In any discipline, especially something like Krav Maga, one has to have and develop faith, trust, and belief. Faith means in the system, in the knowledge
P1 Training Program
In any discipline, especially something like Krav Maga, one has to have and develop faith, trust, and belief. Faith means in the system, in the knowledge
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In any discipline, especially something like Krav Maga, one has to have and develop faith, trust, and belief. Faith means in the system, in the knowledge that you are gaining to understand that this is deep, profound, effective, something that will bring you to where you want to go. Faith in what you’re learning, trusting the instructor. The instructor will give you the knowledge and will take you where you want to go. You definitely have to develop the belief in yourself.
Krav Maga is a very simple system. It’s efficient. It’s easy to learn. It’s very effective. However, in order to develop high level of abilities, you definitely have to invest time in training. The more you invest, the better you’ll be. It’s natural to understand. It’s in most things it’s like this. Develop. In order to develop, you have to invest.
The knowledge comes from the teacher. The knowledge comes from people. People taught you almost everything you know, whether it was your parents, grandparents, people close to you. They taught you. Especially when you were a kid, when you were a baby. Later when you went to school, you learned from school teachers. Training, physical things you learned from other people naturally. We understand that the knowledge comes from others. You are the book. Somebody wrote the book. You are looking at the video or you listen to a tape. Somebody made it, like this one. Knowledge comes from others.
What about the experience? You have also to gain the experience. And the experience comes with training, comes from experiencing. Who’s responsible for that? Naturally you and your partner. When you are training something, especially like Krav Maga, you have to acquire the experience, and this is responsibility of yourself, of your partner. The partner has to make, to do the correct problem in order for you to learn.
If your partner, if you are as a partner, creating the correct problem, the correct environment for the training, for the acquiring the experience, the experience will be acquired. If the problem is not realistic, then you are acquiring nothing in concern with reality. You will not gain what we want you to gain.
In training, however, we must be safe. Imi used to say, first rule in Krav Maga, don’t get hurt. Naturally, Krav Maga is to prepare you with the best solutions not to get hurt outside, meaning outside the training place, meaning in the real world of confrontations and violence. But also in training. Don’t get hurt in training. Safety in training is the utmost importance.
So control. Control yourself, that’s first of all. Control the situation, control the partner. That’s what we are trying to understand and to gain. The training place, even if it is packed with objects, has to be compatible to the training, and the training should be directed correctly in any training place. And we do train anywhere, everywhere possible for us.
The equipment that you have, the clothing that you have has to be correct and adequate for the training. Professional equipment and good clothing, whatever you choose to deal with, to use, has to be perfect for the training.
The level of the training itself, how much impact you will have, the speed, the level of danger, the techniques that you are dealing with, you need to be ready to deal with them. So safety training utmost importance. Do invest time in thinking and prepare yourself for the training, from the warmup to the smallest object that you are using.
P1 Lecture/Theory I
B. Ready Stances and Movements
Notes: Punches are first practiced from a semi-passive stance;
later from a general ready stance. Practitioner should understand
principles of attacks and proper way to make a fist.
F. Kicks
Note: Kicks should be taught first from the passive stance, later from other stances.
G. Combinations Using Learned Attacks
General Note: Emphasize recoiling in all attacks (especially straight punches and regular kicks).
I. Inside Defenses Against Straight Punches from a Semi Passive Stance
J. Leg Defenses Against Regular Kick
K. Defending Against Front Chokes
L. Releases While on the Ground
N. Using Common Objects as Self Defense Weapons
O. Training - Watching, Awareness, Prevention
P. Returning Attacker (defend -- attack -- defend)
1. Reaction Games / Fighting Games
Note: One can start with the "zombie" game, hands are straight.
