Krav Maga Global Curriculum

Here is the combined curriculum for all the different grades/levels together with those of the various instructor courses offered by our organization. The curriculum is divided to subjects (units), most of them appear here only by name.

KM levels are divided into 4 sections: Practitioner Levels(1-5); Graduate Levels(1-5); Expert Levels(1-5); and Master Levels(1-3). There is not much correlation to Belt Levels, however, with regular training it takes around 2-3 years to get G1, 5-7 years to get Expert 1.

Krav Maga Unit 1: History of Krav Maga

General Information and Theory (Including: history of Krav Maga, explanations on the way and systematical & logical thinking of the KM, as we teach it; Principles of action and motion behind the attack, defense and release techniques; The essence and nature of confrontation, avoidance, prevention and de-escalation.

Krav Maga Unit 2: Teaching Methodology

Including the teaching science of KM as taught by the KMG. An integral part of KM is how we teach KM.

Krav Maga Unit 3: Preliminary Considerations

Including Safety in training, warm-up & stretching.

Krav Maga Unit 4: How to Handle Falls

Falls to the ground or towards large objects.

Krav Maga Unit 5: Attacking

Attacking with the Hands.

Krav Maga Unit 6: Attacking

Attacking with the Legs.

Krav Maga Unit 7: Defenses

Defenses against Punches.

Krav Maga Unit 8: Defenses

Defenses against Kicks.

Krav Maga Unit 9: Releases from Grabs, Chokes & Holds

At high level.

Krav Maga Unit 10: Releases from Grabs & Holds

At medium level.

Krav Maga Unit 11: Releases with Throws

When being pushed towards the ground/wall.

Krav Maga Unit 12: Release from Holds & Dangerous Grabs

On the Floor.

Krav Maga Unit 13: Leverages & Takedowns

Krav Maga Unit 14: Defense against Attacks

With a Stick / Club.

Krav Maga Unit 15: Defenses against Attacks

With a Knife & other Edged Weapons.

Krav Maga Unit 16: Defense against Threats

With a Knife & other Edged Weapons.

Krav Maga Unit 17: Defense against Threats

With Handgun

Krav Maga Unit 18: Defense against Threats

With Rifle or Submachine Gun

Krav Maga Unit 19: Common Objects as Weapons

Using Common Objects as Weapons in Defensive Tactics.

Krav Maga Unit 20: Self Defense against Multiple Opponents (armed or unarmed)

Self Defense against Multiple Opponents (armed or unarmed).

Krav Maga Units 21 – 25

Military Material & Units of Training.

Krav Maga Unit2 26 – 30: Law Enforcement

Law Enforcement Material & Units of Training.

Krav Maga Units 31 – 34: Security

VIP and 3rd Party Protection Material & Units of Training.

Krav Maga Unit 35: Correlations Integration Between Self-Defense and Fighting Skills

Krav Maga Units 36 – 38: Fighting Tactics and Applications, Fighting Drills

Krav Maga Unit 39: Fighting from Different Positions & in Different Locations/Places

Krav Maga Units 40 – 41: Ways and applications of Krav Maga Mental Training

Krav Maga Units 42 – 46: Training Methods for the Above Units

Krav Maga Units 47 – 48: Simulations and Scenario Based Training

Analyzing of Past Incidents.

Krav Maga Units 49: Krav Maga for Kids

Applications and transformations of the basic techniques and training methods for children and Teenagers.

Krav Maga Unit 50: Krav Maga for Women

Applications and transformations of the basic techniques and training methods for women.