Krav Maga Raleigh Blog
Martial arts tips, training advice, and news from our school.
Thanksgiving Remodel Plans!
We are getting close to our big remodel project in the back room. In order to just crank through it as fast as possible, we're going to close down the back room for the last two weeks of November. That includes Thanksgiving week, which is a quieter week with a modified schedule already, so it's the
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When Someone Gets Hurt Part 2: Don’t Stop
If you hit someone in class, the most common reaction is to stop and go, “Oh sorry, are you ok?” Let’s not do that. First: Ultimately we’re training to hit someone not just once, but as many times as necessary to keep ourselves safe. If you build the reflex of stopping in sho
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When Someone Gets Hurt Part 1: Don't Ask "Are You Ok?"
Train for a while, and inevitably someone will get hurt in your class. We minimize it as much as possible, but self-defense is a contact activity, and sometimes there’s a strike or a fall that hits hard. In that moment, it’s natural to be concerned for your training partners, but one of
Read MoreShowers! And Not Just Showered in Sweat!
We’ve got exciting news— Krav Maga Raleigh is getting showers! This has been one of the most requested upgrades from our members for a long time, and we’re happy to say that we’ve officially started the project. If you’ve ever wrapped up class drenched in sweat and thou
Read MoreTraining With Injuries Part 2: Adjustments
Most injuries are very easy to train around, at least on paper. Two rules: 1: If a move hurts, don’t do it! 2: If a body part hurts, don’t use it! Admittedly, easier said than done, but if you wanted easy you wouldn’t have started Krav Maga in the first place. I do find that many p
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Training With Injuries Part 1: Mentality
Getting hurt sucks. There’s no sugarcoating it. It’s frustrating, painful, and often discouraging, but it happens. Injuries are part of training, and when they occur, we have two choices: we can let them derail us, or we can find a way to make it work. Some injuries are truly debilitatin
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