About Krav Maga
What is Krav Maga?
If you would like to know more about Krav Maga you can always review the KMG website. Krav Maga is a system of self defence, fighting skills & tactical behaviour that allows you protect yourself and loved ones against any form of attack you may face. Krav Maga is not a martial art or a sport, it is a system of self-defence designed to prepare you to defend against real-life attacks.
Krav Maga contains tactics, techniques, drills and training methods for the different sections of people, so is suitable for people of all ages, men and women, young and old. Krav Maga classes include fitness and strength training as well as plenty of padwork combinations to develop striking skills. Training is carried out in a progressive manner allowing beginners to start at a comfortable level and to challenge themselves with more intense training as they improve.
Krav Maga translates in to English as ‘Contact Combat’, it is a practical and tactical system which teaches how to prevent, deal and overcome all kinds of violence and attacks. Krav Maga is the official close-quarter combat of many SWAT, Law Enforcement and Military units all over the world. The system has been developed and adapted appropriately for use in everyday life as a self defence system. Krav Maga is becoming very popular all over the world. It is easy to learn, practical and extremely effective as self defence for men & women alike.
KMG Gradings
Is there a grading system?
Krav Maga gradings are unique amongst fighting systems, it does not have a belt structure that you will find in traditional martial arts. Instead the Krav Maga grading system is divided into 4 categories; Practitioner, Graduate, Expert and Master. Within each category there are separate levels of merit as described below.
How does it work?
The Krav Maga grading system is designed to allow you systematically develop the necessary skills to defend yourself & your loved ones. The lower grades include more striking skills & general principles, while higher grades include more specific self defence techniques.
Practitioner Level
This is the first level of grades for student members. There are 5 grades from P1-P5. Students will generally grade 1 – 2 times per year at P-level with at least every second grade being carried out by a member of the KMG Global & International team to ensure the standard in KMG Ireland remains at the highest possible level. The Practitioner’s grading patch is orange with black bars.
Graduate Level
Graduate level students are high level students as well as Krav Maga instructors who have completed all the P-level gradings. This level will generally take 3 – 5 years to achieve. Graduate level students will generally grade one time per year. Graduate’s grading patches are dark blue with silver bars.
Expert Level
Graduate level students are high level students as well as Krav Maga instructors who have completed all the P-level gradings. This level will generally take 3 – 5 years to achieve. Graduate level students will generally grade one time per year. Graduate’s grading patches are dark blue with silver bars.
ABOUT KRAV MAGA GLOBAL
KMG is the most recognised training provider of Krav Maga in the world today, with representation in over 60 countries. The KMG HQ is in Israel and was established by Head Instructor, Eyal Yanilov.
For 20 years, Eyal was the closest assistant to the late founder of Krav Maga, Imi-Sde Lichtenfeld. He is the only person in the world that holds both the highest grade awarded by the founder as well as “the founder’s diploma of excellence”. Eyal has developed Krav Maga into an integrated modern system and taught all of the first generations of certified Krav Maga instructors around the world. He had made a comprehensive online training program and together with Imi, Eyal has co-authored a number of books on Krav Maga training.
Eyal continues to travel and teach specialist seminars and courses whilst developing the KMG Global and International Training Team who assist in the delivery of KMG instructor training programmes and further education courses, around the world.
