Who Krav Maga Is For
The KMG system is not built around athleticism or prior experience. It is built around practical self-defence — which makes it a different kind of fit depending on who you are and why you are training. Start with the page that sounds most like you.
Is Krav Maga Good for Beginners?
What starting from zero actually looks like — how the curriculum introduces people with no prior training and what the first few months realistically involve.
Read the guideIs Krav Maga Good for Women?
Krav Maga's priorities — practical over competitive, awareness before physical response — make particular sense for women focused on real-world self-defence.
Read the guideIs Krav Maga Good for Older Adults?
Training that does not depend on peak athleticism ages differently. What older adults can realistically expect — what adapts, what stays the same, and why it still works.
Read the guideWhat Happens in Your First Krav Maga Class?
What to expect before you walk in — what you need to bring, what the session involves, and why the first class is more accessible than most people assume.
Read the guideDo You Need to Be Strong to Defend Yourself?
Strength helps but does not decide the outcome. Why timing, positioning, and awareness matter more — and how that changes who practical self-defence is accessible to.
Read the guideKMG Club Locations
Active clubs in Auckland and Hastings. Waitlist registration available for cities across New Zealand building toward regular courses.
Find a locationAbout the KMG system
Krav Maga Global New Zealand is part of the international KMG network — the same system taught across 60+ countries, developed under Eyal Yanilov who trained directly under Imi Lichtenfeld, the founder of Krav Maga. It is a civilian curriculum, not a military or sport adaptation. That focus has not changed.