Product Details

• Format: Color, NTSC
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 1
• VHS Release Date: April 1, 1999
• Run Time: 70 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 0967752515
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #393,545 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

Krav Maga is the official self defense system of the Israeli Army and U.S. law enforcement agencies.

This video covers Krav Maga striking techniques: punches, kicks, elbows and knees. There are no rules when your life is in danger, therefore we will teach you how to strike to vulnerable target areas such as the eyes, throat and groin. You will also learn how to strike from various angles and distances to defeat an attacker and move to safety.

This video shows you the techniques in dramatized true-to-life situations. To easily master the exercises you are then taken into the training studio to examine the techniques as they are explained and analyzed by Krav Maga's highest level instructors: U.S. Chief Instructor Darren Levine and International Krav Maga Federation Head Instructor Eyal Yanilov.

Krav Maga's battle-tested techniques emphasize simple, practical movements, based on the body's natural instincts that can be performed by people of all levels of ability.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

15 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great for Beginners, August 5, 2000

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chris mason (Illinois) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Krav Maga: Basic Combatives - Combative Techniques for Self Defense & Fighting [VHS] (VHS Tape)

As an experienced martial artist, I found this tape to be quite helpful explaining basic self-defense techniques to the beginning student. Krav Maga relies on teaching people instinctual responses to real life dangers. An excellent video for anyone interested in getting started in the martial arts.

21 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Shockingly not as "realistic" as you'd expect, December 1, 2002

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Eduardo Nietzsche (Houston) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Krav Maga: Basic Combatives - Combative Techniques for Self Defense & Fighting [VHS] (VHS Tape)

Most of the techniques presented are derived from Muay Thai and Western boxing, which I would hesitate to teach to someone with zero martial arts background who wants to learn some basic self-defense FAST.

The most obvious blunder is all the closed-fist boxing punches, which trained boxers have been known to hurt themselves with on the street! Duh...ever heard of open palm strikes, guys? One alleged "combat" sequence even shows the defender using a roundhouse kick to the HEAD...absolute suicide unless you are maybe a world champion Muay Thai fighter! Anybody with half a brain or even five minutes of street experience knows that you should NEVER kick above the waist in a real fight...a high kick takes twice as long to get there which leaves you open to your kicking leg being grabbed, plus you are a lot more off-balance as compared to say a low roundhouse to the thighs which is among the most street-effective weapons in the Muay Thai arsenal. This is why a lot of sport-TaeKwonDo guys get creamed on the street if they run into anyone with an ounce of realistic fighting ability: their training is centered around mid- and high kicks that might look pretty in the dojo but are a complete joke in the real world.

The main saving grace of this tape are the grappling defenses: how to get out of a bearhug, clothing grabs, etc. Very basic, very simple, but mostly likely quite effective against the average untrained drunk or blowhard in the average bar.

10 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Krav Maga Combative Techniques for Self Defense 7 Fighting, October 10, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Krav Maga: Basic Combatives - Combative Techniques for Self Defense & Fighting [VHS] (VHS Tape)

I just finished watching this excellent video. As a Flight Attendant for a major airline I now have to defend myself at work. This video gives you the basics. It is easy to understand and gets your adrenaline going. I am now a fan of Krav Maga.