Krav Maga Weapon Defenses: The Contact Combat System of the Israel Defense Forces

Israeli Krav Maga is the Israel Defense Force’s official self-defense system.

The system is simple, instinctive, adaptable, and if necessary, brutally effective to thwart a life threatening assault. This book presents the most up-to-date and effective techniques to prevail against armed threats and attacks.

Many of these updated defenses have never been seen before. Grandmaster Haim Gidon has improved and evolved this material with the late krav maga founder Imi Lichtenfeld’s formal approval.

Contents include

• Weapon awareness training; functionality, range, and deployment


• Dominant control holds over a stunned assailant


• Edged weapon defenses


• Impact weapon defenses


• Handgun defenses


• Rifle defenses


• Defending against weapons while on the ground


• Defending against continuous attacks


• Non-conventional weapon threats


• First-party hostage situations


• Kravist weapon defense drills

Regardless of strength, size, age, or gender, you can learn krav maga techniques to fend off an armed attacker.

David Kahn is the United States Chief Instructor for the Israeli Krav Maga Association. He has trained all branches of the U.S. military in addition to federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies. David is an instructor certified by the State of New Jersey Police Training Commission. He has been featured in Men’s Fitness, GQ, USA Today, The Los Angeles Times, The Washington Post, New Yorker, Marine Corps News, and other major publications. David also authored the books Krav Maga and Advanced Krav Maga and produced the Mastering Krav Maga DVD series. David Kahn resides in Hamilton, N.J.