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Krav Maga is the official Israeli Martial Arts. It is taught in three variations, military, police and civilian. The three variations each have different purposes.
A military student of this Israeli Self Defense System has his attention on the battlefield. He must know his art so well that it is second nature under life or death situations. Simply, when things go to the down and dirty, this hand to hand system makes the difference between living or dying.
The military student of Krav Maga will be aimed at conducting a blitz style of self defense. He doesn't want to bow and trade punches, and risk being shot or stabbed. He also doesn't want to roll around on the earth and try for a mixed martial arts ground and pound technique.
Police have a different way of looking at Contact Combat techniques. They are going to be responsible for the terrorist, the burglar, the drunk who gets a little too belligerent. Obviously, a barrage of strikes to kill is not always the best way to go.
An Israeli police officer is going to be concerned with neutralizing a threat. Can he catch and restrain that bad guy, can he protect those too weak and innocent? The policeman's techniques are going to focus more on blocking, locking, and subduing in a manner that results in a court appearance.
The third variation of Krav Maga is for the citizen in his day to day life. Considering that many people study this martial art for self protection, there aren't many weak and innocent citizens in Israel--hardy grin. And, considering the volatile climate in the mid east, civilian variations of this combat system are still going to be pretty darned nasty.
The aim of civilian martial arts are going to be more for self defense. Martial strategies will include a full range of striking, blocking, locking, takedowns, and that manner of thing. These types of techniques are all designed to end a fight as fast as possible, and with the safety of the individual in mind.
Born of war, Israeli self defense tactics, whether for the military, the police, or the citizen, are extremely workable. Krav Maga Martial Arts are not done for tournament, but for real life situations. They are not watered down, but done for real life survival.
