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I actually liked this one alot better than the last. Alot more blood and alot more striking. I thought Silva got a lucky break when his opponent tried very foolishly to take off his gi in the middle of the match. Your thought on the last Pride fight?>

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I think if you don't train hard with the women, you are robbing them of some valuable self defense tactics. A rapist isn't going to "go lightly" or pull and strikes, if they grab a woman, they will grab hard, pull her hair, etc. I think this should be stressed to both male and female students to put self defense in the proper perspective.

I have had good luck with female training partners. Some of the women who train in Krav Maga where I train really go all out. I think the reason is when it comes to defending themselves, women take it very seriously. They also don't have major big ego probs like men do.

Hmmm, are you talking like being stranded out int he desert? If so I would take Gatorade since it's got sodium and carbs in it that you could otherwise lose. For regular workouts, I would say just plain water.

People are now out robbing Priests and going right into churches in broad daylight? What is this world coming to??

If you have bottled up anger and wanna get aggression out, why not take up boxing? Its a good way to relieve stress and let out tension. As far as what you should choose, that's totally up to you. What workes for one person may not work for another. I can't even name all the different martial arts out there because there are so many. Why? Because each person is different and different styles work for different people. It is something you will have to judge for yourself. If you are looking for a fghting art. Try KIckboxing or boxing maybe. Good for getting out your agression and also a good way to keep in shape.

You CURL 10 lb weights to build you Chest? What excersize are you doing? Just scurious.

https://www.bodybulding.com They have tons of useful info on weightlifting there.

A correction to my above post. When I said my Krav Instructor just recieved his certification I meant his Haganah certification..He has been doing Krav for a couple of years now.

Thats not a good sign if he forgets the next technique. The problem is, like all MA, you are gonna find some people who are very good instructors and then some who are not so good.. I would say scroll down to the thread about "TELL ME WHAT YOU KNOW-KRAV MAGA" The question was asked and I answeredit as well as I could. As far as the man who said he hasnt dont it long, that doesnt automatically become a bad thing. My Krav Maga instructor just recieved his certification and he does a great job..Then again, he is a Krav instructor, Hapkidoinstructor and TKD and has been teachingfor years,, Some people are better than others. To get back to your question.. There are alot of similarities of the two, Basically Haganah is a progression. not totally different. Haganah is like Krav Maga on steroids. Check out the thread I referred you to and I go into more detail, for now, i would say check out both schools and see what you think. Both are awesome.

This may sound like a bit of a cop-out, but I will say, listen to your body. Generally, if I can do 3 sets of 10 then I move up in weight. It also depends alot on what you want to do. do you want to tone, bulk, what? if you can do 3 sets of 8 and you feel you can get it pretty easily, try 30 next time and see what u can do. if you can do say, 3 sets of 6, do them for a while untill you can get 3 sets of 8, then move up a few punds.. also, crunches wont make your abs huge, they usually help just tone. crunches alone shouldnt make them huge if by huge you mean giving you a pot belly.

I dont think you should feel bad. Your brother will have to learn to defend himself and stand up for himself. I was kinda brought up the same way. If some bigger kid was giving me a hard time, my father would have insisted I stand up for myself and beat him, I am not sure if I would have cheered him but to tell him to use his fist was good. Now the other kid may think twice before bothering him and it will be a lesson to the other kids before they start anything. Kid's fight. It happens. may as well accept it. And teach him to defend himself. You described him as a "fat boy" not sure how fat but sometimes kids liek to pick on the "fat kid" so rest assured, some good fighting skills may be needed, then he wont get picked on as much.

In my experience in fights? No.

Ok here goes.. Haganah is very similar except it also adds thing like L.O.T.A.R. basiclaly anti terrorist tactics, Kapap and Hisarzut which is a stand up fighting style very similar to MT. F.I.G.H.T. is Fierce Israeli gorilla hand to hand tactics. It is a part of the overall Haganah system. hower Haganah also emplys ITK. (Isreali Tactical Knife) and also tactical shooting. You may wanna head over to https://www.fight2survive.com and u can get all the info you want on Haganah. The principles are very similar to KM. The biggest difference between Haganah and KM are the way they train. KM has different levels or belt corriculum even though we dont really wear belts and usually go by levels. The further you go along the mnore that is added. Haganah and FIGHT are different because Haganah is a military based system, there are no levels per se. They teach in rotations. Basically everything that is covered would be touched upon within 4 months, then you start the rotation again, this way all students get exposed to all things ( open hand defense, knife defense, gun defense, ground survival) without anyone getting left behind and trying to play cath-up with the other students.

Cross training is great provided that the different styles compliment each other. For example, I have greatly drifted away from alot of my TSD trainign because I don't feel it is anything at all like my KM training or my kickboxing training. the stances, punching styles are much different. I am soon going to be taking up JKD which I think is more in tune with Krav, Haganah and kickboxing and also teaches knife/stick/grappling

Capitol, I think you will find KM very beneficial for you. As far as the disarming tactics, I know what u are saying, but I dont totally agree with just handing things over. I have been robbed once and I handed my money over and I was lucky that the guy just left with the money. The only problem is, more and more you hear of people handing over what is demanded, only to end up being killed anyway, or sometimes kidnapped. If a person feels they can get away with just handing over what is demanded, then by all means do so My Krav/F.I.G.H.T, instructor days support that IF and only IF you really feel the person will leave afterwards, you must learn to read body language. Is the person seeming like he is in a hurry to take your wallet and run? or is he relaxed, arrogant, ect.. By not giving him what he wants, you hold at least some control in the situation. by handing over your wallet, keys or whatever, you now are giving him the option of demanding something else, or possibly just deciding to kill you. I am not sure I want to passivly Just hand over my money and then give him the option of killing/kidnapping me or worse. The disarming tactics are actually pretty effective. Once you start your training u will get to practice them first hand and then decide personally what your take on the practice is. Best thing is to enter with an open mind. At my school we are phasing out Krav more for Haganah simply because it has everythign Krav Has and then some. Also in Haganah, you get trained in rotations rather than going through levels, so you will be exposed to more sooner.

I think Goshinman put it well earlier regarding getting up and defending yourself from the ground but not so much to roll around trying toi submit a guy. If you look at the wya Krav Maga is taught, basically, when you percieve a threat, you eliminate the threat quickly as possible. For one, you don't know what the other guy knows, he may be trained in BJJ, he may be a boxer, he may have a knife. 2nd, the longer a physical altercation goes on, the higher the chances that you can get hurt. We do believe strongly in cross training and do alot of it with BJJ guys and wrestlers. It's not so much that we are focusing more on the average "Joe Blow" but that we believe That it is often not practical to go wrestling around with anyone if you dont absolutely have to. I don't want to start one of those grappling vs/ striking arguments here, just that alot more of our defenses are have a strong offense and if you do go to the ground, we do more concentrating on getting back up and escaping a hold more than to turn it into a wrestling match.

Explaining my point would make sense if a person explained theirs. Its nothing personal just that I dont see how someone can make blanket statements like you made about a style of defense you have never studied. You stated basically that Krav taught nothing about defending yourself on the ground. But to my knowledge, you dont take it so how could you say that? You didn't site any source of informatin.

Usually a Glock model 26 or in jacket weather a Glock model 19. when its very hot out, its a Kel-tec P-32. I also always have a tactical folder usually a Kershaw.

Wrong.

Have been there, and done that. But it's the kind of discipline you need. You want an instructor that pushes you to the limit? would you really even WANT to go to a school where the instructors coddle you or let things slide? If they did that, then you would slide also. Learn to love and to respect discipline. It will help you down your journey.

I agree with that. As far as him retreating, I agree, if he retreats, then he is no longer a threat, however if I am suddently under an attack by a mugger, I am not going to give him a chance to regroup. in other words, I am not going to use some technique to cause him to fall, wait for him to get back up, he comes at me, I dodge and attack, wait for another, etc.. You get the idea...

Most attackers especially muggers, pursesnatchers and the like, are not expecting a very violent, vicious counter-attack. In Krav Maga and Haganah, we are trained to respond to an attack with extreme counter aggression. As soon as you get home on the defensive, then his main concern is now defending agains the would-be victim instead of the other way around. I never think you should hit the atatcker and then give ground. Never give the attacker a chance to regroup, it just makes him more cautious. once you take him down, don't let him have the ability to get back up either.

Why not buy your own heavy bag and train at home. Also I would see if maybe you can find a sparring/training partner to work out with on your non gym days. I found this in the past to be a great supplement to your training at the gym.