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Krav Maga Professional Tactics

The Contact Combat System of the Israeli Martial Arts
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Krav Maga Professional Tactics by David Kahn is a practical guide designed for security-conscious civilians, law enforcement personnel, military members, and security professionals seeking to survive and prevail in violent, armed attacks. The book covers key principles and tactics of Krav Maga, focusing on mindset, reactions, and highly effective counters against multiple armed threats, including core kick, clinch, and tackle defences. It also includes ground survival strategies, multiple-opponent tactics, and disarm techniques against impact weapons, edged weapons, and firearms.
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This book is ideal for security professionals, law enforcement officers, military personnel, and civilians interested in self-defence techniques that are straightforward, practical, and battle-tested.

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For security-conscious civilians, law enforcement officers, military personnel, andsecurity professionals alike who want to improve their chances of not just surviving an armed attack, butincrease the odds of prevailing without serious injury.

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For security-conscious civilians, law enforcement officers, military personnel, and security professionals alike who want to improve their chances of not just surviving an armed attack but increasing the odds of prevailing without serious injury.

Krav Maga Professional Tactics owes its popularity in professional law enforcement, military, and security circles to its practicality, simplicity, quick retention, easy learning curve, and brutal effectiveness. This effectiveness is built on a few core tenets and simple building blocks. General principles are applied and customised to suit the needs of a dynamic violent situation.

Contents include:

Mind-sets, reactions, and tactics in response to violence

The highest-level counters against multiple armed attacks and threats

Core kick, clinch, and tackle defences

Core ground survival tactics

Multiple-opponent strategies and tactics

Impact weapon defences

Edged weapon defences

Firearm disarms and retention

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Endorsed by experienced professionals, including a former SWAT police officer who praises David Kahn’s training for its real-life effectiveness and confidence-building qualities. The training is commended for being suitable and invaluable for both patrol officers and elite tactical teams.

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781594393556

Publisher: YMAA Publication Center

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 19 May 2016

Country: United States

Imprint: YMAA Publication Center

Edition: New edition

Illustration: black & white halftones

Contributors:

  • Foreword by Ron Jacobs

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 21.0mm

Width: 184.0mm

Height: 238.0mm

Weight: 708g

Pages: 352

About the Author

David Kahn serves as the Israeli Krav Maga Association's U.S. Chief Instructor and teaches federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies along with all branches of the U.S. military. David is the only American ever to sit on the non-profit Israeli Krav Maga Association's board of directors. David is also a certified instructor through the New Jersey Police Training Commission and Mercer County Police Academy and also teaches at the New Jersey State Police Academy. David received his advanced blackbelt teaching certifications from Grandmaster Haim Gidon of the Israeli Krav Maga Association. David graduated from Princeton University cum laude and received his juris doctor from the University of Miami School of Law. David Resides in Princeton, New Jersey

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