Sunday, November 4th
12:30pm - 3:30pm (if you can only attend for part of it, that's fine)
UMBC RAC Fitness Studio (walk straight through the RAC check in desk past the treadmills)
Learn to defend yourself the Israeli way! This workshop is applicable for people of all skills levels. Whether you've never taken a self-defense course or are a practitioner of another martial art.
This event is free of charge, but t-shirts ($10) and a keychain self-defense tool ($5) will be available for purchase. Please wear workout clothing and bring something to drink.
Please email Rich Goldman at rich1@umbc.edu with any questions or concerns. You can RSVP and invite others via the Facebook event.
This event is co-sponsored by: Sabra: The Israel Cultural Group, UMBC Libertarians, UMBC Aikido Club, The Freedom Alliance, The Jewish Student Union, and Alpha Epsilon Pi Fraternity.
For those interested in additional details:
Krav Maga (Hebrew for contact combat) is the official self-defense system of the Israeli Defense Forces and has been taught to hundreds of law enforcement agencies and thousands of civilians around the world. Krav Maga is a simple, effective self-defense system that emphasizes instinctive movements, practical techniques, and realistic training scenarios.
Krav Maga focuses on defending oneself in less than ideal situations (e.g. limited space, being surprised, confusion, bigger opponents, guns and knives, etc.), building on instinctive reactions (so that one can begin to effectively defend oneself without extensive training and conditioning), inflicting the most pain possible on one's opponent in the least amount of time (e.g. groin strikes, head butts, elbows, etc.) and universality (the techniques are designed to be useful to people of all ages, sizes, genders, and strengths).
Moshe Katz who is a fourth degree black belt in Krav Maga and who is on tour from Israel will instruct this workshop. He has been teaching since 1993, and is a former trainer of Israel's Counter Terror Force. Moshe has also been certified in hand gun and urban combat shooting. In addition to his school, he teaches self-defense to security guards in Jerusalem, the Jerusalem Police force, the Women's Martial Arts Association, and a basic street survival course to college groups.