Krav Maga: The Complete Set [VHS]

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Movie Review: Krav Maga: The Complete set
Summary: 1 Stars

The one star rating is amazon's rating not the video

Movie Review: Forget it
Summary: 1 Stars

Movie Review: One of the better self-defense systems.
Summary: 4 Stars

The videos show the techniques in slow motion and at street speed and they also have a solo training exercise at the end of each technique.

This won't turn you into Bruce Lee but it is worth the money.

Movie Review: ALOT OF HYPE !
Summary: 2 Stars

After you get past the false statements and hype you discover a system of BASIC martial arts. The system named Krav Maga is an eclectic blend of oriental techniques of self defense from several traditional styles of martial arts. This system was designed and put together after the formation of the country of Isreal in 1948. It is not a bad system of techniques and tactics of self defense. It deals primarily with armed encounters, which for the most part are a losing battle by the best of martial artist.

If you must learn practical and effective techniques for realistic self defense then you will need to train several times a week and with a dedicated training partner. These tapes can act as a guide to assist in your training; but not as a substitute to your training and practice. A qualified instructor is always the best option.

Good luck in your quest for effective self defense; may I refer you to my "Listmania" (Self Defense) of several books related to your search.

Movie Review: Basic, but good.
Summary: 4 Stars

The tapes are expertly produced and the techniques are clearly and repeatedly demonstrated from various angles, in slo-mo and real time. They definitely know how to make martial arts videos. Of course, they also adhere to the maxim that all martial arts video sets must contain schlocky 80s metal music, but hey: a small dent.

You don't have to be an acrobat to practice Krav Maga and I recommend it to any of my students who want to learn street self-defense. A couple of disclaimers on this set, though, because I want you to know what you're getting:

a) This set is geared towards people with little or no martial arts/fighting experience. An entire tape is devoted to how to punch, kick, elbow, etc. If you have some experience, you can probably skip this one. I already knew all this.

b) There aren't a ton of hand to hand techniques. Really, the one tape deals with grabs from a variety of angles and the pluck defense/counterstrike. Don't get me wrong: they're GREAT and some of the best I've seen, but they don't move much beyond that. Everybody should have this tape of the set, though.

c) The three remaining tapes are: knife defenses, gun defenses and Krav Maga history. The history one is interesting if unnecessary; the knife and gun defenses are solid.

Make sure you have a training partner when you buy tape sets; sure you can watch it, but if you don't drill it you really don't know how to do it. It can be your buddy or your wife, but physically DO the stuff. Repeatedly.

A good start, but for those of us with some experience, I hope the next set is more geared towards having tons of different techniques--a progressive, patterned move from beginner level to intermediate, etc.

Summary of Krav Maga: The Complete Set [VHS]

In this Complete Set of five Krav Maga videos, you'll learn how to strike safely and effectively, and how to defend against common chokes, headlocks, and other assaults. You'll also learn to deal with knife attacks, and you'll learn gun defenses that have been praised by civilians and law enforcement around the world. The bonus tape, Introduction to Krav Maga, reveals the story of Krav Maga's history and development on the battle fields of the Middle East.

All four instructional videos show you the techniques in dramatized true-to-life situations. To easily master the exercises you are then taken into the training studio to examine the techniques as they are explained and analyzed by Krav Maga's highest level instructors: U.S. Chief Instructor Darren Levine and International Krav Maga Federation Head Instructor Eyal Yanilov.

Krav Maga's battle-tested techniques emphasize simple, practical movements, based on the body's natural instincts that can be performed by people of all levels of ability.

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