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Defend Yourself on the Streets of Bushwick with Krav Maga

It’s about 11 on a bright and cold Sunday morning

Defend Yourself on the Streets of Bushwick with Krav Maga
Students at the International Krav Maga center in the Upper West Side. (All photos by JoAnn DeLuna.)

Defend Yourself on the Streets of Bushwick with Krav Maga

It’s about 11 on a bright and cold Sunday morning

Defend Yourself on the Streets of Bushwick with Krav Maga

It’s about 11 on a bright and cold Sunday morning. Instead of being cuddled up in my bed in Brooklyn after a boozy Saturday night, I’m in the Upper West Side. I’m out of breath and my adrenaline is pumping. I just finished (gently) poking and slapping women I’ve never met before – and vice versa – careful not to step outside of a red foam rectangle the size of a twin bed.

Sprinkled throughout the white walls are black and white vintage photos of a 40-year-old man, who looks like he’s on vacation with polyester pants, a polo and a fisherman’s hat…

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