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Synopsis
Trained by the top Israeli Defense Forces' instructors, Gershon Ben Keren is one of the foremost experts on the martial art of Krav Magra. In his third book, Ben Keren explains how to survive life-threatening real-world offenses--terrorists, active shooters, carjackers, home invaders--and demonstrates how Krav Maga can be employed to respond to them.
Each section of Extreme Survival provides detailed instructions alongside a series of photographs that show move-by-move how to defend yourself and others against:
- Attacks in workplaces, homes, and public places
- Unarmed attackers
- Assailants armed with knives, handguns, long barrel firearms, explosives, and improvised weapons
- One-on-one assaults and attacks on groups
- Attacks in open areas as well as in cramped spaces, such as inside a car
A 2011 inductee into the Museum of Israeli Martial Arts, Ben Keren focuses on the psychology of violence to inform his self-defense training. His successful line of Krav Magra instructional books are the only guides on the market illustrated with full-color photographs taken in real time and in real life settings. Emphasizing an awareness of your surroundings combined with an aggressive response,
Extreme Survival teaches practitioners to neutralize an assailant's advantage early, before the situation escalates.
Synopsis
The result of extensive research including an analysis of over 140 active shooter/killer incidents,
Krav Maga Extreme Survival provides an apolitical view of personal safety concentrating on practical methods to survive violent situations.
In his over 25 years of experience, Gershon Ben Keren has had the privilege of training with many different trainers and associations, including some of the Israeli Defense Forces', most elite Close Combat/Krav Maga Instructors. In his third book Ben Keren explains how Krav Maga techniques can be used to survive some of the most relevant, extreme situations including carjackings, home invasions, and attempted mass killings. The book also details predator profiling methods to aid in the prediction, prevention and avoidance of violence.
Demonstrating effective solutions that have been tried and tested in both the real world and through reconstructions of real-life events, each section of Krav Maga Extreme Survival presents detailed instructions alongside a series of photographs that show how to defend yourself and others against:
- Attacks in workplaces, homes and public places
- Instances of domestic violence including violent and abusive relationships
- Assailants armed with knives, handguns, long barrel firearms, explosives, and improvised weapons
- Attacks in cars and other confined and restricted spaces
- Vehicular Rammings
- Unarmed attackers
- One-on-one assaults and attacks targeting a group
A 2010 inductee into the Museum of Israeli Martial Arts, Ben Keren focuses on the psychology of violence to inform his self-defense training. His successful line of Krav Maga instructional books are the only guides on the market illustrated with full-color photographs taken in real time and in real life settings. Emphasizing a dynamic assessment of your environment, combined with a rapid response,
Krav Maga Extreme Survival teaches practitioners to neutralize an assailant s advantage early, before the situation escalates.