krav manga?

[kag]

Hello everyone, I have been training in karate for a while now and I want to take a class that is only self defense on top of karate. I dont want belts, forms or anything. I was wondering if krav manga would be a good choice for me. If not please recommend something else. Thanks

[kag]

I meant krav maga, sorry

[Menjo]

Ummm, little more info would be helpful such as where you wanna go with your martial arts life, however ill say jujitsu might be nice with your karate training. Or krav maga but i dont know enough about it to recommend it...

[kag]

I am going to continue karate until I get my black belt. I already have a black belt in TKD that I got when I was a kid. I want to take a self defense class. I dont want anything but self defense and workouts. I will take this with my karate and after I finish both of these I will want to do BJJ. Thats just what my plan is for now, that could very well change. But I wanted to know how krav maga would be on the street and if anything else that doesnt involve belts would be better.

[Menjo]

I am going to continue karate until I get my black belt. I already have a black belt in TKD that I got when I was a kid. I want to take a self defense class. I dont want anything but self defense and workouts. I will take this with my karate and after I finish both of these I will want to do BJJ. Thats just what my plan is for now, that could very well change. But I wanted to know how krav maga would be on the street and if anything else that doesnt involve belts would be better.

Ok but just for some input, going until your a black belt and getting to black belt doesnt make you better at karate, its kinda contradicting actually.

[kag]

Oh I understand, Im not in it for the actual belt. Im not taking karate just to tell people Im a black belt. I take it for fun mostly and getting to a black belt gives me a feeling of accomplishment

[Menjo]

ok i see what you mean, sorry to pounce on you like that

[y2_sub]

I would recommend that you take BJJ right now , it will complement your karate training very well , and if you are looking for pure self defense , give aikido a try , but keep in mind that it takes more time to master than any other martial art

[Maddwraph]

aikdo takes longer to master than BJJ? wow, how long an average does it take?

[White Warlock]

It is argued that it usually takes about 3 times longer to master the basics of aikido than it takes to master the basics of hard systems. I don't agree with this argument and believe it is dependent on the practitioner, both mindset and dedication.

A person who is 'fixated' on strength and power generation would have a much harder time making the transition to aikido, or to any 'soft' art. Women tend to be faster learners of 'soft' arts, while men tend to be faster learners of 'hard' arts.

As to krav maga, it is a 'taste' of various techniques utilized in different systems. It is, as a whole, a shallow system with no history and no 'fluidity,' merely a lot of effective techniques presented as package of tools. Because of this, it is also 'attack-based' and not altogether effective for situations where your opponent presents 'knowledge' of the arts, and thus is able to counter said techniques. From what i've experienced and witnessed, it does not practice 'resistance,' meaning that if a person effectively counters, it does not practice transitioning to other techniques that are the counters to the counters, etc. It was devised as a means to train the Isreali military units, providing a set of efficient tools that can be learned quickly.

If you wish to 'open-up' your mind to other concepts, it is a good start. For many, it presents a hard-reality presentation that usually jars them out of their high-school fight mentality and into the reality of death and fragility of life.