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Re: German books?
I know that you can get Imi and Eyal’s book “How to Protect Yourself From Armed Assault” in German from here. http://www.ikmf.de/
I hope that this helps.Re: Looking for a certain KM video…
The video that you are looking for was removed from youtube by the IKMF a little while ago (no idea why), but I managed to track it down on another site. Hope this helps.
http://noolmusic.com/my_video/urban_tactical_krav_-_maga_-_people_video.phpRe: Second Amendment Defense
Kirsten, I totally get what you mean about the unfortunate incident on the bus. However, over here, violent crime is really quite low. All I am saying is that the same gun factories that produce guns for law abiding citizens end up producing them for criminals as well. Is it so crazy to believe that if all these guns were never created in the first place, then they would never even have the opportunity to fall into the wrong hands? And it is not even just criminals, but those who are mentally unsound. It is frightening (to me) that one could receive permits and buy assault weapons without even a minimal psychological assessment. Or one could even develop psychological problems at a later date after acquiring these types of weapons. The man on the bus apparently has these types of problems, only they were not detected until after he sawed the other man’s head off. And you are right, that was only a knife. What if he was legally carrying a firearm? Surely it could have been much worse. I suppose it really comes down to the question of who really should be buying guns? Does being over 18 or 21 with no police record ensure that all who apply to buy guns are REALLY suitable to do so. Should the qualifications for ownership involve heavier screening? Just a thought.
DonBruns, I totally agree that assault weapons are made only with the objective of killing. IMO, only highly trained LE and service people should have access to these types of weapons. I have spent time in the service so I know just what they can do, and it is scary.
Lastly, I hope I did not insult anyone with the ‘deep South’ comment. I know that it is a generalization. I just remember driving through Georgia and stopping at a convention centre that was having a gun show. Needless to say, I have NEVER seen anything like it in my life. Little kids were handling weapons like it was nothing!
Re: Second Amendment Defense
stevetuna, while I obviously do not agree, I do understand and respect your rationale for thinking this way. Thanks for the respectful insight.
Re: Second Amendment Defense
Okay, I have not posted for a while, but I am a bit of a political junky (MA political science) so I feel the need to post.
I am not from the US, but I have lots of family that live there, and I visit often. I know that Americans are really big on their constitutional rights, especially their second amendment rights, and I am educated on the history of these rights, so I am not ignorant to this subject. I also know that it is when firearms are in the hands of ‘bad guys’ that the majority of gun crimes occur. That being said, and I am NOT criticizing anyone’s views, I am only asking for a clarification; but why is it that in the US, it seems that the only solution to battling crime is to purchase massive amounts of firearms and ammunition? Even though the majority of these firearms are bought and maintained by responsible owners, many of these guns, largely through theft and loose restrictions (like in the case of the Virginia Tech massacre), end up in the hands of the very people that are committing criminal acts. Again, I do not really understand the whole gun ownership mentality that the US has, because here in Canada, there is not hundreds of gun factories pumping firearms into the hands of anyone. If one checks the appropriate government stats, they will also notice that there is also a very low level of gun related crimes here as well. And the Canadian cities that experience the most shootings, all maintain close borders to the US where these firearms enter. Does the real answer truly lie in supporting these gun factories buy buying all these firearms? If there were not so many resources enabling criminals to access weapons, would there be such a need to defend one’s self in the first place? I absolutely agree that constitutional rights are sacred. It just seems that people are so paranoid of crime that they view the answer to lie in the mass appropriation of firearms. Again, in Canada, one CANNOT even buy a handgun unless you are LE or private security. That also means that criminals have much less access to these weapons as well. The only way that handguns and assault weapons even reach our streets over here is to be smuggled through the border. Is the big picture solution to keep buying guns? I know that right now, some readers (especially in the deep South) must think that I sound like a ‘crazy commie’, but please keep your answers respectful because I am not from the US, am NOT criticizing anyone, and I have always been fascinated by the US gun ownership mentality. I am only trying to have clarification, and nothing more.Re: Krav Maga Bootcamp?
No, I’m just an IKMF student, but I have been practicing KM for nearly 10 years, I just have never been interested in taking the instructor course. I have made it clear in several posts that I have respect for KMWW, and have never stated anything else. The last I checked this was an open forum to talk about KM, which was what I was doing. There was no bashing of any kind. I have had many great discussions with other practicioners and instructors from KMWW who know that I am a student of IKMF, and we have never EVER had any type of problem. Jeremy, you stated “I’m done with this one”, but there was never a reason to start in the first place. No one was attacking you, the organization that you represent, or your credentials, which you seem to believe elevate you in such a way that you can just talk to people how ever you feel. I have not been rude to anyone, up until the point that YOU crossed the line. Other readers seem to get the point of what I was trying to say, but for some reason you were unable to do the same.
Re: Krav Maga Bootcamp?
Listen tough guy. How the hell was I trolling? I was simply explaining that Ran Nakash is a credible authority to someone who seemed unsure of who he was, and I never stated that anyone at KMWW did not recognize Nakash as being brilliant. You are putting words in my mouth. If you knew how to read properly you would have been able to realize that I said that Nakash’s videos were better video quality, not the level of instruction in comparison to KMWW. Furthermore, I was simply stating the reason that KMWW would be removing spam, I wasn’t saying that I agree with someone else spamming another organization’s site. Nobody was attacking anyone, let alone you or KMWW, so you can take off your hero cape, and go give someone a traffic ticket. If anyone is trolling, it is you. Internet tough guy.
Re: Krav Maga Bootcamp?
Ummm yeah, if there is anyone that you may want to take lessons from, in any form, it would be Ran Nakash; everyone knows that he is the head KM instructor of the IDF and therefore he is more then qualified. The videos on his site are no different in concept then the dvd’s that KMWW has put out, and the quality is much better (I have checked it out).
Of course KMWW is going to delete spam mail from these guys, because they are going to lose enough money from this.Re: Level 1 Test was Today!!!
When I said “the same techniques over and over again”, I was refering to doing only level 1 stuff, or level 2 stuff exclusively. Obviously there are many ways to teach the same technique and shake things up a bit. However, I was refering to only gradually being exposed to the system, rather than being exposed to the system in its entirety and training on a rotating schedule. Like I said, I’m not exactly sure how you KMWW guys do it, but I was under the impression that that is the way students progress.
Re: Krav Maga Vs Commando Krav Maga
ROFLMFAO!!!
http://bp0.blogger.com/_Z2lYJ6tdLAw/R_P_Vl2l0VI/AAAAAAAAAEI/cXkZvIIasXs/s1600-h/05.jpg
http://www.commandokravmaga.com/html/locations/images/kubit002..gifRe: Level 1 Test was Today!!!
Congratulations, I remember passing my first grading. Just an observation though; it seems on this forum, that way too many people are just too focused on testing and achieving levels, rather on really immersing themselves in the system for their own welfare. At the end of the day, the ultimate goal is to survive in an increasingly brutish world. That being said, I completely understand that your desire to test was in anticipation of being allowed to take level 2 classes. This is where I have reservations, not at you of course, but the way KMWW makes you slowly grade up the ladder. It is this gradual learning process that causes students to focus more on progression of levels rather than solidifying the technique in the anticipation of getting on to ‘bigger and better things’, and of course the training suffers more than anything. Unstpapl1 pointed out a great point, that for civilians there is NO rush like military and LE personnel, and that civilians must build their instincts based upon repitions. This does not happen when students are racing through levels with the anticipation doing more advanced techniqes or weapon defences. If the teaching system would be better rounded out to constantly expose each student gradually to different techniques based upon a rotating syllabus, rather than focusing on the same techniques week in and week out, this would eliminate the flaw of premature progression, students would get much more out of their training, and the training would end up being much less watered down. But again, this is NOT the wrong doing of the student.
Re: ikmf or kmw?
Holy crap, after watching Fight Quest, I don’t know how I could have forgotten Avivit Cohen and the nice people at KMF. Very reputable organization as well. Nice catch.
Re: ikmf or kmw?
I cannot agree that the IKMF neglects combatives. All of the combatives that are in the KMWW book are in the level 1 and 2 tests of the IKMF. Perhaps not every session focuses exclusively on punching and kicking, but some do, and even during weapon defence drills, all combatives are encouraged for offensive counter attacks, so we always train combatives anyhow. How difficult is it to learn how to do combatives anyhow? The majority of them are very basic, and even the more advanced ones are not that difficult. As for CKM, I urge you to read the other posts on CKM. Also, look up this site, http://commandokravmaga.com.au/ ,it is by the first ever certified CKM instructor from Australia, and you might want to read up on his experiences with CKM before spending all of your money and time on that route. My opinion, you are much better off training either KMWW, IKMF, or IKMA. These are the core KM organizations, and each has a direct connection to Imi Lichtenfeld. Bottom line, you cannot go wrong training with either of these organizations.
