MISSION VIEJO, CA– In May of 2011, Orange County experienced a rash of attempted kidnappings, at least five in the first week of May alone. In response, the instructors of Krav Maga Orange County became certified over this past summer in order to train children in personal safety and self-defense. KMOC’s new program began offering enrollment in September and now KMOC is registering students for this year’s last Fear, Adrenaline, and Stress Training (FAST) Kids Seminar.

Krav Maga is a reality based self-defense system that emphasizes natural movements. KMOC’s FAST program teaches students to recognize the warning signs of an attack, avoid threatening situations before they become dangerous, avoid physical confrontation by not looking like a victim, use verbal skills to diffuse situations before they become violent, and it trains individuals to protect themselves in hours, not years, if conflict becomes unavoidable. FAST Kids takes the same principals of the FAST program and tailors them to the needs of children aged 6-12 and emphasizes how children should recognize and respond when unknown adults are acting in an unsafe or threatening manner.