Krav Maga Requirements

YELLOW BELT
STAND UP
•Movement
•Fight stance
•Shadow boxing
•Short Range Combatives
•Straight punches
•Low straight punches
•Advancing punches
•Elbows (7)
•Knees: A-frame & extend head
•Palm strikes
•Hammer fists – forward, down
•Side hammer fist & turn-in
•Eye & throat strikes
•Long Range Combatives
•Groin kick
•Round kick
•Offensive front kick
•Combative Combinations
•Kick-punch combinations
•Defend Punches
•Inside defense
•Low inside defense
•360 defenses (high, low)
•Defend Chokes
•Front choke, 2-pluck
•Front choke, 1-pluck
•Rear choke
•Side choke
•Front choke pushed
•Rear choke pushed
•Defend Grabs
•Wrist grab: same-side, opposite side
•Wrist grab: both held high, both held low
•Wrist grab: one wrist held by two hands
•Wrist grab: both hands behind back

•Arm pulls
GROUND FIGHTING

Ground: Movement
•Back position
•Side position
•Getting up
•Ground: Striking
•Striking from mount
•Front kick on ground
•Round kick on ground
•Axe kick on ground
•Side kick on ground
•Kick with bottom leg
•Ground: Defend Chokes
•Choke mounted
•Side choke on ground (kick-off)

TRANSITIONS

Basic sprawl

ORANGE BELT

Short Range Combatives

•Hook punch
•Uppercut punch

•Long Range Combatives

•Defensive front kick
•Side kick & advance
•Back kick & advance
•Offensive back kick – short range, long range
•Advancing groin kick

•Combative Combinations
•Focus mitts

•Defend Punches
•Slipping and bobbing
•Inside defense w/ counters against – left, right
•Cross body defense with counter
•Defend hook punch
•Defend uppercut punch
•360 defenses with counters

•Defend Kicks
•Defend groin kick – leg redirect
•Defend groin kick – arm sweep
•Defend groin kick – outside stabbing
•Defend low round kick – absorb, check
•Defend front kick to body – outside stabbing
•Defend front kick to body – forearm redirect
•Defend developing kick – heel stomp

•Defend Chokes
•Front choke against wall
•Rear choke against wall
•Rear choke pulled

•Defend Headlocks
•Headlock from behind
•Headlock from side

•Defend Grabs
•Front bear hug arms free, attacker’s head – on center (space), on shoulder (no space)
•Front bear hug arms caught
•Rear bear hug arms free

•Rear bear hug arms caught

GROUND FIGHTING
Ground: Mount
•Top position – striking, exiting
•Bottom position – defend punches (buck)
•Bottom position – trap & roll
•Bottom position – shrimp to guard
•Bottom position – shrimp to slide-out
•Bottom position – defend headlock

•Ground: Guard
•Top position – exiting
•Bottom position – kick-off

•Ground: Feet Held by Standing Attacker

•One foot held in place
•One foot held & spun either direction

•Both feet held

TRANSITIONS
Back fall break
•Side fall break
•Forward fall break
•Defend takedown – sprawl
•Arm drag from A-frame
•Snap down from A-frame

•Defend knee grab or low bear hu

GREEN BELT

STAND

Short Range Combatives

•Head butts
•Long Range Combatives
•Spinning back kick
•Heel kick
•Slap kick – inside, outside
•Combative Combinations
•Sparring drills
•Advanced focus mitts
•Thai pads
•Defend Punches
•Inside defense – lean back
•Outside defense – palm facing, palm away
•Outside defense – extended arm
•Outside defense – roll overhead
•Punches Used as Defense Against a Punch
•Outside defense against right punch using left overhand punch
•Inside defense against right punch using left straight punch
•Defend Kicks
•Defend high round kick – reflexive
•Defend high round kick – absorb shoulder & opposite hand
•Defend Headlocks
•Guillotine
•Defend Grabs
•Hair grabs – in place, pulled
•Rear bear hug – finger leverage
•Bear hug lifted – front, rear

•Thai clinch – pluck/strike

GROUND

Ground: Side Control

•Top position – exiting, mounting
•Top position – key lock
•Bottom position – shrimp
•Bottom position – reversal
•Ground: Defend Headlocks
•Side headlock
•Ground: Guard
•Bottom position – sweep
•Bottom position – arm bar
•Bottom position – kimura

•Top position – stacking

TRANSITIONS

High fall break – back, side

•Forward roll
•Side roll
•Double leg takedown
•Single leg takedown
•Single leg extension takedown

•Knee tap takedowns – forward, back

INTRO WEAPONS
Handgun from front
•Handgun to side of head

•Overhead stick