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In this episode Host Jonathan Fader goes over a series he wrote on the three main approaches/styles to Krav Maga, Military, Police and Security and Civilian. While we at UTKM believe a good program should start with one and build up to the others, Civilian Application>LE Application>Military Application to properly understand all potential self defense scenarios many schools and organizations may focus on one area over the others. This may because of the philosophy of the place or simply because of the instructors past experiences and skills. Regardless it should be principle based and address the specific needs of those being taught as each application is different and needs a slightly different focus and approach. Listen for Jons expanded thoughts. The post Episode 77 – Blogpost Series – Krav Maga Styles, A discussion – Military, LE & Security, Civilian first appeared on Urban Tactics Krav Maga.

David Kahn is the head of the Israeli Krav Maga Association (IKMA) North America which was originally founded by Modern Krav founder Imi Lichtenfeld and now headed by GM Haim Gideon (This is why now the IKMA is often referred to as the Gideon System). David started his Krav Maga journey in the 90s which found him in Israel training directly with GM Gideon. The two formed a bond and this led David to be the official head representative of the IKMA in North America. He primarily teaches in and around the NJ/NY areas at his schools but has taught to all five major branches of the US military as well as many other LE/Military organizations in the US and International. He has also written numerous books on Krav Maga and use of force with more to come. In this episode, we talk about his Journey to where he is now, Krav Maga in general, Military, Civilian, and LE application of Use of force and teaching, Police use of force in America, and our general ideas and philosophies. The post Episode 76 – David Kahn is the head of IKMA North America and Author first appeared on Urban Tactics Krav Maga.

In This Podcast, Host Jonathan Fader goes over a blog post series written by Evan Jex, titled Are you a good Training Partner? Jon adds his commentary to this series on an important topic that is how to train with other people for martial arts. While Martial Arts is inherently individualistic/solo the reality is your progress is often a matter of how good your training partners are. If no one wants to train with you because you are "that person" in the gym then you are actually harming your progress the most because you actually aren't a good training partner. Evan was also on Episode 64 as a guest. www.utkmblog.com www.utkmu.com www.urbantacticskm.com The post Episode 74 – Blogpost Series -Are You a Good Training Partner? first appeared on Urban Tactics Krav Maga.

Kip Warner is part of a group called the Canadian Society for the Advancement of Science in Public Policy, which has currently filed a class-action lawsuit against the Provincial Government of British Columbia regarding their COVID-19 Policies. Kip has a BSc from UBC in computer sciences with a focus on Artificial intelligence and has even found himself working with groups like NASA. He spent time in the Canadian Armed Forces, finishing as an officer at a time when it was no longer a good fit for him. Additionally, he learned various classical European sword styles to broaden his combat knowledge. In this podcast, we discuss the legal action against the government (but due to ongoing litigation our discussion was limited), his veganism, science and technology, environmentalism, martial arts, military service, and our general thoughts and philosophies. The goal of this podcast was to show you who KIP is as there have already been attempts to smear his personal character publicly as he garners a lot more support than certain groups would like. Support their Cause https://ca.gofundme.com/f/bc-supreme-court-covid19-constitutional-challenge The post Episode 73 – Kip Warner is part of a group suing the BC Government over Covid-19 Policy first appeared on Urban Tactics Krav Maga.

Krav Maga Like anything has a lot of misinformation floating around on the internet. Either because people make things up, fail to understand or simply say things because of ego. This episode goes over some myths and misconceptions that our students requested we talk about. There are of course many more but we didn't have all day... www.utkmblog.com www.utkmu.com www.urbantacticskm.com The post Episode 72- Blogpost Series – Krav Maga Myths and Misconceptions first appeared on Urban Tactics Krav Maga.

Ted received his UTKM Yellow Belt a short time ago, yet COVID has not stopped his love of learning and growing particularly in the Martial Arts including Krav Maga and now BJJ. He has involved his children in this passion as well as he hopes they gain the skills they need for a happier healthier life. Ted has done a variety of jobs over the years from driving to directing, has several degrees, and loves to ski. In this podcast, we go deep and personal while sharing aspects of our personal lives and the things we have learned, and how we have grown. We talk about parenting, being objective, growth, and what we have learned as we have stumbled through life with all its trials and tribulations. Ted may consider himself "Just a guy", be we consider him a super dad because he is meaningfully and actively involved in his children's lives. This one is for all the parents out there! The post Episode 71 – Ted is a UTKM Yellow Belt, Father, and in general just a guy first appeared on Urban Tactics Krav Maga.

Raziel Cohen of NDF Training originally from California but now residing in NJ is known as the "Tactical Rabbi" as he is a Tactical Firearms Trainer and ordained Rabbi. He gained interest in tactical training and personal self defense due to issues with break ins and threats of violence at the family home. He trained hard and consistently gaining traction and getting noticed by some elite US Military Units due to his Instagram Account NDFTraining. He now regularly trainins Military, Law Enforcement and Civilians who to properly use their firearms for tactical purposes of self defense where legally allowed. In this episode we stay fairly on topic of Tactical Firearms Training, Firearms in general, Training ideologies and a little bit about being Jewish in North America. The post Episode 70 – Raziel Cohen aka “The Tactical Rabbi” is the Head Instructor at NDF Training specializing in Tactical Firearms Training first appeared on Urban Tactics Krav Maga.

In this Episode host Jonathan Fader goes over a blog post series originally posted in 2017 on Music and Mood relating to his personal story with music, Mood, Depression and the IDF. Though it was not intended this episode ends up being quite dense as a variety of studies are read to back how various aspect of how mood can measurably or otherwise affect your mood and our performance. Music can be used to enhance your mood or keep you in a less desirable mental state. Regardless of the result it can be safely assumed that most people enjoy music in their life. https://utkmblog.com/supportus/ The post Episode 68 – Blogpost Series – Music a Tool to change mood: A Personal History first appeared on Urban Tactics Krav Maga.

Toby Reyes is a lifetime Martial Artist who is an Expert in Arnis and has also focused his training in BJJ and Kickboxing. He was previously on Episode 2 and Episode 42 where you can learn a bit more about his background (These episodes only available on www.utkmblog.com). In This Episode I catch up with Toby and we discuss what's going on in the world from Covid, Politics, The Economic System, Cryptocurrencies and Block Chain. The post Episode 67 – Toby Reyes, Martial Artist, Friend and Multi Episode Guest first appeared on Urban Tactics Krav Maga.

Bruce Fontaine is a local martial artist, Stunt Coordinator, Actor and Director. He was lucky to get experience in the Hong Kong movie industry in 80 and 90s. He was even fortunate enough to have worked with Jackie Chan in the Movie Operation Condor. Though his primary style is Wushu he has dabbled in other styles. […] The post Episode 46 - Bruce Fontaine is a local Martial Artist and Stunt coordinator who spent time in the Hong Kong Film industry in the 80s and early 90s first appeared on Urban Tactics Krav Maga.

Mr. John Sambo asked us a while ago to plan a podcast with Terrance J. Kosikar founder of Camp My way. After hearing about the camp we of course agreed. John Sambo is a powerlifter & Strength athlete, bobsledder, musician and an all around great guy. Terrance was the first responder who attended the Fatal accident that occurred at the 2010 winter Olympics and subsequently developed PTSD or PTS Injury as Terrance prefers. This caused a downwards spiral mentally which eventually lead to his self-isolation out near Lillooet BC. This gave him the ability to heal and subsequently found Camp my way a place dedicated to helping First responders and recovering drug addicts recover from PTS. Terrance is also helping get legislation pushed in BC to address this increasing problem of first responder suicide by getting them the help they need sooner. See information on this Bill here. UTKM is proud to help promote this non-partisan cause and support Camp My way to grow and achieve its goals. You can support Terrance by donating via his website at Campmyway.com or by using his #itsnotweaktospeak which can also be found on the website itsnotweaktospeak.com. The post Episode 45 - Terrance Kosikar and John Sambo first appeared on Urban Tactics Krav Maga.

Michelle Tsoi is local martial artist practising in the past Capoeira and more recently started BJJ. She is also a local paramedic for BC ambulance. In this episode, we talk about how she got into martial arts as well as her experience with PTSD as a first responder among other things.