Hi,

My name is Mark Edwards and I’m the owner of Krav Maga Taunton & Bridgwater.  When I was younger, I began my martial arts journey as a shiny new Royal Marine, through Boxing and the positive impact it had on my life was remarkable. 

It was always my dream to someday own my own school in and create an enjoyable environment for students to improve their fitness while building the confidence they can carry into their everyday lives.   Take advantage of one of our amazing free trial lessons today – join us as we empower ourselves and our community with martial arts and self defence training!

Whether you are looking for a physical activity or for an alternative from the boring gym fitness routine, Krav Maga is unlike any other pastime because, at the core of the training, the emphasis is on personal development.  Anyone can begin Krav Maga – any age, any fitness level. 

About The Author

Mark Edwards is a professional Krav Maga coach, Personal Trainer and passionate advocate for good Krav Maga training. Mark heads up Krav Maga Taunton & Bridgwater and regularly coaches at national Krav Maga instructor training courses. Mark can be contacted on 07986516337

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Martial Arts are practised for a number of reasons including self-defence, military and law enforcement and mental and spiritual development.  Though most martial arts are known for the fighting techniques they provide there are various other aspects included also.  It is common for people to learn martial arts for self-defense purposes.  Here are 5 ways in which Martial Arts can help anyone with a self-defense.
• Role Play
• Teaching body language and Communication Skills
• Disarming weapons
• General street-smart techniques
• Attacking and defensive striking

Role Play
Recently we have seen news of people being bullied or teased.   Children, particularly can get very nervous in this situation because they have never experienced it before.   When you have gone through a rehearsed situation before, you will definitely have an idea as for how you need to react.

Teaching Body Language and Communication Skills
It has been observed that when you are facing any conflict situation, reacting confidently will always help you.

Disarming weapons
Martial arts can teach you to disarm so that you can safely escape from a violent situation.

Street Smart techniques
In martial arts, you can also learn about various street-smart strategies, so that if you get stuck in any pressured situation, you handle the situation confidently.

Attacking and defensive techniques
In a situation where an aggressor starts to become violent, it is necessary that you know attacking and defensive techniques which you can fight back effectively.

About The Author

Mark Edwards is a professional Krav Maga coach, Personal Trainer and passionate advocate for good Krav Maga training. Mark heads up Krav Maga Taunton & Bridgwater and regularly coaches at national Krav Maga instructor training courses. Mark can be contacted on 07986516337

If you looking to learn self defence techniques or are just looking for a new exercise routine, check out Krav Maga.  You can learn to protect yourself, improve your self-confidence, tone up, and burn calories, all at the same time.

Krav Maga is a unique Israeli form of ‘combat’ training intended to build both mental and physical aspects of a person’s self defence mechanism.  Krav Maga originated from various forms of fighting techniques combined to derive a practical ‘street fighting’ style.  Since then, Krav Maga has evolved into a disciplined self-defence training system and continuously refined by the Israeli Défense Forces to become an integral part of the formal training received by military personnel.

Krav Maga is a high intensity reality based martial art that burns calories and builds muscle tone.  Like most exercise classes, Krav Maga sessions begin with a warmup and end with a cool down period, with plenty of training and aerobic exercise in between.

Krav Maga Taunton fitness classes are a great way to get you fighting fit.  Krav Maga fitness programs use cardio training, pad work, and sports conditioning techniques to burn fat and improve muscle tone.

Krav Maga is based on simple principles and instinctive movements, it’s designed to teach real-life self defence tactics in the shortest possible time.  You will learn to defend against common chokes, grabs and bear hugs, as well as against weapons such as knives, guns, and sticks.

The system is designed to teach people to function during the stress and shock of a sudden, violent physical encounter.  You are not required to have any special skills or other martial arts training in order to effectively learn its style and techniques.  Krav Maga is suited for everyone, women, men the very young or the more mature practitioner.

Krav Maga not only promotes learning how to fight but also teaches the important aspects of self defence such as personal awareness, threat evaluation and threat avoidance.

Krav Maga is a great work out and it’s fun. If you’re having trouble keeping to an exercise regime give it a try because it keeps you engaged as well as active.  Simply put it’s the best way to get home safely.  Feel Strong, feel good, feel safe.

About The Author

Mark Edwards is a professional Krav Maga coach, Personal Trainer and passionate advocate for good Krav Maga training. Mark heads up Krav Maga Taunton & Bridgwater and regularly coaches at national Krav Maga instructor training courses. Mark can be contacted on 07986516337

I often get asked by new members to the club advice on starting out in Krav Maga, so I thought I would share some tips for beginners, which will help those starting out.

Six Tips For Krav Maga Beginners Part 1

Self Defence

* It can be helpful to write down what you learned after the class so you can refer back to it later, the same techniques are not always taught in consecutive sessions and the volume of information can be daunting at first. Writing it down also helps you reinforce the techniques in your mind so they become more instinctive.

* Make sure you bring along a bottle of water and a towel.

* Krav Maga is a contact pass time so the odd knock (Krav tatt) is not unusual. If you have any sprains or strains from a previous session it is important to do extra stretching and preparation before the session starts to avoid, making your injury worse and be sure to let your instructor know.

* There are specific techniques for getting up from the ground, learn them, practise them and always use them at all times in the classes. It’s tricky at first, but easy once you get the hang of it.

* When you have completed a technique look around you as you move away – this is called scanning – it should become automatic. Look left and right around you at the others in the class quickly, but keep your attacker in your field of view (turn the whole of your head to scan, don’t rely on eye movement, you’ll see fewer hazards.

* Most kicks are deflected/ defended with your leg, not your hands. There is little catching or holding of legs in Krav Maga, this is difficult to get used to at first.

Hope this helps, I’ll be sharing some more tips in the coming weeks, so watch this space.

About The Author

Mark Edwards is a professional Krav Maga coach, Personal Trainer and passionate advocate for good Krav Maga training. Mark heads up Krav Maga Taunton & Bridgwater and regularly coaches at national Krav Maga instructor training courses. Mark can be contacted on 07986516337

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