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Precision and Reality MARTIAL ARTS
BY MOSHE KATZ
CEO
ISRAELI KRAV INTERNATIONAL
July 28, 2025, Brackenhurst, South Africa
A meeting of the minds; Just a regular looking group of people having coffee in Alberton, South Africa, but there are decades of practical self-defense training in multiple arts over here. Discussion crime, violence, history and Krav Maga.
Objectively seek the truth.
Without bias,
Precision martial arts do not work. Period. This does not depend upon your level of expertise.
Recently there has been regular postings of social media of a woman teaching self-defense techniques, these videos have become very popular. My fear is that people might actually try to learn from this, instead of going to a proper class, with a good instructor.
Her techniques depend upon Precision, hitting the target exactly and precisely every time, and the correct, expected reaction.
This is not reality. Not even close to it.
During combat people move, they react differently than you expect, they react different then they expect, they are not as vulnerable to certain strikes as you may think. What this woman is demonstrating is hogwash, it is dangerous to the public. She must be called out, as should many so called self defense instructors. This is not harmless entertainment, it is delusional.
I am in South Africa, a country familiar with violence, of the worst kind. Hatred that many cannot imagine, racial strife, unhealed wounds, animosities that go back centuries. I have been coming here yearly for about 15 years, and I am still learning of the violence, its methods and its nature. People are sweet and friendly, but violence can be sudden and unimaginably brutal.
I will not go into detail as the details are not necessary to make my point, there is no need to go into the very gruesome and horrific details, often similar to those committed by the Arab terrorists from Gaza. But now I wish to talk about Precision Martial Arts.
We are sitting at Royal Roasters, a group of seasoned Krav Maga instructors, Israelis, Americans, and South Africans, brothers and sisters in the war against violence, humiliation and degradation. Rob tells us of an experienced shooter. A man who competes nationally, one of the best. He wins competitions. Rob shows us with us hand the cluster that this man generates on the target on a regular basis. We are talking about an expert with handguns, a man who is far above the average gun holder, a man who knows how to handle a weapon.
But when the criminals came, the home invaders, the bastards, the man gets into perfect shooting position, two hands, perfect form. He gets off 13 shots, but only two hit anywhere on the body of the criminals.
What happened? What went wrong?
What went wrong is called Reality. Reality is different from training; it is different from a sporting event. Reality, it sucks. reality: it is humbling.
The man was nervous, naturally, and suddenly all his skills greatly diminished. And yet that woman on Facebook is sharing her videos where she strikes a man precisely in the groin and he reacts exactly as she wants him to and then she can execute a perfectly placed kick, and he goes down in visible pain. Not - Going -to - Happen, EVER. And that smug, arrogant, look on her face...No, this is a lie, and it must stop.
I always teach the concept of the Three Amigos, the three unreliable characteristics of any technique: Precision, Speed and Strength. These will fail you in a real situation, they are not reliable. That is why we have dropped those elements totally from our training. No IKI Krav Mage technique relies upon those dubious qualities. In addition, we teach that you don't always need to stick around and "teach the guy a lesson" as these Facebook videos show, often it is better to strike and get away before the bad guy has a chance to recover from your tiny fists of fury and turn you into mashed potatoes with gravy on top. Thus we advocate what we call, APC - the follow-up depends upon your Ability, Purpose, and Circumstances.
My South African colleagues and students tell me of the total brutality of attacks, how a seemingly calm person can be transformed into a wild baboon, turn on a dime, and be wild and unpredictable. The use of the term Baboon is meant to illustrate the brute strength and wild actions of the attacker. This will not be an MMA flight, or a karate kid type tournament, for this you will need something totally different. For this you need a totally different approach, and this is what IKI Krav Maga is all about, finding real solutions for real people who face real crime.
Join us in the fight against crime, violence, aggression, humiliation. The time is now.
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Moshe Katz, 7th dan Black Belt, Israeli Krav Maga. Certified by Wingate Institute. Member Black Belt hall of fame, USA and Europe.
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