KFMA Martial Arts are Ideal for Women and Girls
KFMA Martial Arts are ideal for women and girls by providing a safe and comfortable environment for training and learning self-defense while improving their fitness levels.
Why is KFMA Martial Arts ideal for women?
Chief Master Laura Kowkabany is an 8th Degree Black Belt and the senior instructor/owner of KFMA, and has over 50 years’ experience in the martial arts. She began her training in the early 1970’s, and has been internationally recognized as ‘Instructor of the Year’ for her quality teaching, including certifying instructors from around the world. She and her husband, Chief Master David Kowkabany, lead every class taught at KFMA. The curriculum taught at KFMA includes the traditional methods of Songahm Taekwondo, as well as self-defense techniques from Krav Maga.
Why KFMA Martial Arts are ideal for women and girls by teaching Taekwondo
The martial arts were designed to provide self-defense based on ‘open hand’ techniques, which means they were effective even without the addition of specific weapons. While many arts favor upper body strength to be effective, taekwondo allows for more use of the legs to deliver powerful strikes that are useful in a self-defense situation. In general terms, women are much stronger in their lower bodies (legs) than in their upper bodies. Training in a martial art that favors this difference is a distinct advantage for females. KFMA Martial Arts are ideal for women and girls by providing a proven and structured curriculum based on Songahm Taekwondo.
Why KFMA Martial Arts are ideal for women and girls by teaching Krav Maga
Krav Maga was refined as a martial art for training the Israeli Defense Forces as an easily learned reality-based system of self-defense. As Israel has mandatory military service for women and men over the age of 18, it was imperative for the IDF to be able to teach new recruits a practical martial art that could be quickly learned. KFMA Martial Arts are ideal for women and girls be teaching them the basic concepts of Krav Maga to quickly end a physical altercation as quickly as possible, allowing for a quick and safe escape from the situation.
What is the training like at KFMA
The majority of the martial arts classes are ‘family classes,’ allowing women, teens and girls to train in a coed environment with students ranging from beginner levels to the upper levels of Black Belt. Using body shields and targets for practicing safely, female students can safely and comfortably practice with both males and females.
For more information on our KFMA Family Classes, and to look at more photos from the actual training, please take a look at this article: https://teamkowkabany.com/kfma-family-martial-arts-classes-quality-training-for-adults-teens-and-kids/
The Benefits for Women and Girls training at KFMA
Training at KFMA will provide a number of benefits for students, including learning the basics of self-defense and improving fitness levels, which will lead to a noticeable increase in confidence. Balance, agility and coordination will improve, and by training with a structured curriculum, students will develop more power and speed in the application of their techniques. In addition to providing a great outlet for stress relief, students will also develop the mental fortitude and strength to meet new challenges. These are just some of the reasons while KFMA Martial Arts are ideal for women and girls.
For over 40 years , we have been teaching families the benefits of martial arts training, and for the past 30 years we have been teaching in the Westchase, Oldsmar and Odessa communities. If you would like to visit our academy to watch a class or to try one, please feel free to give us a call. KFMA is located at 13910 Monroes Business Park, just two doors down from the Tampa Bay Brewing Company off of Racetrack Road. For more information, please feel free to contact us at 813-540-5528.
Kowkabany’s Family Martial Arts is also a chartered school of the American Taekwondo Association: https://atamartialarts.com/