To Study The Old, Is To Understand The New - Avi Nardia Blog

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"It'sNotAboutTheSizeOfYourStones,ButWhatYouBuildWithThem!"
2012TimBoehlert
APR
26TH
KAPAPCOMBATIVES
TO STUDY THE OLD, IS TO
To
Study the Old,THE
Is toNEW
Understand the
UNDERSTAND
NewSPANISHFRENCHITALIAN
Teaching modern Martial Arts and Reality

Basedselfdefense,manytimeswearefaced
with questions like: Why do you study
Brazilian Jujutsu? or Why do you study
Judo? or Why do you study Japanese
Swordsmanship?, and ultimately with
What do those disciplines have to do with
modernMartialArtsandRealityBasedself
defense?
MostRealityBasedpractitionersforgetwho
the founders of their systems are, and the
roots of that system, but its always
important to remember those roots. We
alsoseeitwithintheMartialArts.
AviNardia:
http://avinardiablog.com/budomagazineapril2013tostudytheoldistounderstandthenewhanshipatrickmccarthyavinardiatimboehlert/
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IwasbornandraisedinIsraelandjoinedthe
Army, and thus I cannot agree with some
KravMagaschoolsthatdeclare:Wearenot
a traditional Martial Art, we are a no
nonsense Martial Art. With egoladen talk
like this, falling is a big risk and its too
highofarisk.
Krav Maga is also based on traditional
MartialArts,andallofitsmovescomefrom
old manuals and books that were available
and utilized during the World War II era,
including many Martial Arts books about
Karate, Judo, HandtoHand Combat and Ju
jutsu. Ive never seen a move that I hadnt
already seen in old Martial Arts books, way
before Krav Maga was born. All of Krav
Magas kicks and strikes have been taken
from many different Martial Arts and have
been set into one puzzle in Israel, to teach
fast selfdefense to its Army personnel. Krav
Maga techniques were to be based on a few
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simple criteria: techniques had to

incorporate only a few minimal moves and
techniques could not be overly complicated,
as they might not always be effective. And
many times techniques were developed and
taught to give the soldiers confidence and
basicselfdefensetools,butnothingmore.
When I returned to Israel in 1992, after
almost eight years in the Far East studying
Martial Arts, I must admit that as a Martial
artist that desired to study Martial Arts, if I
couldhavefoundtheknowledgethatIsought
so close to my door, I would not have flown
allthewaytotheFarEasttostudy!
Lt. Colonel Avi Harus, R.I.P., asked me to
setup a new more advanced program, that
would achieve a few simple goals: it should
belessinjurioustoitsstudents,anditshould
prepare cadets to join the Israeli Special
Forces.ThisiswhereIbegantoseethegood
thingsinIsraeliMartialArtssystemsaswell
asthebadthings,andIbegantoprogressit,
to develop it to the next level, to teach it, to
fully experience it and to thoroughly test it.
This experience eventually lead me to being
recruitedbyatopIsraeliunitaftertheyhad
testedmostofthecurrentIsraelisystemsand
instructors in Israel, including some ex
Yamam members. They found that the
program that I developed was the best
program suited for them and this is where
KAPAP, the newest Israeli Martial Art,
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originated.
TogetherwithLt.ColonelChaimPeerandhis
vast experience, we went to the Special
Forcestodiscoverwhattheirneedswere,and
there we worked with one of the most
inspiringMartialArtiststhatIknow,Hanshi
PatrickMcCarthy,whoalsofunctionedasan
advisor.
We started proposing the most advanced
system to the unit. Through the years the
systemwould
be changed and it got more and more
progressive, most recently with the addition
ofMachadoRCJJujutsu.Iwashonoredtobe
oneoftheRCJinstructorsandIwasalsochief
instructor for Aiki Kenpo Jujutsu, under
HanshiPatrickMcCarthy.
Thus,sincetheKravMagasystemistaught
tokids,itisnotreallyaccuratetoclaimthat
Krav Maga is the official system for the
IsraeliArmy.TherearenokidsintheIsraeli
Army.
Weareteachinganewandmodernsystem,
with some of its roots emanating from the
army, the police and counterterrorism
units, but with its main roots coming from
the traditional Martial Arts. With Kapap
expanding into the civilian and worldwide
marketplace,thesystemacquiredthename
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FacetoFace (Krav Panim El Panim.) As an

international name, it was less and less
Israeli. As Kapap progressed, there were
morenewwaystostudyandprogressover
the years to make Kapap more of a wide
angle system. Now, even the worldwide
system is hard to define as its more of a
concept, and once a concept becomes a
system it starts to get limited and once we
defineZenitstopsbeingZen.
Krav Maga students and or its instructors
have been quoted as saying No groin, no
KravMaga.Wevetriedtotaketheegoout
ofKapapandwesayNobrain,noKapap.
WeseeKapapasathreestageMartialArt:
1)TheCombativecomponent
2)TheSport/Recreationalcomponent
3)TheTraditionalMartialArtscomponent
We have no problem competing in Mixed
Martial Arts, Boxing, Thai Boxing, Jujutsu,
Judo, Brazilian Jujutsu and more. All of
these systems serve as a great reference
point and provide great study materials.
Therearethosethatsay:Trainasyoufight,
fight as you train, but this quote also
revealsarealmisunderstandingofreality.If
youweretotrainasyoudfight,youwould
be dead or badly injured, but we teach
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SafetyFirst,SafetyLast.
Somesay:Inthestreet,thereisnoreferee.
ThankGoditslikethat,becauseifyoulose
intheringthefightwillbestoppedandyou
canlearnalessonfromyourloss.Ifyoulive
byyouregoaloneandavoidthechallengeof
competing, you have already lost, as you
probablyfearlosingandexcuseitbyrelying
onemptyphraseslikeinthestreet,thereis
no referee. You hide your fear, and cant
faceseeingyourselflosinginthering.
Always remember that if someone can
knock you out in the ring he could do it in
the street and that competing in the ring
only gets you close to what a street fight
might be like. Still, its much closer than
training and sparring only in a dojo. In the
ring you will experience a more realistic
fight, you will experience a certain level of
fearandyouwillexperiencetheeffectsofa
real adrenalin rush, in a safe, but different
way. Dont feed your ego and live in this
dangerous fantasy until one day, when you
gettakenbysurpriseandbygetintoareal
fight in the street. Remember that if
someonecankickyouintheheadorknock
youdowninthering,theycanalsokickyou
in the groin and attack your eyes in the
street.Yourattackerisnotdeludedlikeyou
are,andhewillnotfightandabidebyyour
rules,hewillonlygowithhis.
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ManyRealityBasedsystemsalsoclaimthat:
In the street, the ground is the last place
youwanttofight.Wewouldalsoaddthata
gun or a knife is also the last weapon that
wed want to fight. We dont even want to
fight.So,bynotstudyinggroundwork,you
will never understand how to get yourself
up from the ground if your attacker puts
youthere,andwithsomanyMixedMartial
Art
ists and ground fighters around today, you
may face a guy that will take you to the
ground,yourfirsttime,andyouwilllose.By
failingtoprepare,youpreparetofail.
WealsoseeRealityBasedstudentsdressing
up with helmets, rifles, handguns and
knives. We think thats funny. Who would
even consider attacking someone that
dresses this way? Its just not realistic. No
normalpersongoesoutintothestreetslike
that for example, brandishing multiple
knives.TheguylookslikeBobtheBuilder.
To go out into public that way, with ten
knivesonyourbelt,portraysyouasabully
with a huge ego, and it will only result in
legalissuesforyou.Howwouldyouexplain
yourselfinacourtoflaw?Bob,whydoyou
carry so many knives on you? If you
experienceastreetfight,andusejustoneof
thosetenknives,andtheattackerisinjured
or killed, you could be arrested for assault
withadeadlyweaponormurder.
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Wedefinethefightashavingthreedistinct
phasesorstages:
1)PreConflict:
The preparation that includes awareness,
psychological preparation for an attack,
handtohand training for the fight, ground
fighting, weapons training, and thinking
aboutthelegalaspects
2)TheConflict
Whathappensifyoucouldnotpreventit?
3)PostConflict
You will likely need to explain to a Police
Officer why you are carrying ten knives for
selfdefense,andthendothesametoajudge
andajury
Youwillbechargedwithacrime.
A crime is customarily defined as having
threeelements:
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1) Possessing the tools to commit the

crime
i.e.thosetenknivesyouwerecarrying!
2)TheIntention
Carryingthosetenkniveswithyouandwith
theintentofusingthemwhenyouthoughtit
mightbeappropriatetodoso
3)TheOpportunity
Youweretherewhenithappened
Thisfightwithouregoandevilremindsus
alsothatasMartialArtistswemustnotonly
demonstrate and utilize our integrity, and
many morals and values but that we must
also teach them. Many times we see
instructorsteachthatknivesareaneviltool
and they show how you can cut and slash
withaknifebuttheyforgettoteachaspart
of their training that we can also avoid
taking life. We must try to save lives, not
take lives. Just because you can does not
meanthatyoushould.TheSamuraicodeas
we interpret it is that you should use the
sword to GIVE life, not to TAKE life.
Traditional Martial Arts start with
educationandmorals,andthenaddsskills.
This ideology reminds me of my teachers
words:
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OnKoChiShin(Studytheold,understand
thenew)
Examine things of the past, and obtain the
newknowledgeandtheopinionfromthere.
This is a proverb from Confucius that is
used in Chinese, Japanese, and Korean
cultures.Itcanbetranslatedseveralways:
Coming up with new ideas based on things
learnedinthepast.
Examinethingsofthepast,andobtainnew
knowledge.
Develop new ideas based on a study of the
past.
Gain new insights through restudying old
issues.
Understand the present by reviewing the
past.
Learningfromthepast.
Reviewtheoldandknowthenew.
Takingalessonfromthepast.
Taking a lesson from the wisdom of the
ancients.
Followtheoldways.
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The direct translation would be: Byasking

old things, know new things. To learn new
things that are outside of your experience,
you can learn from old things of the past.
Youcanfindwisdomfromhistory.
Authors:
Hanshi
Patrick
McCarthy
[http://www.koryuuchinadi.com,
Koryu
UchinadiKenpojutsu]
Maj. Avi Nardia [www.avinardia.com,
www.kapapacademy.net]
TimBoehlert
Copyright, 2013 Hanshi Patrick
McCarthy, Maj. Avi Nardia & Tim
Boehlert
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TO STUDY THE OLD, IS TO

Teaching modern Martial Arts and Reality

simple criteria: techniques had to

FacetoFace (Krav Panim El Panim.) As an

1) Possessing the tools to commit the

The direct translation would be: Byasking

KAPAP: THE ART

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