How does Krav Maga compare to Kung Foo San Soo?

[theSaj]

I've had an interest in Kung Fu San Soo however there are no schools in my area that I am aware of.

 

I recently drove by a Krav Maga school and am curious how this art form compares?

 

I would prefer to hear from people who have:

 

a) fought members of both these arts...

 

AND/OR

 

b) trained in these arts

 

- theSaj

 

PS - I do not ask this as a "who's better" but how do the arts compare. I understand both are regarded as fairly brutal, combat effective forms. I ask, as I am looking to enroll in a martial arts school. This will be my first step in such education and I'd like to start off in a strong direction preferbly with an art form that inherently is capable of holding it's own.

[TJS]

I doubt you will find anyone here who has trained in both.

 

They both have the same goal in most cases(relistic self defense/fighting) however from what i have seen they have very diffrent meathods and techniques.

 

Athough I dont know too much about san soo, I will say that Krav Maga will likely give you the same results you would be seeking with san soo.

[goshinman]

I would say the biggest difference is conditioning. Conditioning is a HUGE part of the Krav Maga system. And from what I have seen they do alot more full contact then I did in my sansoo days so you may get a better feel for real fight speed then you generally would in a sansoo school. Also I belive Krav schools train you in the psycological aspects of fighting and fire arms stuff as well. Sansoo does some fight psycology stuff as well but it is more philosophical then scientific. Both arts tend to have an eclectic approach to training and both will teach you functional techniques that you can use very early on in your training. Hope this helps.

[Treebranch]

Goshiman it really depends on the school, but for the most part I'll agree since I don't know much about Krav Maga. Budo Taijutsu goes into many of the same things Krav Maga goes into, at least my school does.

[Xtra Tribal]

My buddy who is a war buff told me that Krav Maga is the martial art that infantry can perform without being hindered by their 45pound gear they hump on the field. All the techniques are direct and straight forward so it doesn't take long to master. (the definition of a combative art by the way easy to form a fighting unit in the least amount of time) They do a lot of drilling to the point of exhaustion (good conditioning for the mind and body). Many repetitions (for muscle memory) and they will get fit very fast. It is very combative and like in the army, they will engage your fighting spirit.

 

San Shou Kuai Jiao is very combative too but less of the military attitude, their throws and takedowns are not like judo or jj because they do not engage in grappling or submission. Which is always risky when not one on one. It is also called fast wrestling because they do not follow their opponents to the ground, they try to inflict maximum damage from the throws. (the throws are designed to impact to the head, shoulders.)

 

I saw a demo last year and was really impressed, kickers beware, but I have never seen it in any other context.