Anybody with krav maga experience ?

[ran 0]

i've already done a short discovery/training course and found it interesting , i'm now thinking about taking a real course

has anybody here ever tried Krav Maga ? are there any skilled members by any luck ?

[Maraudeur 0]

i've already done a short discovery/training course and found it interesting , i'm now thinking about taking a real course

has anybody here ever tried Krav Maga ? are there any skilled members by any luck ?

Krav Maga ?

Another way for close combat like, not that effective because what you learn to respond are situations that never happens, or when they do, you're not in the correct status to give feedback because of the human parameters and all possible Murphy's laws.

Go for Penshak Silat, Indonesian boxing originaly thought to counter the Thai boxing. But its effectivness is way larger.

It is interesting because it remains a boxing disciplin, when truelly to put an adversary down mostly happens by the hand fights, and harden and fasten you enough along particular protectives, natural and fast stances to respond to close combat likes, thai boxing, Karate and even Aikido.

Have a try.

Last but not least, maybe usefull also against contact fights like wrestlings situations, and it is not that long to become effective coumpared to many martial arts ( thinking of the Aikido ). But it hurts a lot to learn and practice  

If you do not mind to be effective before years, Aikido would be my second choice, thinking that having a good boxing skill would always be necesssary along.

[ran 0]

hmm , already did quite some french boxing ...

so , the penchak silat is the way to go you say ?

[Peanut 0]

Krav Maga was developed by the Israelian Army. It's quite dirty "streetfighting" and is supposed to be easy to learn.

I don't have any experience with it, but I quite like the style.

[denoir 0]

If you do not mind to be effective before years, Aikido would be my second choice, thinking that having a good boxing skill would always be necesssary along.

Aikido is collective hugging   No but seriously, it kind of takes the fun out of martial arts when the purpose of it is not to hurt your opponent.

I trained Bujinkan Ninpo (aka ninjutsu) for a couple of years, but it was a long time ago so I've forgotten most of it ( ). I can however warmly recommend it as it is very fun in an excessivly violent sort of way. Apart from unarmed fighting (taijutsu)a lot of time is spent on training with traditional Japanese weapons (bujutsu) including katanas, bos, hanbos, yaris, naginatas ( and yes, even shurikens   )

There are no competitions (it's not a sport) since the point of most techniques is to permanently disable or kill your opponent. The basic idea is of playing dirty in a traditional Japanese sort of way which differentiates it from most other Budo styles. In ninpo, if you get the chance, you kick your opponent in the nuts  

It is excessivly violent, often to the point of absurdity, which is probably what makes it so fun. I'll never forget when we trained 4:1 combat. No, not what you are thinking, but the other way around: how four guys armed with swords can kill a single unarmed guy  

But it's overall good training. You get a very good balance and control of your body. Would it be useful in a bar brawl? No, probably not, unless you intend to inflict serious injury on your opponent. Even basic grappling and joint locking techniques usually end with you breaking your opponent's arm.

[ralphwiggum 6]

In ninpo, if you get the chance, you kick your opponent in the nuts  

sign of a true combat martial art

anyways, yes, denoir's point ahould be taken

Quote[/b] ]Would it be useful in a bar brawl? No, probably not, unless you intend to inflict serious injury on your opponent. Even basic grappling and joint locking techniques usually end with you breaking your opponent's arm.

krav maga, as i see, is that it is very specific in what to deal with. in other words, it is very easy to learn how to react in common situations, but if applicational situation where creativity has to come, you are on your own.

the traditional martial arts(like the one denoir was thrown around ) takes time to learn, but if you learn enough you cen get applicatonal minds.

my suggestion is that you look around and try some. however, i'd ask you to avoid "flash" martial arts. grappling and kicking/ppunching should be used together. enither is superior to another.