The Physics of Krav Maga with author and physics Professor John Eric Goff (#037)

Into the Impossible With Brian Keating

Brian Keating

Science, Physics, Natural Sciences

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🗓️ 13 April 2020

⏱️ 36 minutes

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https://www.mmaacademy.com https://www.facebook.com/John.Eric.Goff.Sports.Physicist http://johnericgoff.blogspot.com https://www.lynchburg.edu Krav Maga (“contact combat” in Hebrew) is a hard-hitting and efficient form of self-defense that was popularized by Israeli soldiers. Stressing practical, real-world fighting and a philosophy of self-defense, its popularity has grown worldwide over the past few decades. In The Physics of Krav Maga, John Eric Goff, a physicist, best-selling author, and martial arts practitioner, explains the science behind dozens of Krav Maga moves, from headlocks to hammer fists. Focusing on Warrior Krav Maga, a fighting style that combines the key elements of Krav Maga with kickboxing, wrestling, karate, and other fighting specialties, this equation-free, conceptual introduction is aimed at martial arts practitioners interested in refining their fighting technique and all fans of the fascinating moment when sports meet science. With step-by-step descriptions and detailed photos of each critical motion, Goff takes a scientific look at everything from punch speed to power output and reaction time. Armed with this book, readers will understand the physics behind each move. They will also learn how to enhance their level of physical fitness disrupt an opponent’s balance―while keeping theirs make use of leverage to defeat a larger, stronger attacker become faster and more powerful inflict pain up close • use weapons―and “weapons of opportunity” and much more! Anyone interested in martial arts, in how physics applies to sports and combat, and in how a physicist wins a fight will love The Physics of Krav Maga. John Eric Goff is a professor of physics and the chair of the physics department at the University of Lynchburg. The author of Gold Medal Physics: The Science of Sports, he holds a black belt in Karate and a purple belt in Krav Maga. If you enjoyed this episode of INTO THE IMPOSSIBLE, please subscribe, comment, share and review. For a chance to win a free copy of our most recent guest’s newest book, send a screenshot of your review to [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	The only thing we can be sure of about the future is that it will be absolutely fantastic.
0:04.4	Five, four, three, two, one. on. physics researcher, known for his work on World Cup soccer balls and Tour de France
0:24.7	modeling, works with students at the University of Lynchburg to understand how the
0:29.2	laws of physics may be applied to Krab Maga.
0:32.0	Krab Maga is the self-defense and fighting system
0:36.0	that also borrows from various other disciplines.
0:39.0	Krobmaga combines realistic fight training
0:41.0	and is known for its efficiency in real world situations.
0:46.0	Professor Gough's research uses the idea that we are all constrained by the laws of
0:51.2	physics. According to his investigations, it's possible to
0:54.9	apply some of the same physics principles that are used to understand atoms and
0:59.0	the cosmos to the moves in Krop Maga. In his second book, Professor Gove connects the ideas behind advances in technique to evolution
1:08.1	by natural selection.
1:10.6	Professor Gove's book is free of equations and instead focuses on intuitive physics.
1:16.0	Anyone can learn from his book, even those with a fear of math.
1:20.0	The Physics of Kravna G by John Eric Golf is available now.
1:25.0	And it's my great honor to be speaking to John Eric Golf, who is the author of this wonderful new book called The Physics of Krav Maga and we will get
1:37.7	into what is Krav Maga and why are we talking about it into the impossible but let me
1:42.2	first introduce John. John is a
1:44.4	professor and the chair of the physics department at the University of
1:48.0	Lynchburg in Virginia. He's the author of gold metal physics, the science of sports and he holds a black belt in karate and a purple belt in Krav Maga.
1:58.0	Now, John, first for our listeners, maybe wondering why are we talking about this strange Hebrew words called
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