Krav Maga Gun Defenses
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Wow - great DVD set! David K.covers the fundamental techniques for Long & Short guns, but what is unique about these DVDs is that he also covers many variations that can occur from different positions. You don't see this depth in many other weapons defense DVDs. He provides clear explanations and why he thinks the approaches he is using work best.

He shows you multiple angles to see the techniques. The videos also go beyond what a typcial martial artist would likely encounter and ventures into scenarios more geared toward law enforcement & military - such as defense vs. bayonets and hostage situations. I practice Okinawan Karate - not KM. I have to say this is probably the best DVD on weapons defense that I have seen. Well worth the money.
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To back story I teach self defense courses to men, women and children of all ages and ability. When I went looking for a stun gun for my own wife to carry I had one requirement above all else, it must have the quick detach safety pin. The #1 threat of using a weapon such as pepper spray or a stun gun is that your attacker who is more likely to be bigger and stronger than you can take the device and use it against you.

Its a cheap product yes, but its functional and if something happens to it I won't be too upset.
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I bought these so I could lock a pistol that I wanted  to keep close and loaded for home defense.  I feel a keyed lock makes you hide the key and defeats the purpose of having it for defense where you will need it fast. These work well for that.  I have one on my full size M&P 9mm  and also an Remington 870 express 12ga shotgun.  Both required a little trialing to get a tight fit but in the end they work.  Every gun has a different size trigger guard so I can see how this would not fit everything.  They are cheap enough so buy some and give them a try.  Also they are super easy to program and you can make them all the same so you don't forget the combination. They also feel very sturdy.
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Nice forearm pads that I use to protect my arms when doing blocking techniques in Krav Maga.  They seem to be holding up well and absorb more of the force than I had expected they would.  Good quality with great price!!
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I beat my M4 magazines up a lot in training at work. The Ranger floorplates provide a very good cushion to protect the mags when they're repetedly dropped on hard surfaces. The downsides are that the MagPul followers are needed in conjunction with the Ranger 'plates in order to load 30 rounds, and the finger loops have added to the bulk of the mags without being necessary yet. I didn't mind switching to the MagPul followers, they're very good also, but I didn't like that it is necessary to do so in order to keep 30 rounds in the mags.
If you train a lot and find your magazines' bases being beaten-up, either of the MagPul baseplates is a great investment.
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david kahn did it. a very good book on krav maga. a credible author who can share his knowledge easily and more practical. 5 star rating was given for a very good kravist. hoping for an advance book
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If you carry a weapon for self defense or are thinking of carrying a weapon, You Need This Book.  Its a matter of self defense.
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I you want a DVD with disarming techniques used in Krav Maga or Hapkido, don't look here. However, if you'd like to learn new and effective ways to disarm someone with a knife, buy this DVD. Sammy teaches you the various grips ("C" grip and "V" grip), then provides drills to practice it. Once you're competent with this DVD, make sure to purchase "Control & Conquer: Advanced Knife Defense Techniques". I know I'm going to.
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The quality of the instruction and the quality of the techniques in this series are both outstanding.  I already knew, from having trained under him, that David Kahn is a highly proficient practitioner of Krav Maga, so I was not at all surprised that his skill really came through in the videos.

One thing, in particular, that I liked about this series is that it is not like some other DVD series I've seen in which the instructors displayed an almost cartoonish affect which made it hard to take them seriously.  While ALL self-defense instructional videos are to some extent (and NECESSARILY) choreographed to show specific ways to address specific attacks, the demonstrations in this series look like what I believe they should--VIOLENCE.  I believe that David did as good a job as one can (while still observing safety restrictions and concern for one's training partners) of conveying to the viewer the nature of the violence that they may face if attacked as well as the nature and level of violence that may be required of them to REPEL such attacks.

In addition, I liked the fact that so many of the solutions to the problems are effective, yet not excessively complicated...which I've always viewed as the true beauty of Krav Maga.  Overall, this an excellent product and accords top-notch treatment to the subject matter.
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I have had the pleasure of training with Cub Lewis in Krav Maga and I highly recommend this book!! He is a great hero of our nation and his story is like many others who have come home still suffer from PTSD and other war related struggles. I will not just say buy one copy but buy at least two because all of us know someone who could benefit from this book!

Mark Messare
APLEA Krav Maga
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Excellent set of instructional dvds for Krav Maga. David has put together a comprehensive training program for anyone interested in learning Krav Maga. Highly recommended.
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God photos bur not a lot of step by step. Always better to train self defense with a credible instructor but books like this do show the variance in krav styles apart from what you would get from IKMF or Worldwide Krav training programs. I think the real basic krav manual would suffice and is titled Fit to Fight  and Boaz Aviram is one of the soldiers pictured therein with more step by step explanations.
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The presentation of the psychology of surviving an attack is well presented in this book. The author's knowledge of what an attacker is thinking and how he/she may approach and initiate an invasion of your space and violate your well being is conferred very well. Where this book takes a turn for the worse and misleads the reader is the demonstration and explanation of techniques. Specifically on starting on page 25 with multiple attackers. It is in the best interest of the defender to never be in the middle of a multiple attacker situation. The presentation of this situation has a female starting in the middle of two attackers and then subsequently giving her back to both opponents eventually. Giving up your back to multiple opponents is very dangerous even if you have attacked them initially. To continue, entering weapons defense on page 78 knife defense, there is no attack whatsoever to reset the attacker's thought process. Another weapons defense presented in this book that will get you seriously injured or killed is the handgun defense beginning on page 86. Not controlling and disarming an assailant from his firearm is a recipe for disaster. Even if you try the technique presented in the book and run away, the attacker still has the weapon and can run after you and eventually shoot you. Another example in this book that will get you killed is presented on page 91, another gun defense. There is no way that putting a standing triangle lock on someone with a gun to the front of your head will work. The attacker's arm is still free and will be able to bend at the elbow and fire off some rounds and possibly be able to get some rounds into your lower extremities. The list could go on, but this review would be way too long. A lot, not all, of the techniques in this book ARE NOT Israeli Krav Maga. Below are the six pillars of Krav Maga and should be adhered to.
1. SIMULTANEOUS DEFENSE AND ATTACK
2. FOCUS ON VULNERABLE SOFT TISSUE
3. RETZEV CONTINUOUS COMBAT MOTION
4. A BUILDING BLOCK LEARNING PROCESS
5. DECISIVE ACTION
6. SUBDUING TECHNIQUES

Krav Magas philosophy is never to do more than necessary, but to react with speed, economy of motion, and the appropriate measure of force. You may be your first and last line of defense in an increasingly violent world so Krav Maga techniques are dynamic and constantly evolve as situations require. If a situation is dire, the defender must do whatever is necessary to overcome the threat. This may include multiple strikes to the groin, throat, kidneys, a finger planted into an eye, shouting into an attackers ear, a head butt, breaking an attackers elbow using an arm-bar variation, severing an attackers Achilles tendon using an ankle lock, a bite to the neck, or choking an assailant into unconsciousness. Speed is paramount and one is taught to strike instinctively at the human bodys vulnerable parts. There are no rules on the street or in open combat. You must be prepared to whatever it takes to survive.
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I have studied in the martial arts for more than 20 years. I hold 2nd Dan black belts in two of the systems I have trained in and I am a certified US Army combatives instructor.

With that being said, I personally believe that the Mastering Krav Maga DVD set demonstrates a solid combatives approach to personal defense readiness.  The set is professionally filmed and produced, well balance of technique explanation and demonstration. Love the clinch and ground work!!! This guy really knows his craft and does a fine job relaying it through DVD. If you are looking for a well assembled, combat proven system, explained and demonstrated by a true representative of the system, then look no further. Mastering Krav Maga will NOT disappoint.

RET US Army Combatives Trainer!
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I have been training in Krav Maga for three years and have read many different books on the subject. This book is about more than just how to execute Krav Maga techniques. For that, the book is excellent. The descriptions are exceptionally useful with each defense broken down into small steps with every detail addressed. The pictures support each of the descriptions and there are 4-8 photos for each technique! I really got the sense of the depth and breadth of Gershon Ben Keren's expertise and was able to easily follow the steps and reproduce the movements. However, the most unique and useful aspect of the book is the way that the defenses are introduced. There is a huge emphasis on the psychology of the attacker as well as the psychology of successful defense and self protection. I can not recall reading a martial arts or Krav Maga book in the past that discussed in such great detail the kinds of attackers and their motivations...and how to alter a response based on this information. He repeatedly emphasizes thinking beyond the technique in terms of decisiveness, de-escalation, third parties, etc.

I read and enjoyed the first book in the series and this second offering builds where the first left off. It is by all standards excellent and I strongly recommend it to people of all levels of training.
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A Complete Guide to the use of Pepper Spray, Less-Lethal, and Improvised Weapons.

Realistic self-defense means being prepared for any situation, from a belligerent drunk to a ruthless serial killer. To do this, you need the right tools for the job - and the knowledge to use them effectively. In this unique video, renowned personal security expert KELLY McCANN presents a complete course in the use of less-lethal weapons - devices that can effectively incapacitate an attacker without having to resort to lethal force. McCANN begins by discussing common hand-held self-defense devices and teaches you how to determine the difference between a useless gimmick and true life-saving tool.

He reveals the secrets of improvised weaponry and shows you how to turn such common items as credit cards and ballpoint pens into powerful defensive weapons. Finally, he gives you a no-nonsense course in the realistic defensive use of pepper spray, including proper selection, carry, and deployment: street-proven tactical applications; and immediate backup plans for times when the spray alone isn't enough. This is one of the most eye-opening self-defense videos ever produced and a must for everyone concerned with practical self-defense.
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As a CCW holder for Utah, Arizona, Florida, and (finally) Illinois, with over 200 hours of tactical pistol training, it is a little scary to think that there are people carrying a hand gun that have had no more training than you get by taking the basic course necessary to obtain a CCW license.  Anyone who plans to carry a firearm would be well advised to buy this DVD set, as the first step to what is needed to have the confidence to carry concealed.  The second is to hopefully find a training facility that allows the type of effective training advocated in the DVD set.  Most static gun ranges do not let you even wear a holster, much less draw from it, concealed, and put multiple, quick shots on target, move off the X, engage multiple targets, and such other tactics needed to stay alive in a gun fight.  I am lucky enough to be under two hours from such a facility, where I have obtained much of my training.  It is very helpful to have the sort of information in this set, recognizing (and avoiding) the Monkey Dance, changing the OODO Loop of an attacker, recognizing the different types of attackers, particularly in a home invasion situation (one actually wants to hurt or kill you.)  Knowledge is power.  While I hesitate to say that this set should be mandated by any State to get a CCW license, it certainly would be a very good idea that every new CCW licensee buy it and then train accordingly.  (Of all the dumb laws Liberals come up with, at least that one would be useful.)