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Step 1
Get some gloves. Your first few weeks or even months of krav maga can leave your fists and forearms bruised and tender. The emphasis placed on using the blade of your forearm to block strikes makes a padded forearm guard a good piece of equipment for the krav maga novice. You can use most martial arts forearm guards for the purposes of krav maga.
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Step 2
Buy a punching mitt or shield. Once you've learned the basic strikes and blocks of krav maga you need to start using full force to perfect your technique. You can buy krav maga specialty punching mitts and full body shields. Check out gear such as the mitt and shield at the Krav Maga Pro Shop on KravMaga.com.
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Step 3
Get DVDs and manuals. Having instructional material at your disposal is an important facet of krav maga gear. The "Krav Maga" line of instructional DVDs and videos supplemented by the Complete Krav Maga Guide book is a good way to stay focused on the techniques you learn in class while adding a few new moves to your repertoire.
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Step 4
Buy fake weapons. Krav maga pays special attention to the skills needed to disarm an attacker who has a gun, knife or other weapon. Buying fake plastic knives and replica guns is important if you want to learn to react to weapons in an intuitive way. You can get fake weapon gear from law enforcement supply stores or from the pro store at KravMaga.com
