Krav Maga for Beginners: A Step-by-Step Guide to the World's Easiest-to-Learn, Most-Effective Fitness and Fighting Program

I first heard about Krav Maga six years ago when I was a cadet in the police academy. I was told by my defensive tactics instructors that this Israeli fighting system was the best choice for cops who wanted to be ready for anything. I immediately signed up. I can honestly state that Krav Maga has saved my butt on several occasions, allowing me to go home safely to my family. Now I'm a Krav Maga instructor, teaching my fellow officers how to survive violent encounters. I also teach this premier fighting program to men, women and children. Krav Maga For Beginners is the perfect way for newcomers to learn what this very effective system is all about. This book aptly explains what Krav Maga is, and, as importantly, what it isn't (for example, there are no intricate patterned forms in Krav Maga - instead, it's all about "simple, aggressive movements that get right to the point of self-defense"). I have had the privilege of training with two of the book's three co-authors, Darren Levine and Ryan Hoover. Darren Levine holds a special place in my heart as a cop, as he is a senior member of the Crimes Against Peace Officers section of the Los Angeles District Attorney's office. He is a Deputy District Attorney who prosecutes offenders who murder or harm police officers. He is also the lead Krav Maga instructor in the U.S., having trained directly under Imi Lichtenfeld, the founder of Krav Maga. Ryan Hoover is an amazing teacher who has trained me and many others to focus on the importance of a reality-based self-defense system. Ryan is a master instructor whose passion for helping people to be safe and healthy radiates in everything he does. He has mastered many martial arts, holding several different black belt rankings. Ryan's greatest achievement, however, is how important he is in his community. While training at his facility, I watched the children and adults who have made themselves physically and emotionally stronger due to Ryan's skill and dedication. My goal is to someday be as valuable to my community as Ryan Hoover is to the people he serves. I have not met John Whitman yet, but from all I've heard, he is a remarkable instructor - I won't miss the chance! Search Amazon.com to see the wide variety of books that Mr. Whitman has authored, too. He's a writer for the book series inspired by the show "24". His Krav Maga skills seem to have helped Jack Bauer out of many bad situations! I highly recommend this book and this martial art. As a father of two daughters, as a police detective and as a guy who can see the age of 50 coming up real fast, I can tell you that the fitness that comes from training in Krav Maga is every bit as important as the self-defense aspects. I hope that many people will check out a class in the near future and see for themselves!

A "Must Read" for beginners and a good review for others. A very good prequel to the "Complete Krav Maga" book, which I started reading before I read this one. However, now that I've begun my Krav Maga training, I find that this book helps reinforce what I'm learning in class and gives me an even better understanding of "why" we do things not just "how" to do them, which is a big improvement over my previous martial arts training experience (by the way, Krav Maga is NOT a martial art, it's a fighting system) because, in addition to being easier to learn than most traditional martial arts, the movements are more natural and instinctive. Buy this book and "Complete Krav Maga" but, most importantly, find a qualified Krav Maga Instructor and/or Krav Maga class in your own area and start learning this fascinating fighting system.

Decent book, however you get the same plus more out of Complete Krav Maga. As I said in that review, there's no sub for training in a decent school under a decent instructor but this book can assist. Training with any book by itself is selling yourself way short and you'll be extremely limited and if you have zero experience you may not even know if your technique is correct. I used these books to see if this is something I would be interested in and I have since started training and I love it and these books have helped me train, when a technique is introduced in class I have already familiarized myself with it via these books. I should not that I don't train in a Krav Maga Worldwide facility but this book is basically identical to the association I am training under, so far. Krav Maga alongside BJJ and combat hapkido seems like a pretty good mix (IMO) and I am definitely hooked on all three. I'm not looking to fight professionally, just want to learn to fight if I ever need to and now I am on my way plus i'm in amazing shape.

I am a student of Krav Maga (Krav Maga Self-Defense for Women Instructor training) and I asked my instructor to issue a review on my behalf. - Autumn aka Shefa of Jerusalem-Israel As an instructor I found the beginner's book very useful. It gave just the right amount of information for the beginner to get interested without feeling overwhelmed or intimidated. It was a much needed book that I have found invaluable in my classes. I will be recommending it to all my beginning students. Moshe Instructor- Jerusalem,Israel: [email protected]

The pictures are in black and white. The pictures are very small. There is a ton of writing when they could have used large color pictures. Sorry but I can not recommend this. Less talk more pictures. Remember a picture is with a thousand words.

I believe that this is a concise, user-friendly and complete introduction in Krav Maga techniques for beginners. As Krav Maga has a real expansion nowadays in the Western World due to the increasing violence, especially in the urban centers, a book like the 'Krav Maga for Beginners' one is really useful, as it provides a clear image on how the knowledge of self-defense techniques is necessary in order not only to survive, but also to live with dignity in our society nowadays.

Exactly what I looked for to train on my own at home when I have the time. I would recommend it to anyone doing the same or to prepare a little bit before going to a real Krav Maga gym. Although I was looking for some self defense combat tricks I find the warm-up and fitness plan really helpful because I am not up to par at the moment:) P.S.: Excuse my English cause I am German.

Good book for beginners

I'm starting Krav Maga with the help of this book. As an adult woman, I found the brief section on female interest very useful. It pointed me to some other resources that I'm glad to have. I love the other sections that explain the history and tenets of Krav Maga. I've started the warm-up and Level 1 Workout Challenge for body conditioning. So far the only tutorial in this book that's hard to follow is footwork for shadowboxing - but I found a couple youtube videos to help with that. Overall I love that this book is a combination of education AND execution. It's a thorough guide which makes me feel like I'm being mentored.

Its very good but only the most basic level stuff. only few basic moves explained here. i like it but since the contain is not enough for me, I'm gonna order the next book.

Avendo acquistato in passato per regalo altri libri che trattano la stessa disciplina, ho deciso di aggiungere questo testo alla mia libreria personale. Esso si dimostra il migliore. Descrizioni accurate , immagini esplicative.Attenzione il libro è in Inglese. Tuttavia, nn lo riterrei un ostacolo anche per chi ha una conoscienza limitata della lingua. Consigliatissimo. Come tutti gli acquisti effettuati dal magazzino di Amazon, nonostante evito di utlizzare "Amazon Prime" , mi arrivano a distanza di due giorni lavorativi , dall ordine.

ist eine super ergänzung zum training könnte es allerdings auch auf deutsch geben für diejenigen die mit englich nicht klarkommen

Very good Krav Mag starter book. Well researched and written.