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Newsletter Q3 2023

SMART KRAV MAGA BRUSSELS NEWSLETTER

BACK to WORK… BANG!

Hi Kravers,

We trust that you had a fantastic summer vacation and that you relished your well-earned break. However, it’s now time to get BACK to WORK!

The GOOD NEWS; As of September 5th, we have restarted our Krav Maga classes.

We are looking forward to a year of fun, hard work and getting back in shape!

See you soon!  

LEVEL TESTS

More good news: Judyta has passed the Graduate 2 level test and Maurits passed his Expert 2 level test, after years of preparation and one week of hard training in Germany with our chief instructor Amnon Darsa.

Also interested in training and passing your level test with our chief instructor? We will inform you soon about approaching training opportunities with Amnon Darsa.    ­

The upcoming level test in Brussels for the P1 level is planned for November 25th!

UPCOMING HOLIDAYS

There are no classes on official holidays and the following dates:

02/10/23

22/12/23 – 07/01/24

24/02/24

22/-26/04/24

ESD Belgium

Every third Sunday of the month (exact dates on Meetup), ladies are welcome for an open workshop to discover their inner power! For all genders ESD, send your requests to Maurits. 

ESD Global Summer Experience – New York 2023

Our ESD Global Movement representatives gathered in New York for six consecutive days to strategize, enhance their ESD and IMPACT skills, and celebrate the third Violence Prevention Conference. Over 100 participants from various countries across six continents joined the event, where six trainings ran concurrently, including Global ESD Ecosystem Incubator, ESD Training of Trainers for All-Gender and Women’s Level 1 Cohort, All-Gender Lead Instructor Training, Levels 2-4 Mentee Accelerator, and IMPACT Personal Safety Instructor Training. Lia Jobava graduated from L1 training, and we welcome her as a new member of the ESD Belgium network. Additionally, SMART Krav Maga instructors Judyta and Maurits have taken their next steps towards becoming fully certified IMPACT Lead and Padded Instructors.

What’s ESD? 

Empowerment Self-Defense (ESD) is a comprehensive and proven system that takes a holistic approach to self-defence and violence prevention. It prioritizes empowerment and aims to address the full range of violence faced by marginalized groups. The training includes physical self-defence techniques as well as a variety of other tactics, such as verbal de-escalation strategies, situational awareness skills, and confidence-building exercises. ESD training is designed to be inclusive and accessible to all, ensuring that everyone can benefit from its teachings.

Want to know more? Check the ESD Belgium website!


ESD professionals from Belgium, Estonia, Albania, Poland, Spain, Romania, Netherlands, Czechia, Slovakia, Macedonia, Kosove, Germany, Georgia, Greece, Ukraine, and Kazakhstan.

IMPACT Global Europe team in New York 2023

IMPACT Belgium

Impact Global is coming to Europe! Full-force, adrenaline-based training for ALL GENDERS.

Registrations are open!! Go and claim your early bird discount while it lasts!

What makes IMPACT training so powerful? It takes away the fears and doubts you might not even know you had, and in return, it connects you to an inner power you may not think you had. Emotionally, mentally and physically.

And that changes the way you perceive yourself, the way you interact with others, and the way you live your life.

It is one of the most liberating and empowering forms of training you will ever go through.

Follow the link for more information and registration:

https://www.impactglobal.net/europetour

@impactglobal_europe @impactglobalvp @esdglobalselfdefense @esdglobal_europe

Brussels Self-Defense Meetup

Join the Brussels Self-Defense Meetup to not miss any upcoming Krav Maga, ESD or Impact seminars or training camps.

Keep in touch and share

If you have any specific questions and/or remarks, please don’t hesitate to contact us directly through email, Facebook or WhatsApp.

Send an SMS message with your name and text “add to WhatsApp” to +32 468156004 (Maurits) to be added to our WhatsApp group.

Have you been enjoying our classes? Please give us a review or some feedback on our Facebook site and/or Google: GOOGLE REVIEWS

  Facebook

KIDA!

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Train hard and have fun!
Team SMART Krav Maga Brussels

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Newsletter Q4 2022

SMART KRAV MAGA BRUSSELS NEWSLETTER

Hi Kravers,

We hope you all missed Krav Maga in 2022 and we wish you the best Krav Maga for 2023!  

There is GREAT NEWS; as of January 10th, we will be starting our Krav Maga classes again.

We are looking forward to a year of getting back to “business” and getting back in shape!

Join us in January for one month of FREE training. Let us know you are joining by dropping a message here!

Enjoy this newsletter and see you in January !

With good news, unfortunately we also have to bring some bad news:

Nina has moved out of Brussels and might only very occasionally give classes in Brussels.

We wish Nina and Bert good luck with their new club Krav Maga Beauraing.

Back to  good news: Judyta has joined the SMART Krav Maga instructor family and will be part of  the Brussels’ instructor team.

SMART Krav Maga Brussels instructor Judyta with  Amnon Darsa, after a 3 days intense seminar in France and successful level test (she is making it look like it was easy).

New location and schedule:

Schedule:

Tuesday 19:00 – 20:30

at Sporthal Emanuel Hiel, Freesiadreef 7, Schaerbeek

NEW LOCATION:

Thursday 20:00 – 21:30

at Sporthal St-Michel, Rue Picard 170, 1080 Molenbeek-Saint-Jean

ESD Belgium

Continuing good news, we are happy to announce we have three new ESD Trainers!

Amarande, Judyta and Maurits graduated their Training of the Trainers in May 2022 and join Nina in the effort of spreading empowerment in Belgium (and beyond)!

Every third Sunday of the month (exact dates on Meetup), ladies are welcome for an open workshop to discover their inner power! For all genders’ ESD, send your requests to Maurits. 

What is ESD? 

Empowerment Self-Defense (ESD) is a comprehensive, evidence-based system that takes a holistic approach to self-defense and violence prevention by focusing on empowerment. It addresses the whole spectrum of violence towards vulnerable groups. Training includes physical self-defense techniques and a wide range of tactics, including verbal de-escalating strategies, awareness skills, confidence-building practices, and more. By design, ESD training is for everybody and every body.

Want to know more? Check our website about ESD! 

IMPACT Belgium

And when you were thinking, gosh, they have been busy getting ready for 2023, let me deliver another goodie 🙂 It has been a long time coming, and we owe it to the efforts of, never-giving-up, Nina, whose determination made it happen. Without further ado… DRUMS please…! IMPACT finally opened a chapter in Belgium!

IMPACT scenarios are designed to put the participant in a highly adrenalized state and power through it. So, it’s like a stress drill on steroids 🙂 If you want to know more, visit the website or contact Nina.

Brussels Self-Defense Meetup

Join the Brussels Self-Defense Meetup to not miss any upcoming Krava Maga, ESD or Impact seminars or training camps.

Keep in touch and share

If you have any specific questions and/or remarks, please don’t hesate to contact us directly through email, Facebook or WhatsApp.

Send a SMS message with your name and text “add to WhatsApp” to +32 468156004 (Maurits) to be added to our WhatsApp group.

Have you been enjoying our classes? Please give us a review or some feedback on our Facebook site and/or Google: GOOGLE REVIEWS

KIDA!

____________________

Train hard and have fun!
Team SMART Krav Maga Brussels

This November: Empowerment Self Defense Course for women!

While the October courses are finishing, two more specialized Empowerment Self Defense courses will be starting in November!

About this course

Why?

Harassment and violence can take many different forms, and when targeted at women, they often take on a specific form. Next to the typical scenario of the “creep on the street”, verbal and physical harassment also take place in public crowded spaces (like bars), the work space or even within circles closer to you.

How do we deal with this, and what can you get out of this workshop?

1) In a series of 5 workshops, we will focus on the MENTAL, VERBAL and PHYSICAL skills that you can use in different scenarios.

2) You will learn and train concrete tools that you can use immediately.

3) You will discuss, play, laugh and exercise with a great group of women and become part of an empowering community!

Open to everyone:

– above 18 years old

– all types of physiques and fitness levels

– who identifies as female

Covid safety:

We take Covid safety measurement very serious. A covid safe ticket will be required, accompanied by your identity card. Additionally, we measure everyone’s temperature at the start of every class.

Limited number of places available!

Every Sunday in Ixelles from 2 to 4pm – find info & tickets here.

Every Tuesday in Schaerbeek from 6:30 to 8;30pm – find info & tickets here.

Newsletter Q1 2021

Dear Kravers,

We hope you all made it through 2020 without too much difficulties and we wish you all the best for 2021! We are looking forward to a year of getting back to “business” and getting back in shape! More about all of that later on in this newsletter. Enjoy reading and see you soon at our trainings, seminars or trainingcamps.

1. Our goals for 2021

Given the ongoing pandemic and its associated uncertainties, Team SMART Krav Maga Brussels has agreed to some general principles rather than specific goals:

  • we will do the best we can under the circumstances.
  • at least for the foreseeable future, any permitted training will be done ad hoc via meetup until normality resumes.
  • we will maintain the online HIIT sessions
  • we do not charge the usual annual fee at this time (a pro rata fee later in the year might be suitable if full normality is resumed)

2. Online High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT)

To stay fit during any lockdown, we are all doing work outs at home of course.

To support and motivate each other, some of us are meeting for online HIIT sessions twice a week, usually Tuesdays and Thursdays at 19:00.

Want to join us? Keep an eye out for the Zoom invitation in our Whatsapp group.

Not in our Whatsapp group yet? Send a messsage to Nina or Maurits!

3. Brussels Self-Defense Krav Maga Meetup

Join the Brussels Self-Defense Krav Maga Meetup to not miss any upcoming Krava maga training, seminars or trainingcamps.

4. Empowerment Self Defense & IMPACT

ESD & IMPACT instructor training Albania

As you might or might not be aware of, Nina started training to be an Empowerment Self Defense (ESD) instructor in 2019 in New York. In 2020 she started her training as an ESD Master Instructor and IMPACT instructor in Jerusalem. This is an ongoing process that will allow her to grow as a Self Defense professional. Against all odds in Covid times, she was invited to give an ESD & IMPACT Level 1 instructor training in Albania last year November! The training was organized with multiple  partners, including UN Women. Fun fact – our SMART head instructor Amnon Darsa also participated as a padded instructor for IMPACT.

Empowerment Self Defense is an evidence-based self defense system for women and vulnaurable groups, keeping in mind the reality that most violence is experienced in familiar circles by people that we know. This changes the dynamics of violent encounters, including verbal, emotional & physical violence. The main objective is violence prevention, empowerment & equality.

Fiercless!

IMPACT is a specific self defense program which aims to prevent sexual assault, harrassment and any other boundary violations. It includes a lead instructor, and a fully padded instructor. In this program, realistic scenarios are mimicked which allow women to experience high-stress situations and fight back with all their force. Training as realistically as possible under stress allows for your muscle memory to retain the moves you have learned, and shorten your freeze response if you ever do find yourself in such a situation. It is truly a one-of-a-kind experience! Fun fact: Nina’s mother took an IMPACT course last year at the age of 60 (!) and was absolutely fierceless.

Both Empowerment Self Defense & IMPACT are trauma informed and research-backed self defense systems. If you want to know more, have a look at:

www.esdglobalselfdefense.org & www.impactselfdefense.org

Hopefully we will get IMPACT and more ESD trainings to Belgium in 2021! Stay tuned!

You can follow Nina on Facebook if you want to stay updated on these events. Feel free to contact her directly if you have any questions or would like to know more!

5. Stock SALE! Dry-fit T-shirts SMART Krav Maga

Are you interested in getting an extra dry fit SMART Krav Maga T-shirt or you do not have one yet? We are selling the last 2020 design SMART Krav Maga T-shirts for the reduced price of 15 euro(normally 20 euro, price does not include 2,20 euro shipping costs). Place your order by e-mail to bxl.kravmaga@gmail.com.

6. Keep in touch and share

If you have any specific questions and/or remarks, please don’t hesate to contact us directly through email, Facebook or Whatsapp.

Send a SMS message with your name and text “add to whatsapp” to +32 491526232 (Nina) or +32 468156004 (Maurits) to be added to our Whatsapp group.

Have you been enjoying our classes? Please give us a review or some feedback on our Facebook site, Google or Twitter:

KIDA!

____________________

Train hard and have fun!
Team SMART Krav Maga Brussels

Newsletter Q2 2020

Dear SMART Kravers,

This is the newsletter for Q2 2020…

1. Covid 19

For the past few weeks, SMART Krav Maga Brussels has been closely monitoring the spread of COVID-19 throughout Belgium and we have been following guidance from local health authorities to ensure we have the right plans and resources in place to safeguard your health and well – being. 

As you are probably aware, movement within Belgium is severely restricted until the 19th of April with a high probability to be further extended. Group gatherings are banned, and it’s advised to keep social distancing. Given these circumstances, we have been left with no choice than to postpone the regular Krav Maga classes, the SMART Krav Maga Camp in Ardennes and level tests, until further notice

We will continue monitoring things closely and will keep you informed in case of any changes. In the meantime, we will also transfer back your camp contributions, as we cannot predict how the situation will evolve.  

SMART Krav Maga Brussels’ students may postpone the payments of the monthly fees until we get back to regular training.

Remember your safety is always our top priority! 

Stay strong and healthy!

2. Online High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT)

To stay fit during the lockdown, we are all doing work outs at home of course.

To support and motivate each other, some of us are meeting for online HIIT sessions three times a week, usually Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at 19:00.

Want to join us? Keep an eye out for the Zoom invitation in our Whatsapp group.

Not in our Whatsapp group yet? Send a messsage to Nina or Maurits!

3. Krav Maga Curriculum

What is a curriculum?

Find the answer and download your Krav Maga curriculum on our website now:

Curriculum Download

4. Thursday Q&A sessions and Krav Maga videos

Soon we will be sharing Krav Maga training videos and start with online Q&A sessions where we will discuss Krav Maga Curriculum, how to train Krav Maga by yourself at home and of course we will try to answer all your questions concerning Krav Maga and self defense. Q&A sessions will be announced in the Whatsapp group or drop us a message at bxl.kravmaga@gmail.com if you prefer to be notified by e-mail.

5. Online Empowerment Self Defense workshops

Hello! Hello!

Meet Bob! We offer online Empowerment Self Defense workshops for young people, women and parents with their children!

* Have you always wanted to try a self-defense or assertivity course?
* Are you a teacher who would like to do a workshop against bullying with your students?
* Are you a parent who would like to teach your child about setting limits and self-defense?

Then contact us! One or more online workshops will learn:

– recognise potentially dangerous situations and escalating
– how you can physically and verbally define your borders
– Some basic physical self-defense techniques

What do you need? Internet, a little space, a mattress or something similar, and a little imagination 🙂

Interested? Send us a private message via Facebook or email!

Bob and I will react as soon as possible!

Nina.

6. Upcoming seminars and Krav Maga camps

POSTPONED

🙁

7. Keep in touch and share

If you have any specific questions and/or remarks, please don’t hesitate to contact us directly through email, Facebook or Whatsapp.

Send a SMS message with your name and text “add to whatsapp” to +32 491526232 (Nina) or +32 468156004 (Maurits) to be added to our Whatsapp group.

Have you been enjoying our classes? Please give us a review or some feedback on our Facebook site, Google or Twitter:

KIDA!

____________________

Train hard and have fun!
Team SMART Krav Maga Brussels
Nina, Alex, JP and Maurits

SMART Krav Maga camp Ardennes

Dear SMART Kravers,

May 15/16/17th 2020, SMART Belgium will organize a Krav Maga weekend in the Belgian Ardennes near to picturesque Han-sur-Lesse.
During 2 nights and 2 days you will experience training outdoors in a beautiful natural environment.
Besides revision of all P-level curricula (preparation for upcoming level test, June 20th), there will be special trainings, on Krav Maga Graduate and Expert level themes (open to all level students).

On top, we will alternate our Krav Maga training with outdoor activities, such as rappelling, lasergaming, BBQ, campfire and night dropping, to guarantee an exciting weekend.

Price for the full weekend, including stay at a Norwegian chalet or a cabin, breakfast and lunch package, BBQ, outdoor activities and at least 12 hours Krav Maga training: 100 euros only!

Registration and payment have to be done before 31st of March, but register as soon as possible, as places are limited.

Registration per e-mail:

KIDA!

____________________

Train hard and have fun!
Team SMART Krav Maga Brussels

WHO IS AMNON DARSA?

Amnon Darsa is indisputably one of the world’s greatest Krav Maga professionals.
Amnon started training in Krav Maga when he was just thirteen years old, and from 1988 was the protégé of Eyal Yanilov, Imi’s closest and most trusted student.
Before creating S.M.A.R.T Krav Maga Amnon created Krav Maga Core, and before thathe spent almost a decade working with the International Krav Maga Federation and Krav Maga Global. As the lead global instructor in both of these organisations, he has developed an unmatched expertise in all sectors of Krav Maga, with particular emphasis in military, law enforcement, special weapons and training, and executive protection.
Amnon is also an advanced driving instructor, Master RKC kettlebells instructor and a Primal Moves instructor.
Amnon’s contribution to the Krav Maga industry has been immense, from training civilian instructors and armed forces units across the globe, to serving as the head of the testing committee in the IKMF, through to founding the E and G crash camps, and even developing grading systems and testing software.
Amnon is universally respected for his unwavering standards.

Amnon is the Chief instructor of SMART Krav Maga.

Find out more about Amnon Darsa on his new website: amnondarsa.com

Here you can also find out more about the Krav Maga Curriculum


© S.M.A.R.T Krav-Maga – All Rights Reserved

Newsletter Q1 2020

Dear SMART Kravers,

This is the newsletter for Q1 2020; we are starting the year with a BIG BANG!

1. Welcome new Krav Maga students

Last months several new students have joined Krav Maga Brussels. A big warm welcome to our newcomers!

We are happy to have such a fun and motivated group of advanced and beginner Krava Maga practitioners at the beginning of this year!

Tuesday warriors

2. Bring a friend or family member

Bring your friends/colleagues/family for a free trial class and get free months of training upon their registration.

1 registration = one month free training for you

2 registrations = two months free training for you

3. Thursday training

Every first Thursday of the month we will give a special training, outside of the regular curriculum. High level Krav Maga!

Any subjects you would like to have a special training on? Let us know!

On following Thursdays, we will train “outdoors”:

February 6th

February 20th

March 12th

April 16th

May 7th

May 28th

4. Payments

A kind reminder: the annual membership fee is due in January. The fee includes insurance costs and your new dry-fit SMART Krav Maga T-shirt.

In case you did not pay yet, please do so as soon as possible.

5. Practitioner level test

The date is set: we will conduct our P-level test on June 20th 2020.
Level testing is not mandatory, but it will allow you to have a clear idea of where you stand on the Krav Maga ladder and push yourself further. Questions about level testing? Ask your instructors.

Please note: regular training is necessary in order to properly prepare yourself for the level test.

Location: Sports hall Emanuel Hiel, Freesiadreef 7, Schaerbeek.

6. ESD (Empowerment Self Defense)

On Saturdays 18th and 25th of this month, we conducted our second ESD workshop, with very positive feedback!

12 women of different ages and backgrounds worked on mental, verbal and physical self defense – including awareness, boundary setting and deescalation – for a total of 8 hours. It was fun, exhausting, inspiring, challenging and much more!

Due to great success and demand for more, more workshops will be coming up soon! Stay tuned! Questions about ESD? Contact one of your instructors.

7. Upcoming seminars and Krav Maga camps

SMART CAMP ARDENNES

May 15/16/17th 2020, SMART Belgium will organize a Krav Maga weekend in the Belgian Ardennes near to pitoresque Han-sur-Lesse.
During 2 nights and 2 days you will experience training outdoors in a beautiful natural environment.
Besides revision of all P-level curriculae (preparation for upcoming level test, June 20th), there will be special trainings, on Krav Maga Graduate and Expert level themes (open to all level students).

On top, we will alternate our Krav Maga training with outdoor activities, such as rappelling, lasergaming, BBQ, campfire and night dropping, to guarantee an exciting weekend.

Places are limited, so reserve your’s now!
Contact us for more information and reservations:

SMART CAMP GERMANY

Erfurt Training Camp

As in 2019 Amnon Darsa will come to Erfurt to conduct a full week of training with our friends at PSV (that stands for Polizei Sport Verband Erfurt). And the good new is : you can be there too. Undersigned was there in 2019 and it was amaaaaazinnnng. First of all, the members of PSV…

SMART CAMP ISRAEL

Amnon Darsa is excited to inform you that SMART will be holding another two camps in 2020!
One will be in the summer, around May/June in the north of Israel and the other will be in winter (winter camp) around December in Eilat.

The winter camp will be a joined venture. We will again try
something new and collaborate with another club and a good friend from the Netherlands.
Therefore another fantastic opportunity to train in a warm climate while winter sets in Europe.

Exact dates and program are to be confirmed.

Self Defense Trainer course

The SDT course is the first step on the journey to becoming a fully qualified Krav Maga instructor.

Requirements
The will to learn and teach Krav Maga

Duration
7 days of full training that will bring you to the high level of S.M.A.R.T. Krav Maga.
During the course, you will learn and understand the techniques, put your knowledge to the test by stress drills, train and understand the zombie games and the fighting we use in Krav Maga and how to teach them.

Price
S.M.A.R.T. Krav Maga is running SDT course on demand for its members or for professionals who like to learn more.

Interested? Contact one of the instructors.

8. Keep in touch and share

If you have any specific questions and/or remarks, please don’t hesitate to contact us directly through email, Facebook or Whatsapp.

Send a SMS message with your name and text “add to whatsapp” to +32 491526232 (Nina) or +32 468156004 (Maurits) to be added to our Whatsapp group.

Have you been enjoying our classes? Please give us a review or some feedback on our Facebook site, Google or Twitter:

KIDA!

____________________

Train hard and have fun!
Team SMART Krav Maga Brussels
Nina, Alex, JP and Maurits

Erfurt Training Camp

As in 2019 Amnon Darsa will come to Erfurt to conduct a full week of training with our friends at PSV (that stands for Polizei Sport Verband Erfurt). And the good new is : you can be there too.

Undersigned was there in 2019 and it was amaaaaazinnnng. First of all, the members of PSV (who coincidentally, apart from 2 policemen have nothing to do with the police) are fun and made me feel at home immediately, despite the fact that I do not speak any German.

The second reason is that these guys leave nothing to chance. To conduct a bar fight session, they arranged a mega dancing and the noise and the smoke that goes with it. Check out the link https://www.facebook.com/PolizeisportverbandErfurtKravMaga/videos/178124846418667/.

For the carjacking/road rage session they organised a trip to a car breaker yard where we practiced the techniques in real cars. And that wasn’t all, for the public transportation session, they arranged a bus and a tram. We practiced while the vehicles moved…

Like last year, most days will be split in basic level training in the morning and seminar style training in the afternoon or evening. This year we will i.e. go for fighting in an airplane (cabin simulator), fighting in the woods or waters and we’ll have a session in a shooting range.

The third reason why this seminar is not to be missed is the opportunity to train with Amnon Darsa. Amnon is synonym for Krav Maga. He travels the world to deliver training, and wherever he is, it’s fun.

Date : May 30th to June 5th, 2020 Place : Erfurt, Germany
Language : English with translation to German or French if needed

If you want to go, don’t wait to long to reserve your spot (contact JeePee). The people at PSV cannot guarantee a place to stay otherwise.

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