You may not swing first. He might (or she - with he blindsiding, maybe.) And If you can take a full-blooded punch in the throat, a forehead to...
I mean, Inexperienced people can assume someone is authentic because of a name they use (e.g . Kung fu or Krav Maga, in this context = hard...
Agreed. It also helps sift out chancers and charlatans. For example in France, where Henrie Plée is considered responsible for bringing karate to...
No disrespect intended to Chadderz but there are much worse out there than people like him. I.e. much more dangerous to me because, AGAIN, martial...
The list was not in order of likelihood but a non-exhaustive consideration of all the other things Kravists do. Do you have much experienced...
Thanks... I was a bit confused. I did not know or remember that Douieb was quoting Bruce Lee, but I am not surprised. He might have mentioned it,...
Quite. But don't we all have foundations elsewhere? When I have found JKD people who were rubbish (and I have) I do not extrapolate that JKD is...
Bas Rutten? Does he know about fighting? I'm joking, obviously. Why indeed? Rutten and others...
No. We're training for the most common scenarios FIRST. To beat a skilled MMAist become a better MMAist. To beat an FMA knife fighter become a...
mediocrity YES! I quote from Richard Douieb ( was amazed that he would be this candid - ) We are mediocre punchers; mediocre kickers; mediocre...
Mmm. Isn't it true that most MARTIAL arts have to be adapted for civilian consumption?. But we train eye gouges, throat punching, knee stamping,...
This is a different subject from KM combativity through competition - which is what I understood as the OP. Yes. We would expect that. And...
As I said, not an exhibition bout, and not KM which is different in objective from MMA. But you thought the IDF clip was ok? They really were just...
I'm not on these pages much anymore so sorry if I'm being slow Chadderz, but what is your point? Were you one of the two? That wasn't an...
I await with bated breath.
You could show us how it should be done, Simon.
They wanted to show that how they can fight for an exhibition bout. But that they weren't trying to do tear into each other or knock each other...
Exhibition bout An exhibition bout. Unchoreographed, and improvised, but not trying to spark each other. Do you think they didn't demonstrate...
Hard contact Krav Maga The IKMA (Israeli Krav Maga Association) under Haim Gidon, Zut Krav Maga , Rhon Mizrachi's KMF, the FEKM, my Association...
Full contact Krav Maga bout The FEKM (of which I am no longer a member though I still hold to their values) has always had full contact as part...
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