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James Sherman Krav Maga

James Sherman is Managing Director for Protect in New York. Protect is Israel's premier security services company. Sherman is one of a handful of Americans who has achieved the certification of Instructor, Israeli Krav Maga Association after successfully completing 5 training trips to Israel and recording more than 500 hours of full contact Israeli close quarters combat training. Prior to working with Protect, Mr. Sherman was a director for a New England investment banking firm and in recent years he founded Manhattan Trainers, an advanced personal training service in Manhattan. Mr. Sherman's clients have included elite athletes as well as world class entertainers, models and executives, Mr. Sherman is well known for the results he obtains for his clients as well as his intense dedication to their well being. Recently his lectures on self defense and krav maga demonstrations have been drawing audiences well into the hundreds.

Mr. Sherman's business background combined with his experience in fitness and combat training make him the ideal representative for Protect in New York. He stands ready to meet all your security, wellness and fitness needs. Mr. Sherman is an accomplished athlete playing linebacker for the Boston University football team, winner of the New York Sevens Rugby Championship, his workout regimen includes skating 10 miles daily in Manhattan, daily athletic-resistance-bodybuilding training and snowboarding 50 days a year. Mr. Sherman has studied extensively with some of the world's most respected and knowledgeable experts in krav maga and sports-bodybuilding-athletic-wellness training, including: Haim Gidon, Itay Gil, Nir Maman, David Kahn, Mohamed Makkawy, Mike Boyle, Rich Barretta, and Sue Hitzmann.

James likes kashi brand breakfasts and snacks, fresh fruit, fresh vegetables, lean protein, eggs, smartwater, a shaker "glass" from GNC or The Vitamin Shop, Blue-Green Algae from Source Naturals, MHP Probolic-SR protein, tart cherry concentrate, sweet potatoes, whole grains- wild rice, brown rice, quinoa, barley, Vermont Maple Syrup, raw honey, menus from Fuel and Energy Kitchen.

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James Sherman Krav Maga, 90DX 90 day extreme makeover, women's self defense, Against Bullies, Pain and Stress Relief instruction

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Training

180 hours of Israeli Krav Maga training at Grand Master Haim Gidon's headquarters in Netanya. It is a dangerous world, a mugger, rapist or other criminal with a gun or knife does not care about your life, neither does a terrorist on a plane. What you do to avoid attackers, to keep your distance, by using your trained body language and voice are the most important things you can do to avoid violence.

Israeli Krav Maga is the official training system of the Israeli Defense Forces. This is the training to provide you with confidence and peace of mind. The training to be confident to walk down a dark deserted street or when confronted by menacing strangers. Training to defend your self against any attacker of any size or skill level.

 

Training Rules

Avoid fights, understand your opponent, watch face, see pain, sense aggression, identify strength, power, kinds of strikes, react, what is attacker's power, is attacker bluffing. How to fight attacker, we want to win regardless of attacker or attackers and their strength or weapons in a life threatening situation. React to win, don't humiliate your attacker, honor your opponent, win with respect.

Be safe, don't get hurt, don't hurt your training partner. Look for dangers before they happen. Retzev, combine all parts into one, if someone attacks you, your family or loved ones with intent to kill there are no rules, do all that you can. Take into consideration your attacker may be professional, sometimes fight doesn't end with punches, maybe it will never stop and continue with knives or guns. If you strike first you will be wrong in court of law, when you don't have a choice you must defend your self. Don't offend someone, you will increase their strength through their emotions. Instructors must know emergency #'s, if you or training partner taps you must release at once. No watches or jewelry, short fingernails, groin protection, shin protection, eye protection, mouth guard. Be properly hydrated, energized from nutrition and rested. Instructor will know what will happen on mat before it does and avoid escalation and fighting. No overtraining of students. No punching or striking students. Instructor will excite students and bring life to training. Respect to students, respect to instructor. No such thing as a bad student or weak student, instructor will give confidence. Lesson plans will demonstrate a technique at full speed, then slower then break down into stages to teach student, technique training will last 15-20 minutes per technique. Train with continuous motion, no stopping between techniques, pay attention to how you finish technique. Hands lead first, then body. Pay attention to body motion, full motion not half.

Train your cardiovascular system, strength, power, speed, explosive bursts, flexibility.

Warmup 15-20 minutes start slow with easy running in place, jumping jacks, body motion, standing stretching, active release from head to toes. On punches and kicks don't extend 100% only 98% to avoid injury and hyper extending joints. Keep muscles strong through motion and flex strongly at time of impact.

 

Techniques

Body motion- fighting stance left foot forward move left to right to back to regular to down to regular to right to left to regular to down to regular to back.

Body motion with left and right straight punches

Left roundhouse kick left straight punch right straight punch right roundhouse kick

High right rear kick
high left rear kick
2 kicks each leg advancing forward
3 defensive left punches while moving backwards

left straight punch (or finger strike)
right straight punch
left hook
right hook
left uppercut
right uppercut

side step into right side kick
side step into left side kick

left straight punch
right straight punch
hook to body
hook to head

right defensive knee
left defensive knee
rechamber

on ground side kick left
on ground side kick right

left straight punch right straight punch
defended by right hand block deflect explosive right strike to throat
left forearm block to elbow strike to neck

left straight punch right straight punch
defended by right hand/elbow aim elbow at left hook fist

left roundhouse kick left straight punch right straight punch right roundhouse kick
defended by right knee up and out aimed between groin and knee
block straight left punch with right hand deflection/elbow or hand strike to neck
block straight right punch with left elbow
defend right roundhouse with left knee aimed between groin and knee

side choke
defended by eye strike and block

inside punch
defended by forearm groin strike neck strike

side choke
defended by closest hand reaches all around attackers head wrenches neck away simultaneous eye strike

mount position 2 hands push face down against ground
grabs arm tight moves fast and strong across face/neck
cross lock ankles on arm, shoulder or face arches back and hips up
defend attempts head lock

attacker takes back seated (ground) with both hooks (legs) "in" tightly around thighs and attempts chokes
defends by controlling hands of attacker , grab one finger or thumb strongly and twist/turn, don't let attacker choke you, keep chin down, tucked away, traps up, shoulders up, strike with side elbows

attacker throws roundhouse kick
defended by stepping with motion of kick tightly grab ankle between bicep/forearm, lats and chest, take attacker to ground, take back while maintaining leg lock tight

Attacker throws- left punch, right punch, left cross, right cross, left roundhouse kick, right roundhouse kick, right cross elbow, left cross elbow, right uppercut elbow, left uppercut elbow
defender back against wall all blocks and body motion

attacker
front choke defender left strike
side choke defender defensive left/right kick
back choke defensive kick

attacker- tackle/takedown
defender- sprawl, sidestep left retzev, sidestep right retzev, knee to head, kick to head

Attacker chokes- forearm and collar, front, sides and back
defender plucks, tucks chin away retzev

Bear hug from front with arms free
preemptive defense by long range kick or knee to attacker's groin, midsection, neck or face or strike with punch

Other lesson plans for
gun takeaway from behind
oriental knife attack
slash knife attack
straight punch block
hook punch block
headlock from side
knife attack throat
side kick catch
guillotine defense
overhead stick attack
360 degree hand defense
gun front takeaway
throat choke with shrug
kick/punch defense
shirt choke
side kick
shadow box with body movement
spinning kick
front kick
front bear hug with arms trapped
nelson escape
360 degree leg defense