[eric343]

www.kravmaga.com

It looks cool - quick to learn, practical, and battle tested. There's even a training center/dojo/whateveryawannacallit close by...

...anyone here tried it and want to offer some advice/recommendations/warnings/etc?

 

[usc goose]

i'm a little curious too. i wonder if that manhattan beach savate guy knows anything about it.

 

[aerius]

Simple, brutal, and highly effective. Be prepared to work your ass off and take a bunch of bumps and bruises from the training. The training gets pretty intense and protective gear will be required for full contact practice. Make sure they do a lot of hands on practice against sparring partners, that's the fastest and best way of learning what works and what doesn't.

As with many other martial arts, some places bastardize it into a fitness thing so you don't learn much if anything about actual self-defence. If it looks like an aerobics class with punching, get the hell away from that dojo. If you see students beating the hell out of each other and they're all happy and grinning, you've found the right place. Before you get into it, make sure you can stomach it. Not everyone can handle it when eye gouges, joint breaks, and throat strikes are taught everyday.

 

[pigmode]

Slick website.

 

[KR...]

It's actually a simplfied version of Combat Sambo.

The real deal : http://combatsambo.com/

 

[Flasken]

I've been doing Krav Maga for about half a year and am totally addicted to it, and I highly recommend it. I am taking the first class ever in Denmark and my instructors are extremely focused and enthusiastic since the team I'm on is the first and only team they've trained. Finding a coach you like is absolutely essential.


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Originally posted by KR... It's actually a simplified version of Combat Sambo.

No modern combat system is anywhere near 100% original because coming up with alternatives to perfect moves conceived many years ago is pointless. The real deal you say? Yes, many krav maga moves have been inspired by combat sambo, but also from tons of other martial arts. The purpose of krav maga is to teach effective combat skill as fast and effectively as possible. This means that many different moves from a number of martial arts have been "simplified" as you so adequately put it. Simplified meaning effectuated and adapted to resemble our instinctive reactions to given situations making many krav maga moves, even complex ones, surprisingly easy to learn.

 

[Matthew-Spaltro]

I have read in many magazines that British Jujitsu is usually the most effective.

 

[Budgie]

Did you mean Brazilian Ju-Jitsu? As practiced by the Gracie family, for instance.

 

[Matthew-Spaltro]

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Originally posted by Budgie Did you mean Brazilian Ju-Jitsu? As practiced by the Gracie family, for instance.

Yes.

 

[KR...]

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British Jujitsu

 

[DarkAngel]

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Originally posted by Budgie Did you mean Brazilian Ju-Jitsu? As practiced by the Gracie family, for instance.

Yep, if you watched the 1st few brutal bloodsport no holds barred UFC (ultimate fighting challenge) in the octagon where every type of fighting discipline could be practiced (karate, boxing, kung fu, tae kwon do etc) the Gracie Ju-Jitsu masters very often made them all submit. (this was real and not fake like wrestling)

The problem with all other fighting tecniques is you need room/space to make deliver your blows, as soon as the Ju-jutsu expert grabs your body like a smothering python they tie up your arms & feet and slowly work you into submission hold.

 

[usc goose]

i need to learn capoeira actually. the original break dance fighting.

anyone here ever try it?

 

[aerius]

The thing with UFC is that there's still rules. It may be "no holds barred" but it's not "no techniques barred", there's a difference. For example, they're not allowed to gouge each other's eyes out, nor pull on hair, rip or bite each other's ears off, use throat strikes, and so and and so forth. Why? Because they result in people being maimed and/or killed, and you can't have that in a competition.

However, real life self defence is not a competition, and I can use every single dirty trick I can think of to save my life. It is important to recognize that difference. This is why I like Krav Maga, it borrows techniques from various martial arts and puts them together in an effective way. It teaches many fight ending techniques that'll put someone down so you can safely get away. For example if you stomp a guy's knee out he won't be able to get up and run after you. Speaking of which, I need to start training again.

 

[KR...]

Here is a cool page on Sambo with pics, :

http://cclib.nsu.ru/projects/satbi/s...art/sambo.html

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The effectiveness and reality of self-defense of SAMBO has gained recognition by the U.S. Army to fight against terrorists. Since 1997 Combat SAMBO has been incorporated into the training regimen of the 10th Mountain Division & 75th Ranger Regiment of the United States Army.

 

[pigmode]

That Krav Maga looks like some hilarious stuff. Gracie Ju-Jitsu, OTH, is definitely applicable to real life scenarios involving regular civlian-types. According to my buddy, Gracie training is very tough.