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Training Partners It’s massively important to train with others and to train with as many different types of people as you can: short, tall, young, old, big, small, athletic, fast, strong, etc. A resisting “opponent” is invaluable to realistic self-defense training, and everyone has a different “feel,” a different energy and a different approach. Being exposed to these differences is important to practical training. Darren Levine is the Chief Instructor of Krav Maga Worldwide.  A Read more…

Handgun Threats from the Back/Side When threatened from the back/side, it’s often hard or impossible to see the weapon without first turning. In all of the defenses from the back or side, where possible, it is advised to look and see which hand holds the weapon before deciding a course of action. Darren Levine is the Chief Instructor of Krav Maga Worldwide.  A 6th degree black belt, he is one of the highest-ranked Krav Maga Read more…

Defenses Using Two Hands on the Defensive Weapon Defending with both hands on the defensive weapon is a very strong and natural method of defending. It’s generally done when the defender has successfully armed himself with an improvised weapon from the zone of danger. This weapon may be heavy, bulky or made of an unwieldy material, such as a wooden chair, a long pole, a fire extinguisher, or a large framed picture. These objects would Read more…

Actual Danger Not Necessary “Actual danger” is not necessary as a good reason for acting in self-defense. If a person is confronted by the outward show of danger of which they are mindful, and as a reasonable person, they possess an actual belief and fear that they are about to suffer bodily injury, the person’s right of self-defense is the same whether the danger itself is authentic or only apparent. The right of self-defense, however, Read more…