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Techniques must be accessible to the average person, not just athletes—this is

just a fancy way of saying “keep it simple.” Whatever systems you implement in
your business should be easy to understand. Even if the knowledge or skills
required for your business are highly specialized, the systems you employ should
be straightforward. The more convoluted they are, the more likely the employees
will be to err, especially during stressful situations.

In addition to the principles above, which were mentioned earlier, there are

additional training approaches that apply to the working world. Here are a few.

Overcoming Obstacles. In any altercation, you are actually in two fights: one
with the opponent and one with yourself. When stressed, exhausted, or in pain,
many people feel the desire to shut down. As discussed, Krav Maga training
methods include dozens of drills that teach individuals and groups to overcome
obstacles and continue despite fatigue. Our training creates in you the habit of
overcoming these obstacles—going over, under, around, or through them—to
achieve your stated goal.

Awareness Training. One key element to self-defense is avoiding trouble when

you can, which means being on the lookout for potential dangers. However, if
you’re constantly in fear of threats on the way to your car, you’ll never get
across the parking lot. Krav Maga teaches simple habits that don’t interfere with
your normal routine. These habits translate to the workplace in the ability to
maintain awareness of potential problems without allowing them to distract you
from your goal. This awareness is both physical (enhancing peripheral vision,

improving posture, etc.) and mental (creating a state of mind in which the brain
takes notice of peculiarities).

Systemic Efficiency. Krav Maga’s basic thought process involves simplification
and efficiency. We want to create the smallest number of techniques to deal with
the largest number of threats. This should be the aim of every CEO in the world.

Corporate functions are metaphors for human physiology. In human physiology,
the more simultaneous stimuli the brain receives, the slower it is to make a
decision. Just so with corporations: The more individuals or departments are
involved in a decision, the slower that decision will be. Why create twelve
departments when three will do? Krav Maga teaches how to identify waste, and
how to retool behaviors and functions so that they cover a wider area with
greater efficiency.