2012 – Good Start For New Clubs

Fighting against the recession and martial arts apathy – we welcome 2 new clubs to the area.

Krav Maga – The Krav Academy
Ninjutsu – Bujinkan Peterborough Dojo Ninjutsu

More information can be found in the posts.

Krav Maga: (Hebrew lit. contact combat) is a military hand-to-hand combat system developed in Israel, which assumes no quarter will be given, and emphasizes maximum threat neutralization in a “real life” context.

Bujinkan Budo Taijutsu, headed by Soke Masaaki Hatsumi 34th Grandmaster of Togakure Ryu Ninjutsu is an impressively unique and comprehensive art spanning a vast array of classical & modern weapons as well as unparalleled unarmed combat techniques, stealth, survival and intelligence methods.

Krav Maga In Peterborough

For all those that have been waiting -

Krav Maga has finally come to Peterborough

“The most realistic self defence and fitness training system in the UK today”
- The Sunday Times

Initially to get the ball rolling:
New monthly classes coming to Peterborough.

First Class January 28th 2012

3 Hours of Training

Class location and time now confirmed:

Date: 28/01/12
Time: 12.00 – 15.00
Location: Bushfield Leisure Centre, Orton Centre, Peterborough, PE2 5RQ

Please see website or contact me for further details:

Dan Richardson
website: http://www.thekravacademy.com
email: enquiries@thekravacademy.com
phone: 07914358031

Please note – the minimum age for all training is 18

Please download and complete Health & ParQ Form
priorto attending your first class

Krav Maga: (Hebrew lit. contact combat) is a military hand-to-hand combat system developed in Israel, which assumes no quarter will be given, and emphasizes maximum threat neutralization in a “real life” context. It came to prominence following its adoption by various Israeli Security Forces. The word maga means “contact” or “close” and the word krav means “combat”. It refers to combat involving physical contact as opposed to combat using a weapon from afar (although Krav Maga does teach the use of modern day weapons such as rifles, pistols and common objects integrated with self defense techniques).

Any Krav Maga Clubs in Peterborough?

Does any one know – or are aware of – any Krav Maga clubs in or around Peterborough? I get quite a few contacts from people looking for this. Use the contact tab if you do.

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Krav Maga

“Krav maga” lesson in paratroopers school. Israel, 1955
Focus Hybrid
Country of origin Israel Israel
Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia (now Slovak Republic)
Creator Imi Lichtenfeld
Parenthood Kapap
Olympic sport No

Krav Maga (pronounced /?kr??v m?????/; Hebrew: ??? ????, IPA: [?k?av ma??a], lit. “contact combat”, “close combat” or “full contact”) is an eclectic hand-to-hand combat system developed in Israel which involves wrestling, grappling and striking techniques, mostly known for its extremely efficient and brutal counter-attacks, as it is also taught to elite special forces around the world. [1][2] It was derived from street-fighting skills developed by Imi Lichtenfeld, who made use of his training as a boxer and wrestler, as a means of defending the Jewish quarter during a period of anti-Semitic activity in Bratislava[3] in the mid- to late 1930s. In the late 1940s, following his immigration to Israel, he began to provide hand-to-hand combat training to what was to become the IDF, developing the techniques that became known as Krav Maga. It has since been refined for both civilian and military applications.[4]

Some refinements include, but are not limited to, the incorporation of elements from traditional Asian martial arts.[1]

Krav Maga has a philosophy emphasizing threat neutralization, simultaneous defensive and offensive maneuvers, and aggression.[5] Krav Maga is used by the IDF Special Forces units and several closely related variations have been developed and adopted by law enforcement and intelligence organizations, Mossad, Shin Bet, FBI, SWAT units of the NYPD[6] and United States Special Operations Forces. There are several organizations teaching variations of Krav Maga internationally.[7][8][9]