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I thought Imi created it. But I also thought i remembered Darren suing for the rights or something.
Kinda pissed me off because I really identify with that particular logo but there are no more KMW training sites near me so I am training under another affiliate now.
I was wanting to get a tattoo now that I have my blackbelt.
WOW.. I haven’t looked at my yellow books in such a long time.
I just took the “Complete” guide down off the shelf to see what I could see.
OK then… What logo did Imi use during his time? Does anyone know?
I am looking for a logo fo a tattoo, but not one that infringes on a particular affiliation.
Re: hats, headbands, something to stop the sweat
Question… Other than in class, does anyone know of a source of good looking krav maga do-rags? I want then for under our motorcycle helmets.
Thanx!
Re: Krav Maga- real world applications
quote brewmasher:I would love to see such media, but I don’t know how accurate it would be, or if much data could be collected. All gunshot wounds are required to be investigated by law, as any discharge of a firearm within city limits. It is easy for the media to pick up on such events, they just search the police blotter.In the case of an attacker being thwarted by a person trained in martial arts, there will most likely not even be a police report made unless the attacker is severely injured and needs to be hospitalized. In those cases the media usually reports “excessive force” and lawyers are all over it looking for lawsuits. I don’t know what I would do in such circumstance, but I would think seriously about not sticking around to file a report after pummeling someone who attacked me. Creditable publications will verify the facts, and will not print a story if only one side of it can be verified.
Agreed… But then you hear lots of stories in the police academy or later training, and you don’t really know how much truth or creativity there might be. But, you still have a basis to justify this procedure, or that policy based on what you have been taught.
At the same time I suppose, without some sort of verification, the stories could easily start to compete with the Penthouse Letters.
Another wish stomped all over! Lol
Re: My observations on Krav Maga culture,it’s growth and instructors.
Speaking strictly as a student, and knowing virtually nothing about this organization or that organization, I want my instructor to have some experience behind that certificate.
An instructor should have at least been in a fight or something in his/her life. How can you respect or take self defense training from someone who had never had to defend themself? How can that instructor prepare you to take a hit if he/she never got hit? This is a problem with alot of people. You train and train, but when the kick to the groin and pluck doesn’t work like it does in the gym, you are next going to be hit! You will be surprised by both!
I also want my instructor to have an affiliation with a legitimate KM organization. At least this way there is at least a hope you are learning the right things.
Add I said, I know nothing of the mechanisms of a KM organization, but I would really rather it not be all that easy to become an instructor. I also want the instructor to focus on the history of KM, and of the affiliate. And, I think the affiliate probably should push for individual membership, and not just membership for the schools.
I think if my affiliate at least knew I existed, there might be more interest in my training. I would rather see some sort of ”Chain of Command”, so the instructor or school is responsible to someone to ensure the training and the instructors conform to a standard. I would like to know how my school or instructors rank in the system, and how I rank in that system.
I have lots to say about this, but really, who cares? All the organizations are faceless and could care less.
Re: My observations on Krav Maga culture,it’s growth and instructors.
quote MDeaneUSCG:That is so much better than the Tears of the Sun Aimpoint mounting mistake.My $0.02 on this the instructor model though, is that the actual training time must be taken into account. If you take a student that has studied their martial art for 3 years to obtain an instructor certification, but due to his time constraints, can only make it 2 days a week for an hour, then that student has spent 312 hours of training time total, if he was never injured or sick and couldn’t make a class. Then, if you take a student that goes to an instructor course that is condensed into say 3 weeks, training 6 days a week for 10 hours a day, you get an instructor that has 180 training hours.Are they totally on par, no, but the difference is not as drastic as if you just say 3 weeks vs. 3 years.
However, I firmly believe (as the military has taught me) that a good leader/instructor is first a good follower/student. I certainly do not think that someone with no krav experience should be able to take an instructor course and come out an instructor. You learn how to be a instructor by watching those that instruct, and learning different styles of instruction. I believe that someone should have to at least obtain a level 2 certification before they can go to an instructor course.
Not to get too deep into military analogy, but a 0-1 (Ensign, 2nd Lt.) coming straight from the academy is not going to get the same respect from the enlisted as one coming from prior enlisted service. They wear the same rank, but one has more operational experience than the other. The prior enlisted had to learn to be a good follower, while the academy grad hasn’t seen any real service yet.
It is the same thing with Krav. I will respect and trust the judgement of an instructor that took the time to learn the system, and then get his instructor cert. much more over one that simply went to the course. Krav was meant to be learned quickly by the end user, but to teach it that way, you must have a deeper understanding of it than is required of the end user. You have to know why you are running a certain drill or teaching a certain technique, and not just by regurgitating what a book or an instructor at your course said.
So, I have 13 months of training- can I instruct too? Lol
Re: No Longer a Victim
quote Charlie1:This news story is a little dated, but it’s always a good thing when the victim is no longer a victim and is able to take control of the situation.I *LOVE* this!!!
Re: Instructors question?
quote KevinMack:Its good to sometimes give people a little idea of whats to come but some people dont like to do certain things and if you announce what you are going to do in advance they can avoid those classes. It robs them of being well rounded.Yeah, I can definately see that! When I first started, I would not have come on certain nights if I knew ahead of time. Now I don’t care, I love it all!
However, on the other hand, it is nice to know what gear to have on and ready before class starts.
My instructor doesn’t even tell us what’s next during class, never mind ahead of time but I think that is mostly because he plays it all by ear. I don’t think he has a plan at all. That is not a criticism- I think he just starts class with something and then just adjusts the classes based on the experience level and training needs of the class. So, maybe he is not going to do headlock from the side if he has a bunch of first timers who do not yet know how to punch or kick, or don’t know how to pull their hits so they don’t kill each other.
Re: Jeff Gordon’s MMA in Gaithersburg MD
quote KMyoshi:I wish you the best in your training! I wish I lived closer to my training center. I have to drive about 30 minutes away to train and sometimes it’s a real PITA because of traffic and gas expenses.I know how you feel re: driving to classes. I drive about an hour to class 4x/week!
As far as the high pressure sales tactics, keep in mind that is not Krav, that is that individual instructor/school. Personally, I would have told him to ”F” off!
My instructor let’s everyone have the first well for free- as many level 1 classes as he puts on- which is usually 4-5 /week. Then you can decide, but there is zero pressure! And there is no BS ”registration” fee- which is nothing but greed trying to take more money!
I think Krav would be the better system to take, but good luck! Enjoy Europe.
Re: No need for self defence?
quote lennyKRAVitz:But Holroyd Neighbourhood Watch committee member Kevin Hornesaid hefearedteaching self-defence skills could escalate a confrontation and turn a situation violent.“I am loathe to talk about self-defence for the community at large,”MrHornesaid.
“It might be reasonable for fit, young people, but criminals never usually target people of equal strength to them and it’s better to run than try to defend yourself. What good is self-defence if you are dead?
“Crime is a concern but we shouldn’t have to live in fear and I think it’s a much better attitude to take not to be intimidated.”
Holroyd mayor Yvette Whitfield said she didn’t think there was a need for self-defence classes in the area.
“It’s obviously up to each individual but I don’t think they are necessary,” she said.
OH MY GAWD!!!
How many ignorant statements can we count just in the above few paragraphs?
