Krav Maga - Anyone?

[Damon]

Hello there,
So as of wednesday I will be visiting my local fight-center to attend Krav Maga lessons and learn atleast a bit of a self defence technique before I leave for my work&travel journey in October Does anyone here already have experience with KM? I have only 3 months time so I will attend the training probably 3-5 times a week (3x in my city and 2x in a city which is close to the one I live in)

 

[GodSebbe]

Hello there,
So as of wednesday I will be visiting my local fight-center to attend Krav Maga lessons and learn atleast a bit of a self defence technique before I leave for my work&travel journey in October Does anyone here already have experience with KM? I have only 3 months time so I will attend the training probably 3-5 times a week (3x in my city and 2x in a city which is close to the one I live in)

What sort of journey are you going to do?

 

[Deleted member 49793]

Hello there,
So as of wednesday I will be visiting my local fight-center to attend Krav Maga lessons and learn atleast a bit of a self defence technique before I leave for my work&travel journey in October Does anyone here already have experience with KM? I have only 3 months time so I will attend the training probably 3-5 times a week (3x in my city and 2x in a city which is close to the one I live in)

Do Jiu Jitsu

 

[Damon]

What sort of journey are you going to do?

Work&Travel

@Sir Knighter Jiu Jitsu is a fighting art if I recall correctly. Fighting arts such as Jiu Jutusu / Wing Tsun/ MMA are superb in comparation with self defense techniques once you reach perfection, however they need quite some years to become really effective as they are also considered fighting "sports". KM is a self defense technique focusing from the first lesson only on your safety, and on hand-on combat in the streets. It is made easy for anyone to pick it up within a few months that is what it's purpose is. In the end you will know how to defend yourself, however of course a perfected martial arts will be more effective than KM. KM tries to teach you as much as fast as possible while the martial arts focus on teaching you everything as indepth as possible which in the end makes you the stronger fighter with Martial arts, but also a longer scholar.

 

[Deleted member 49793]

Work&Travel

@Sir Knighter Jiu Jitsu is a fighting art if I recall correctly. Fighting arts such as Jiu Jutusu / Wing Tsun/ MMA are superb in comparation with self defense techniques once you reach perfection, however they need quite some years to become really effective as they are also considered fighting "sports". KM is a self defense technique focusing from the first lesson only on your safety, and on hand-on combat in the streets. It is made easy for anyone to pick it up within a few months that is what it's purpose is. In the end you will know how to defend yourself, however of course a perfected martial arts will be more effective than KM. KM tries to teach you as much as fast as possible while the martial arts focus on teaching you everything as indepth as possible which in the end makes you the stronger fighter with Martial arts, but also a longer scholar.

Very true, i'm just bias. Love to see others getting into this stuff! Never know when you need it. Could save your life.

 

[Damon]

Very true, i'm just bias. Love to see others getting into this stuff! Never know when you need it. Could save your life.

yea Ive been doing Wing Tsun for 1,5 years some time ago, however wasnt that effective as i had alot of school stuff to do and only could attend training 1 time a week, if at all
And yeah I think it might really come in handy, though you musnt become overconfident. Also something my Wing Tsun master said is: If there is a gun pointed at you consider it twice if you are gonna attack and don't even attempt it if they are just after your money or valuables because nothing is more valuable than your own life. I totally agree on this one. I can see me using this in discos/pubs when me or some friend get in trouble, or also if someone is after our lifes or has us in the corner with e.g. a knife. But it would always be my last option and I can only hope nobody will point a gun at me with the intend to kill me or my friends.

 

[Deleted member 49793]

yea Ive been doing Wing Tsun for 1,5 years some time ago, however wasnt that effective as i had alot of school stuff to do and only could attend training 1 time a week, if at all
And yeah I think it might really come in handy, though you musnt become overconfident. Also something my Wing Tsun master said is: If there is a gun pointed at you consider it twice if you are gonna attack and don't even attempt it if they are just after your money or valuables because nothing is more valuable than your own life. I totally agree on this one. I can see me using this in discos/pubs when me or some friend get in trouble, or also if someone is after our lifes or has us in the corner with e.g. a knife. But it would always be my last option and I can only hope nobody will point a gun at me with the intend to kill me or my friends.

Nice part is I live in Canada, nicest country in world J Rarely ever have to worry about it. Not compared to Europe/United States

 

[Damon]

Nice part is I live in Canada, nicest country in world J Rarely ever have to worry about it. Not compared to Europe/United States

Well I havent had any trouble in germany yet aswell, however my wrok&travel will most likely be in the US/New Zealand/Costa Rica, from which the latter is surely dangerous

 

[seyakuroya]

Krav maga for me it's totally shitty, you only learn on staying person and he can't hit you, so in normal fight you're not prepared to fight.

 

[Damon]

Krav maga for me it's totally shitty, you only learn on staying person and he can't hit you, so in normal fight you're not prepared to fight.

Aslong as he cant hit me im totally fine. And if they are coming with more people carrying guns there is no martial arts that would get me outa this. But well, that's your opinion then^^

 

[Tico Newgate]

A friend of me is a KM instructor. It's funny how easily and efficient he can neutralize a threat or attack.
He sometimes asks me to come and visit a training. Haven't done it yet, but might do it soon

He's also an experienced MMA fighter and did some form of wrestling for a few years when he was younger.
I think he can bring some extra's into his lesson program due to this extra training.

 

[GhostX]

Krav maga is the best martial arts/self defence hands down. Israeli Mossad and various nation's secret service use it because of how effective it is. The British army are even teaching a variant of it to incapacitate enemies quickly.

However from what I know, it isn't easy to master. I have been interested in it for years but never had an opportunity to do it, or even more so the time. It's great for self defence as it allows people of any size and weight to defend themselves quickly. As such it is all about speed and timing after you learn the techniques.

Definitely give it a go! I will at some point.

But if several special forces and intelligence agencies around the world use it (or variants of it) then it is a credible method in my eyes.

 

[Damon]

Krav maga is the best martial arts/self defence hands down. Israeli Mossad and various nation's secret service use it because of how effective it is. The British army are even teaching a variant of it to incapacitate enemies quickly.

However from what I know, it isn't easy to master. I have been interested in it for years but never had an opportunity to do it, or even more so the time. It's great for self defence as it allows people of any size and weight to defend themselves quickly. As such it is all about speed and timing after you learn the techniques.

Definitely give it a go! I will at some point.

But if several special forces and intelligence agencies around the world use it (or variants of it) then it is a credible method in my eyes.

Thanks mate Well I guess I wont master it until my journey begins, but it should give me some sort if basic defence knowledge and maybe will be usefull if things go wrong, what Im not hoping for tbh.
Tonight is my first training session I will make sure to give sou some feedback

 

[Tarek]

Thanks mate Well I guess I wont master it until my journey begins, but it should give me some sort if basic defence knowledge and maybe will be usefull if things go wrong, what Im not hoping for tbh.
Tonight is my first training session I will make sure to give sou some feedback

I'm too lazy to google but, What is Krav Maga?

 

[Damon]

I'm too lazy to google but, What is Krav Maga?

A highly effective self defense technique or some sort of martial arts.

 

[MysteriousDot]

My older brother is a specialised trainer in Krav Maga, and I have done some training myself personally. It is amazing. You'll love it!

 

[Damon]

Aight so here I am - still alive - and gotta say I really enjoyed the first lesson of Krav. Only problem for me was the new techniques as I got them mixed up with Wing Tsun which I learned for about 1,5 years.