Krav

[kandaandm]

Anybody here practice Krav Maga?

 

[Bigredpits]

I did krav maga for a year in half and then left to train with American Top Team here in south Florida. Krav maga is great for self defense and usefull in the clubs and steet self defense. Good stuff!

 

[muscledoc1]

One of my best friends owns a KRAV-MAGA school in st.louis,im originaly from israel but never actually got in to it,i was in the military there for 3-years but they mostly train the special forces units with it.in my opinion its probably the best self-defense program you can use(maybe not the best for mma,butmore for self defense/street-fighting )-combination of a lot of mma.

 

[Big Bapper]

I like Krav maga its a good modern fighting system baced on todays enemy. I like all fighting systems that have droped the art part and work on real life modern life situitions. As a very good ju jitsu instructor that uses my gym said "what use is a belt unless you are going to strangle someone".

 

[bulldog21]

This is something I am looking into studying after I stop bodybuilding


Hey Bapper have you ever heard oF Punjat Silat? (sp?) It is close hand to hand combat fighting out of Indonesia......good stuff too...

 

[deadlift0]

This is something I am looking into studying after I stop bodybuilding


Hey Bapper have you ever heard oF Punjat Silat? (sp?) It is close hand to hand combat fighting out of Indonesia......good stuff too...

I thought you wanted to be a kickass DJ

 

[bulldog21]

I thought you wanted to be a kickass DJ

LOL.....I do as well....

 

[MT]

I just got back today from my second trip to the Muay Thai camps out in Thailand. Met one of the guys who smashed the kung fu lot who came over from China to compete against the Muay Thai fighters back in the 80's.

It's truly awe inspiring watching the Thais fight. I've seen the gentlest and softest looking Thai lads take full power round house kicks to the chin and not even flinch or show any signs of pain. Remember this... in a fight no matter how good you are you WILL get hit.

As my old kung fu master said to me and the rest of the class once ' I can stand here and teach you all the kung fu in the world but unless you truly have the spirit and the heart to fight, then it will all be useless'. People need to realize that there are no tricks or secrets to fighting, it is 100% about hard work and having heart.

While some may feel that some moves of other martial arts are superior to Muay Thai, one must realize that martial arts that may be practised as a ring sport fall into a class of their own. You get used to being under (albeit controlled) pressure, the feeling of taking a shot (so that when it happens for real you do not freeze up in shock) and real interaction with an opponent to find out what truly does work when it comes to doing it for real.

And always remember the best self- defense is to walk away from a fight... even if you think a particular situation is well within your capability you never know how a street fight will evolve.
Stay safe guys.

 

[rmtt]

I just got back today from my second trip to the Muay Thai camps out in Thailand. Met one of the guys who smashed the kung fu lot who came over from China to compete against the Muay Thai fighters back in the 80's.

It's truly awe inspiring watching the Thais fight. I've seen the gentlest and softest looking Thai lads take full power round house kicks to the chin and not even flinch or show any signs of pain. Remember this... in a fight no matter how good you are you WILL get hit.

As my old kung fu master said to me and the rest of the class once ' I can stand here and teach you all the kung fu in the world but unless you truly have the spirit and the heart to fight, then it will all be useless'. People need to realize that there are no tricks or secrets to fighting, it is 100% about hard work and having heart.

While some may feel that some moves of other martial arts are superior to Muay Thai, one must realize that martial arts that may be practised as a ring sport fall into a class of their own. You get used to being under (albeit controlled) pressure, the feeling of taking a shot (so that when it happens for real you do not freeze up in shock) and real interaction with an opponent to find out what truly does work when it comes to doing it for real.

And always remember the best self- defense is to walk away from a fight... even if you think a particular situation is well within your capability you never know how a street fight will evolve.
Stay safe guys.

Nice post. I have always been impressed with Muay Thai fighters and their conditioning. Years ago while studying Wing Chun and Jeet Kune Do, our school also taught Muay Thai along with Arnis. Dan Inosanto introduced a lot of various types of training into these schools, and recognized the effectiveness of Muay Thai.

 

[Ashop]

Anybody here practice Krav Maga?

I love the arts and am very interested in this form.

 

[Golgo13]

A fraternity brother of mine was an Army Ranger who did some work with the IDF, he learned this form of combat and taught me years later. After knowing what I know, I don't see a reason to learn another form. This is truly the ultimate.

 

[Big Bapper]

This is something I am looking into studying after I stop bodybuilding


Hey Bapper have you ever heard oF Punjat Silat? (sp?) It is close hand to hand combat fighting out of Indonesia......good stuff too...

Yes, its were you learn to fight using wepons first. Very intresting.

 

[Big Bapper]

I just got back today from my second trip to the Muay Thai camps out in Thailand. Met one of the guys who smashed the kung fu lot who came over from China to compete against the Muay Thai fighters back in the 80's.

It's truly awe inspiring watching the Thais fight. I've seen the gentlest and softest looking Thai lads take full power round house kicks to the chin and not even flinch or show any signs of pain. Remember this... in a fight no matter how good you are you WILL get hit.

As my old kung fu master said to me and the rest of the class once ' I can stand here and teach you all the kung fu in the world but unless you truly have the spirit and the heart to fight, then it will all be useless'. People need to realize that there are no tricks or secrets to fighting, it is 100% about hard work and having heart.

While some may feel that some moves of other martial arts are superior to Muay Thai, one must realize that martial arts that may be practised as a ring sport fall into a class of their own. You get used to being under (albeit controlled) pressure, the feeling of taking a shot (so that when it happens for real you do not freeze up in shock) and real interaction with an opponent to find out what truly does work when it comes to doing it for real.

And always remember the best self- defense is to walk away from a fight... even if you think a particular situation is well within your capability you never know how a street fight will evolve.
Stay safe guys.

Great post Bro. I used to train Muay Thia but had to stop to foucse on Bodybuilding. I think allot of Martail arts train semi-contact and let your training partner put the moves on you. I like training full contact then when it comes to real life situitions you are used to taking shots and giving them.
I think its all down to muscle memory.

 

[Malic777.com]

Anybody here practice Krav Maga?

its not something you want to use on the streets unless youre in real trouble...real krav maga is very brutal and will change your life if you use it (you will probably kill somebody and have the law go after you)...we had an instructor for 3 years...did all sorts of drills that would end any fight in very serious ways...crazy military stuff using even knives/weapons and objects to suprise-stab/cut opponents or gouge their eyes out...i could never get over how far they went to develop this "martial art" for example a knife attack would be something like:

(the opponent is in light summer clothing and the knife is a hidden short blade- keep in mind that its YOUR KNIFE & the opponent is unarmed / keep in mind krav maga was developed for soldiers not civilians)

when in clinch (just for example) you surprise your opponent with a knife stab in his inner lower thigh, hold the back of his neck with your free hand to prevent him from moving back and plow his skin,with your knife over his crotch area, following up over his abdomen and chest, and going up to his neck where you change directions and cut horizontally over his throat...you basically cut a big "7" from his crotch up to his neck and over it...one big cut over several arteries...


the non armed attacks are just as brutal like: quick left jab/ followed by massive right elbow/ followed by a hammerfist to the neck / followed by multiple elbows or knees and all of this is 3-4 seconds...


its good for self defense but may well land you in jail...years after krav maga i was afraid of getting in to a fight on the streets and ran away from many confrontations simply because i forgot to fight the "regular way" ...i suggest thai boxing or MMA for self defence because REAL krav maga is something else...alex

 

[rmtt]

its not something you want to use on the streets unless youre in real trouble...real krav maga is very brutal and will change your life if you use it (you will probably kill somebody and have the law go after you)...we had an instructor for 3 years...did all sorts of drills that would end any fight in very serious ways...crazy military stuff using even knives/weapons and objects to suprise-stab/cut opponents or gouge their eyes out...i could never get over how far they went to develop this "martial art" for example a knife attack would be something like:

(the opponent is in light summer clothing and the knife is a hidden short blade- keep in mind that its YOUR KNIFE & the opponent is unarmed / keep in mind krav maga was developed for soldiers not civilians)

when in clinch (just for example) you surprise your opponent with a knife stab in his inner lower thigh, hold the back of his neck with your free hand to prevent him from moving back and plow his skin,with your knife over his crotch area, following up over his abdomen and chest, and going up to his neck where you change directions and cut horizontally over his throat...you basically cut a big "7" from his crotch up to his neck and over it...one big cut over several arteries...


the non armed attacks are just as brutal like: quick left jab/ followed by massive right elbow/ followed by a hammerfist to the neck / followed by multiple elbows or knees and all of this is 3-4 seconds...


its good for self defense but may well land you in jail...years after krav maga i was afraid of getting in to a fight on the streets and ran away from many confrontations simply because i forgot to fight the "regular way" ...i suggest thai boxing or MMA for self defence because REAL krav maga is something else...alex

That is why I love Aikido. It can be as "soft" or as "hard" as you want to make it. Very fast moving and flowing, yet you can still decide to avoid seriously hurting your attacker.

Now after a certain level, we also start training in Daito Ryu which most belief to be the forerunner of Ueshiba's Aikdo. And it has some very brutal techniques.

 

[DinoHeavyD]

krav maga

krav maga= eye gouging and groin shots basically, do you really have to train hard to learn how to gouge someones eyes out or destroy their groin? Add in some strategic biting and there you go. Real nice stuff created by some even nicer people.

 

[Turk]

That is why I love Aikido. It can be as "soft" or as "hard" as you want to make it. Very fast moving and flowing, yet you can still decide to avoid seriously hurting your attacker.

Now after a certain level, we also start training in Daito Ryu which most belief to be the forerunner of Ueshiba's Aikdo. And it has some very brutal techniques.

I've just picked up Aikido, i love it already. I have a friend who is reasonably proficient in Krav Maga, he's the steriotypical nerd...who could kill you without too much hassle:st:r-wars

 

[kandaandm]

I've been studying Krav Maga 3 days a week...and working out 5 days a week. It's a little difficult to not feel beat up some days but it's worth it. Although I do believe most guys that build a decent amount of size from working out don't get in many fights due to intimidation, I thinks it's a nice fall back.

 

[Malic777.com]

krav maga= eye gouging and groin shots basically, do you really have to train hard to learn how to gouge someones eyes out or destroy their groin? Add in some strategic biting and there you go. Real nice stuff created by some even nicer people.

i agree that the people who use it are not always nice...but its a very sophisticated martial art that was developed to be used in the worst of situations (war)...

you dont have to train real hard to learn how to gouge somebodys eye out but it takes a "special" person to actually do this in a real life situation...just poking somebody in the eye will make them very very pissed off to say the least ...it takes a lot of practice trust me on this (unless youre a complete psycho then it will come easy)...

heres a "workout" i remember:

we had to stand around the toilet with our AK-s pointed at the crapper the whole night long expecting the "Enemy" to come out not speaking one word or moving all night long (doing silly stuff for a long time causes mental fatigue) then at dawn we went to swim over the cold river and had to wade for hours through mud/swamp crap AND THEN the krav maga workout began when we were all completely mentally and physically spent, hungry and thirsty and cold...

good times eh? ...alex