Krav Maga

[MightyB]

What do you guys think of Krav Maga for self defense?

if you're learning it in the Israeli military it's excellent, if you're learning it at the local Zumba fitness facility it's utter cr@p.

[Kellen Bassette]

If it's good enough for him.....

[Lucas]

if you're learning it in the Israeli military it's excellent, if you're learning it at the local Zumba fitness facility it's utter cr@p.

point, game, and match.

[goju]

if you're learning it in the Israeli military it's excellent, if you're learning it at the local Zumba fitness facility it's utter cr@p.

I dont even know if i would agree there. Anyone see the fight quest episode on Krav they went to the israeli military and they were showing them a load of crap

look AT 13:42

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T610Sc1HONo

watch how they all dogpile the host when he runs the course but when the instructor does it they attack her one by one with slowed down soft haymaykers she deflects with her flailing kenpo hands.

Put this instructor in a gi in a stripmall and people would be calling it bullshido immediately

[wenshu]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KAPAP
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SzDaORagR2Y

[sanjuro_ronin]

I dont even know if i would agree there. Anyone see the fight quest episode on Krav they went to the israeli military and they were showing them a load of crap

look AT 13:42

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T610Sc1HONo

watch how they all dogpile the host when he runs the course but when the instructor does it they attack her one by one with slowed down soft haymaykers she deflects with her flailing kenpo hands.

Put this instructor in a gi in a stripmall and people would be calling it bullshido immediately

There is BS in almost EVERY MA nowadays.
Just a fact of life it seems.

[MightyB]

There is BS in almost EVERY MA nowadays.
Just a fact of life it seems.

Not Ameri-do-Te

[Kymus]

Not Ameri-do-Te

Cut Sanjuro some slack. He said almost

[MightyB]

this is pretty good
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C3xayIEKGf0

[MightyB]

Here's an excellently choreographed Krav Maga demo.

It's very cool.

[Lucas]

apparently from what youtube tells me, this guy is the 'best in the world'! lol

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IjmBPFPTq-g

[SimonM]

I'm inherently suspicious of fighting styles that depend on dirty fighting. Because the truth is that anybody can fight dirty if they want to - so if dirty is all you've got you're falling behind.

And the knife defense thing at 5 minutes on the Fight Quest video will get you cut.

[MightyB]

I'm inherently suspicious of fighting styles that depend on dirty fighting. Because the truth is that anybody can fight dirty if they want to - so if dirty is all you've got you're falling behind.

Then you don't like kung fu???

[SimonM]

Then you don't like kung fu???

Ooooh burn!

Honestly? When Kung Fu is taught as nothing but dirty fighting, yeah, it deserves to get called out.

Frankly most of my fondness for Kung Fu has more to do with literature and archaic weapons than anything resembling real fighting. For that I'm happy enough to be a filthy kickboxer.

Then again, that's not likely to surprise you considering my posting history.

[sanjuro_ronin]

Then you don't like kung fu???

Look at it this way, who has a better chance?

A person that can fight well with and without rules
A person that needs to "fight dirty"

As I have often pointed out, rules LEVEL the fight and if you can't beat someone on a level field, then how to you expect to beat them if they are not restricted ?