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Re: Aching all over.
I think that will be really good as Kettlebells are recommened for Krav. I felt I was too weak to begin doing them but when my convict conditioing improves my strength I may make a start going to some classes.
Re: Aching all over.
I was recommended Convict Conditioning by a lead Kettlebell instructor here in the UK and I love it just as much as going to Krav now. Best thing I was ever advised to do. You may like it too and it saves u having to go to the gym. Patience is required for results though:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Convict-Conditioning-Weakness-Survival-Strength/dp/0938045768
Re: Aching all over.
For me the recovery got much easier after the 2nd and 3rd class but i also started taking a protein shake after my classes which i think was the main thing that made it less painful for me the days after. I think you can avoid the gym and stick just to Krav if you really wanted to and then up it to 2 classes a week eventually. Only my 2 cents.
Re: Bruised forearms
No prob catapult and I completely agree with your point in regards shin guards. I rarely get bruised shins to be honest as most of my Krav Maga classes seem to focus on blocking punches\knifes as opposed to kicks so forearm guards would be my priority of the two.
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Re: Bruised forearms
Nothing at all wrong with wearing forearm guards. I think that was the point of the question. If I thought that the pain and bruises will continue forever then I will invest in some forearm guards but if (as some people suggested) you can get hardened and possibly feel less pain over time then there is an argument for just building up some sort of conditioning.
So far it seems that the case for not conditioning the arms (if it is even possible) but to instead get the forearm guards may be the better option. Being Badass to use your phrase doesnt really come into the question.
Re: Choosing a Krav Maga DVD set?
To be honest Scottie I have watched a few DVDs but not David Khans and the best lessons I found were these:
http://www.kravmagaalliance.com/media/video-demos/
so I just downloaded them with DAP and I then hook my laptop up to the tv and train the odd weekend using them. Really very good and very well explained especially the footwork which I was rubbish at till watching these.
Re: How long does it take for body to acclimate to grueling workouts?
I have tried a full steak dinner and also meals like 2 bananas, brown bread and lots of milk but I was still feeling pain two days after! As I said it may be a coincidence that the Whey shake seemed to make a huge difference to my muscle tightness this week so I will try it again next week after Krav and maybe report back again. First impressions are good though to be honest.
Also just to point out this isnt just the case that I have all of a sudden just got fit enough to deal with the workout as I havent been going long and this was my first class back after two weeks off so I was expecting to be in serious pain the following days which I seemed to avoid thank god!
Re: How long does it take for body to acclimate to grueling workouts?
Just a follow up. I used this
http://www.onacademy.co.uk/gold-standard-100-whey
after Krav this week and there was a really massive difference in my recover time!! The next few days werent that painful at all unlike before and it was a very intense class.
Hope it wasnt just a coincidence but if not i am taking this every time from now on.
Re: How long does it take for body to acclimate to grueling workouts?
Thanks for the tip Kevin. I have read elsewhere that these protein shakes build bulk but may run contrary to my side goal of trying to develop more defined abs (as they may add weight) so further reading may be required on my part…
My first priority is to ease the pain\tightness in my muscles after tough Krav classes though.Re: How long does it take for body to acclimate to grueling workouts?
I am definitely thinking of going the protein shake route after reading about it. I have read that it helps to repair your muscles after a class and I have read that this is the best one as its got whey in it (which means nothing to me but apparently thats good!)
http://www.onacademy.co.uk/gold-standard-100-whey
A question to people who use this kind of stuff, do you take it both before and after your KM class or just once?
Re: What is the true standard of KMG?
Firstly a caveat, I’m a member of KMG and also relatively new to KMG.
Before I joined up and was willing to spend my hard earned money on learning Krav I wanted to make sure that I was joining a reputable organization. Luckily for me there was a local KMG class nearby and after doing some basic research I can say that KMG are one of the more reputable organisations. This can easily be seen by the history some of their more senior members.
Eyal goes without saying but you also have people like Ilya Dunsky, former head Krav Maga Instructor of the IDF’s Counterterrorist School and Shara Klarfeld former head of the IDF Krav Maga program. There are others but you get the general idea, these aren’t just people with fake IDF relationships.
It also goes without saying that these Organisations are mostly run as businesses and are not non-profit so if you go onto their sites they are promoting various products and training but this is a necessary requirement to survive going bankrupt and shouldn’t reflect badly on what they teach.
Even though I have outlined how I think KMG are very reputable above I wouldn’t (if I were you in the United States which I know a lot of you are from) be looking only for a KMG club. this is because as to begin with Eyal and Darren Levine were promoting Krav in the States via IKMF and now Darren with his own organisation so I guess these may be bigger organisations due to the head start on KMG over in the States and are just as reputable. KMG does seem to be bigger over here in Europe though.
I would recommend joining the ‘KMG Official Group’ Facebook group even for non-members of KMG as there are some good events people can attend. This is what has been going on in the past two weeks in Israel if you like reading Blogs and want a feel of what KMG’s training is like.
First week is Graduates week
http://www.institute-kravmaga.co.uk/kmg-graduate-camp-2012/
and second week is Experts week
http://www.institute-kravmaga.co.uk/kmg-expert-camp-2012/
I will conclude with something I think is key and that is one point that was made in the blogs. It was that the writer thought it was great that he was meeting people from all over the world and that they were all performing identical techniques as governed by the KMG curriculum. This really does show that the techniques are being passed all the way down from Eyal to the Graduates without dilution which I think is the key to learning Krav Maga from the experts IMHO. If the Graduates started saying I am being taught something different in my class I would be getting worried but that is not to say that KMG isn’t constantly changing also to pick up new and improved techniques.
Hope this helps give some more background for you and othersRe: Front kick techniques
quote stuartf:The way it was taught to me is recoil it either back to your fighting stance or forward into an opposite fighting stance, but don’t just let gravity pull it down. So you’re actually recoiling quickly and placing the foot where you want it to go based on what the situation dictates.Interesting Stuart, seems like you’re similar to Don whereby it depends on circumstances and depending on where you want to place your foot afterwards.
