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Regarding the defense vs. front kick to the groin. This is not a block, it is a deflection. you are brining your lead leg shin up and to your center line thereby deflecting the kick off line, you don’t want to meet the kick and try to stop it, you just want to change the trajectory. Think of building a ramp for the kick to slide off of… hope this helps, should help with the bruises too.
Hey Revancha, maybe next time you can take a turn on the ground instead of just swinging the kick shield at Emil’s head! Seriously it was good training with both of you and everyone else who made it out to MD.
Take care,
Kurtsounds like he’s got a huge reach advantage. I would recommend getting inside, especially when he throws the round kick. If he throws a high round kick try attacking his base leg, maybe burst in with a few punches and try to sweep the base leg. Also the groin is a great target when your opponent is throwing a high kick. If he’s throwing low kicks to your legs, try to block with your shin and immediately counter with punches, don’t reach down and try to block with your hands, you’ll just open yourself up to his punches. Also if you’re opponent is much larger movement is key, try to work from different angles, move in and out, etc. Just some ideas, hope it helps…
RMD,
I’ve had the pleasure of training at the Boston School with Dennis and it’s the real deal. Great school, great instructors, I highly recommend them.
Good luck,
Kurt
Krav Maga-MilwaukeeTraveling students are always welcome at my school and there is no charge. I think there’s an unspoken agreement between schools to extend this courtesy, I think it’s good for the \”Krav community.\”
As far as trial classes go? I offer trial classes free of charge, if the prospective student still isn’t sure I’ll offer a free week. It generally doesn’t take too long for someone to understand what Krav is all about and if it’s right for them…
\”Good for you for spending all that money. Cuz you spent mad money, u wanna take it out on your students by charghing them for test fees? Sounds like you are trying to get your money back.\”
Ummm, I’m not \”taking anything out on my students.\” I’m providing a service and asking what I think is a fair price in return. And not only am I trying to make my investment back, I’m trying to turn a profit. Isn’t that how business works? Would you be satisfied to go to work and only make enough to cover your gas expenses for getting there?
I’m taking a big risk by trying to make a living at something I love to do, and I’ll never be able to live that dream if I don’t consider the very unforgiving business side of it. Just because you love your job doesn’t mean you shouldn’t be compensated… I hope.
Sorry one more thing. As an illustration: if your school conducts a level test every three months, and charges $50 per person and there are 10 people testing that’s a grand total of $500 per quarter. I don’t plan on getting rich that way 😆
Seriously, even though $50, or $100 seems like a lot of money (and it is), I doubt your school is getting rich through testing. There’s a reason you don’t test often in Krav Maga: because we have higher standards, more is expected of the Krav Maga practitioner.
Ok, all done.
I also own my own school, and as Ryan and Hammerfist have said: at the end of the day this is still a business and if we don’t treat it as a business pretty soon the you won’t have anywhere to train. There are costs involved in testing, some places more than others. Sure the material is the same, the cost of the certificates are the same, but that’s about it. We are licensees, not franchises. Each school has very different business challenges. I’ve been to schools who don’t charge anything short of the certificate, I’ve been to others that charge a significant amount of money for the test. Fortunately you as a consumer has the option to test or not. I am a new school and have not conducted any testing yet, but when the time comes there will probably be a charge because I have overhead that is directly effected by the amount of time I spend on the mat, not to mention (as Hammerfist pointed out) the investment I’ve put in to make such training available. However, I won’t require anyone to test, but I will encourage it. For those of you who have never taken a Krav Maga level test let me tell you it’s more a test of your ability to persevere under grueling circumstances and afterall isn’t that why we train? I truly believe that every instructor on this board has made the sacrifices we’ve made to train in this system because we believe in it and we want others to succeed in it as well, but if we were to ignore the obligations to our businesses we’d also be ignoring the obligation to our students.
Look no one wants to be parted with their hard earned dollar, and unfortunately there are those unscrupulous types out there who will try to take advantage of you, but just because someone is trying to run a successful business doesn’t mean they’re out to rip you off. Bottom line: it’s your money, ask questions, if you’re not satisfied with the answers or you don’t see the value, then excersise your consumer muscle!
Kurt
There’s nothing wrong with training methods that include creating space between you and your attacker. Like others have said it all depends on the situation. Generally speaking you should address the immediate danger (in this case the choke), counter attack until the threat is eliminated, create space and assess the situation and react accordingly (ie run, continue combatives, etc.). I think context is always important in training, don’t just teach someone a technique, put it into context. Krav Maga has principles, the situations change and you use force, techniques, etc, that are appropriate to that situation because the priciples stay the same. Hope that made some sense….
determined – \”me personally, i haven’t had to use it yet. i’ve found that since i began KM i tend to walk away from confrontations more than i used to. this past month i walked away from 2 possible fights because it was over stupid shit anyways (you know, that \”what are you looking at\” bull that happens in bars)…..plus, recovering from a serious knee injury also helps me control my temper.\”
Hey determined, sounds to me like you are using your Krav skills afterall! I’ve found myself in similar situations and have been able to avoid potential trouble. My awarness has increased since I’ve been training in Krav, so hopefully that in itself will help keep me out of physical confrontations, but if it comes down to it I know Krav has also provided me with the physical skills to survive as well…
\”Yep. This one should explain why:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XO5wise5r6g \”
Looks a lot like that Systema clip that’s been floating around. 😆
Sorry, couldn’t resist.
How about this for a scenario:
I am threatened with a gun. I believe I am about to be shot, so I perform a gun defense and take-a-way, then create space and point the weapon at the attacker. What if the attacker, for whatever reason (crazy, enraged, etc.) decides to rush me? If I shoot am I employing unnecessary force? If I use non-lethal force (i.e. Krav or other hand to hand method) I run the risk of the attacker re-establishing control of the weapon. I don’t believe that civilians are taught weapon retention techniques and I’m not sure I would want to take that gamble even if I was trained in weapon retention. Coments?
