Israeli Martial Arts In Lenexa

KCUR | By Alex Smith

Published May 4, 2009 at 12:18 PM CDT

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Lenexa, KS – If the words "martial arts" makes you think of the flying acrobatics in a movie like Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, then the Krav Maga and Fitness Center in Lenexa might change your mind. Krav Maga is the official hand-to-hand combat method of the Israeli military but in recent years, it's also become popular around the world for self-defense and fitness training. Alex Smith went the training center to find out why its practitioners swear it's the most intense workout in the world.

Hear from Krav Maga instructor Benny Cohen and the center's owner and head instructor Steve Woolridge.

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Alex Smith

As a health care reporter, I aim to empower my audience to take steps to improve health care and make informed decisions as consumers and voters. I tell human stories augmented with research and data to explain how our health care system works and sometimes fails us. Email me at alexs@kcur.org.

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