This month’s newsletter was about kicking some butt, from our good friend - Venkat.
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Krav Maga in Bangalore
Krav Maga Bangalore Chapter is located on Curley street in Bangalore. To get started, call Frank who is the Krav Maga Civilian Instructor (Ph: 98867 69281)
Sameeksha School of Embroidery
Sameeksha school of embroidery is a school for learning embroidery, as much as it is a boutique for ethnic and traditional wear. If you want to wear something different, head to Sameeksha and create your own embroidered outfit!
What folks are saying…
Giancarlo’s Place “From the fresh bread to the tiramisu’ its the only place where you will feel be in some where in Italy, the drinks specialy the martinis you will never find in anywhere in world.Giancarlo and Yasmin you did fantastic job…..!!!!!!! well done…………… ” - Ritika j
“Posso solo dire da Italiano che dopo un mese di aver vissuto a Bangalore, da Giancarlo’s Place ho scoperto i veri sapori Italiani e’ una grande accoglienzamolto professionale!!! -Grazie Giancarlo!!! ” - Frano
That pretty much sums up what one knows about this new martial art form. But it seems to be the latest buzz, everybody wants to do it, everyone else is opening up a Krav Maga Center to train all those others who want to do it. There are reams of articles written about it and miles of TV programming on propagating it….But what is it??
Maybe the question to ask is how it helps you!
Imagine going for a nice dinner with your partner, romantic lights, warm music, great food, cozy weather outside…you two decide to take a long walk post dinner. And suddenly a goon jumps out from the darkness and flashes a knife at you. He’s not only interested in your valuables but is also intent on causing both physical and psychological damage. What do you do? Freeze with fear? Beg and plead with evil intent? Call the cops? Shout for help? Maybe you cooperate with the goon, but he anyway slashes your partner’s face and scars her for life and stabs you, leaving you grasping for life.
This is not an implausible scenario; it has happened many times in our beloved city and will continue to happen. Normal everyday things have become potentially dangerous for one’s life and limbs, let alone the valuables….withdrawing money at an ATM, traveling alone in an auto or a cab, walking in a park, going to a pub, even staying at home!!
It’s exactly for handling such real life situations that Krav Maga was created. It’s not as much a style or system of martial arts as it is a way, a thought, an approach…the basis of Krav Maga is simple “Don’t get hurt”. It assumes that in a real life situation, no quarter will be given, just like the goon in our story above. So it trains one to do whatever is required to get immediate situational advantage and to hurt the opponent with rapid, mixed moves. It also trains on using whatever is available at hand as an offensive weapon, maybe even a pen! Offence is the best form of defense. Krav Maga is for very close ranges of combat, which is what most street and real life situations are all about. Even the name “Krav Maga’ means “Contact combat” in Hebrew. It not only teaches self defense, but also gets one super fit with its focus on physical training and repeated muscle usage. Krav Maga uses a mix of aerobic and anaerobic exercises as part of the training program. So one feels good and looks good too!
So step out and find yourself a Krav Maga center, learn the way of the close combat and know that you can protect yourself and your loved ones from evil intent.
The author is a student and teacher of various forms of martial art. He can be contacted here
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Summer Camp for Kids and Parents Appleofmyi, is organizing summer camp for kids. Spundhann and *Aunty Arpita*, are back to make all the kids have a lot of fun and learn a lot of interesting things. For more details click here.
Customized gifts?.
Need to hand out gifts at your next team meeting…or a birthday party? Make them special with customized
messages on mugs, caps, pens, shirts and lots more. Its all online, so you never have to leave the comfort of your home…
Inside Bangalore International Airport A sneak peak into the airport…
With all the brouhaha about the new airport, we decided to give you a first hand experience of what its all about. A pictorial essay of the new airport and all that we can expect from it. At the end of it all, we were truly left breathless…Click here to start exploring the new airport!
A tale of two book stores
Outside of a dog, a book is a man’s best friend. Inside of a dog its too dark to read - Groucho Marx.
How do you measure the greatness of a city? Well for starters, you see how it treats its book lovers. We decided to bring the best of book stores in Bangalore to you…from the swanky new age book stores like Landmark and Crossword…to the classics like Premier. Read the ‘pavement to riches’ story of Mr. Mayi Gowda, owner of a hugely popular used book store on Church Street called Blossoms. Also featured is the Oxford Book Store, whose location is as unique as the store itself.
Click here to browse ALLthe best book stores in Bangalore. Don’t forget to leave a comment about your favorite bookstore. And if you don’t see it listed, do let us know!
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