Whether you are a large or small build, there is always a chance you will have to defend yourself. Sometimes the larger you are, the more likely someone will pick a fight with you. And if you are a gun owner, you may think training self defense isn’t that important because if you are attacked you can just pull your gun out. But, have you thought about what you would do if your gun isn’t accessible or if your attacker gets the gun from you?

Cincinnati Krav Maga’s program will teach you the best way to strike an attacker after you defend yourself from their attack. From punches/kicks to knife threats/attacks and even gun threats, you will learn the most natural, simple and effective ways to defend yourself. We don’t teach kicking high, fancy kicks to the face…we teach that if you want to kick someone in the face, kick them in the groin to make them bend over – then kick them in the face!

Most people think that 90% of fights end up on the ground, and with the popularity of the UFC, guys tend to want to train MMA. Cincinnati Krav Maga’s theory is, if you know how to defend well enough, then you decrease the chances of ending up on the ground. Why is ending up on the ground the most dangerous place to be in a fight? Because in real life fighting, there is a high likely hood you will be attacked by multiple people and there will be weapons involved.

Real life attacks have no rules, which means MMA training (which is meant for ring fights) may not be the best option. Attacks on the street are dirty fights, which means we have to defend dirty. Krav Maga has only one rule: don’t get hit! We do whatever we can to not get hit and to take our opponent down as quickly as possible. We have to expect there will be multiple attackers, so we train to handle things standing up as much as possible.

But, Krav Maga is realistic. We know mistakes happen and we can’t always stay standing up. This is why we train for mistakes. We teach you the best way to defend against a specific attack. Then we train you to handle that same attack in a different way in case you made a mistake. And even then, if you make a mistake in that defense, we train you to handle it another way. Giving you as many options as you can to stop an attack and get away.

Does Cincinnati Krav Maga have the answers to every possible attack in existence? No. If someone wants to kill you, they will kill you. But, if someone is threatening you and giving you that small chance to save your life, we have options for you.

Women tend to be a target for attacks by males for one simple reason: lack of strength to fend for themselves. But, what these attackers don’t think about is how a smaller person can still defend herself against a larger attacker. Every person has a weakness on their body; no matter how much body building or strengthen a person does, those weak areas cannot get stronger. This is what Cincinnati Krav Maga focuses on.

Our system of self defense is not pretty. In many circles, Krav Maga is known as the “Ugly Martial Art.” Why? Because we don’t play by any rules, just like attackers don’t. We target the weak areas of our attacker: hit them, grab them, scratch and bite those areas. Whatever it takes to get the attacker off so we can run to safety. It’s all ugly! The hard part for women is how to be OK with hurting someone.

Self defense technique knowledge is good, but by itself it is worthless in a real life scenario. Training techniques must be coupled with learning how to get the most power from your strikes and how find your aggression during pressured situations. This is why it is impossible for someone to truly protect themselves after a 2-8 hours self defense seminar.

Coming to Cincinnati Krav Maga classes regularly will give you knowledge, strength and confidence to be able to stop an attack. Hopefully this confidence shines through even before the attack. Attackers tend to size up who they are going to attack, and when they see a woman with self-confidence they will move on to a weaker person. Our program’s goal is for you to never be attacked by instilling confidence in you. However, if there is an attack, you will have the tools and power needed to get away.