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Krav Maga Week 1 Impressions

As expected, I love the class and paid my dues for November - no turning back now! The training is practical and fun. It is a great form of exercise and good social opportunity. So far we’ve learned:

Punching
Palm strikes
Headbutts
Kneeing
Breaking choke holds
Various types of kicking

The second class focused almost entirely on kicking. I did reasonably well […]

Why is that sore?

(Note: My fingers are just fine, they just look mangled because they are freakishly long and bend in weird ways)
The first class of Krav Maga went well. Waking this morning wasn’t painful, and oddly enough the only part of me that feels off is my hands. My fingers feel weak, likely […]

Krav Maga

Monday evening we’ll be attending the first of hopefully many Krav Maga classes. More details to come.
In Krav Maga, there are no hard-and-fast rules, and no distinction in training for men and women.[3] It is not a sport, and there are no specific uniforms, attire or competitions, although some organizations recognise progress through training with […]