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Whisper
BY MOSHE KATZ
CEO
ISRAELI KRAV INTERNATIONAL
November 13, 2026, Israel
1941, Germany, as Himmler wrote, "I would not want to be a Jew in Germany". There is a German Jewish man, a professor; Professor Victor Klemperer of Dresden, born Jewish, a brilliant scientist, wanted to move ahead in life, to fit in, so he converts to Lutheranism, marries a non-Jewish woman named Eva, but then discovers that there is no escape. A Jew remains a Jew. You can check anytime you want, but you can never leave.
He is not sent to Auschwitz, he is not killed, he is protected by his non-Jewish wife, who is publically scorned for her "shameful" behavior of being with a Jew, but his life becomes a living hell. There are about 2,000 laws enacted against Jews, the Nuremberg Race Laws. Klemperer keeps a diary.
There are small acts of kindess. A German woman gives him a seat on the train and whispers, "I am ashamed", a former collegue sees him in the street and breaks the law by greeting a Jew. He whispers, Guten Tag, Good Morning. This is a crime. Jews do not deserve a "Good Morning".
But here is the thing, while those small and brave acts of kindness made such Jews feel a little better, they did not make any real difference.
A Whisper did not stop the trains.
Someone commented, a whisper in the streets did not stop the trains, referring of course to the daily trains throughtout Europe deporting Jews from their homes to the death camps and concentration camps; to Auschwitz, to Dachau, to Treblinka, Sobibor, Bełżec, Buchenwald, Bergen-Belsen and thousands of other "camps".
Whispers take some courage, whispers give some hope, but whispers alone are not enough.
Today we are experiencing crime all over the world. I am starting from the Jewish experience but I am appling it worldwide, to a girl raped and murdered on the way to school in Tennesse, USA, to a girl beheaded in Berlin, to teenagers being assaulted at night on the streets of Oslo, to muggings and assaults on the streets of New York and Philadeplhia, to stabbings all over the world, to Mexico, to daily killings in South Africa. Anywhere where violent crime takes place.
Whispers are not enough. We need to prepare, we need to protect our homes, we need to learn how to navigate a violent world, and we need to train in personal protection. Our system, IKI Krav Maga, is designed for this, for the busy person, the Average Person, the Mediocre athlete, the police officer with little time, the soldier, the personal guard, the security professional, our system is designe for you, simple, easy to learn, but brutally effective in real life. Proven, all over the world.
1941, a man who had everything, a man who believed he fit in, a man who believed the future was his, lives in fear. A passenger on the local train offers a gesture of support, an old friend on the street whispers hello, but it is not enough. We must take ACTION. We must shout it from the rooftops, silence is not the answer. And we must train, not in fake California style Hollywood Make-Believe Krav Maga that is never tested, but in real hard core Krav Maga, for regular people, and that is us.
For more than forty years we have been separating the wheat from the chaf, distilling a pure and effective system of self defense that actually works, that does not take years of training to master, and we here to share it with you. Do not whisper, Shout, sign up, and take Action. The whisper on the street will not stop the violence. You must step up and take Action.
Expressing concern, voicing your worries, talking about how things are getting out of control, is not the answer. Walk into the training hall and start your training. Take charge of your own safety and security Now. Become proficient, in much less time than traditional martial arts, and yes, Do it now, do not whisper.
Moshe Katz, 8th dan Black Belt, Israeli Krav Maga. Certified by Wingate Institute. Member Black Belt Hall of fame, USA and Europe.
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