text: I punched choked got choked and kneed people for one hour and boy are my arms tired My friend and I were interested in taking a selfdefense class and had heard that Krav Maga is one of the best in that it is more realworld training vs other martial arts where you practice pretty looking kicks that might not be very practical if you need to defend yourself The intro class was and included a minute intro session hour beginner group session a free tshirt and hand wraps Not a bad deal if I may say nnI used to take kenpo and unfortunately I learned a lot of strikes and moves that do not really apply to selfdefense kravmaga style So during the group class a good portion of my time was spent trying to deprogram the way I block and punch Also I tend to have the coordination of a drunk elephant so some of the group practices were probably pretty entertaining for others watching me practice nnIn general compared to kenpo krav maga is more instinctual and based more on defense inthemoment I generally have slow reaction time and it takes me several tries to learn a new move so it was a little awkward for me during the class but I do feel like I learned a lot nnThe class I went to was fairly large maybe around people with about women They offer classes during different times in the day on different days with Saturday classes as well They also offer a womens class if you feel more comfortable starting out practicing with other womennnOur trainer Charlie and his assistant were very knowledgeable professional and provided great instruction