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The Main Issue
BY MOSHE KATZ
CEO
ISRAELI KRAV INTERNATIONAL
August 2, 2025, Craighall, South Africa
Day one of training in South Africa, with many IKI instructors. In the group, there are instructors, beginners, MMA word campions, boxing champions, military, mothers and children. IKI Krav Maga - The perfect system for imperfect people.
Driving through different neighborhoods of Johannesburg with Rob and discussing the nature of local crime. IKI is all about real world violence and Krav Maga self-defense that works for regular people caught by surprise, against their will, in brutal violent situations. This is our only goal, this is our only purpose, your life, your dignity, your family.
We drive through, and when possible, walk through, areas where crime has taken place, we discuss the circumstances, the reality, the brutality, and how we can best deal with this. We are committed to finding the best solutions that work for us, as I have said for years, we are the perfect system for imperfect people. We are not "dojo Krav Maga", we are not "Youtube Krav Maga". We are not actors.
For years I have used the analogy of the expert electrician who shows up at your doorstep ready to fix your electrical problems. In my analogy he stands there, helpless, and you wonder why he is not working. Soon he explains, I have the skills, I have the tools, they are in my toolbox right here, but, sadly, I forgot the key at home. As such, I cannot access my tools, and I cannot fix your electrical problems.
The analogy is that many martial arts, many systems of Krav Maga, have valid techniques, but at the moment of truth, at the moment when brutal violence is facing you, you freeze, you forget your techniques, you can't access them, and thus, your techniques, your skills, are useless. You are doomed.
That is where IKI Krav Maga training comes in, we work with people who faced such crime, we work with law enforcement, all over the world, we analyze not only techniques, but fear and shock, our techniques are born out of reality, not traditional martial arts.
We start from the attack, the human reaction to fear. We adapt to the reality of the situation. We use techniques that are not only easy to access real-time but that in face, are triggered by fear and shock, that work better in real life than in the training hall. Our techniques are a natural response to violence, to shock, to Brutality.
Rob puts it in other words, and I like the way he thinks, and the way he puts it, the main issue, he says, is getting those techniques out in the moment of truth, and he has seen such moments. Rob points out, the techniques themselves are fairly simple, they are easy to learn, the main issue is can you access them when you need them, that is the obstacle we must overcome.
and I realize, By George, he got it!
Rob talks about the "Transformation" that must take place, instantly, how we must be the like Hulk from TV, transform from a decent, ordinary, middle aged slightly out of shape, imperfect human, to a Force that will challenge Hell itself. I am the Storm! Watch out because here I come. The hunted becomes the hunter.
We are not Beasts, no way, never. We are Talmud students, we are housewives, we are accounts and lawyers, businessmen, mothers and fathers.
We are having a lovely breakfast at a local hangout, not far from where a dear friend was killed. Julie speaks of fear, of crime against women, we listen. She too must become the storm. She is a mother, no longer young, but she has what she needs to protect. This is why are about. The perfect system for imperfect people.
If you think you are perfect, if you consider yourself a beast, this is not the place for you. But if you begin with humility, if you feel love in your heart, if you feel compassion, if you feel rage when you hear of the terrible crimes perpetrated against innocent people, then your place is with us.
Want to train with us? Want to take charge of your life? As Anne Frank said, the great thing is that TODAY you can begin to make the world a better place. See below for many options. (bottom of page)
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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