What Is Formerlyme?

FormerlyMe.com presents “Krav Maga Sessions”

WHAT IS FORMERLYME?

Jim West

FormerlyMe is an online movement to motivate and inspire people to become the best version of themselves by showing them my journey and experience in trying a new workout and lifestyle regime every 30 days. Every post, update, and video is ‘formerly me’ as I endeavor to become the best version of myself and become FormerlyMe. Each month CP Magazine will showcase a part of my journey to becoming the best version of myself. I hope that in turn this inspires and motivates you to start your own journey as well. For this month’s story we will focus on the “Krav Maga Sessions” days of my journey.

Krav Maga has always been a martial art that has intrigued me. Developed by Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and Israeli security forces derived from a combination of techniques sourced from aikido, boxing, wrestling, judo, and karate. Known for its focus on real-world situations and its extreme efficiency, I was super excited to train for a entire month.

Zion Witte was my private instructor for two private sessions, but I also took group classes for the entire month. I got to see firsthand the efficiency of utilizing a system of offense and defense maneuvers. In the very first class I was learning to do weapon disarms and felt like I was not being treated like a beginner. What a refreshing style of martial art where you do not feel like a complete newbie. Any adult at any level of fitness can learn starting from the very first class. In my private sessions, Zion was able to really focus on some real-life scenarios that I felt I would most likely encounter in the real world. As a large and tall man, I always fear being taken to the ground. We worked extensively on how to fall with minimal damage and pain. Then we trained on how to immediately respond to the attack and recover from the ground. I wrapped up our sessions feeling quite confident that I can defend myself from the worst-case scenario of being taken to the ground.

If you have ever considered taking a martial art, I would highly recommend Krav Maga. It is truly an efficient and aggressive martial art that offers simple instructions, and you can leave each session feeling like you are ready to take on real life situations where you may need to defend yourself. Having taken kickboxing and MMA, I found Krav Maga to be the most informative in a short amount of time and really enjoyed the experience.

Follow my journey online at FormerlyMe.com and on the YouTube channel. Next month I will cover my return to Legacy Barbell and Gene Labrada for more weight training. Until next time that has been FormerlyMe! facebook.com/FormerlyMe twitter.com/MeFormerly instagram.com/formerlymeofficial