| Four Winds Martial Arts Training Modern Israeli Self-Defense |
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| Why an art from Israel? For thousands of years the Jewish people have persevered through some of the most horrific acts in both ancient and modern history; consistently they have proved to be resilient and yet remained faithful to their values. The climate of violence in the Middle East resulted in the development of a famous system of hand-to-hand self-defense. This martial art became the system utilized by the Israeli Defense Forces or IDF; later a need for a civilian system of self-defense spawned from its military predecessor. Both systems embody the tenacious ferocity of the Israeli fighting spirit. |
| Enter Four Winds... Since 2003, Tony has been studying both styles of Israeli defense and took the best each one had to offer and created a hybrid system. This new system is simply named Modern Israeli Self-Defense or MISD. The MISD curriculum emphasizes simple but effective forms of self-defense in realistic scenarios involving the common and organized criminal element. At times these techniques will are trained under high stress to simulate a real life street encounter. The MISD system's greatest strength, is its focus on taking each client's abilities and making them effective against an assailant. Clients will train in basic combatives (punching, kicking, etc), joint locks, take downs, ground defense and attacks. Finally clients will be trained in the tactics and defenses of modern weapons such as the stick and knife. |
