Krav Maga New York Teaches Defensive Tactics To Law Enforcement at LE Tactical Expo & Conference

Somers, NY (PRWEB) June 10, 2009

In April, Krav Maga New York kicked off back-to-back seminars at NYTOA's 2009 annual Expo & Conference held in Turning Stone Resort and Casino. The participating Law Enforcement officers were introduced to the Israeli Fighting and Self Defense system known as Krav Maga. Certified Force Training Instructors taught seminars featuring Edge Weapon Defenses on day one, followed by Weapon Retention on day 2.

Krav Maga was originally created for the Israeli Defense Force (IDF). It emerged in an environment where extreme violence was common. Over time, this system has been repeatedly tested and improved under real-life conditions. No defensive tactics system is more street and battle-tested than Krav Maga.

The Krav Maga system has received international recognition as a highly practical defensive tactics system well suited for law enforcement. Based on instinctive movements, the simple, effective, and aggressive techniques require minimal training time and yield maximum retention, even under stress. The training is designed to improve the officers' emotional and physical response to danger. The system deals with scenarios where operators face life-threatening situations while unarmed or in situations where higher force options can't be accessed. From this perspective, the operator must respond with fast, aggressive, defensive techniques and combative strikes until help is acquired. These methods also develop the ability to recognize danger at the earliest stages, react without hesitation, and escalate plus de-escalate with the appropriate level of force.

NYTOA seminar participants had this to say:

"Excellent class. It certainly gets officers from departments that don't keep up on street survival skills a great working knowledge on how to keep the mindset." I have never been to another seminar like this." -- Mark F., Rotterdam PD

"This was the most realistic hand to hand combat course I've taken. The instructors were both knowledgeable and helpful. This class should be taught to every law enforcement officer" -- Joseph W., NYPD / ESU (retired)

"This was by far the best self defense / offense seminar that I have attended. The class was presented safely but with a high enough intensity that learning didn't stop." -- Don T., Town of Malius PD????

"As Instructors you guys were very thorough, to the point, and personable." -- Sam D., Broom County Sheriff

Krav Maga New York is located on Route 100 in Somers, NY, where it currently offers group classes that are open to both civilians and law enforcement personnel. Krav Maga New York is actively looking for a dedicated Law Enforcement Training facility that will serve Duchess / Orange Counties and expects to launch that program later this year.????

To meet the Instructors and view a class, interested parties can contact Krav Maga New York at (888) 456-0476. Additional information and a Getting Started kit can also be found online. Krav Maga New York is a licensee of Krav Maga Worldwide.

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Keepsy Makes Photo Books Easy, Wins Web 2.0 Expo Award

Menlo Park, CA (PRWEB) April 4, 2011

Hot off their recent launch, Keepsy continues to innovate and win accolades from both customers and industry influencers. The company announced today that it won Robert Scoble's pick for the Startup Showcase, held on March 29th at the 2011 Web 2.0 Expo in San Francisco.

"Our goal is to make creating photo albums as fun and easy as taking the photos," said CEO Peter Weck, "and to win an award like this is thrilling for us. We've had really positive feedback from our customers, and to get this kind of recognition by an industry influencer like Scoble is very rewarding."

"This is an exciting time to be in this space," continued Weck, "Shutterfly's recent acquisition of TinyPrints for $ 333 million, Sequoia Capital's $ 41 million investment in Color.com, and the meteoric rise of mobile applications like Instagram and Picplz shows that both print product and photo sharing applications are hotter than ever for investors and consumers alike."

The company was picked as one of three winners from a group of thirty startups at the Web 2.0 Expo.

In discussing the choice on stage, the judges -- Robert Scoble and Ann Winblad (Hummer Winblad Ventures) -- highlighted the site's novelty, ease of use and the elegant results of the printed product. "We've talked with heck of a lot of people," responded Blake Williams, VP of Product, "and we've learned that while people love taking photos and looking at photos books, they perceive making the books as a real pain. They want these books, but they don't enjoy making them. That's a ripe opportunity in a market that's over $ 1B and growing."

To illustrate the ease of use, Keepsy points to its new Instapage feature. "Imagine it's your wedding, and the guests are taking great candid shots on their mobile phones," said Williams, "How are you going to get those photos into a printed keepsake album? Before Keepsy, the guests would have to remember download, upload, synch, etc. With Instapage, you can give your album a unique email address to share with your guests. They can then send their photos and captions directly to the album from their phones in real-time and Keepsy will auto-create pages in the album for them. In other words, the guests can create an entire photo album without setting down their wineglasses, and before the bride and groom have even left the reception."

While Keepsy's free online software has a multitude of photo book applications, the company cites group events and collaborative projects like weddings, reunions, birthdays, and yearbooks as their main focus.

At the SXSW conference last month, the founders were pleased with the unexpected but enthusiastic response from event planners and marketers. "We were fortunate enough to run a very successful pilot test of our event album for the SXSW Search Party that was hosted by Blekko, Chomp, Hipmunk, and Ashton Kutcher," said Weck. "We're now getting interest and speaking with other partners about future events."

About Keepsy

Keepsy is a site that uses the power of social networks to create custom, collaborative photo albums. People can create their own custom albums and invite friends to add their own photos and messages to the album. Keepsy also enables people to 'group gift' an album, and to include gift cards for events and special occasions. Keepsy was founded by Peter Weck, Blake Williams, and Kai Zhao. To learn more about Keepsy, please visit http://www.keepsy.com.

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