School Address
165 (Unit E) New Boston Street
Woburn MA 01801
Krav Maga Yashir is the system/style of Krav Maga taught by 5th Degree Black Belt, Gershon Ben Keren, who in 2010
was inducted into the Museum of Israeli Martial Arts in Herzliya, Israel. He is alos the author of three Amazon
best selling books on Krav Maga. His full-time school is located in Woburn, Massachusetts, just north of Boston.
165 (Unit E) New Boston Street
Woburn MA 01801
Krav Maga Yashir (Direct Contact Combat), is a distinct style of Krav Maga, that adheres to the original concepts and principles that Imi Lichtenfeld laid down e.g., if an attack is life-threatening, then the attack itself is attacked etc. However, the system also uses the approach of Hisardut, in training Krav Maga as a martial arts, where fighting skills are developed rather than simply learning and drilling techniques etc. This approach means that students of the Krav Maga Yashir system are taught how to be technically skilled fighters who know how to punch, kick, throw and work on the ground effectively. Whilst, the importance of an aggressive mindset is taught, aggression is something that is an addition to technical ability rather than a substitution/replacement.
The system and syllabus was designed by Gershon Ben Keren, a 5th Degree Black Belt in Krav Maga, who was trained and certified in Israel. He has written three Amazon best-selling books on Krav Maga, and in 2010 was inducted into the Museum of Israeli Martial Arts, in Herzliya, Israel. For more information about him, please click here. Krav Maga Yashir, works from the original premise of getting an untrained person combat ready, for the situations and contexts within which they are most likely to experience violence in the shortest and quickest amount of time. However, the system also allows for the growth and development of the individual as a rounded fighter, who is comfortable and competent in all the potential dimensions of a fight.
Although the Krav Maga Yashir system teaches the original concepts and principles, laid down by Imi Lichtenfeld, it doesn’t teach these as absolutes. Whereas some Krav Maga systems and styles have in their vocabulary, words such as “never” and “always”, Krav Maga Yashir works from the premise that the situation determines the solution, rather than the system e.g., whilst it may be preferable, in an ideal world, to attempt to control a weapon, and take away its movement etc., there may be times when this isn’t the best option – there are multiple assailants assisting the person making the weapon threat, who will attack and constrain you should you attempt this - and it is better to simply knock it away and run. This wouldn’t be the first solution to consider, however if working combatively, and attempting to control the weapon isn’t an effective solution, then another one should be considered e.g., there may be times when the focus of a weapon defense should be on control of the individual, rather than control of the weapon; it may be that the way the person using it makes it inaccessible, such as somebody holding a gun close to their body, whilst pushing a person away with their other hand etc. In this regard what are sometimes looked on as absolute and immutable principles by other Krav Maga systems, are looked on as heuristics, that guide solutions and responses, rather than dictate them.