Bill McDonald, husband, father, martial arts instructor, gym owner, entrepreneur, and the owner and host of The Bearded Beast Show defines what Krav Maga is, provides a brief, insightful history  of Krav Maga, shares the various skills and techniques students can expect to be taught, and the reasons why Krav Maga is not a sport like mixed martial arts. 

Episode Highlights: 

• Bill McDonald shares a recording of Bas Rutten explaining what Krav Maga is. 
• What is the history of Krav Maga and what is it derived from? 
• How has Krav Maga been used?
• Who would Bill McDonald train with if he was learning Krav Maga from scratch? 
• What do Krav Maga students learn how to do?
• Be conscious of your surroundings and aware of multiple attackers.  
• Attack only when necessary and as a last resort. 
• What defenses can you learn in Krav Maga?
• Why is Krav Maga not a sport? 
• How does the vetting process work for students that The Bearded Beast will train?  

3 Key Points:

1. Krav Maga is Hebrew for contact combat. 
2. Krav Maga is derived from a combination of techniques sourced from boxing, wrestling, aikido, judo, and karate, along with realistic fighting training.
3. Krav Maga promotes finishing a fight as quickly and aggressively as possible, attacking the most vulnerable areas on the body. 

Tweetable Quotes:

• "It is better to know Krav Maga and not need it than to need Krav Maga and not know it. " – Bas Rutten
• "Krav Maga is a military self-defense and fighting system developed for the Israeli defense forces, the IDF, and also the Israeli security forces." – Bill McDonald
• "Krav Maga has a philosophy emphasizing aggression and simultaneous defensive and offensive maneuvers. That means you would block and attack at the same time." – Bill McDonald

Resources Mentioned:

• The Bearded Beast Show 
• Facebook: The Bearded Beast Show