'A military exercise becomes a popular keep fit work out'

04:21 May 14, 2023
'(19 Aug 2009)  July 14, 2009, Krav Maga, Santa Monica, California  1. Wide of class kicking bags  2. Medium of woman punching bag  3. Wide of class sparring  4. Medium of two men wrestling  5. Medium of two women wrestling  6. Wide pan of class sparring  7. Set up of Marcus Kowal, General Manager, Krav Maga, Santa Monica, California  8. SOUNDBITE (English) Marcus Kowal, General Manager, Krav Maga, Santa Monica, California: \"The reason why Krav Maga is so popular as a form of workout is because it really brings the whole body mechanics, the whole human body, into what we do. You punch, you kick, you knee, you elbow, you are running, you\'re standing still. You\'ve been attacked from behind, from the side, from the front and at the same time all of it becomes so much real-er when you put a knife in someone\'s hand or a gun in someone\'s hand and these are the kind of things that happen, not just in Los Angeles, all across the world.\" 9. Pull out to wide of class punching bags  10. Medium of two men wrestling  11. Medium of women punching bags  12. Wide of class watching sparring  13. Close up of sparring  14. Medium of class sparring  15. Close up to pull out of class kicking bag  16. Wide of men boxing  17. Close up to pull out of instructor showing wrestling technique  18. Wide of students watching the instructor  19. Set up Ian Kerner  20. SOUNDBITE (English) Ian Kerner, Vox Pop: \"I\'ve been lifting weights for about 20 years before I came to Krav Maga and I came in thinking I just want a little self-defence and it would be this easy thing and It\'s actually completely changed my life. Four months in, I stopped lifting weights and I found I didn\'t need to do it anymore. I get the most incredible workout of my life.\" 21. Medium of a man elbowing a bag  22. Set up Susanna Dellapenna  23. SOUNDBITE (English) Susanna Dellapenna, Vox Pop:  \"You learn a skill. I feel safer. It\'s something that if I were to be attacked I feel safer. You get strong fast and you have a great time.\"  24. Wide of two men wrestling  25. Set up of Marc Gittleman  26. SOUNDBITE (English) Marc Gittleman Vox Pop: \"It\'s going, going, going, going which I need to keep me interested in what\'s happening in the room or else compared to some other classes where there\'s a lot of instruction going on. Instruction is important, but when there is too much instruction, you stop, you catch your breath and you\'re not really working out for the whole hour.\" 27. Medium of man punching  28. Close up of another man punching  29. Set up of Darren Levine, US Chief Instructor of Krav Maga   30. SOUNDBITE (English) Marcus Kowal, General Manager, Krav Maga, Santa Monica, California:  \"Krav Maga has become a hot fitness trend, mainly because the exposure it has through PR (public relations),  being in so many movies lately, and then realizing about the credibility of it, being taught to the US Law Enforcement, the military and being the official training for Israeli military, as well, the idea.\"  31. Set up of expert, Maury Sumlin, detective Santa Monica Police Department Robbery and Homicide unit 32. SOUNDBITE (English) Maury Sumlin, detective Santa Monica Police Department Robbery and Homicide unit: 33. Medium of woman punching bag  34. Wide of class boxing  35. Medium of two women wrestling to ground  LEADIN  Krav Maga is a popular cardio workout class that borrows techniques from a hard-core self defence programme.  It\'s an exercise class that has its roots in the Israeli military.  STORYLINE: It also provides an amazing overall empowering workout.  It takes intensity to a completely new level.   Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork  Twitter: https://twitter.com/AP_Archive  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/APArchives ​​ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/APNews/   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/youtube/c2b46b6b06a2bd99c8ff8323f0c13543' 

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