Question 1

What is the difference between Instinctive Krav Maga and Krav Maga in general?

Accepted Answer

Krav Maga as a discipline no longer has any specific meaning. From the first black belts trained by Imi Lichtenfeld to the present day, the method has continued to evolve. To summarize, there are three serious forms of "Krav Maga," which represent approximately 50% of practitioners.
1/ "Technical" Krav Maga, where technical purity will be sought as a priority, represents 90% of practitioners.
2/ "Professional" Krav Maga, which should be practiced EXCLUSIVELY by law enforcement (purpose of arresting the criminal) or military (purpose of automatically killing an enemy), represents less than 90% of practitioners.
3/ Krav Maga, which has an instinctive form as in its origin, represents less than 1% of practitioners and we can find a military form or one intended for the forces of law and order

...and others much less serious which represent around 50% of practitioners:
4/ Black belts awarded by multidisciplinary federations (FFK, etc.) where the equivalence of karate grade by kata/krav maga is unfortunately "the norm".
5/ Self-defense instructors who “mix” disciplines to “sell” “Krav Maga”.

Question 2

What is the difference between Instinctive Krav Maga and “classic/traditional” Krav Maga?

Accepted Answer

Krav Maga was gradually "codified" to be detailed in a technical manual that only appeared in the 1980s. This codification was useful as a benchmark for progress, but some cultivated it as a dogma. Thus, the "instinctive" heritage of Krav Maga was gradually forgotten in favor of "perfect technique."

Question 3

Are there any competitions in Krav Maga?

Accepted Answer

They exist but do not represent Krav Maga at all since there are rules and prohibitions.
There are competitions of:
- demonstrations where aesthetics take precedence...
- fights where all effective strikes or gestures are prohibited...

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