Krav Maga: Hook Punch Defenses

This eight lecture course covers Israeli krav maga's instinctive, most brutally efficient defenses against a hook punch to the head.  The goal is to provide students with a few easily learned and retained options to defend against the hook punch, a street favorite.  Krav maga builds on the body's natrual flinch instinct and hones this skill to react instinctively and instantaneously to an attack, especially, an ambush.

The Israeli krav maga self-defense system has achieved global recognition for its efficiency, simplicity, and, when required, brutal efficiency.  Krav maga’s world-renowned weapon defenses were developed for a modern army, the Israel Defense Force (IDF), as its official self-defense and close-quarters-combat system.  The IDF, Israeli National Police, and security agencies needed a defensive tactics system based on instinct, simplicity, adaptability and practicality.  Krav maga is usually translated as “contact combat.”  This specific translation is significant because of the word “combat” rather than the word “fight.”  Combat is considered a life and death situation devoid of any sporting element, chivalry, or rules.  This differentiation is fundamental to krav maga’s methods and philosophy.  Equally important, self-defense is reacting from an unprepared state.  Hand-to-hand combat occurs when two combatants square off; they are prepared to fight at any moment.

In summary, Israeli krav maga’s popularity rests on the following four pillars:

• Krav maga emphasizes defending against any manner of attack (unarmed or armed.)  
• The self-defense system relies on instinctive body movements, which are honed, easily learned, retained and performed under stress. 
• The techniques are based on building blocks that, when combined, allow the defender to prevail in life-threatening situations. 
• Defenders react with speed, economy of motion, and objectively reasonable force. 

This course is taught by David Kahn, United States Chief Instructor for the Israeli Krav Maga Association.  David received his advanced blackbelt teaching certifications from Grandmaster Haim Gidon, the world’s highest ranked krav maga instructor.   David has trained all branches of the U.S. military including the United States Marine Corp’s Special Operations Command (MARSOC) along with the Royal Marines including dozens of other special operations personnel.  

He has also taught at many respected hand-to-hand combat schools including at the Naval Special Warfare Advanced Training Command, Marine Corps Martial Arts School of Excellence, Quantico, (MACE) and U.S. Army Combatives School, Fort Benning.  David has also trained more than 125 federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies including having taught at the FBI Academy (Quantico) and is a certified instructor by the State of New Jersey Police Training Commission.  PBA 130 awarded David a lifetime achievement silver card by for his pro bono LE work.  David works with NFL players including several Pro Bowlers. 

Mainstream media regularly feature David including Men’s Fitness, New York Times, GQ, USA Today, Los Angeles Times, Washington Post, New Yorker, Penthouse, Fitness, Marine Corps News, Armed Forces Network, Special Operations Report and Militarycom  David authored the books Krav Maga, Advanced Krav Maga, Krav Maga Weapon Defenses, Krav Maga Professional Tactics and, most recently, Krav Maga Defense.  He also produced the Mastering Krav Maga DVD series, Volumes I-IV along with the Mastering Krav Maga Online program.