The Belts of Krav-Maga

The BUKAN School is the sole school of Krav-Maga in the world that has kept the tradition created by Imi:
training in white kimonos and use of colored belts to highlight progress made by students.

Belt:		Training period between belts:	Duration of examination:
	WHITE	-	-
	YELLOW	6 months	4 hours test
	ORANGE	10 months	6 hours test
	GREEN	12 months	8 hours test
	BLUE	24 months	10 hours test
	BROWN	24 months	12 hours test
	BLACK	24 months	16 hours test
	1-5 DAN (black)	In Krav-Maga we use only black belts.
	6-8 DAN (red woth white)
	9 DAN (red)

The periods of time mentioned for each belt are only guidelines for the trainer and do not oblige him in any way.
These periods might be prolongued depending on the student's capability.

The examination is an intensive training held by a senior trainer,
during which the knowledge and abilities of the students are tested.

The Techniques of Krav-Maga

The groups of techniques from Krav-Maga are presented below. Each group consist of 1-12 different techniques!
If a group name appears in more belts, means that new technics are taught (usually more complex ones).
Between the brackets are the names in Hibru of the groups of techniques.

YELLOW belt

• falls [blimot]
• roles over [gilgulim]
• basic fight positions [amidat]
• sensible points [limud lecodotota]
• movements [tezuzot]
• fist punches [makot egrof] (straight / in attack and defense / in approach and retreat)
• hook punches [makot magal]
• uppercut [makat snokeret]
• hammer punch [makat patish]
• elbow punches [makot marpek]
• zirtit punches [makot zirtit] (simple / in approach and retreat)
• punches with the palm and the hand [makot kaf hayad vehayad]
• kiks [beitor]
• 360 degrees [shlosh meot shishim maalot]
• releases from hand or hands grips [shichrur metfisot yad veyadaim]
• releases from strangulations from the front [shichrurim mehanika melefanim]
• releases from strangulations from the back [shichrurim mehanika meahor]
• release from strangulations from the side [shichrur mehanika mehatzad]

ORANGE belt

• inside defenses [haganot pnimiot]
• outside defenses [haganot hritzoniyot]
• defense kicks [beitot hagana]
• sakin kicks [beitot sakin]
• regular sikle kicks [beitot magal regila]
• kicks backwards [beitot leachor]
• kicks with the heel [beitot akev]
• combinaţii de lovituri cu piciorul
• releases from a front hug [shichrur havikot melefanim] (with hands free / gripped)
• releases from a back hug [shichrur havikot meachor] (with hands free / gripped)
• police holds [tefisot shoter]
• roles over [gilgulim]
• throws

GREEN belt

• kavaler [kavaler]
• neck grips [metefisat tzavar] (from behind)
• releases from neck grips [shichrurim metefisot tzavar]
• releases from shirt grips [shichrurim metefisot hultza]
• releases from police holds [shichrurim metefisot shoter]
• Nelson hold[metefisat Nelson]
• releases from Nelson hold [shichrurim metefisat Nelson]
• releases from hair grips [shichrurim metefisot sear]
• releases from both hands gripped behind [shichrurim metefisat yadaim meachor]
• defenses agains kicks [haganot neged beitot]
• combined attack kicks [beitat hatkafa meshulevet]
• combined defenses [haganot mesculavot]
• defense against purse robbing
• roles over [gilgulim]
• self-sacrificing [hakravot]
• simulated fights [limud kravot]

BLUE belt

• defenses against attacks from the front [haganot neged hatkafa melefanim]
• defenses against kicks [haganot neged beitot]
• defenses against 2-3 opponents [haganot neged shnaim o shlosha yerivim]
• flying kicks [beitot benitur]
• releases on the ground [shichrurim beshkiva]
• defenses against short / long stick [haganot neged makel katzar / aroch]
• defenses against knife [haganot neged sakin]
• defenses against a rifle with bayonet [haganot neged rove mekudan]
• defenses against gun threat [haganot neged iyum ekdach]
• the motion circle [galgal hatnua]