Haganah
Personal Defense Solutions International (PDSI), in partnership with Integrated
Defensive Fighting Systems, Inc. (IDFS), is proud to present Haganah the most
effective self-defense system available today. The Haganah advanced combat
system is based on both Israeli martial arts and military tactics used by the
Israeli Special Forces.
Haganah
Haganah, the most effective self-defense system available today, has been
developed from the tactical experience of Israel's Special Operations and
Counterterrorist units.
Haganah techniques have been proven in combat situations and carefully adapted
for street oriented self-defense.
Haganah incorporates both unarmed and armed fighting strategies. One of the most
important features of the Haganah system is that it is continuously enhanced.
The Israeli Defense Force (IDF) periodically updates its hand-to-hand and other
combat techniques. Haganah integrates those updates after adapting them for use
by civilians and law enforcement. Additionally, we are constantly evaluating
the tactics used by other Special Operations Groups. There is no ego in the
Haganah system. We use the best of the best in self-defense and combat
methodologies.
Haganah's Training Method
Haganah trains its practitioners in a military format. At its core, we have
carefully picked two sets of the 18 most common street attack scenarios to
train. The first set of 18 counterattacks consists of empty hand strategies
addressing unarmed assailants and the second set of 18 counterattacks consists
of knife attacks and gun threats. Training is conducted in parallel in a
four-month rotation system.
Our four-month rotation has been proven effective in producing rapid retention
of the Haganah system. Our practitioners are exposed to the entire core system
in four months.
Haganah utilizes training methods and certain tactical components of Israeli
military KAPAP and LOTAR. KAPAP is the teaching system used in the Israeli
military and is the Hebrew acronym for "Face to Face Combat". LOTAR is the
system used to teach advanced tactics to Israeli Special Forces in
anti-terrorism.