How fit do I have to be to practise Krav Maga?
Real street fighting/self defense is a combination of 3 things: simple techniques, aggressive mindset and physical fitness. Up your ability/level in any one of these three areas and you increase your chances of dealing with and surviving a violent encounter It would be nice to think that physical fitness isn’t important and indeed many martial arts claim it isn’t – they try and argue that technique and a calm mind will enable you to deal with any situation. These people obviosuly have never had to deal with an armed and aggressive gang at closing time on a Friday night/Saturday morning. In real life violence your heart rate will be up at 180 BPM, you will be gasping for air and exhaustion will soon set in. If certain instructors and systems want to peddle the myth that fitness doesn’t play its part so they can appeal to more people, so be it but I would rather teach the honesty of the situation. you DON’T HAVE TO BE FIT to attend classes but we will get you fit. You will work at your o
