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Re: Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky
Last i heard, Krav Maga Kentucky was teaching classes in Cincy. They are a great group of folks, and I think they would be a great resource for anyone that’s interested.
Re: atlanta krav maga and fitness
Not sure which memberships you’re referring to, but we’ve always got pretty good specials going.
I would challenge you to come on in and start training. If not at AKMF. . . somewhere. For starters, Krav Maga is not for fit people, it’s for everyone. Yes, an altercation and self-preservation are exhausting, but the level of conditioning you need to survive an exchange is not something we expect people to come in the building with; it’s part of the training.
And truth be told, I’ve talked to a lot of people who tell me about their plans to start training after they get in better shape, etc. I almost never see them again. Unless you have very specific goals it’s hard to ever know when you are “ready”. The people I see achieving the greatest success are the folks who start training in KM and also supplementing with conditioning outside of class. And there are other who just train KM constantly and also meet their goals very quickly.
Hope to see you soon, and good luck with your training.
Re: atlanta krav maga and fitness
We do them periodically, but you don’t need to wait for one to come in and try a class. You can go to our site and schedule a time you’d like to come in. In fact, if you felt like it, you could probably come on in tonight.
Let me know if there’s anything else I can do to help.
Re: Ryan Hoover instruction in Charlotte, NC
Glad to hear you are doing your research. For starters, yes, Ryan is an amazing instructor and you should take advantage of learning from him whenever you get a chance. That said, both schools and their instructors are top-notch. One of the things that makes Ryan so great is that he surrounds himself with great people; there’s a lot to learn from all of his instructors. Enjoy yourself, learn a lot, and please report back and let us know hoe you’re enjoying things.
Re: High school teacher in dire need
Sorry to hear about your challenges at work, but I applaud you for seeking help. From what I understand, unfortunately there aren’t a lot of options for our Alabama neighbors. I would definitely encourage you to seek out some of the resources in a a neighboring state. We always seem to have a handful of students from Alabama that make the trek to Atlanta for training, and I would welcome you to do the same — even if it’s only on Saturdays.
Let me know if there’s anything we can do to help.
Re: Weapons, Concealed and Otherwise
I completely understand people’s desire to carry a little extra insurance, but you won’t really find me carrying anything unless you happen to catch me on the way to the gun range. For me it comes down to a couple of things. . .
First, in most cases where I might need a little extra “help”, I find myself doubting that I would have time deploy my weapon, be it a gun or a knife. Second — and this is also I don’t worry about keeping a gun handy while I sleep, either — in a “go time” situation, I’m not sure it would even occur to me to employ that weapon. I don’t train to bring those weapons to bear in a self-preservation situation, so I’m not sure my brain would take me down that path in a stressful situation.
Also, I don’t want the extra variable; I’ve got enough to worry about in that sort of situation that I don’t need things like deployment time, losing control of said weapon, or even worrying about legal ramifications getting in the way of me defending myself. I’d much rather play the odds and hope there’s a brick in the vicinity that I can use to smash them in the face. 🙂
Re: To All Those In San Anontio for FTF/Vday Seminar Weekend-WELCOME!!
Thanks! We’re glad to be here. I think it’s going to be an exciting weekend.
Re: The Best Instructor Ever
You’re a lucky man. There are a lot of people that go through their lives without ever crossing paths with someone that special.
Re: Atlanta – Traveling Student
Hey Paul,
We’ll have classes at both of our locations while you’re in town. Just give us a call or visit the website for exact times and locations. Look forward to seeing you.
Re: Winter Camp 2010!
I just got an email this evening covering all the training and who is teaching what. Looks like we have some good times ahead of us.
Re: Atlanta
Boy, they are just letting anyone into these forums nowadays.
Nick and I both teach at Atlanta Krav Maga & Fitness, which has locations in Roswell and Buckhead.
-jesse
Re: Atlanta – Traveling Student
Hey Mike,
We’d be glad for you to stop in at either one of our locations on Tuesday. Just give us a call at the number provided above (770-817-KRAV) and we’ll figure out which location would be easier for you based on where you’re staying.
Hope I get a chance to meet you, but either way, enjoy your trip and your training.
-jesse
Atlanta Krav Maga & FitnessRe: Realistic Knife Defence
Chocolate Soldier provides some great points on KM’s approach to knife defenses and defenses in general. I think the mistake that most people make when they critique these sorts of defenses is that they fail to look at the defense holistically. One of the things that make all/most of KMs defenses so elegant and effective is that the defense never solely relies on the block/redirection/whatever to achieve success. Instead, it always couples the defensive action with a simultaneous counter attack of some sort.
From my perspective, the concern being voiced in this thread can be applied to nearly any series of attacks, although the stakes are much higher in this context. I could easily take a snapshot of a single 360 defense and then raise concerns about the fact that it wouldn’t help me much if the attacker was swinging wildly with both hands from all different angles. Which is true, the human body is not fast enough to deal with repeated attacks indefinitely. The part many people miss is that each and every time you’re sending a defense with one hand, you’re also attempting to lodge their teeth into the back of their throats with the other hand. The idea, which I alluded to earlier, is that it is my job as part of the defense to try to interrupt the flurry of attacks (regardless of the weapon they are using) by attacking right back.
A perfect, and much safer illustration of this can be seen in a simple sparring session. As an attacker, continue to move in with some series or combination of attacks, you will likely begin to notice that your ability to maintain that flurry or combination is severely diminished if they begin to attack back, instead of just taking a defensive posture. Taking a shot to the face in the middle of an attack, I find, is generally a very good interrupter.
Now if we extrapolate that out by putting a knife in someones hand; if I simply rely on defensive motions to survive and attack, eventually the defense will fail, but if I’m sending out big strike with my defense, I’m much more likely interrupt my attack and greatly increase my chances of survival.
At the end of the day, you have to learn and rely on principles and techniques that you trust, and if the KM approach is not for you, it’s not for you. It is certainly not my intention to pit two systems against one another in term of knife defenses (or attacks); I think that’s counterproductive. It is my assertion though that although we can get into a “well, if you do this, then I would just do that” conversation when thinking about how these defenses fall short, I highly doubt that even the most intuitive follow-up maneuver is going to be top of mind if you have a fist or elbow collapsing a portion of your face as a result of your first attack. But that’s just the opinion of a guy who has never been in a knife fight, so take it for what its worth.
