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Seeking Validation Krav Maga
BY MOSHE KATZ
CEO
ISRAELI KRAV INTERNATIONAL
September 3, 2025, Los Angeles, California, USA
In a rare conversation with my dear mother, may she rest in peace, she shared a personal, somewhat intimate, story. She was in her twenties, a very beautiful woman, and was at a synagogue event for young couples. She was sitting with other women and noticed that men were coming over and engaging in casual flirtations. But no one, however, approached her. My mother turned to one of the women and asked, not that I am interested in flirting with other men, I am quite happy with my husband and my marriage, but I am curious why no men are approaching me.
The other women responded, precisely for that reason, they can see that you are happy and content, you give off that aura. Men sense the aura and respond accordingly.
When you are happy in your current situation you don't go seeking other options. As the Bible says, you don't stray off to foreign fields. You are content in your own field.
We had a member whose life ended prematurely. I always had issues with him that he was not really teaching IKI Krav Maga, he was not really following our curriculum. Despite all my efforts, online and in person, he was always questioning my techniques. It was frustrating. I encourage questions but when I provide the correct answer, and prove it beyond a shadow of a doubt, and someone still does not "get it", it is frustrating and irritating.
After his passing his top students confirmed to me that he simply never understood the IKI way, and therefore he was always seeking something else. He did not grasp the essence of what I was teaching;
the idea of One Thread that runs through all of our techniques, standing, on the ground, with or without weapons
the idea that techniques cannot be dependent on Strength, Speed, or Precision, as those will fail you in a real-life violent encounter.
the idea that the defense must begin with the very first move, not with steps 5 through 7, not when your hands arrive on the scene. the defense must not be limited to hands and legs.
the idea that we do not rely on grabbing or Rapid Hand Movement but on Total Body Movement.
The idea that we use our major body force against one part of the attacker. We do not face strength with strength.
The idea that one need not be in the peak of fitness, in the prime of their youth, for the techniques to work. We are real people with real lives, not everyone can in the gym.
The idea that we do not memorize techniques but rather understand concepts.
The idea that we study the nature of crime, all over the world, that we incorporate psychologists and therapists on our team, that we understand how the mind and body respond to fear and shock.
and now I return to the lesson my mother taught me, when you are satisfied with what you have, with your relationship, when you appreciate what you have, you don't give off the vibe of needing something else from the outside. You do not need the validation of other men when you are happy and fulfilled with the man by your side. When you know who you are, you have no need to create a false image. When you are happy with your Krav Maga system, you don't go looking on Youtube to see "what else is out there", just as a married person would not (should not) go on a dating site, "just to see and compare".
When you find inner peace, you will not need outside validation, you will be a truly powerful person. When you find your path, you will not deviate from it.
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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