CONNECT Krav Maga -- USAGM
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- CONNECT Krav Maga -- USAGM
- March 7, 2022
- Content Type Package
- Language English
- Transcript/Script CONNECT Krav Maga -- USAGM HEADLINE: Defending Yourself One Punch at a Time TEASER: Krav Maga takes an intuitive approach to self-defense PUBLISHED AT: 03/07/2022 BYLINE: Marsha James, Philip Alexiou DATELINE: Chevy Chase, Maryland VIDEOGRAPHER: Philip Alexiou PRODUCER: Jack Lacy, Philip Alexiou COURTESIES: SCRIPT EDITORS: EA VIDEO SOURCE (S): VOA PLATFORMS (mark with X): WEB __ TV _X_ RADIO __ TRT: 2:55 VID APPROVED BY: EA TYPE: VPKGF EDITOR NOTES: )) ((Eds: This is a self-narrated feature.)) ((INTRO: Krav Maga is a self-defense and fighting discipline that combines several martial arts with a dash of natural instinct. VOA’s Marsha James and Philip Alexiou visit Chevy Chase, Maryland to meet the first African American black belt in the sport.)) ((MUSIC/NATS: D.J. Stephens)) Backwards! Come on! Move! ((D.J. Stephens, Head Instructor & Owner, Krav Maga CDK)) I’m the head instructor and owner of Krav Maga CDK. ((NATS: D.J. Stephens)) ((D.J. Stephens, Head Instructor & Owner, Krav Maga CDK)) Krav Maga is Israeli martial art. It is a martial art. ((Courtesy: D.J. Stephens CDK/YouTube)) No matter what nobody tells you, it is a martial art. It’s just more martial, less art. The skinny of it is a guy, Imi. And Imi [Lichtenfeld], I think he was actually Hungarian but once he deployed [against] during the Nazi regime, he went to Israel. And Israel employed him to teach their troops. ((NATS)) ((D.J. Stephens, Head Instructor & Owner, Krav Maga CDK)) Now, I could do it with a clinch to make it even more powerful. It’s based off of what would normally be instinctive movements, things you would do anyway in a stressful situation. So, if somebody were to throw something at you and you go, “Oh!” So, let’s just make that into a defense.” So, if that’s your defense, it’s easier to recall. ((NATS: D.J. Stephens)) And boom, I’m poking him. Boom, with my front foot. Make sense? ((D.J. Stephens, Head Instructor & Owner, Krav Maga CDK)) So, martial by definition means war. That’s what martial means. And the art is a method, a way, how you express yourself. ((NATS: D.J. Stephens)) When you go up, you’re going to twist left, twist right, go back down. ((D.J. Stephens, Head Instructor & Owner, Krav Maga CDK) I am the first African American to get his black belt [in Krav Maga]. ((NATS: D.J. Stephens)) Move! ((D.J. Stephens, Head Instructor & Owner, Krav Maga CDK)) So, that makes me feel good. But the reason why it makes me feel good is I like to inspire. ((NATS: D.J. Stephens)) Alright, let’s play. Let’s go! ((NATS/MUSIC)) Bottom squat position! Hold that position and count to 20. Go! ((D.J. Stephens, Head Instructor & Owner, Krav Maga CDK)) There’s a book by Tim Larkin called, When Violence Is the Answer. And he starts the book off and he says, “Violence is rarely the answer but when it’s the answer, it’s the only answer.” ((NATS)) ((Lara Ballard, Student, Krav Maga CDK)) I took karate in high school but then just never came back to it. And about four years ago, the country seemed to be getting a little rough and I thought, well, you know, if I, you know, if they’re people out jumping other people on the streets, harassing other people in the streets, I wanted to be able to do something. And, you know, it’s not pretty but, you know, you can learn something in a single seminar that might just be the thing that saves your life. ((NATS: D.J. Stephens)) Go! ((Matt, Student, Krav Maga CDK)) I first heard about it from a friend of mine but I had actually been thinking about, you know, some sort of martial arts because I’m in the security field and I wanted to go further into that. So, I came to try this out and ended up loving it. ((D.J. Stephens, Head Instructor & Owner, Krav Maga CDK)) People walk around the streets ((Courtesy: D.J. Stephens CDK/YouTube)) or wherever they are, you know, if they have confidence that they know they can defend themselves if they had to. I kind of call myself, “Saving the world one punch at a time ((Courtesy: D.J. Stephens CDK/YouTube)) through the teachings of self-defense.” That’s my mantra. ((NATS/MUSIC))CONNECT Krav Maga (TV) HEADLINE: Defending Yourself One Punch at a Time TEASER: Krav Maga takes an intuitive approach to self-defense PUBLISHED AT: 03/07/2022 BYLINE: Marsha James, Philip Alexiou DATELINE: Chevy Chase, Maryland VIDEOGRAPHER: Philip Alexiou PRODUCER: Jack Lacy, Philip Alexiou COURTESIES: SCRIPT EDITORS: EA VIDEO SOURCE (S): VOA PLATFORMS (mark with X): WEB __ TV _X_ RADIO __ TRT: 2:55 VID APPROVED BY: EA TYPE: VPKGF EDITOR NOTES: )) ((Eds: This is a self-narrated feature.)) ((INTRO: Krav Maga is a self-defense and fighting discipline that combines several martial arts with a dash of natural instinct. VOA’s Marsha James and Philip Alexiou visit Chevy Chase, Maryland to meet the first African American black belt in the sport.)) ((MUSIC/NATS: D.J. Stephens)) Backwards! Come on! Move! ((D.J. Stephens, Head Instructor & Owner, Krav Maga CDK)) I’m the head instructor and owner of Krav Maga CDK. ((NATS: D.J. Stephens)) ((D.J. Stephens, Head Instructor & Owner, Krav Maga CDK)) Krav Maga is Israeli martial art. It is a martial art. ((Courtesy: D.J. Stephens CDK/YouTube)) No matter what nobody tells you, it is a martial art. It’s just more martial, less art. The skinny of it is a guy, Imi. And Imi [Lichtenfeld], I think he was actually Hungarian but once he deployed [against] during the Nazi regime, he went to Israel. And Israel employed him to teach their troops. ((NATS)) ((D.J. Stephens, Head Instructor & Owner, Krav Maga CDK)) Now, I could do it with a clinch to make it even more powerful. It’s based off of what would normally be instinctive movements, things you would do anyway in a stressful situation. So, if somebody were to throw something at you and you go, “Oh!” So, let’s just make that into a defense.” So, if that’s your defense, it’s easier to recall. ((NATS: D.J. Stephens)) And boom, I’m poking him. Boom, with my front foot. Make sense? ((D.J. Stephens, Head Instructor & Owner, Krav Maga CDK)) So, martial by definition means war. That’s what martial means. And the art is a method, a way, how you express yourself. ((NATS: D.J. Stephens)) When you go up, you’re going to twist left, twist right, go back down. ((D.J. Stephens, Head Instructor & Owner, Krav Maga CDK) I am the first African American to get his black belt [in Krav Maga]. ((NATS: D.J. Stephens)) Move! ((D.J. Stephens, Head Instructor & Owner, Krav Maga CDK)) So, that makes me feel good. But the reason why it makes me feel good is I like to inspire. ((NATS: D.J. Stephens)) Alright, let’s play. Let’s go! ((NATS/MUSIC)) Bottom squat position! Hold that position and count to 20. Go! ((D.J. Stephens, Head Instructor & Owner, Krav Maga CDK)) There’s a book by Tim Larkin called, When Violence Is the Answer. And he starts the book off and he says, “Violence is rarely the answer but when it’s the answer, it’s the only answer.” ((NATS)) ((Lara Ballard, Student, Krav Maga CDK)) I took karate in high school but then just never came back to it. And about four years ago, the country seemed to be getting a little rough and I thought, well, you know, if I, you know, if they’re people out jumping other people on the streets, harassing other people in the streets, I wanted to be able to do something. And, you know, it’s not pretty but, you know, you can learn something in a single seminar that might just be the thing that saves your life. ((NATS: D.J. Stephens)) Go! ((Matt, Student, Krav Maga CDK)) I first heard about it from a friend of mine but I had actually been thinking about, you know, some sort of martial arts because I’m in the security field and I wanted to go further into that. So, I came to try this out and ended up loving it. ((D.J. Stephens, Head Instructor & Owner, Krav Maga CDK)) People walk around the streets ((Courtesy: D.J. Stephens CDK/YouTube)) or wherever they are, you know, if they have confidence that they know they can defend themselves if they had to. I kind of call myself, “Saving the world one punch at a time ((Courtesy: D.J. Stephens CDK/YouTube)) through the teachings of self-defense.” That’s my mantra. ((NATS/MUSIC))
- NewsML Media Topics Arts, Culture, Entertainment and Media
- Network VOA
- Location (dateline) Chevy Chase, Maryland
- Embargo Date March 7, 2022 18:32 EST
- Byline Marsha James, Philip Alexiou
- Brand / Language Service Voice of America - English