What is the difference between Krav Maga, BJJ and other martial arts you offer?

Each of these martial arts comes from different origins, focuses on different techniques, and has distinct philosophies. Here's a breakdown of each:

Origin: Developed by Imi Lichtenfeld in Israel, primarily for self-protection.
Focus: Krav Maga is a practical self-defense system designed to neutralize threats quickly and efficiently. It incorporates techniques from a variety of martial arts and focuses on real-world scenarios (e.g., defense against armed attackers, multiple assailants, etc.).
Key Characteristics:

Origin: Developed in Brazil, based on Japanese Judo and traditional Jiu-Jitsu by the Gracie family.
Focus: BJJ is a grappling-focused martial art with an emphasis on ground fighting and submissions, particularly joint locks and chokeholds. It's renowned for teaching techniques that allow a smaller, weaker person to defend themselves against a larger, stronger opponent.
Key Characteristics:

Uses leverage and technique over strength.
Heavy focus on submissions, control, and escapes.
Training often revolves around rolling (sparring) to improve skills.
Emphasizes positional dominance and transitioning between positions to gain control.

Origin: Filipino martial art, primarily focused on weapons but also includes empty-hand techniques.
Focus: Kali is a weapon-based martial art but also teaches unarmed techniques, including strikes, joint locks, and disarms. It is known for its emphasis on using everyday objects (e.g., sticks, knives) for self-defense.
Key Characteristics:

Focus on weaponry, especially sticks, knives, and bladed weapons.
Includes empty-hand combat techniques, which are adaptations of weapon techniques.
Emphasizes fluid motion, timing, and distance management.
Training often involves drills to develop muscle memory and reaction speed.

Origin: Developed in Japan by Jigoro Kano in the late 19th century.
Focus: Judo is a grappling-based sport with an emphasis on throws, joint locks, and pins. The goal in Judo is to either throw your opponent onto the ground, pin them, or submit them with a joint lock or choke.
Key Characteristics:

Focus on takedowns and throws (e.g., hip throws, shoulder throws).
Pins (keeping your opponent's shoulders on the mat for an allotted time) are a primary method of scoring.
Submissions such as joint locks and strangles are part of competition.
Judo has a heavy focus on balance, timing, and technique.
It is practiced both as a competitive sport and a form of self-defense.

Krav Maga focuses on real-world self-defense, with an emphasis on aggression and practicality. It’s not a sport, but rather a system designed for survival.
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is more about ground fighting, submissions, and using technique to control or submit an opponent. It is very much sport-oriented but with practical self-defense applications.
Kali focuses heavily on weapons and self-defense, emphasizing fluid movement and adaptability in both armed and unarmed scenarios.
Judo is a sport martial art primarily focused on throwing, pinning, and controlling an opponent. It’s based on principles of balance and leverage and is practiced both as a competitive sport and for self-defense.

Each martial art brings something unique to the table, depending on whether you're looking for self-defense, sport, or a blend of both!