We start each training session with a light warmup and practice some of the movement patterns that will be used later in the training.

Afterward, we focus on specific situations or attack scenarios and practice the appropriate defense techniques. People train with different levels of intensity, but we emphasize using a suitable amount of force to elicit realistic responses and ensure efficacy.

Yes. We regularly train techniques against threats from weapons such as knives, firearms, and stick-type weapons. Blunted or rubber weapons are used as props in training.

No special gear or clothing is required to start with a basic course. Eventually, you will want to acquire basic protective gear to keep yourself safe and also provide an opportunity for increased intensity (i.e. more realistic) in training.

We recommend you get groin protection, shin guards, boxing gloves, and a mouthguard. All of these can be purchased from our City Center location or at the Blue Corner online store. Discounted bundles for KM gear can also be purchased.

There are no clothing requirements for training, however many trainees wear black Gi pants and the official Krav Maga Finland t-shirts. Orders are placed periodically at Chitalada where you can purchase your own, or you can order directly from the Krav Maga Finland web store.

For belt exams orange and above, it is required that trainees wear black Gi pants as well as the official blue Krav Maga Finland Gi jacket. The jacket can also be purchased through an order at Chitalada or from the Krav Maga Finland web store.

Chitalada is a member-club of the Finnish Krav Maga Federation and as such uses their belt system. Belts ascend in the order yellow, orange, green, blue, brown, black, and degrees of black. The most important thing to remember, however, is that the belt or level does not perform self-defence, but a competent person does it himself. Belt and level values provide rhythm and milestones for long-term training.

The Finnish Krav Maga Federation’s national style belt system offers the opportunity for goal-oriented training and self-development. The belt examination system emphasizes the implementation of the general principles of Krav Maga and physical self-defence as well as the psychological and legal aspects of self-defence.

The yellow belt exam can be taken at Chitalada and an exam is organized after each new basic course is completed. Exams for all belts orange and above are arranged at separate camps and events organized by the Finnish Krav Maga Federation.

*No one is obliged to take a belt test, it’s the training that counts!

Read more about the FKMF belt system here.

There is no age restriction (ex. K-18) for training Krav Maga at Chitalada.