The COKM Blog
Straight talk on self-defense, fitness, and confidence, from Colorado's most experienced Krav Maga team. Practical guides and real stories from the mat.
Training Self-defense is what happens when an attack is imminent or already underway, and the defender wasn’t ready for it. The attack wasn’t agreed upon. There was no shared escalation. The defender’s hands are likely down, their weight is neutral, their OODA loop hasn’t even been...
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Kids How Krav Maga helps kids build confidence, focus, and discipline, while learning real anti-bullying and self-defense skills in a fun, supportive environment.
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Self-Defense Does Krav Maga actually work when it counts? Here's why elite military and law enforcement rely on it, and why it works for everyday people too.
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Beginners Krav Maga is the world's most battle-tested self-defense system. Here's what it is, where it came from, and why it works so well for real people.
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Blog “Keep an eye on the guy in the blue shirt at the bar…” That’s what whispered to my Shannon (my badass wife if you don’t know her). We had just walked into a restaurant with some family and out of town friends for a snack and a cocktail. As usual, I posted to the side […]
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Blog At last, the third and final installment of the 3-part Safety Series! This one is all about reading the body language of violence. Fight or Flight is an involuntary biological response to stress, pain, and fear. Whether you’re lying to someone or about to be in a fight for your life, when your brain
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Self-Defense If you don’t get out, and he makes it to your drivers window, he may get a swing enough to break your window out, but not likely to have a good 2nd swing to hit you
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Blog Here in the 2nd installment of the Safety Series, I’m going to explain SITUATIONAL AWARENESS. The term “situational awareness” is too often tossed around in the safety and self-defense industries without the toss-er actually really understanding what it is, how it happens, and what to do with it. Th
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Blog In light of the threats and acts that are becoming more and more frequent in our society today, I thought I’d put together a few tips on spotting and avoiding potential dangerous situations in public. First, you may not know this but our company, Colorado Krav Maga, provides much more than the best
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Blog REAL TALK! You have NEVER seen a holiday season here in Colorado (or the US, or the world for that matter) like the one that’s upon us now. Coming off of major restrictions during the holidays last year, you’re in uncharted territory for the holidays this year. Here’s what you’re currently facing in
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Blog The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil…Is for good men to do nothing. Sir Edmund Burke “(On July 4th) Police and a witnesses interviewed…said passengers trapped in the moving train huddled at both ends of the car and watched in horror as Spires punched 24-year-old Kevin Joseph Sutherland u
Read article Blog For REAL success, start small. By now you’ve seen dozens of New Year Resolution ads and encouragements. By now, you’ve seen dozens of articles or friends balking at the very idea of resolutions. Yes, we get it…every day of the year is a good time to start self-improvement…blah blah blah we get it. B
Read article Blog Not everyone is as Jolly as you and St. Nick while Holiday Shopping. In FACT, the reality is that crime rates SPIKE around the holidays. Identity Theft, Robbery, Burglary, and Vehicle theft are all crimes of opportunity that see huge escalations during the holidays. Here’s a few that you may remembe
Read article Blog Remember this incident at the Cherry Creek Mall several years back? The thief follows the shopper to the exit and right as he’s going through the exit door, the thief grabs the Apple bag (with ipad inside) and takes off running. The bag’s string was wrapped around the shoppers hand and removed much
Read article Blog SPRING is here! Weather is turning a corner, finally. It’ll soon be time to get outside in the sun! Running and biking season is already under way,and you’ll probably see us on the trials too. Part of our commitment to staying safe and being healthy in and out of the gym includes practicing good awa
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Blog “Security is your #1 priority when deciding how to carry a firearm and what kind of equipment to use…”
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Blog If you are training in a martial art or self-defense system for the purpose of learning to defend yourself or a loved one against violence, then congratulations on taking that first step towards personal responsibility. If you are not including firearms training in your routine, then you are failing
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Blog I’ve been so hesitant to jump into the fray on the ‘knockout game’. It’s really been going on for decades in one form or another, and if not for social media I’d argue that it would remain as obscure as it’s always been. Now, however, the possibility that Youtube, LiveLeak, FB and the likes will […]
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Blog Why you should Never Ever Ever fire a warning shot. I read a story today about Corey Thompson, a 36 year old war Vet and by all accounts a decent citizen. He’s in trouble with the law for, what one could argue, doing the humane thing…firing a warning shot instead of shooting an intruder. The […]
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Blog – mom dad somethings going on at school – Hey kiddo what’s up? – helloooooo txt me back please…. – hey something happened, I need you to call me – Dad where r u? – DAD!!!! – I TRIED CALLING WHERE ARE YOU! :Network not responding, please try again :Network not responding, please try again :Network no
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Blog Knives. A few hours prior to starting to write this, 14 people were stabbed on a college campus in Texas. Knives are going to be in the media, on the internet and on your social media page for the next week or longer. But very few people will understand what they are talking about when […]
Read article Blog On Wednesday in Denver, two would-be robbers tried to hit Liquor store #1. The owner shot back at them with his gun. The same two then tried to hit liquor store #2 6-minutes later. That owner shot back at and hit them. This is of course fantastic news. Why do I have a problem? Because […]
Read article Blog OK, so Tony just had a run in with a panhandler in Denver on Monday, and on Tuesday a couple is approached on Colfax by a pair of panhandlers. The asked for money, the couple said no, and one of the beggars jumped the male. They went to the ground, when the second looser started […]
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