In the unforgiving world of self-defense, the concept “train like you fight, fight like you train” isn’t just a motivational phrase—it’s a critical tactic for survival. When confronted with an imminent threat, our bodies act on primal instinct and ingrained muscle memory, not rational thought. The science behind this concept is indisputable: the more we…
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If you have ever spent time with Chief Kirk – aka my Dad – you know that he thinks deeply about how to meaningfully impart Krav Maga onto others. He’s created more Black Belt instructors than any other licensee and formed a powerful cadre of highly skilled teachers – about whom many…
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Hey there Krav Maga enthusiasts! If you’ve found your way to this article, you’re clearly not content with the ordinary and are on a mission to elevate your skills. In this article, I want to journey into the world of the kinetic chain and unlock the secrets to power-packing your Krav Maga…
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Check your fighting stance! This week, Chief Kirk breaks down a simple exercise you can try that will increase the capacity of your fighting stance when throwing kicks and elbows. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sOQyUDoNoCk&feature=youtu.be
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Making mistakes early in defense is detrimental to the rest of your technique. This is especially true when dealing with a weapon. In this video, Chief Kirk breaks down 3 of the most common mistakes made when re-directing a long gun and how to fix them. https://www.youtube.com/embed/KefetTVt1jY
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During the tumultuous season of COVID-19, Chief Kirk began providing weekly life-performance coaching to individuals in the Krav Maga Houston community. Students from various locations have reported how beneficial these coaching sessions have been and have asked for additional resources to help them implement elements of the coaching into daily life. About…
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Over the course of the last year, we have worked hard to improve the production quality of our videos, make them more accessible for our viewers through a variety of social platforms and address specific questions from students and online followers. This week we’ve put together a “Best of Kravology” showcasing our…
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How can we support more people in more places? How can we take what we have here and multiply that? That’s one thing. The second is…I think there is a need for a national footprint. Most of all, in the next 20 years I hope that we continue to impact people, challenge…
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“When you’re learning something, ask yourself are you prepared to go deep, are you prepared to ask questions of yourself and work outside of class. What are you going to do to ensure that you get out of the process of training what you need?” – Chief Kirk Earlier this year, I…
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Over the course of this current week, Krav Maga Houston is offering trial classes for the new ELITE programming, which will officially be starting on Monday, June 18th. However, for the past several weeks I have been ruminating over a myriad of ideas to focus on during some of the first Warrior…
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The best thing to ever happen to you is waiting one step outside your comfort zone! Safety, security, control, low stress levels, predictability…this all sounds great, right? These are the elements of the comfort zones that confine us to a prison of stagnation. Comfort zones are the behaviors and routines that minimize…
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Every attribute of a Warrior lifestyle is derived from courage, loyalty, selflessness, the will to endure adversity, to fight for others and what we stand for. However, at a much deeper level, each Warrior recognizes he/she has enemies within – habits, weaknesses and addictions that cause each to do harm to ourselves…
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Recently, I completed a 200 hour National Certified Yoga Teacher Course with Lex Gillan, founder of The Yoga Institute, one of the oldest Yoga studios in the country. While my scope of training in Yoga has been limited, I will say confidently there is no better training available that is as comprehensive…
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A final look at developing your “Warrior Self’ through yoga’s approach to self-mastery. As we have grown to understand in previous weeks, we are all – in a very real sense – Warriors for something. The Warrior mentality is directly supported by commitment, purposeful action and a dedication to self-mastery in the…
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This week we will examine the third and fourth limbs of the eight limbs of yoga in an effort to create awareness within the Krav Maga community about the powerful benefits of yoga within our self-defense and self-mastery context. Asana: These are the functional movements or “poses” which most westerners think of…
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When we seek achievements to fulfill us, we will become exhausted and disappointed. Achievements will never be enough. When we live our lives through the filter of intentionality, the quality of our emotional, physical, social, intellectual, vocational and spiritual lives will be transformed. One of the greatest catalysts for change is at…
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To understand yoga is to embrace your warrior self. Just what exactly is yoga? Due to the increased popularity of yoga in the West, many are under the impression that yoga is meant to be a regiment for stretching or fitness, when in fact its intentionality runs far deeper than that. The…
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In recent weeks, several events have transpired which glaringly pointed me towards an awareness of thoughts; specifically, how what is in our mind shapes our character and in turn, our behaviors. Most recently this came up in discussion among the Advanced Training – Reclamation students and was also featured in last week’s…
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“If Krav Maga Houston programming was a pill, it would be the most prescribed pill on the planet…because we combine so many things that are good for people physically, mentally, emotionally and even with their spirit.” – Chief Kirk This year, Krav Maga Houston celebrates 20 years of excellence. Excellence in self-defense…
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This time of year never fails to generate a cheerful and fun loving spirit in the hearts of many! Over the course of this past week, the holiday season got me thinking about all of the spontaneous and fun moments we’ve had during filming sessions for the newsletter. Below I’ve put together…
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Over the course of the last 20 years, Krav Maga Houston has impacted the lives of hundreds, if not, thousands of individuals; providing not only the highest quality of self-defense training, but also inspiring hope, encouraging grit, and instilling a lasting confidence within minds and spirits of those who train. In 2018,…
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