Be The Kind Stranger
Courageous Kindness A stranger helped a woman in New York City on the subway after she was verbally harassed and followed onto her train. The woman shared on social media how a man named Michael read the situation and came up with an ingenious tactic to help her out of harm’s way. Michael pretended […]
Florida Woman Inspiring Others to Learn Self Defense
Krystal Berry – Self Defense Case Study The story is about Krystal Berry, a woman who is being hailed as a hero for defending herself against an attacker at her gym in Florida. Despite having no background in self-defense, Berry was working out when a man began making inappropriate comments toward her. When she asked […]
Self Defense Is Mandatory When Riding NYC Subway
Getting Attacked On The Way To Work. This The Reality Of NYC 2023 I have been getting a lot of emails from students recently, sharing their experience of the commute in NYC’s public transportation. Here’s another attack that you won’t see in the stats of the NYPD for 2022, yet this, and many others alike, […]
Be Your Own Hero
Be Your Own Hero Surviving Hate: Why Self-Defense Matters for Every Day Protection A few weeks ago, a student of mine was attacked in the streets of Brooklyn. Her crime was being Jewish. I took a pledge early on in life that I would train anyone who is willing to be trained to protect themselves […]
Having Your Back: How to Help as a Bystander in NYC
A Krav Maga student’s story of looking out for strangers in NYC, and a practical guide to bystander intervention on the street and subway: when to act and when to get help.
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.
How Krav Maga Changed My Academic Performance
HOW SELF-DEFENSE TRAINING CAN INFLUENCE ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE Recently, one of our teen students had to write an essay and decided to write about his journey with Krav Maga Experts. This essay, written from the “student’s perspective,” puts into words what academic research has proven; Learning self-defense improves academic performance¹, ² and increases self-esteem², and a […]
Never Again Since 1948
Today is Yom Hashoah, the memorial for the 6 million Jewish people murdered, and for the survivors who endured unspeakable suffering and terrible loss. The Holocaust was systemized state-terror bent on destroying everything Jewish. To put it in perspective, half of the Jews in Europe and one-third of Jews overall in the entire […]
From a Shy Kid to Someone Who Stands Between Danger and Others
A shy, anxious teen trained at Krav Maga Experts for years. Here is how awareness, ego control, and judgment let him protect a young woman on a train.
The First Time I Participated In An Active Shooter Training
Active Shooter Workshop at Krav Maga Experts: Student’s Review It’s becoming an all too familiar scene with the major media outlets reporting an active shooter incident that it’s either taking place as “Breaking News” or has already happened. In any case, there are multiple injuries, fatalities and another family mourning the senseless death of a […]
