Based on the principles of enhancing natural instincts and using appropriate force for self-protection, anyone can master the moves of krav maga, the international self-defense and fitness sensation designed by the Israel Defense Forces. This follow up to Krav Maga: An Essential Guide to the Renowned Method - for Fitness and Self-Defense, explores essential combative tactics including standing, clinch, and extensive groundwork from yellow, orange and green belt levels, to help you update and improve your skills. In this guide to advance techniques, David Kahn will teach you:

• The mindset of effective self defense
• Upper and lower body combatives and defenses
• Powerful retzev workouts
• New techniques for mastering escapes against chokes, grabs, and takedowns
• Krav maga groundwork
• Women's self-defense principles

Regardless of strength, size, age, or gender, you can learn advanced techniques for fending off any attacker swiftly, powerfully, and simply. And the conditioning you will achieve by practicing these techniques will tone your muscles, improve your reflexes, and get you fighting fit.

From the American expert and Israeli Grandmaster Haim Gidon‚ United States representative in the fitness and combat techniques of krav maga, this is the most up to date, authoritative, and advanced guide to real fighting techniques and rigorous conditioning.

The Author David Kahn, is one of America's leading experts in Krav Maga. After years of intensive training in Israel under Grandmaster Haim Gidon of the Israeli Krav Maga Association (IKMA) and having received his IKMA advanced black-belt teaching certification, David now sits on the Association's board of directors as the only American representative.