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Paperback, New edition
Published: 1st September 2019
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Published: 3rd January 2023
Krav Maga Combatives: Maximum Effect
By (Author) David Kahn
Foreword by Sean P. Hoggs
YMAA Publication Center
YMAA Publication Center
1st September 2019
New edition
United States
General
Non Fiction
Martial arts
Violence and abuse in society
796.81
Runner-up for Foreword Indies Book of the Year Awards 2019 (United States)
Paperback
340
Width 184mm, Height 238mm
This book is designed for krav maga trainees, security-conscious civilians, law enforcement officers, security professionals, and military personnel alike who wish to refine their essential krav maga combatives, improve their chances of surviving a hostile attack and prevail without serious injury. Combatives are the foundation of krav maga counter-attacks. These are the combatives of the original Israeli Krav Maga Association. Right technique + Correct execution = Maximum Effect.
It is irrefutable that you need only learn a few core combatives to be an effective fighter. Simple is easy. Easy is effective. Effective is what is required to end a violent encounter quickly, decisively, and on your terms.
This book stresses doing the right things and doing them in the right way. Right technique + Correct execution = Maximum Effect. Whatever your martial arts or defensive tactics background or if you have no self-defense background at all, this book can add defensive combatives and combinations to your defensive repertoire. Our aim is to build a strong self-defense foundation through the ability to optimally counter-attack.
Kahns true hand-to-hand combat violence of action in realistic scenarios is one of the best I have seen. Michael D. McCune, SSgt, SERE Specialist, USAF
The counter-moves and techniques will take you to an elite level.
Aaron Donald, 2017 and 2018 NFL Defensive Player of the Year, defensive tackle Los Angeles Rams
Kahns krav maga gives [me] the ability to break the will of the guy across from me. Khalil Mack, 2016 NFL Defensive Player of the Year, outside linebacker Chicago Bears
David Kahn was able to significantly improve the team members force protection posture and lethality in the event of a life-threatening altercation. Joshua W. Curtis, MSG, RIARNG, United States Army 19th Special Forces Group Operations NCO
The Krav Maga for Law Enforcement was just remarkable. Lieutenant Jose Medina, Philadelphia Police Department
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