the first time. This experience can be both liberating and exciting, but it’s also important to remember the dangers that can arise when being […]
What to do when you witness a violent crime in NYC
What to do when you witness a violent crime in NYC The Bystander Effect As New Yorkers, we live in a city that prides itself on minding its own business. We see a lot, and we hear a lot. From an early age, we’re taught not to get involved in other people’s arguments, refrain from […]
Does Krav Maga Involve Sparring?
Sparring is a form of training practiced in many combat sports. It is essentially ‘free-form’ fighting with enough rules, protective gear, consent, and respect to minimize injuries as much as possible. Krav Maga is a non-competitive fighting style. There is no way to apply the techniques we teach in class in a “fair” or competitive […]
Goodbye Letter From Raz Chen
Seven years ago, Tsahi invited me to come to New York and spread Krav Maga. I knew it would be an amazing adventure, but I could never have imagined the journey I would take. I had the pleasure of working with so many incredible students. Whether it was only a single lesson, or every day […]
What Makes You A Black Belt?
When I started training in Krav Maga, back in the late ’80s of the last century, I didn’t know quitting was even an option. I had the honor of being trained by great people who learned directly under the founder of the system,
Recovering From Trauma With Krav Maga / Self Defense Training
How much attention our students give to the instructors may vary from time to time. I’ve noticed they will pay closer attention when we teach something they feel is relevant to them.
Personal Story – Self-defense trains us for many kinds of violence
There are different kinds of violence, not all of them are physical and not all motives to use violence are the same. In the gym, we train to respond to Physical Violence & Sexual Violence mostly. In fact, most of the time it’s the Emotional Violence happens, even when the ‘aggressor’ isn’t a violent person, […]
What Yom Kippur Is All About?
This week we are observing Yom Kippur. Yom Kippur marks the end of the Days of Awe or Days of Repentance. It is a time for self-reflection. According to Jewish tradition, on this day we will be judged for all we have done in the past year. We repent to God asking for forgiveness of our […]
Warning Signs and Red Flags for Sexual Violence – Rape Prevention Training
The truth of life is that we don’t get to pick when bad things happen. We don’t normally wake up and know that the events of the day will change our lives forever. All we can do is train our minds and body so that, if that day comes, we can be ready: We can be […]
