Street-defense organization Israeli Krav Maga taught Bordentown Regional High School students self-defense techniques during an anti-bullying event. Watch video
BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP - "You hit him in the groin...good."
Those are not the first words one would expect to hear from a teacher in a high school library, but students at Bordentown Regional High School Wednesday were taking a different kind of class.
They were learning how to fend off an ambush, and their instructor was David Kahn, owner of Israeli Krav Maga, which teaches a range of self defense courses.
"We are dealing with juniors and seniors who are probably going off to college soon," Kahn said. "We want to give them common sense safety tips."
While some students opted to take the PSAT Wednesday, others rotated through 20-minute safety demonstrations stationed around the building taught by the company's instructors and local police officers.
"We've been working with Israeli Krav Maga for awhile now," Principal Robert Walder said. "They came free of charge."
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Kahn said his instructors train law enforcement officers, the military and ordinary citizens in combat skills used by Israeli defense forces.
Wednesday's presentation at the school was part of Krav Maga's community outreach program "Bodyguard Yourself - Street Safety and Self-Defense For Teens."
For the school, it coincides with October being anti-bullying month.
Kahn said he was teaching students in the library how to defend themselves against an ambush attack, which he warned students: "The predator will try to take every advantage to win."
Instructors were also stationed in the gymnasium teaching students about attacks from behind.
Kahn worked with two assistants, one a senior and one an alum of the high school, to show students different ways to escape an attack, and how to avoid one.
"In self-defense there are no rules," Kahn said. He advised students if they were ever in danger to use any means possible to get away.
One teacher suggested she could take off her high-heel shoe and hit the predator with it. Kahn supported the tactic.
Kahn also told students to always be aware of their surroundings -- in other words no texting.
"In an unknown environment, you should really always keep your head up," Kahn said. "Predators look for people not paying attention."
Other "classes" included a New Jersey State Police officer talking in the cafetaria about the dangers of desolate parking lots. And In the auditorium, students learned about Internet safety.
"We think that safety is not to be taken for granted," Kahn said.