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  • When Someone Gets Hurt Part 2: Don’t Stop
    9 Jul 2025

    When Someone Gets Hurt Part 2: Don’t Stop

    If you hit someone in class, the most common reaction is to stop and go, “Oh sorry, are you ok?” Let’s not do that. First: Ultimately we’re training to hit someone not just once, but as many times as necessary to keep ourselves safe. If you build the reflex of stopping in shock anytime you actually make contact, that training scar will really sabotage you in a real-life situation. Making contact should have the OPPOSITE effect on you: It’s a sign that you’re winning, and you should keep pushing the fight. Second: Although we should have control, and only make contact when intending to, self-defense is a contact activity. Neither ....

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  • When Someone Gets Hurt Part 1: Don't Ask "Are You Ok?"
    7 Jul 2025

    When Someone Gets Hurt Part 1: Don't Ask "Are You Ok?"

    Train for a while, and inevitably someone will get hurt in your class. We minimize it as much as possible, but self-defense is a contact activity, and sometimes there’s a strike or a fall that hits hard. In that moment, it’s natural to be concerned for your training partners, but one of the worst things you can do is ask, “Are you ok?” There are two possibilities: Either they are ok, or they aren’t. First, they might not know at the moment. They’re just in pain. And the last thing you want when you’re hurt is to have to answer someone’s questions! Just think about how annoying it is when you’re tired at work and someone ....

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  • 1 Jul 2025

    Showers! And Not Just Showered in Sweat!

    We’ve got exciting news— Krav Maga Raleigh is getting showers! This has been one of the most requested upgrades from our members for a long time, and we’re happy to say that we’ve officially started the project. If you’ve ever wrapped up class drenched in sweat and thought, “I wish I could rinse off before heading out,” you’re not alone. We’ve wanted to add showers for a while, but the building has made that a real challenge. The layout and structure of our facility make installing new plumbing inside extremely complicated. On top of that, we’d need to get approval from our landlord for any major changes, and even if we got ....

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  • 16 Jun 2025

    Training With Injuries Part 2: Adjustments

    Most injuries are very easy to train around, at least on paper. Two rules: 1: If a move hurts, don’t do it! 2: If a body part hurts, don’t use it! Admittedly, easier said than done, but if you wanted easy you wouldn’t have started Krav Maga in the first place. I do find that many people will get a fairly minor injury - let’s say a sprained wrist - and think they can’t train any more. Not because they’re wimps, but because they honestly think they aren’t allowed or qualified to train if they’re not fully healthy. Nothing could be further from the truth! Krav Maga is about adapting, and using the tools you have to face ....

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  • Training With Injuries Part 1: Mentality
    9 Jun 2025

    Training With Injuries Part 1: Mentality

    Getting hurt sucks. There’s no sugarcoating it. It’s frustrating, painful, and often discouraging, but it happens. Injuries are part of training, and when they occur, we have two choices: we can let them derail us, or we can find a way to make it work. Some injuries are truly debilitating, where training would be unsafe or irresponsible, but most of the time there’s a way to stay active, stay learning, and stay improving. At Krav Maga Raleigh, we use the phrase: “Train around injuries, not through them.” We’ll get into more details and strategies for that in other posts, but for now it’s important to understand that we do want to recover, ....

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  • You're Solving The Wrong Problem Part 3: Training vs. Recovery
    6 Jun 2025

    You're Solving The Wrong Problem Part 3: Training vs. Recovery

    Let’s look at one more “Wrong Problem:” Training vs. Recovery. Many times in your training you’ll hit a plateau. That could be in conditioning, in technique, in learning the curriculum, and even in your desire to train. For a lot of people, the solution to this problem is MOAR TRAINING. If you feel that your conditioning is slipping, train harder. If you feel you’re forgetting techniques, take more classes. If you’re having trouble sleeping, tire yourself out more. The solution is always more . And sometimes that IS the solution. If you’re adequately recovering, fueling yourself with high quality nutrition, and enthusiastic about ....

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  • You're Solving the Wrong Problem Part 2: It's Not Your Conditioning
    4 Jun 2025

    You're Solving the Wrong Problem Part 2: It's Not Your Conditioning

    What about problems in our own training? A very common concern is, “I need to get in better shape.” Let’s take sparring as an example: The first time someone spars - and for many, many times after - they will probably be shocked at how tired they get, even if they do well in Krav classes and fitness classes. So the first thing they think is, “I need to get in better shape.” But rarely is that the case. If we’re looking at light to medium sparring, it’s not physically much different from shadowboxing or hitting a heavy bag. In fact it can be a lot less strenuous because you aren’t throwing your punches and kicks as hard. And most ....

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  • You're Solving the Wrong Problem Part 1: It's The Attacker, Not The Weapon
    2 Jun 2025

    You're Solving the Wrong Problem Part 1: It's The Attacker, Not The Weapon

    I probably read this comic 25 years ago, and the punchline has stuck with me ever since. Krav Maga is, at its core, about problem solving. You could argue that life is about problem solving, but that subject is outside the scope of my expertise. One quality that makes Krav Maga so brilliant is the focus on identifying the specific danger we need to solve. This quality is especially apparent in our weapon defenses. If someone is attacking you with a knife, the problem isn’t the existence of a knife, or even the fact that someone is holding a knife. The problem is the attacker. Of course we will block and neutralize the knife as best we can, but we fight the problem , which ....

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  • What If They…(insert random extremely unlikely thing)?

    What If They…(insert random extremely unlikely thing)?

    In the totality of the world of fighting, anything can happen. We actually had someone come into our gym brandishing a samurai sword one time. He didn’t attack anyone, and was definitely mentally unwell, so I’m glad the situation didn’t escalate. It also means if someone in class asks, “What if they have a sword?” I have to take that question seriously, because it did actually happen! Unlikely things do happen. Some people do win the lottery, some people do become celebrities, and some people do get attacked by katanas. But those scenarios are not where we need to focus our limited training time. One, because it’s not a good use of our ....

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  • What If They...Know How To Fight?

    What If They...Know How To Fight?

    I remember an email I got early on in the infancy of Krav Maga Raleigh. The person wrote in and asked, “Is there groundfighting in Krav Maga.” I answered that we did have fundamental groundfighting, but we didn’t specialize in it because we also had to work on all the other skills. I still remember verbatim his response: “What if you fight a BJJ black belt? They will take you down and then own.” I didn’t respond to that very articulate email, because it was clear he had an agenda more than he had curiosity. But I did want to ask this guy what HE would do against a BJJ black belt, because apparently the only way to win a fight is to be ....

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Krav Maga Raleigh Google five star review - Emily Moler

Emily Moler

Krav Maga has been a fantastic experience!! I recently tested into level two and it has become my stress release/exercise/fun time. The instructors have ALL been fantastic! It's a great learning environment and I look forward to learning new things in the future!

Krav Maga Raleigh Facebook five star review - Saif Shafiq

Saif Shafiq

Best place to learn Krav Maga martial arts style for self defense and self discipline hands down. Great instructors.. great community.. awesome facility. Not only that boost up your confidence but you will get in a perfect condition physically and mentally.

Krav Maga Raleigh Google five star review - Tianna Sanders

Tianna Sanders

I love Krav Maga Raleigh. I have been attending Krav classes for almost ten months now and I am so glad that I choose KMR. The Krav Maga Raleigh community is fantastic. The instructors are incredible and really make sure to explain and breakdown the techniques. They are also very personable and easy to approach if you have questions or need additional instruction. You can tell that they are enthusiastic about teaching and really want their students to succeed. The other students are awesome, friendly, and supportive. They are some of your biggest cheerleaders. I was nervous about joining at first because it looked intimidating but everyone was so welcoming and my fears quickly melted away.

KMR also has a great schedule featuring krav classes, fitness classes, and more. You will definitely have a great workout. The facilities are kept clean and the staff at the front are very helpful if you have any questions.

If you are serious about learning Krav Maga, having fun, getting in a great workout, and meeting an awesome group of people I would definitely suggest training here.

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