[f-factory]

Re: Reacting to Insult

I believe this clip shows what kind of restraint one can practice:
http://www.dumpert.nl/mediabase/649221/1075f023/britse_burenruzie.html

But there is a point when enough is enough…

Regards from Munich,
John

[f-factory]

Re: Knuckles On Straight Punch

quote KMMAN:

Can anyone tell me where Krav Maga got the vertical punch from?

The IKMF teach the punch angled 45 degrees, not vertical anymore.

quote KMMAN:

And can you tell me the “science” behind the first two knuckles (if I am correct)?

As was already said: to prevent facture. The “pinky” knuckle should be avoided in a punch as it is the most fragile (see the x-ray). The “pinky” finger bones have no support in a punch. The top two knuckles are stabilised to a certain degree by the thumb.

quote KMMAN:

Any other differences in the KM vertical punch compared to the JKD vertical punch?

As I mentioned, we don’t teach the vertical punch anymore, but a more natural angle of 45 degrees.
In Wing Chun (which BL allegedly trained for some time), they teach punching with the bottom three knuckles. A lot of their punches are thrown from a lower hand positioning though and not from a “boxers stance” (i.e. hands at face/shoulder level).

Regards
John

[f-factory]

Re: good video on gun defense and what happens when you grab the barrel

quote AviatorDave:

I don’t know how or even if the disarm techniques differ for a revolver, but bad things can happen if you did the same thing with a revolver:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vsUiRoggh2Y
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wu3RO3Lr4fM

Mythbusters did a similar test using a “hand” made from chicken bones and skin, and it blew right threw the bones. I saw the pictures that prompted the story, and I was sure it was fake. Not any more.

Hi,

a colleague (Instructor) of mine did a test were he wrapped a revolver with several layers of firm bandage were the hand would grab, to simulate a hand. The result was that the bandage was ripped apart by the gas eminating from the revolver when fired, even where it was not tightly wrapped.
If you grab a revolver with the shown technique be prepared to receive serious burns and damage to your hand…

Then again, gun techniques are for extreme situations, after all…

Regards
John.

[f-factory]

Re: This article is not at all biased (rolling my eyes)

Hi,

quote morkravi:

at wingate, when we do our krav maga instructor course, the very first day we do a physical fitness test called baror to make sure all the instrucotrs are at a high level of fitness, then the rest of the day is in the class room, and the first lesson is about the history of imis life, how he created krav maga, how he brout it to israel, how it became the oficial system for the idf.

that corresponds with something a journalist and fellow Krav Maga instructor (IKMF) from Germany told me. He was in Israel on the 5th anniversary of Imi’s passing away. The Wingate Institute held a large ceremony (both the military and civilian branch) in memory of Imi’s life and achievements and there was no doubt raised that Imi was the driving force behind developing the hand-to-hand combat system of the IDF, Krav Maga. As “proof” of the success story of Krav Maga in the world and the legacy of Imi, my instructor colleague was brought forward. The fact that he was German, raised an eyebrow or two, but no bad sentiment. The ceremony was attending by a lot of top military brass and one of the speakers was Eyal Yanilov who held a laudatory speech on Imi’s life.

quote morkravi:

there is not any single lesson about kapap, or any of the men in this article, or that krav maga slowly started to be created and only around the 1958 started existing, and of course no any any mention of krav magas cofonder moni aizik!

The thing that irritates me most, are the people that try to trivialise the term Krav Maga, claiming it is an ecclectic term for every Israeli Martial arts and just stands for “Self-Defence/Close Combat”.
They ommit the fact that Krav Maga is THE system of the IDF and the role Imi played in creating it. The two names already mentioned are prime examples of such people, but there are others that appear to do so purely to promote their egoistic motives.
I can’t take them seriously, regardless of how proficient they are as martial artists.

Greetings from Germany,
John.

[f-factory]

Re: Krav Maga in Munich, Germany

quote MariusNC:

http://www.krav-maga-center.de

Hi,

this is actually the school that I teach at in Munich.

In short:
We are 4 instructors that teach regular classes and we are supported by a further 3 instructors if necessary.

All the instructors have a minimum of 4 years IKMF Krav Maga training before going through the full IKMF Instructor course to become instructors. The only exception is Florian, who co-opened the first Krav Maga school in Germany in 2002 – there was no possibility to train Krav Maga in Germany before then…

Please feel free to ask any questions regarding our training, our instructors or anything else that should arise and your friends back home are always welcome to pop by to take several free lessons before deciding, whether it is the right thing they are looking for.

All the best and stay safe,
John.

[f-factory]

Re: wtf?

When I started Krav Maga in 1997, I was taught the vertical punch and it was also how Eyal showed punches to us. The punch with 45 degree angled fist came later. Whether it was the “way of teaching” (ie. to focus on keeping the elbows in) or a change of focus from vertical to 45 dregrees I can’t say. During my instructor course, we were taught to teach the punch with a 45 degree angled fist.

[f-factory]

Re: Complete Krav maga book?

quote kvmorl:

;How would you rate this one?

Hi,

I have this one as well as the Complete Krav Maga book.
The book by David Kahn is ok, although the lack of pictures (the techniques are drawn) gives it a surreal feel and explanations of the techniques are a bit brief. It is a “basics only” book. The last 20-odd pages are dedicated to a “12-week training plan”. In my opinion, D.Kahn should have skipped that part in favour for more technical detail.

How should I put it? I don’t feel it was waste of money, but after glancing through it once, it has been on my bookshelf…
The Complete Krav Maga book is definitely a longer read and better reference book. I teach Krav Maga (IKMF) in Germany and I like using it as an inspiration to plan the technical part of my lessons.

Regards,
John.

[Author]

Posts