Krag Hagana for Women
Krav Maga is highly effective for women because it acknowledges that attackers often have a size and strength advantage.
It focuses on techniques that can neutralize these advantages by:
It focuses on techniques that can neutralize these advantages by:
- Leveraging Technique over Strength: Emphasizing efficient movements and targeting vulnerable points.
- Developing an Aggressive Mindset: Encouraging a determined and assertive response when necessary.
- Practical Scenarios: Training in realistic attack situations relevant to women, such as grabs, chokes, and strikes.
- Psychological Preparation: Building confidence and addressing the freeze/fight/flight response in violent encounters.
Specific Techniques Often Emphasized for Women Include:
- Palm Heel Strikes: Targeting the face, eyes, and neck.
- Groin Kicks: Utilizing a highly vulnerable area to create distance.
- 360-Degree Defenses: Protecting against circular attacks from the side or behind.
- Escaping Grabs: Using the attacker's momentum to break free and counter.
- Ground Defense: Techniques for getting up and creating space if taken to the ground.