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Krav Maga
Journal:
The modern
face of
International
Krav Maga.
Even before the release of our perspective of a range of promising contributors lined up
first edition, interest had proven significant coaches and and ready to go.
greater than we expected. Instructors in the Krav Maga
community. Lastly, I wanted to say an
From the outset we kicked off as enormous thanks to Clint
an international Journal with The Krav Maga journal will be l Badlam of Krav Maga
subscribers in Israel, the UK, focused on combat skills, Bedminster and Boaz Aviram of
spain, Germany and the USA. conditioning and some training Krav Maga New York. These
Subscribers already number in related topics. The story and guys both freely committed time
the thousands and this is for the evolution of the system is an and effort to share some of their
pilot issue. epic in itself, so we will explore experience with us.
aspects of the history and
Following issues will be development of the system. Guys, I appreciated it far
larger and contain further more than you’ll ever realise ;-)
reviews, training articles and of We have some great
course the interviews. contributors coming up and I More next Issue ;-)
have made contact with some
Over the next few months we really interesting trainers and
will explore Krav Maga from the coaches and have some
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The Interview: Boaz Aviram
KRAVMAGAJOURNAL JANUARY 2011
This issue we meet Boaz Aviram, former senior Krav Maga Instructor to
the Israeli Defence Force
This months’ Interview is with Boaz Aviram, “Getting transferred to the Fighting
former Chief Instructor of Krav Maga for the Fitness Academy was not easy, since
Israel Defence Force. the IDF priority wants to send people
in good shape to the front. “
Boaz was the third person to hold this position Boaz Aviriam
following Imi the founder and his protoge Eli
Avikzar. Boaz wrote ‘Krav Maga – Use of the Before I was recruited to the IDF I had a 2nd Dan
Human Body as a weapon’ and has recently in Kyokushin, and 1st Dan in Tae Kwon do. I also
released a series of training videos ‘Pure Krav did the 100 fight Kumite that was a newly
Maga – Self Defence Mastery.’ requirement for the local Kyokushin Karate
School.
KMJ: Firstly Boaz, thank you for taking time to I was introduced to Krav Maga in the army twice.
speak with us. We would like to start by asking
about your first experienced of Krav Maga. I During my Infantry basic commando training, we
understand that you were introduced to Krav spent one week at the Fighting Fitness Academy,
Maga in the army? How did you come to martial and as I went to take the first Krav Maga class.
arts in general and Krav Maga in particular ?
Going through the steps of hand strikes, I was not
Boaz: When I was about 10, I got a taste of street impressed, and I asked to skip the rest of the
fights moving to a new neighborhood. For some classes on the grounds that I already have a black
reason I wanted to learn how to fight with bare belt in Karate. I think it was approved, since they
hands, so I ended up in the near by Jujitsu Club always needed someone for guard duty.
that was run by an ex Dutch Military Physical
Fitness Instructor. After the first year in the IDF I felt I could
contribute more if I was teaching martial arts. I
After few years, to get a brown belt the Jujitsu managed to find a way to be transferred to the
instructor required his students to take Karate or Fighting Fitness Academy.
Boxing, so I took Karate.
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Boaz Aviram served as the IDF's chief
instructor for Krav Maga, the Israeli
Defense Forces training system of Hand to
Hand Combat.
Getting transferred to the Fighting Fitness During that week, I’ve heard stories that he has a
Academy was not easy, since the IDF priority was habit of beating people up.
to send people in good shape to the front.
I finally met him and he seemed to be very
The academy was composed of Physical Education pleasant. He shook my hand and said: “My name
Majors that served as Fitness Instructors, and many is Eli; I understand you have a black belt in Karate.
National Sports Champions that served as Fitness Over here we only teach Krav Maga. You will get
Instructors. All had to take a one month Fitness a folder of lesson plans. You will read the lesson
Instructor course to learn how to teach in a military plan, and my assistant Pablo will teach you the
environment. techniques. You will help him and then teach, until
the next Krav Maga Instructor Course…
In addition the academy qualified Shooting,
Mountain Climbing, Swimming and Krav Maga Pablo Dreispiel, Eli’s assistant, immediately took
Instructors. I was sent to fill a role of a Krav Maga me to a lawn practice in that sunny day. He asked
Instructor and become the assistant to Eli Avikzar, me to attack him, and he was blocking and
the head of the Krav Maga Department. Eli teaching me and explaining. He then went over
Avikzar was on vacation that week. hand strikes, kicks etc. I really felt I was learning
something new very fast.
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average personalities off the essence of to drop you to the floor and make fun
Krav Maga. of you in front of the class, and you
He had no tolerance for people that tried should never let it happen, because if
to step on others or that thought they are it does, your career is over. ‘
smarter than what they are when it comes
to Krav Maga.
Boaz: When I was in the Infantry we
The Krav Maga Department enjoyed a were scheduled about 6 hours.
professional Liberty and respects more
that other Departments. The curriculum was composed of
teaching Pressure Points, Hand strikes,
Eli said that being an IDF Krav Maga Kicks, and use of a rifle as a side arms
instructor is a daily challenge. Any day and release from holds. A non combative
some special unit guy will try to drop you unit got no Krav Maga. Some special
to the floor and make fun of you in front units got about 15 hours of Krav Maga.
of the class, and you should never let it Self Defence for Newly Recruit Females
happen, because if it does, your career is was about 10 hours.
over.
On the Krav Maga Instructor’s course
KMJ: The civilian Krav Maga you got the whole Krav Maga curriculum
Community is really interested in the taught in 21 hours. The rest of the 100
training given by the IDF to a typical hours was teaching how to teach and
conscript soldier. receives. How much everything involved with it.
time might a typical Infantry recruit Another 50 hours were fitness classes.
expect to spend doing Krav Maga Fitness Instructors got about 10 hours but
training? it concentrated on how to teach the very
basic curriculum.
Krav Maga in
the IDF
Training varied - some
got no Krav Maga -
the special forces got
15 hours
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Maga techniques’
KMJ: Can you tell our readers a little ‘We teach the soldier to respond to
more about about how the IDF trains its any attempt of an attacker to strike
Krav Maga Instructors? throw stab or club or threat with a
pistol or assault rifle form any position
Boaz:You have 21 hours to teach all the or angle. ‘
essential techniques and applications in
free fight. last detail of it. You then have 80 hours
to spend on stretching workout fitness,
You teach the soldiers any solution lesson plans, safety etc. Another 50 hours
required to any self defence hand to Hand are dedicated to various fitness classes
combat scenario by teaching various that the academy offers.
selected and efficient techniques. We
teach the soldier to respond to any Each Instructor trainee gets to teach the
attempt of an attacker to strike throw stab class at least 2 to 3 lessons where he gets
or club or threat with a pistol or assault graded and corrected on his teaching
rifle form any position or angle. You then skills. Each Instructor Trainee gets tested
apply the free style fighting games. and graded and corrected on his Kicking
Punching and Defensive skills, and his
You teach all the pressure point, and all Sparing Skills.
the methods of striking and kicking to the
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Website
http://kravmaganewyork.net/
The civilian Krav Maga is an offshoot of IDF Krav My intention is to transform my knowledge of
Maga, and it is geared more toward the Dojo intensively teaching and training Self Defence and
mentality. Keeping students, keeping their interest Hand to Hand fighting to help anyone who needs it
and safety above all. through my book, DVDs, and personal training. I
admit that it took me many years to comprehend
The local martial arts community has many other the magnitude of the Pure Krav Maga contribution
interests and competes with fitness related to the people of this world.
activities. Whilst civilian Krav Maga has kept
many innovative Krav Maga principles, it has I choose the word pure to help you focus on the
resorted to low key, slower pace of learning concept and not on the name…
compared to the IDF.
IDF Krav Maga Instructors learned all the teaching Thank you Boaz.
systems subject to the IDF guidelines, and their
instruction skills benefited greatly. The Boaz interview concludes next issue
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R
is
for:
Rest
It’s great to think you will
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This
is
tough
as
I
personally
seconds
a\er
that,
an
so
on….
the
D
is
for:
Determina6on
climb
the
walls
but
by
the
7me
I
Krav
Maga
determina7on
training
am
at
the
grading
I
have
the
Ask
anyone
at
the
higher
levels
if
from
class
kicks
in
and
will
see
you
urge
to
eat
raw
liver
and
want
they
were
fearful,
worried,
through.
to
take
on
the
world.
concerned
when
they
stepped
onto
the
mats
for
the
start
of
their
I
is
for:
Inconsistency
I
have
experienced
the
benefit
grading.
of
having
more
energy
reserves
It’s
great
to
think
you
will
ace
it
by
and
my
reflexes
and
ability
to
Anyone
who
says
‘no,
not
at
all’
is
a
training
sporadically
and
cramming
read
situa7ons
under
high
levels
liar.
We
all
have
nerves
and
the
pre
in
the
2-‐3
weeks
leading
up
to
the
of
physical
stress
remain
at
my
fight
bu5erflies.
grading
event.
disposal.
That’s
good
but
you
have
to
This
might
see
you
through
the
A
is
for:
Agility remember
that
you
were
lower
levels
but
not
as
you
determined
to
walk
into
a
KM
class
progress.
It
is
so,
so
apparent
when
&
flexibility
(yeah
I
know,
I
cheated
for
the
1st
7me
without
knowing
we
have
people
grading
get
the
a
bit
by
adding
that
one)
You
won’t
much
about
it
and
you
were
techniques
spot
on
with
zero
be
expected
to
perform
Chinese
determined
in
some
cases
to
pass
pressure
but
when
they
are
drilled
acroba7c
flips
or
Capoeria
style
the
previous
level/s.
and
beasted
they
then
drop
their
handstands,
although
you
could
hands,
they
get
told
they’re
show
me
how
to
a\erwards.
You
planned
well,
you
trained
hard,
dropping
and
they
don’t
seem
to
you
commi5ed
fully,
all
through
care,
because
they
are
too
7red
to
The
length
of
grading
and
the
determina7on
to
succeed.
During
care.
constant
work
rate
makes
the
event
you
will
be
knackered,
developing
those
twitch
fibre
maybe
made
the
odd
mistake
and
They
fail
based
on
their
fitness
and
muscles
and
the
strength
of
your
bea7ng
yourself
up
a
bit.
their
lack
of
figh7ng
spirit.
Same
for
joints
a
priority. not
developing
tac7cal
awareness
Don’t
focus
on
those
thoughts,
or
technical
acumen
–
this
can
only
Your
class
program
should
cover
focus
on
defending
yourself
and
most
of
this
off
but
a
number
of
be
achieved
through
regular
dealing
with
whatever
the
next
60
training.
addi7onal
homework
exercises
seconds
holds
and
the
next
60
should
help:
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stay
hydrated
not
with
sugar
laden
drinks
but
something
with
electrolytes
and
minerals
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