FEDERATION
Besides legitimizing the practice of Krav Maga in South America, the job of the South American Federation of Krav Maga is basically to protect the technical and philosophical purity of the art as it was created, maintaining the integrity and fidelity of Imi's work. It is also, to supervise the teaching of Krav Maga, continuously train instructors respecting the ethical code of quality and excellence of the Krav Maga practice, divulge and develop the art with all the responsibility that working with self-defense requires. All of this results in a level of commitment of its practitioners that joins them all as a family.
The South American Federation of Krav Maga is always available to all its practitioners, their families and friends, and open to any inquiries or suggestions.
Organizes regional, national and international events.
It is the only entity authorized to divulge, graduate instructors and teach Krav Maga in Brazil, and has the license to use the registered trademark "Krav Maga". Krav Maga is a logo registered by the INPI (the Brazilian institute for industrial patents) and its usage without a license is a federal crime.
SOUTH AMERICAN FEDERATION OF KRAV MAGA
Rua Sorocaba, 258 - Botafogo - RJ - Brasil
Tel.: +55 (21) 2226-3807 | Fax: +55 (21) 2286-9754
E-mail: kravmaga@kravmaga.com.br
INSTRUCTOR PREPARATION
To prepare an instructor demands extreme caution due to the great risks and responsibilities involved since it requires a professional attitude beginning with body exercises, character formation and all life risks of the self defense art. An unprepared instructor represents a menace to society and his trainees.
The main purpose of the instructor is to teach the personal self defense techniques and when and how to apply them, developing self confidence and self control. As the body is prepared as an instrument of attack and defense, the aggressive energy and its potential is liberated and directed in a constructive and profitable form.
The process adopted by FSAKM of preparing instructors was created by Imi Lichtenfeld and is still the method used in Israel. This preparation process is strict and guaranties quality and high level teaching and diffusion of Krav Maga in Brasil, keeping in mind the above mentioned risks.
Introduced by Master Kobi, the system of preparation of the professionals teaches them how to prepare the instructors to teach and orient the students, adding to the instructor the function of educator, and is divided in two distinct parts.
1. Monitor course
The best graduating students are motivated to participate in the monitor courses offered that consist of 16 hours daily courses during five days in a closed compound at the Training Center which includes theoretical and practical classes of Krav Maga with Master Kobi, Anatomy, Physiology, First Aid, Physical training and the day by day of the Life Philosophy of Krav Maga.
2. Instructor Course
The participants that pass the evaluation of the Monitor Course, after one year of probation, become candidates to the Instructors Course which happens in five phases described as follows:
1. Monitor: After 4 years of training, the Monitor is evaluated for his performance and his instructor may appoint him to the process of selection to the Instructor Course.
2. Selection Process: This part includes 4 items: the evaluation of the candidate by the instructor, psychiatric evaluation, physical test, technique test. After approval by the above selection items the candidate passes to the complementary study phase.
3. Complementary Study: The candidate must study complementary subjects such as: Anatomy, Physiology, Nutrition, First Aid, Philosophy of Martial Arts and Marketing, with a minimum of 20 hours in each subject in Schools or teachers recognized by MEC, in order to be prepared to go on to the fallowing stage.
4. Krav Maga Graduation: This phase includes all the theory, philosophy and practice of Krav Maga, where the candidate learns step by step how to teach correctly through the proper didactics of Krav Maga. He learns how to behave in the class room and the rules and principle of conduct of FSAKM.
5. Final Exams and Monography: at the end of the course the candidates are submitted to a final exam of all that was taught and present his monography. If the results of all the tests are above an average of 75% the candidate receive a Diploma and is authorized to use the Krav Maga trade mark, but remains supervised by FSAKM that administers compelling periodic recycling courses, necessary to renew the license to teach.
This process is very streaked and requires much from its candidates, but the results guaranties the high quality of the instructors and contributes to the formation of a better society.
REPRESENTATIVES
If there still isn't a Krav Maga instructor in your city, be a representative. So that we are able to reach places where there still isn't an instructor teaching regular classes, we organize intensive courses with the help of a representative. This kind of training is very common in Europe, and has great success as such. The courses vary in duration, being of 16, 24 or more hours. The courses may also have continuity for the same class or not, with specific or broad topics, depending on the group's profile.
The job of the representative is to organize the venue and the groups for these intensive courses. The South American Federation of Krav Maga will be responsible for sending a qualified instructor and to organize a program that attends to the group's profile.
The representative can act in two ways:
. Organizing Krav Maga courses for civilians;
. Organizing Krav Maga courses for security professionals.
The representative will not be able to become an instructor.
The first step to be taken, once you have decided to become a representative of the art in your city, is to learn and to assimilate what Krav Maga is. You must be able to say, without the blink of an eye, what Krav Maga is just by using a few words, how it was created, who created it, how it developed and what is consisted in its technique. It is important to have all the theoretical background and a profound knowledge about the material with which you will be working.
The 2nd step is to look for an appropriate venue for the course to happen. Then, one may start to publicize the event. It may be through the handing out of flyers, posters, mail-in propaganda, tele-marketing, set-ups with other companies or simply by inviting your friends.
A very important note: one must not start announcing the events without it being previously authorized by the The South American Federation of Krav Maga.
We will be available for support in any way you might need, all you have to do is contact us.
In case you have an interest in this partnership, send a brief résumé to kravmaga@kravmaga.com.br with the subject: "I would like to be a representative".
Good Luck!
PRIZES
These are the last prizes granted in Brazil, certifying the high level of quality of Krav Maga in Brazil.
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