krav maga black belt requirements

The essence of Krav Maga is practical simplicity. As such it is not so much how many techniques you know, but how well you execute and apply the techniques that you know. In a real life situation, it is not the number of techniques that matter but the confidence and aggressiveness with which they are applied.

The main difference between a black belt and a brown belt is not the number of techniques but the expertise in which they are applied.

Important: Unlike many other Krav Maga associations IKI does not offer "rank equivalency", in other words; although you may be a third dan with Krav Maga IKXYF this does not mean that you can join IKI with that rank or even test for that rank. No one skips any black belt levels. Everyone must test for Black Belt first dan.

It is important to note that you will not be tested on Krav Maga techniques that you have learned from other Krav Maga Associations. We only test you on IKI techniques.

In addition, you must be an active, paid up, member of IKI. Black Belt candidates are expected to own the IKI DVD's. If you are missing a technique you need for your test, and it is not on one of our DVD,s, you can request this technique and it will be sent to you via e mail video clips.

How To Test: You can test in person or via video. You can send in your video via e mail, DVD or YouTube, or Drop Box..

Fee: There is a one time fee of $280. I spend many hours reviewing your clips, and, if necessary, I send out detailed comments on what needs to be improved and how.

There is no Failure! You simply might have to resubmit certain clips/techniques, without ever paying again, until you have reached the appropriate level.

techniques FOR IKI KRAV MAGA BLACK BELT First dan

IKI Foundations

The Ginga - Understand the Ginga and how to apply it to various defenses: Wrist grab, Choke, Gun defense, Knife Threat etc.

IKI Fighting Stance - Don't just use any old fighting stance you picked up from some other style. Make sure you know and understand the IKI fighting stance.

The IKI Universal Block - This is one of the KEY principles of IKI. We use it and adapt it in countless different situations.

Body Movement - Understand how IKI focuses on Body Movement rather than on Rapid Hand Movement.

Gross Motor Moves - We avoid grabbing or any moves that require precision, as this will be nearly impossible in a real-life situation.

If there is a version of a technique on the DVD, and a different version that was sent out more recently on our online program, the more current technique is the correct one.

What NOT to do - Do NOT send me a collection of techniques that you picked over the years from White Eyebrow kung fu and aerobic kickboxing or what-have-you. I can test you ONLY on IKI techniques.

Also, do not take the liberty of sending me techniques you developed yourself, or IKI techniques that you "tweaked" and improved upon. If you feel you have found a better version of a technique, by all means share that with me. Send me a video and I will take a look, but not as part of your black belt test. Send them to me independently.

Defense Vs. Unarmed Attackers

Straight wrist grab (Ginga)

Cross hand wrist Grab

Choke from Front

Choke from Back

Choke from Side

Rear Naked Choke

Head lock from Side

Head lock from Front

"Nelson"

Being Pushed

Bear Hug from Front

Bear Hug from Back

Bear Hug from Side

Hair Grab - Front, Back.

Shirt Grab

IKI STREET COMBATIVES

IKI Street Combatives Material covered on the IKI DVD - "IKI Street Combatives

Defense Vs. All forms of striking: Punching, Kicking, Elbows, Knees

Attacks and counter attacks for the street

GUN DISARMS

Note: All techniques to be demonstrated from the three distances as explained in Gun Defense Vol. One. (See DVD page)

Hand gun to front of head,

Gangster style gun threat to head

Gun pointed at stomach; one hand,

Gun pointed at stomach using double hand grip.

Gun pointed at stomach gangster style, touching (pushing) or slight distance.

Gun pointed at the side of the head

Gun pointed at the back of the head

Gun Defense while Seated

Gun Defense while both are seated

Gun Defense while seated at desk and attacker is standing, (frontal threat) using desk

Gun defense while seated, person sitting next to you pulls out gun.

Gun pointed at your stomach (he is standing, you are sitting) Gun pointed at you by person is sitting next you.

Gun pointed at you while seated and people are seated at both sides of you.

Gun pointed at your knee, right side, left side.

Airplane Hostage Situations

Third party defense, rescuing a hostage

Other Weapons

Defense vs. stick; in all directions and to all parts of the body.

Defense vs. Baseball bat,

Knowledge of kobutan self-defense key chain

Defense Vs. Long Weapons, rifle, shotgun, Garden Fork.

KNIFE

KNIFE THREATS

Knife Threats

Refer to DVD "Defense vs. Knife Threats"

Horizontal Knife threats: with shirt grab, with arm grab, with cross hand grab, against the wall, on the ground.

Knife threat to the side of the neck: with shirt grab, with arm grab, with cross hand grab, against the wall, on the ground.

Back hand threat

Threat from behind, under chin

Threat from behind under chin while pulling you back Threat from behind, side of neck

Knife to the back

Knife pointed at stomach

Knife pointed at side of neck

knife attacks

Defense vs all knife attacks.

ground fighting techniques and strategies

Down and Dangerous series

Defense vs.

Guard,

Mount,

Side Control,

Triangle Choke,

Rear Naked chokes

Leg locks

Opponent on your back

Pay for black belt test $280 (Only use the paypal button)

Krav Maga Black Belt Second dan

At the second dan level I want to see more reality cases, i.e. reenactment of real-life cases, such as the ones I send out in our daily videos. (If you are not a member of our online program, you are not going to be testing with us for second dan black belt).

I want to see greater fluency. This means the practitioner should be more relaxed, the techniques should flow, there should be more energy and less muscle. It should look more Wu Wei, Effortless Effort.

The emphasis should be on:

Real life cases, applications of existing techniques to new and more challenging situations, use of Body Movement rather than relying on Speed or Strength.

In particular I want to see applications of our basic gun techniques (two), the IKI Universal Block, the Ginga and the concept of Body Movement and the "Immediate Defense using the nearest body part).

Some techniques that I would like to see.

Gun held to the side of the body.

Gun threat in a way that you cannot reach it directly but must go "around the back" (there are several examples of this). One of these is what I call "Brooklyn".

Blood choke and gun threat (Essex, England)

Ground, Arms pinned, knife attacks and knife threats.

Hostage Situations - handgun and Rifle.

Defense in and around a car, applications of gun, knife and hand to hand techniques.

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