Principles of Krav Maga

• Use whatever works. We operate on the premise that there are no limiting rules of engagement when it comes to protecting yourself.

• 3 part process-

1. Address the immediate danger.
2. Violently counter attack.
3. Evacuate the danger zone.

• Our goal is to dominate and neutralize the threat as quickly as possible. We do not want to get into a fight and exchange blow for blow with someone we don't know anything about (i.e. their capabilities, strength, speed, etc.)

• Retzev: continuous and aggressive combat motion to overwhelm the opposition.

• Reset attacker's thought process by inflicting pain and disrupting their balance.

• You don't beat someone physically by paining them into submission of the street, you defeat someone psychologically and physiologically.

• All attacks are targeted to vulnerable parts of the body such as the eyes, nose, ears, throat, groin, knees, and spine.

• Maintain situational awareness while dealing with a threat in order to look for additional attackers, escape routes, and weapons of opportunity.