LOTAR is derived from real-life combative situations and is s a complete system for police and military.
Our System of LOTAR® is a complete combat counter-terrorism system, that includes both a self-defense component, Krav Maga, and offensive techniques, Close Quarter Battle (CQB), for neutralizing a threat in the quickest, safest way. In the full LOTAR system, the job is not done until the enemy is neutralized. While our Krav Maga is for everyone and provides self-defense techniques for escaping a threat, the full LOTAR system goes beyond just self-defense and is used primarily by police, security and military personnel in situations where they must prevail for both their sake and the safety of the public.
LOTAR evolved from KAPAP, which stands for Krav Panim el Panim and translates from Hebrew as "face to face combat". It provided fighting techniques that were needed in battle, including hand-to-hand combat and dealing with firearms, knives and stick fighting. Krav Maga also has its roots in KAPAP, taking its self-defense aspects and simplifying them for general use.
A Counter-Terrorism Heritage
LOTAR teaches everything needed to deal with counter-terrorism, hand to hand combat, guns, knives, sticks, explosives, improvised weapons, infiltration and sabotage. The most important concept of LOTAR is dealing with random threats, neutralizing it and keeping the pubic safe.
The name "LOTAR" is derived from the acronym of the Israeli counter-terrorist school Lochama Be’Terror. LOTAR’s origins were born in the most elite counter-terror unit in Israel. It was this idea of a complete counter terror system that made the name seem appropriate, Our LOTAR is an instinctive self-defense method that utilizes real-life situations as its teaching base. It is a complete combat concept that combines 360-degree self-defense methods with tactical shooting, while analyzing various types of unusual violent situations. The guiding principle of LOTAR is to neutralize the threat quickly, in the simplest and most instinctive way, by utilizing empty hands or moving to improvise weapons or firearms.
LOTAR uses any available weapon or improvises one, considering environmental conditions such as urban or rural surroundings, visibility, terrain, weather, and target distance. Many existing martial arts schools, although based on martial arts and theory, have lost the actual application of the techniques they teach. LOTAR, on the other hand is all about application. It is continually modified to address the ever changing world and the need for new and evolved techniques.
About Elite Training Center
Elite Training Center (formally LOTAR Self Defense) is located in Redondo Beach, California, in the South Bay of Los Angeles. Elite Training Center is a martial arts school focusing on self-defense and fitness. Students include South Bay residents and those in the L.A. region, male and female, adult and youth, those with no prior self-defense experience and those experienced in martial arts. Teaching confidence while respecting others, our school is founded on the four principals of Respect, Honor, Discipline, and Strength. Techniques include LOTAR and Krav Maga (intuitive self-defense independent of strength or size), Muay Thai kickboxing, Adult Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) as sport, youth MMA that emphasizes our founding principles, and Kali/Silat/Eskrima (Filipino open hand and stick/weapon fighting). Elite Training Center instructors are experienced both in teaching and in application of defense techniques in actual street or combat situations.
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