David KahnMastering Krav Maga® Home Study (Vol. IV) 8 DVDs: Defending the 12 Most Common Unarmed Attacks (Beginner to Advanced)

This clear instruction set provides eleven hours of world-class krav maga training that people of any age or level of physical skill can profit from. It’s companion to the forthcoming book of a similar name.While the title centers on defending common street attacks, there is a huge amount of other instructive material. For example, Kahn throws in many bonus techniques, and toward the end of disk #4 there is a significant section on dealing with violence and hostile situations in general.David Kahn is one of the most skilled practitioners and trainers around. Checking his website shows that he has extensive experience training federal, state and local law enforcement, along with civilians and all branches of the military. Just do a search on “krav kahn” to reach his sites and get information for yourself.General featuresThe DVD set has excellent HD video. Almost all of it was shot in an actual training facility, showing the use of essential equipment such as punching/kicking bags and floor mats for absorbing the shock of falls. There are many close-ups of footwork—essential for learning how to position the body for maximum defensive effectiveness. Frequent slow-motion shots help the viewer grasp the flow of techniques.Teaching methodology and presentationWith Kahn’s intensity and enthusiasm it’s natural for the viewer to get fully engaged. Even though I have trained in krav maga, I found myself engrossed in the explanations and demonstrations. He doesn’t go too fast and lets the techniques soak in, breaking them down into small parts. This contributes significantly to a viewer’s ability to train on his own. Especially helpful is Kahn’s demonstration of both the right way to do a technique and common errors of execution. Almost very technique is recorded using an active partner, with movements shown from several angles. Frequent reviews help with remembering the techniques. All of this helps the viewer to be able to use these videos on his or her own. But I think that the greatest success in using these DVDs would come from working with a partner, with one person comparing what the partner is doing with the steps shown in the video. In addition, learning most of the techniques requires defending against an attacker. Partners could easily follow the movements of the attacker/defender on the videos. If you are not close to one of Kahn’s training facilities, this set can give you the next-best thing in terms of mastering techniques.Krav maga techniquesThis is by far the strongest feature of this DVD set. Kahn continually emphasizes the key elements of krav maga that make it the most effective personal self-defense system in existence. Some of these are 1) instantaneous transition from defense to offense, with many defensive moves actually being offensive at the same time, 2) retzev, or continuous combat motion, 3) immediately attacking the attacker and 4) effective footwork to position the body for defense and offense.Krav maga is intended for real-world personal self-defense. While you can have fun following these videos and learning the techniques, ultimately what you learn is designed to keep you safe in just about any imaginable situation where you are physically threatened, whether your attacker is bare-handed or has a weapon of some kind. Kahn presents techniques that above all are designed to enable you to survive. Unlike many videos and books on the market, where the presenter doesn’t have enough knowledge to tell the difference, Kahn is able to show you both what will save you and what will get you in trouble. He emphasizes that not all krav maga is the same. Train with these videos and you will come to agree.To summarize: This is krav maga at its best. It forms a treasure house of techniques, instruction and motivation. If you want to learn krav maga or just want a review, buy this set. You won’t regret it.

I bought this and the #1 series and while I love them BOTH this one is definitely my favorite of the two.( I'm buying the remaining two sets after Christmas)I'm 51 years old, 260 lbs. and have trained off & on in martial arts my whole life and after my latest break I was wanting to get back into ONLY the self defense aspect. After reading one of David Kahn's books I saw in a book store I knew I wanted to try his dvd programs. I was very impressed. David really cuts the fluff and deals with easy to use strategies to stop an attacker and does not spend time with just filler talk, it is real instruction.Watching him actually reminded me of one of my former no nonsense instructors from my past, except with the DVD's you get to watch & re watch which is a huge advantage. If you have a martial arts background and already have the concepts down, in my opinion it's as good if not better than live instruction because of being able to re watch.If you are not formerly trained, this set is EXCELLENT for a beginner in self defense as well. The first DVD alone has information that could save your lifeThere is a bonus section on this program on takedowns and my girlfriend who weighs 130lbs was stunned when I had her try a takedown on me and she was able to do it.

This DVD offers many practical self defense techniques. For someone to really benefit from these teaching training with a partner would be required. David Kahn is a good teacher and takes the effort to show these techniques from different angles. If you're new to Krav Maga this DVD will be a very helpful guide to your self-defense training.

I have purchased and viewed this video. I am currently 66 years old, boxed for 4 years in college, and have a black belt in Shotokan Karate. I very much value my experience as a boxer and practicing martial artist, as it has taught me discipline and good goal setting, which has been invaluable during my life (I was a navy attack pilot for 22 years in my first career, and am currently a practicing lawyer). I have recently begun training in Krav Maga ("KM") at a local dojo. I have reviewed many KM materials from different authors and practitioners, and have found David Kahn's materials to be first rate and at the top of my go-to materials. I have purchased and reviewed almost all of David Kahn's written and video materials, and can say without hesitation that these materials are the best, with the most practical advice. The materials are concise, easy to follow, and easily adapted for self-defense. With that said, even with book/video knowledge, you need to practice by getting with a good dojo, or a practicing Kravist, to learn KM and practice, practice, practice for muscle memory. Hopefully, you will never need to use it, but it is a good tool to have to draw upon if needed. David Kahn's materials are a great place to start a solid foundation in KM!

Simply put: David Kahn is a first rate instructor and an overall class act. The quality and quantity of material on his DVDs are unparalleled. I've studied Krav Maga for 7 years and while these moves are familiar Kahn's approach to teaching allows me to see my KM and martial arts thru a different and illuminating new lens. His stuff makes you THINK about what you do, how/why you do it, and how to teach it. There are many KM organizations out there. They have the same or similar techniques. What's different about them is what they emphasize as being especially important and why. Kahn's IKMA emphasizes explosive dynamic combatives and aggressive weapon control grappling. His emphasis on RETSEV makes sense. Like Teddy Roosevelt said:"Never hit softly." I've invested in ALL of David Kahn's publications. And I've not regretted a single red cent of it. Five stars? Absolutely well deserved!!!!

If David Kahn releases a DVD set I buy it ..... No nonsense practical self defence. I have all David's sets and they are excellent....thanks Steele