Self Defence

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Krav Maga Mixed Ability

Krav Maga Mixed Ability: proven advantages of learning within a mixed ability environment. The class is in full progress. John is a near-retiree, carrying a bit more weight than desired, and attending his first Krav Maga session. Phil is a karate practitioner in his late teens, strong and agile, and have practiced Krav Maga for …

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Krav Maga: My Perspective

Hello, my name is Hannah Ostapjuk; I joined Spartans Academy of Krav Maga York in 2011. Many of you will recognise my name from the bottom of your emails, yep, that’s me, Secretary to Spartans Academy. Recently, we’ve been writing about all the wonderful things our students have achieved and posting testimonials from our grateful …

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Krav Maga on the Rise

Krav Maga on the Rise – more and more of you are taking up this effective self defence system, here the Newcastle Chronicle look at why and give you a wonderful insight into our regular classes.  The Chronicle attended our Newcastle Krav Maga class back in August and we extremely impressed with the teaching and Krav …

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Krav Maga for Young People

Each Summer, throughout July and August, our Chief Instructor, Gheorghe Husar, runs a Krav Maga for Young People programme through Tigers Trust for teenagers and young people taking part in National Citizen Service (NCS). NCS feel, as we do, that knowing how to defend yourself is an invaluable skill and one of the groups of people that are most …

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Xtreme Krav Maga ROMANIA 2014

X Treme Krav Maga is a unique 7 day program of pure fighting skills training! This exciting, one of a kind, 5 hour per day program will cover: working with REAL weapons such as knives and axes, Urban sessions – training taking place on the streets, defending armed assaults, and workshops in various opened & …

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Secret Service Skills For The Steel City

Anyone with a brain between their ears can see that Sheffield is a great city, but by heck it can be a jungle out there, from the wilds of West Street on a Saturday night to the suburbs. It’s nice to think you can keep yourself out of trouble as long as you steer clear …

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Why It Pays To Protect Yourself In York

With all its quaint cafés and quiet medieval streets, lovely old York can sometimes seem chocolate box perfect. There’s no doubting that it’s a beautiful place and completely deserving of its reputation as an essential tourist destination. But it’s not always quite as harmless as it looks. Like any other city, York has its dark …

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Women and Krav Maga

In 2014, the discipline of krav maga finds itself as one of the fastest growing self defence systems in the world, with thousands of students enrolling for classes and seminars in the UK alone on an annual basis.  Krav is an explosive, aggressive discipline, perfected by Israel’s notoriously dangerous Special Forces over the latter decades …

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