Society & Culture
Guy Dar is a second generation Krav Maga expert under Emi Lichtenfeld, the creator of Krav Maga. He is also the creator of the Self Defense Krav Maga online training course. As chief instructor of Full Contact Krav, Guy started his training in Krav Maga in 1980. He was authorized as a Black Belt and a Krav Maga Instructor in 1989. In this interview we talk about the basic concepts of Krav Maga and how it was developed in an area where there has been constant violence and fighting for centuries. The effectiveness of Krav Maga is being realized in the United States and all around the world even more every day. With all the violence in his area of the world, this art HAS to be efficient and effective and we talk about what makes it such an attractive art to soldiers, women, children and seniors alike. Mr. Dar was personally trained by Eli Avikzar through the last 15 years of Eli’s life in a special class of Eli’s top instructors. Guy became one of the highest ranked students of the late Master Eli Avikzar. Guy Dar is also a highly regarded Certified Martial Arts & Self Defense coach from the world renown Wingate Institute in 1995. In addition, he is a Senior teacher and Expert of Defensive Arts in Israel (Wingate 2003). Mr. Dar is one of the select few individuals in Israel who holds a special title from, Mr. Eli Avikzar and the Zinman college of Physical Education and Sport Sciences at the Wingate Institute, of "Senior Teacher and Expert in Defensive Arts in Israel". Learn Krav from Guy The basic principle of Krav Maga is minimum defense against maximum attack. This principle is embedded in each of the moves. Guy Dar was very excited during this interview for the opportunity to share this information overseas and he has developed a video course for teaching Krav Maga to people outside of Israel. For more information about the course click here. Each video shows a certain defense or attack accompanied by a clear explanation. Then the move is shown in slow motion so that you are able to observe each detail. In addition to the video course, you can also film yourself practicing the Krav Maga techniques taught in the course and then send the movies to Guy to get feedback so you can correct and improve your moves accordingly! If you are an instructor and want to add Krav Maga techniques and principles to your school, you can check out the instructor course that Guy talks about in the interview here: http://krav-magainstructorcourse.com Guy Dar's school website can be found here: http://krav.org.il/en.html