glockmeister

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I was responding to Muaythaiboxer about the bjj vs km.

I am with Sevenstar, You simply MUST put on a headgear and gloves and go full contact at least once in awhile or how can you really learn how to fight? You must learn what its like to hit and get hit then you can effectively defend and attack and with confidence and experience on your side.

No Prob, I didnt think you were disrespecting Krav. As far as whether or not a BJJ instructor would beat a Krav instructor is of course, subject to debate. If the BJJ guy where to get the Krav guy on the ground, I would definately say that BJJ has the upperhand. However if the BJJ instructor would not be able to match the striking skills of the KM instructor, then he may indeed have some probs. My Krav instructor is a firm believer in cross training I think the two styles combined would be an awesome combination.

Pssst, Krav Maga requires quite a bit too

I enjoy Krav, I have done other types of TMA and in a serious SD situation I would much sooner fall back on Krav. Like with all fight styles and TMA, make sure you find a GOOD instructor and you will learn plenty. Krav in much more geared towards real world confrontations than alot of TMA. Just my opinion though of course.

HMMM for me, both blocks and evasive movements have worked well in the real world. One thing I noticed about alot of "street fighters" is alot of them like to throw"haymakers". More than once I have simply ducked punches and a few times Simply block and counter strike. It's not hard to so when someone throws a wide right hand. So I guess for me both ducking, weaving and blocking has worked from time to time. I have a kickbpoxing as well as a boxing background so I have learned to use both. Both can be efficient. The important thing is not to stand totally still and make yourself a perfect target, the more you move, the harder it is for your opponent to score and direct, solid hit against you.

You should always go fairly hard when you spar. Sometimes my instructor would stop us in the middle of things to tell us what we were doing right or wrong, but generally, its important to train hard if you want to fight hard. As the saying goes,as you train, so shall you fight.

Krav Maga has most of its self defence drills with the "victim's" eyes closed, then he or she is attacked from any side, not neccesserily from the front. We will often do drills where we turn out all the lights, turn on a strobe light and blast music to simulate a nightclub where hearing and visibility is limited, so I can say we kind of go "by feel" as well. From what most people seem to know about Krav Maga is what they have seen in videos. I think trying to get a clear picture of ANY fighting skill by watching a video or reading a book is difficult at best. Before I began KM training, yes I was shown a video but then had to watch a class, then the next day took a 2 hour class one on one with the instructor before deciding to sign up. As far as the techniques they use on edged weaopons/firearms, I think most would agree that alot of techniques used by various MA can be considered dangerous. When confronted with deadly force, the situation is grave. I would say that watching videos doesnt always give a clear enough picture of the technique that is being used, it is better to have your potential instructor show you first hand what technique is used. If you ont agree with their system of disarming you could always not use it and use another. I have found that over the years alot of different MA schools teach different tactics some I use and others I drop because I dont agree with it.

"Styles" don't win fights, the fighters win fights. I am always amused by these threads which start off with "which style would beat this style" It doesnt matter about the style it matter how smart the defender or offender is and how well trained they are, thier mindset and determination. Just because there are more strikes in MT doesnt neccesserily mean that a MT fighter will always beat a regular full contact kickboxer. I think alot more than the style, the emphasis should be placed on the student's dedication, the skill of his teacher and how good the school is and how well it teaches.