Perhaps you misunderstood me (my fault for awkward phrasing). When I said I wasn't linking mma with Krav Maga. They are quite seperate, and one tends to train for competition, the other is designed for combat. Also, although Krav Maga may not have a traditional philosophy, there is quite a lot of "theory" behind the techniques. It is not as straight forward as it may appear, partly because of the civilian adaptation. When I was in Israel they were showing methods of using a garrot and silent sentry removal techniques. Many of the original techniques were specifically designed for use against assault rifles or even grenades. Most of the Israeli SOF (special operations forces) are trained for counter-terrorism. This system was intended for use by special ops police and military. However, the theory behind the techniques allowed for the civilian adaptation you speak of. A rifle can be made into a stick. I'm not trying to be critical of Krav Maga, as I regard it highly. But it was designed to be a course, one of many, to train military and paramilitary forces in emergency use of hand to hand combat. True, it has evolved, but Krav Maga lacks not only some of the "artistic beauty" of traditional martial arts, but also some of the more advanced techniques. The advanced techniques of Krav Maga were highly specialized for combat. So while Krav Maga may be a terrific guide to basic self-defense, it is essentially just that, and somewhat limited to that. I guess it depends on what you want to know. Most of the Krav Maga instructors I know don't do very well in the ring against mma practitioners (suprise suprise), but I would hold them better prepared in a mugging.
