The Krav Maga Worldwide™ Force Training Division is dedicated to providing defensive tactics training for law enforcement, security and military personnel.

The Krav Maga Worldwide™ Force Training Division has been directly responsible for providing training to over 500 law enforcement agencies in the United States and multiple U.S. Military units stationed locally and around the world.

This program is well-integrated, meaning that similar defensive principles apply to a variety of hostile situations. Therefore, the system can be learned in a relatively short period of instruction. The system is designed to train large numbers of personnel at one time. The techniques are easy to retain with minimal review and can be performed under extreme stress. The Krav Maga System has been overwhelmingly praised by defensive tactics instructors from federal, state and local law enforcement agencies as well as hand to hand combat trainers from special units of the military.

LAW ENFORCEMENT

The Krav Maga Worldwide™ Force Training Division (KMWFTD) has taken important steps to refine Krav Maga for the needs of American law enforcement.

Keenly aware of use-of-force and liability issues facing law enforcement, KMWFTD is constantly updated in consultation with use-of-force experts (including district attorneys, police liability defense lawyers, police administrators, and defensive tactics instructors) to provide real-world effectiveness and defensible applications of reasonable force.

Our approach is simple “stop the problem and take safe control as quickly as possible.” Officer safety is paramount – before, during and after a confrontation. We deal with compliant, resistive, assaultive/high risk and life threatening situations.

Our instructional staff consists of currently sworn law enforcement officers. Our U.S. Chief Instructor, Darren Levine, is a Deputy District Attorney for Los Angeles County. He lectures frequently on use-of-force issues. This team established a defensive tactics system that protects law enforcement officers from harm and law enforcement agencies from liability.

We provide Instructor Certification Courses, Seminars (end-user training), Private Courses and Customized Courses to meet your needs. We have mobile training teams that travel to provide training and currently support over 2000 Military and Law Enforcement Instructors around the world.

MILITARY

The Krav Maga Force Training Division (KMFTD) has taken important steps to refine Krav Maga for the needs of American law enforcement. Keenly aware of use-of-force issues facing law enforcement, KMFTD gathered top authorities in the use-of-force field, including: deputy district attorneys, police liability defense lawyers, police administrators, top defensive tactics instructors.

In particular, the U.S. Chief Instructor, Darren Levine, is a deputy District Attorney for Los Angeles County. He lectures frequently on use-of-force issues.

The team established a defensive tactics system that protects law enforcement officers from harm and law enforcement agencies from liability.

The Krav Maga law enforcement-training curriculum has been divided into different areas:

• Combatives (use of personal weapons)
  
  
• Self-Defense
  
  
• Weapon Retention (in the holster, out of the holster, standing and on the ground)
  
  
• Defenses Against Handgun Threats
  
  
• Defenses Against Long-Gun Threats
  
  
• Long-Gun Retention
  
  
• Defenses Against Edged Weapon Threats and Attacks (to include improvised edged weapon defenses)
  
  
• Defenses Against Blunt Weapon Attacks (sticks/pipes/impact weapons)
  
  
• Utilizing an Impact Weapon for Defensive Purposes and Striking
  
  
• Ground Fighting and Tactics for Law Enforcement Application
  
  
• Arrest and Control Tactics Searching and Hancuffing
  
  
• Hostage Situations
  
  
• Special Operations (ie. Suicide/Homicide Bomber)

Retention of Training
Because the system is based upon common principles and natural/instinctive movements, officers retain Krav Maga techniques with minimal review and practice.

Practical Techniques

Krav Maga emphasizes effectiveness and simplicity. This street system provides realistic defenses against a variety of aggressive attacks, whether the assailant is armed or unarmed.

Performance Under Stress

Krav Maga’s unique, reality-based training is designed to improve the officer’s emotional and physical response to danger. These methods develop the ability to recognize danger at the earliest stages, react without hesitation, and escalate and de-escalate with the appropriate level(s) of force.

Use-of-Force Issues

Krav Maga enables officers to deal with the most violent offenders they encounter, while remaining acutely aware of reasonable use-of-force and civil liability issues facing law enforcement.

These are all crucial factors that must be considered in the development of any defensive tactics program.