Krav Maga Yashir Boston - Unarmed Assaults
Dealing With Unarmed Attacks & Assaults
Perhaps are greatest fears of violence, involve it in its most extreme forms e.g., abductions, home invasions, car-jackings and active shooter scenarios etc., however the violence we are statistically most likely to face involves social situations and interactions that have gone “wrong”; arguments and misunderstandings that have become emotionally high and volatile with aggressors who are having a “bad day”, and find themselves in a situation that they don’t know how to navigate and extract themselves from (often such situations can be solved using effective de-escalation techniques). This doesn’t mean that there aren’t “bad people” out there who actively want to cause us harm but rather that we are more likely to find ourselves having to deal with an overly emotional and aggressive individual in a stop and shop parking lot who believes we “stole” the last parking space, than a serial predator who is looking to add us to their “victim list” etc. This doesn’t mean that an irate person who believes they were entitled to a parking spot is not a real threat or danger, however if we are to evaluate the realities, we are most likely to face, these types of scenarios will be higher up on the list.
Because of this we are more likely to be dealing with an unarmed, rather than an armed assailant - whether on their own or as part of a group; at Krav Maga Yashir Boston, we teach solutions to both, as well as scenarios involving multiple assailants, who may or may not be armed. It is important that there is a huge difference between a technique and a solution e.g., an individual may learn how to defend, and extricate/release themselves from a lapel grab, however simply doing this doesn’t solve the problem, as an aggressor may then make another attack etc. A solution involves techniques, but it also employs tactics and strategies that require effective decision-making e.g., after making the lapel-release is it possible to disengage? When disengaging, do you know where the safe exit points are? When disengaging are there objects in the environment that you can use to slow down a committed attacker by putting them between you and the aggressor(s)? The answers to these and other questions help form the solution. Learning Krav Maga techniques to deal with unarmed threats and attacks is one thing, effectively using them as part of a “solution” is another. At Krav Maga Yashir Boston we teach complete solutions rather than “isolated” techniques.
There is a common misconception regarding Krav Maga, that it is a “mutt” system of self-defense; one which has simply combined techniques from “pedigree” systems, to create a kind of hybrid system of self-defense/fighting. This may have happened with some systems that use the term/name Krav Maga, but it is a million miles away from what “true” Krav Maga actually is. Authentic Krav Maga is based on a number of concepts that techniques have to adhere to; one of these is the reuse and replication of common and shared movements. The video below explains this idea/concept further.
By creating and structuring techniques based on such commonalities simply taking one technique from a particular martial art and combining it with another, wouldn’t work, unless by sheer chance they resembled each other. In Krav Maga there is a great deal of emphasis and importance of teaching and training techniques as part of a family e.g., using an almost identical “technique”/set of movements to deal with a rear strangulation as are used against a rear knife threat etc., as when you are practicing one you are also practicing another. It also means there is less to “master” before being competent in dealing with a large array of different threats and attacks.
If you are interested in training authentic and effective Krav Maga, you can register for one of our beginners Krav Maga classes. Our training facility is located North of Boston at the intersection of I-93 and I-95 (there is free on-site parking).
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