#martialarts – Hanna Etu

My Journey to Earning a Krav Maga Black Belt

For the last six to twelve months or so, I’ve been training intensely for my Krav Maga black belt test; and, on August 10, I earned my black belt!

Fighting Back: What Krav Maga Changed about My Recovery from Depression

It’s refreshing and perhaps cleansing to connect with your physical self, particularly when you’re going through a dark time. When I’m in Krav, I’m not thinking about anything but the technique, the strikes, and working on all of the little details that make a big difference in keeping myself unharmed while doing the maximum amount of damage to my attacker.