On a typical Tuesday night, when most of my friends are headed to Spin or yoga class, I put on a groin guard and grappling gloves to get punched, kicked, and choked — voluntarily. This might sound ...

GYMS IN ISRAEL that teach krav maga, an Israeli martial art, have seen enrolment soar following Hamas’s terror attacks on October 7th. Training in krav maga is up ...

YouTuber Laurie Shaw's previous 30-day challenges have seen him taking on a wide range of fitness routines, including calisthenics training and running a mile every day to see how much he can improve ...

“The groin!” exclaimed Madison Schiavi. Madison, an 8-year-old with a reddish-brown ponytail, had minced no words with her quick (and correct) response to the suggestion that she “talk about some ...

Getting pummeled by three men with kicks, punches and jabs is not how I typically spend my vacation. Yet there I was on Military Base 8 defending myself from a trio of Israeli attackers. But my ...

Krav Maga, or “contact combat” in Hebrew, is a self-defense and fighting system that combines techniques from judo, boxing, wrestling and aikido. It was originally taught to the Israeli army. Today, ...

COLUMBIA, MD — After 9/11, Dave Buscher felt compelled to help others become more aware, empowered and capable of defending ...

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Robert Koski would prefer you use verbal judo over your fists, but if you must get physical, at least you’ll know how to throw an elbow or use a knee. About 15 men and women, of all ages, shapes and ...

AFP — Krav Maga, the close-combat method conceived in secrecy by the Israeli army, has kicked its way firmly into civilian life and with Hollywood’s help, has become the ultimate form of self-defense.

Simply sign up to the Life & Arts myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. As someone who has been around the martial arts block a few times, I have learnt how to count to 10 in Japanese, how ...

It is a depressing but true fact that a lot of women feel afraid when walking the streets alone at night - all you have to do is ask around to realise just how many of us are fed-up with walking home ...