Inside Defense

According to Krav Maga Worldwide, you should redirect at an angle—not straight up or directly to the side. This angled approach is better for timing because you can defend the punch at any stage, whether you catch it early, in the middle, or late. You'll know you have the right angle when you feel your hand slide down the attacker's forearm rather than hearing a slapping or catching sound.

You should punch over the top of the arm. Trying to go underneath like you would against a left straight will cause your fist to collide with the attacker's arm and interfere with your counter strike, according to Krav Maga Worldwide.

Lower it just enough so you can see over the top to see your opponent's face—think of it like peek-a-boo. Dropping it way too low leaves your face open and turns it into a race to land the next punch. Focus on moving your elbow down rather than your hand to avoid excessive lowering, per Krav Maga Worldwide.

Keeping your arm vertical protects your face and allows you to defend your entire torso, not just a specific point. It also helps if you're slightly off-target, protecting the inside of your wrist (a vital area) rather than the outside, according to Krav Maga Worldwide.

Rotate your hips and pivot your back foot—don't just punch with your arm. Krav Maga Worldwide emphasizes that body rotation is essential both for reach and power; arm punching alone won't have enough force to be effective.

The Inside Defense is a Krav Maga technique where the defender deflects an incoming straight attack by sweeping the hand or forearm from outside to inside across the body's centerline. The open palm or forearm contacts the attacking arm and redirects it inward (across the attacker's own body), simultaneously stepping to the outside.

The Inside Defense is a core technique in Krav Maga's self-defense curriculum, developed for the Israeli Defense Forces. Together with the outside defense, it provides coverage against straight-line attacks (punches, knife thrusts) from any angle.

Krav Maga competitions: Legal: разрешён — fundamental defense; Unified MMA: Legal {src:Unified Rules of MMA, August 2025|/sources/Unified: разрешён — MMA-Rules-August-2025.pdf}

Оценка опасности 1/10. Minimal — defensive technique.

Стандартная цепочка подготовки: Inside defense a jab → step to outside angle → counter-cross to the jaw → Inside defense a knife thrust → control the weapon hand → knee to body → disarm → Inside defense → clinch → knee strikes.

Стандартные контрприёмы: N/A — this IS a defensive technique..

Распространённые варианты: Inside defense against jab (quick deflection of a fast straight punch); Inside defense against knife thrust (palm redirects the blade across attacker's body); Inside defense with simultaneous counter (deflecting while striking with the other hand); Inside defense against front kick (palm deflects the incoming kick).

Krav Maga is a self-defense system, not a competition sport. These techniques are tested in scenario-based training and military/law enforcement contexts rather than regulated competition.

Основные ошибки, на которые стоит обратить внимание: Stepping inward instead of outward — puts you in the path of the other hand / Using a fist instead of open palm — reduces deflection surface and feel / Not redirecting far enough — the attacker can still reach you / Forgetting the counter-attack — the defense must flow into offense.

Inside Defense также известен как Insaido Difensu, Inside Block, Inside Deflection, Krav Maga Inside Defense, Inward Defense.