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feeling wobbly?
a simple question. Have you tried traing with a wobble ball thingy?
You know, the hemisphere with a foot platform on the top.
As a former pro soocer goalkeeper, it is great for helping with balance when training with weights, etc.
Foxy
going back to the original question
hello, been away from the forum for a while, but read this and thought i should chip in.
for those who want to know what MMA is the best, i have two words: Tank Abbot. A big, fat brawler who took on experts in BJJ, Muay Thai, Grappling, etc and had a great time laying into them. Ok, he loses as often as he wins, but isn’t there just the tiniest warm feeling to see people who have been training for over 4 hours a day get smashed to pieces every once in a while?
I’m a big fan of the UFC, i eat sleep and breath Krav. There’s room for everyone in our happy house of combat.
Also, going back to the original poster, I also do my KM in London, and looking at the nickname, Rozzer, i think that like me, the poster is a police officer.
Foxy.
And the DVD KM series is Fantastic. And Eyal really does sound like Arnold Schwarzenegger in real life, and his sense of humour is very cool. Lovely guy, fantastic coach.
training
here in the Met Police (UK), we use ASPs, and when i train people on a refresher basis, i am amazed how poor their technique is, thus implying that either A) their training was inadequate, or B) they aren’t used to hitting people with hardened steel bars.
Actually, I find it to be C) both.
Their initial training was rushed through at the training college, as we are a l-a-r-g-e force (30,000 officers for the whole of London). As they are only assessed on the ASP once every 12 months, their instances of use are very low until actually needed. Then, when they actually use it, people are just not properly conditioned to hitting other people with sticks. It’s not in human nature.
I try to get around this by training with heavy overload when they come to me to be re-assessed. I get the class to form a ‘boxing ring’ with strike pads, and then i get them one-by-one to train with me in the middle of the ring, myself with strike pad, them with padded training ASP. Each person gets 45-60 seconds, and i give them a range of four different strikes to perform as i continually hassle them and make them keep moving, talking, and concentrating on their technique.
The result is, approximately 18 exhausted students, 1 very exhausted instructor, and a group of people who realise that their technique is, on everage, quite poor, and weak in stregnth, too. this makes them practise harder, and generally concentrate on the job in hand when the situation arises. so far, i have trained 1652 students from july to December, and 1651 enjoyed themselves whilst learning. even the 3 who broke their wrists enjoyed it.
in the next block of training from Jan to June, i can be a bit more ‘krav-like’ in my approach, with a more free-fighting attitude, so i can obviously say, i’m looking forward to that.
Merry Christmas and happy holidays everyone. Stay safe out there.
Foxy (officer safety a priority since 1997)
Police Constable 116CW, Met Police, London, UK.restraint?
to be honest, looking at the original question, if somebody is trying to do me some serious harm, why on earth would i want to stay on the floor with them any longer than necessary? KM isn’t a sport for TV, it’s a matter of life. (that would make a GREAT slogan for someone! 😉 )
Foxy
wish i could help (i’m in the UK 😥 ), but, i hope that it goes well, as i’m coming out to KC for a bit next october, so perhaps i could come along and have a play? i’m leaving my cuff belt at hime though.
Foxy
where are you in the UK? I train in Beaconsfield, but live in West London. I think that my work will head towards adopting KM as it’s main form of self-defence within 5 years or so, so i’m looking forward to that.
Foxy
when you give people knives, it is especially evident. Over 95% of men stab underarm, up towards the abdomen, and over 95% of women slash overarm, down towards the head. interesting.
Foxy
biceps myth
although big biceps help attract the lay-dees, they don’t work too well in effective fighting. the biceps pull the arm in, making it shorter. for better punching and club/hammer fist striking, work those triceps, people! the muscle that controls fast extension of the arm is oft-ignored and mightily undervalued for no reason whatsoever.
one of the best things i like about Krav, is that you don’t have to look like jean-claude van-damme to be competent. luckily, i’m very fit, with a good physique, but it hasn’t always been this way. mmmmm, donuts….
ka-pow!
Foxy
easy answer
well, personally i have known about KM for about 8 years or so, and when i started instructing police officers in self defence 7 years ago, i kept going on about how the police system was too complicated and too prescriptive to be of any use. i have always championed KM as the better alternative, especially in light of the number of law enforcement agencies worldwide that have adopted it.
Over the last few months i made a list of things i wanted to do with my life, and i wanted to start a self defence class, mainly for my own peace of mind, and after reviewing several different forms, i decided that KM really was the best for me, so joined my local club and haven’t looked back.
now i’m KM driven, i am more confident when out and about, i train in the gym more efficiently, i advise on my self defence classes with more authority, and i have made a whole heap of new friends, so overall a good move.
Foxy
brachial stun
well, an open handed strike to the side of the neck (brachial nerve area) can cause instant unconsciousness! There is a video in the system courtesy of the LAPD, complete with wacky guitar music, showing an LAPD instructor decking a crackhead with one strike to the left side of the neck with an open right palm, and it takes the guy a good 15 seconds to get up (with a little help), and waddle off to a waiting taxi.
v amusing!Foxy
