FEKM MANCHESTER
KRAV MAGA
Scenario Based Self Defence Training

Info

Krav Maga Manchester

The venue for our Krav Maga sessions is in Studio 25, 25 Church Street, Manchester, M4 1PE. The Sessions are as follows: Tuesday 19:30 – 20:30 – Beginners Class Thursday 19:30 – 20:30 – Beginners Class

Belts and Grades

Krav Maga Grading System Although Krav Maga is not really like many martial arts as it is fundamentally a self-defense system, there are many aspects to it, and as such, they are divided into groups of increasingly complex maneuvers. Each group requires the student to master the specific defenses for…

History and Tradition

Krav Maga literally means “Combat – Contact” or “Close Quarter Combat”. The roots of modern Krav maga began in Czechoslovakia in the 1930s with Imi Lichtenfeld, an expert in boxing and wrestling. He was influenced by his father, Shmuel, a detective and Defensive Tactics instructor with the local police force.…

Instructor Training

Krav-Maga is not simply another martial art even though there are the same kicks, punches, grips, and holds that can be found in other combat sports. Neither is it a mixture of various martial arts or sports where certain techniques considered adaptable to self-defence have been combined. Its main characteristic…

The FEKM

The FEKM (Fédération Européenne Krav Maga) The FEKM was created by Richard DOUIEB in 1997. Richard is the official representative of Imi Lichtenfeld in Europe, and the European Federation of Krav-Maga now includes more than 20000 members in 14 countries, which makes the FEKM number one in the world in…

The FEKM-UK

The FEKM-UK (European Federation of Krav Maga – Sector UK) The largest Krav Maga organisation in the world is the FEKM (Fédération Européene de Krav Maga), and it’s success is founded on the technical ability and collegial attitude of it’s founder Richard Douieb. The FEKM-UK was founded in 2015 and has…