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Re: Car Jacking Self Defense
I know in the book, Black Belt Krav Maga, they have a section on carjacking. You may want to start there for some info. Also, Kelly McCann, aka Jim Grover, has a DVD out now called:
Car Kem-‘ba-tivz: Fighting in Confined Spaces that looks pretty interesting. I plan on getting it myself. Here is a little clip of it.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G9AVk4DdCco&feature=player_embedded#!
Good luck with your search.
Re: Want to start but am I little concerned
quote JStarson:Ok… I’ve wanted to take a martial art for a while now to learn self defense and to get into shape. Currently I’m over weight but have started losing weight recently through diet and exercise. I like that Krav Maga focuses on real world situations that anybody might face in their life time. I’m concerned that I’m not in good enough shape to start training and I’m concerned about my finances regarding how much it will cost to join REACT here in phoenix. They don’t list their prices online and I would have to take a trial class before they go into detail about what it will cost to join. Am I ready for this? I can squeeze things to fit this in my finances because I will consider this my hobby so maybe finances aren’t a concern to a certain extent. Seriously though I’m ready for a change in my life and I love what Krav Maga has done for other people. Thank you for any help in advance.Hi there,
I used to go the Phoenix locations but it has been a few years. I can’t comment on the tactical black and what it entails, but I can speak to the experience. Overall, the instructors know their craft and are very passionate about it. The training experience was fun and I learned a lot. Don’t worry about whether you’re shape or not, just try it out and go at your own pace. They are understanding about that. After you get conditioned, they will challenge you which is a good thing. After your trial class, they will review the options with you. Prices will vary and will be based on whether you sign a 3 month, 6 month, year, etc., contract. I can’t comment on the prices now since I have now idea what they could be.
The only caveat I have is to make sure you can afford to do it per the agreed upon contract terms. You actually have to move pretty far away or basically be dead in order to cancel the contract. The terms are pretty clear so when you sign the contract…you are committed. I’m sure you will make the right decision.
Re: No place to train locally :(:
quote lions2011:Well…. Take up Muay Thai or BJJ .. Better than nothing. What can you do…
Tell me how is the training in the Phoenix KM center called React. I noticed on their website the classes in KM seemed combined. They do not separate out the levels.
How was your experience there. In my school they have level 1 and the next class is level2/3 then level4/5I won’t speak for Rifle, but I can share a little bit on the React Group in AZ. They are a good group of instructors that are passionate about Krav Maga. Intense classes that push you past your comfort zone…and then some.
When I was with them a few years ago, the levels were broken into 2 levels (Beginner & Advanced). Beginner being Level 1 and Adv. Level = Level 2 on up. I never knew the delineation point between level 2 & 3 or 3/4….it was all mixed together. We also had some weapons work in those levels and we had a separate weapons class, usually on Saturdays. Now they have added something called Tactical Black & Brown levels. I would assume it represents the current KMAA curriculum to some degree, but I’m not sure. Someone else would have to speak to that.
Re: Gun Defense – Help
Hi Brent,
Thanks for the response. Your right, no amount of discussion in forums will work. People will believe what they want. I made suggestions for them to either get with a certified Krav Maga instructor and try them out, if they can. If that isn’t available, practice on their own to try and see what is going on. As much as they were to criticize, no one has offered suggestions on what to do different or provided examples of their own training and experiences with gun defenses. Budo computer warriors are a dime a dozen. Thanks for your timely reply.
Eric
Re: Live fire disarm vid?
quote JamesH:Speaking from a great deal of experience, and much of it very recent, I can tell you that when someone is actively trying to ‘screw you’ in the handgun defense your chances are far, far better when you redirect and control the handgun itself as opposed to at the wrist. For the most part Ryan already touched on why (wrist diameter, defensive leverage, line of fire control, etc.). However, there is another reason seldom visited….When holding the wrist the gunman pulls back hard, his wrist moves with ALL his intent and purpose. But when holding the gun and he pulls back hard, the GUN is subject to his grip strength and the angle of his pull. There is also ZERO counter leverage that can be employed against your hold when you have the gun, as opposed to when you have their wrist, where the gunman’s hand AND the gun itself becomes a lever for retention. As Ryan said, look at how easy wrist releases are. TEST IT! find someone with small wrists who are not quite as strong as you, and ask them to go all out to release the wrist hold. you’ll likely find that they’ll releases the hold sooner than later. Try it again with a gun and you holding the muzzle, see what happens. And by all means, post your findings here.That’s a lot of words that basically describe this: There are no moving points to be used as leverage against you in a muzzle grab that are beyond your hold. There are at least TWO moving points that can be used as leverage beyond your hold in a wrist grab.
Maybe I’m just old, but under a lot of stress with very active resistance (more than you might normally encounter), wrist re-direction and controls were effective about 75 percent of the time, where muzzle grabs were effective to maintain control close to 100 percent of the time, from my perspective.
Great post James. I always learn something when coming to these forums. Thank you.
Re: gun grab revisited
Thanks for posting these clips. I always wondered if you would get burned or your palm snip/pinched. Question for the group, is this indicative of all automatics? What I mean is, will this work on the majority of automatics? Just curious. Thanks again.
Re: What Other MAs Do You Train or Did Train?
I have been training in martial arts now for over 10 years.
– Testing for Shodan (Black belt) Dec. 5th
– Ikkyu in Yoshinkan Aikido
– Level 2 Krav Maga
– Just started playing with BJJ and Judo with some friendsEach martial art has very interesting concepts and principle that are pretty universal. What I like about Krav is that it does fit into/blend with the arts I practice rather than complicate them. So many martial arts, so little time.
Re: "Black belt Krav Maga" – book ??
I was just on Amazon and it looks like it might be ready.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1569756678
Usually they tell you if it is available or not and from what I could see, that was not clearly stated.
Re: New IDF Weapon – When does it come to Krav?
Interesting. That would be one big surprise for any dog too 🙂
Re: BJJ Vs KM
quote JamesH:Introduce a knife into the equation.I have used that same line before. It’s amazing the look you get from them 🙂
Re: Krav Maga in Black Belt magazine
I just read the article and I think Darren does a great job in explaining Krav Maga and it’s principles. Nice read.
Re: Tolerating non-Krav Maga defensive tactics training
Thanks for the clarification Don. Good discussion.
Re: Tolerating non-Krav Maga defensive tactics training
Hi Don,
I certainly hope you didn’t take what I was saying the wrong way. I was merely offering some thoughts on the matter. Police Officers have the most difficult job in the world and I for one wish them all the best in their training. I wish more LE agencies would adopt KM for I think it is a great system that would give them the tools they need.
quote Don:IMO, KM offers much more than just punching and kicking but, when punching and kicking is objectively reasonable and within policy, there is nothing wrong with punching and kicking some POS BG aggressively and explosively just like “how they do it in KM”…
