Krav Maga Boston Gun Defense Seminar 2008

The gun defense seminar was fantastic. We trained on gun threat defenses for over four and one-half hours. Some of the things we trained on were:

• Gun threat to the front of the body
• Gun threat to the rear of the body
• Gun threat to either side of the head
• Gun threat to the side of the body in front of your arm
• Gun threat to the side of the body in back of your arm
• Gun threat defense when taken as a hostage while a gun is being held to your head
• Gun threat defense when a third party is being threatened with a gun

The drills were the most fun. For example, the students were split into two groups, A and B. Group A had to stand with their eyes closed. Group B, armed with a yellow practice gun, moved amongst the A’s and then randomly picked an A to attack. Group A was required to react appropriately to the type of gun attack being perpetrated.

Another example is while one student held a kicking shield, you were required to punch or kick that kicking shield until attacked by another student. Once attacked, you were then required to address the gun attack in the appropriate manner.

At the conclusion of the seminar, our lead instructor explained that ultimately, you have to use your gut feeling to decide whether to defend against a gun threat.

Complying with the request(s) of the assailant may be all that is needed to extricate you from the situation unscathed. And, at other times…. Read the book “The Gift of Fear” by Gavin De Becker for more insight on the topic.

There was a lot of material to digest and to commit to muscle memory, but the seminar was well worth attending.