By COLlive reporter
Over the last several months, the number of assaults against Jews in Crown Heights (and in the greater NYC area) have spiked. How should we address the problem? What would you do if you were suddenly attacked in the street? Can you rely on the police and neighborhood patrol groups to deal with these attacks as they occur?
Unfortunately, responders need at least several moments (if not several minutes) to arrive, leaving you to fend for yourself until then. You might feel prepared to defend yourself “if someone starts” with you, but street attacks generally don’t have a “start” — the assault comes unexpectedly; it is a cold-blooded ambush. Now, how do you expect to effectively respond AFTER getting hit “out-of-nowhere” with a brick to the head or pummeled from all sides by multiple attackers?
Most people know that maintaining a high level of alertness in the street is crucial for avoiding an ambush, but few have a thorough knowledge of the things to look for that could signal an imminent attack. What body language might tell you that someone is preparing to hit you? What strategies do criminals employ in order to set-up an ambush? How can you make yourself a less likely target?
Michoel Shapiro has taught self-defense for over 20 years and is the founder of the Krav Combat Academy. In the following video, he shares some information to increase public awareness about how violence in the street unfolds so that you can identify and deal with it proactively.
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For more information, contact Michoel at [email protected] or visit his website at www.KravCombatAcademy.com
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There is no contradiction, and with all due respect, it’s comments like these which are ridiculous and out of touch with reality. The Rebbe never undermined or downplayed the importance of proper tactical strategy in matters of Israel’s self defense, which, as the rabbi in this video stated, includes preemptive strategies as a matter of halachah. The Rebbe stated over and over that Israel needed to pre-emptively “showcase its strength” as a preemptive measure to deter its enemies, even as he campaigned for the soldiers to wear tefilin to do the same. The Rebbe’s objections that you refer too were… Read more »
A clip with actual down to earth practical advice for everyone!
[Without all the fancy-shmancy tactical-shmactical anti-terrorist theatrics, which is all well and good but which no average person is ever going to use (or remember)… And without having to join a “one time this weekend” course in Crown Heights.]
Thank you! And keep’em coming! We all need this.
Great street smart info that very videos will show you.
This is the best way & the only way to protect yourself & others.
Great, clear and practical advice
Maybe there should be a once a month follow up series…
Saying that Israel won the six day war, because they started up with the armies surrounding them first (before they started up with Israel), is a bit problematic. The Rebbe said that because Israel thinks that the reason they won the war was because of their own strength – כחי ועוצם ידי עשה לי את החיל הזה, that had cause that the nissim stopped (to a certain extent) in eretz yisroel (yes, the Rebbe said this). We all know the reason that they won was the nissim gluyim from the eibershter that was 100% l’maala m’tevah.
Otherwise, nice video
Excellent information! I was once walking late at night and a guy started following me.I called my husband in the phone and started running.as the guy came closer I yelled into the phone to my husband, come fast! And the guy retreated into the shadows .bh nothing happened to me.my husband came running down the street to me and the guy had vanished. So exactly what rabbi Shapiro recommends, be first, is what I did and it saved me.
Even with years of training in martial arts pepper spray will do the best job to stop a thug.
Rabbi Shapiro is teaching Krav Maga at Chabad of West Orange on Wednesday nights.