[threeknees]

Ditto what they said! Our instructors have been very considerate of our health conditions and fitness levels (or lack thereof) while still pushing us to improve. By all means check with your doc if you have any health conditions, and it’s always a great idea to have a checkup before starting a program (if nothing else it gives you a fabulous baseline).

Have a great time!!

[threeknees]

Nope, not since we responded to his email asking if we wanted our student records turned back over to the studio owner (which we did of course) and he got snotty with my hubby in reply email. The only updates I get now are on Bullshido. 😆

[threeknees]

Yes, I am Kravchick on Bullshido. 🙂

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quote \”Lorenzo\:

2) His instruction of Krav, while a good workout was limited in variation and technique, since Larry only has a green belt in this art this could be expected however he represented to Michael, a lawyer that he could award rank for phase or grade two material (more then green belt) which he couldn’t. Michael has described what Larry said next, which was basically he could get around such rules because national (i.e. I assume NTC) loved him.

Everyone has their own opinions regarding the bullshido guys, and generally they don’t love KM for various reasons, but a fraud is a fraud right?

I can specifically speak to this one. I trained under Mr. L’Onis. What he told me *directly* was that he was \”technically\” only certified to teach to green and test to orange (as a green belt instructor) but that *John Whitman* would honor any belt Mr. L’Onis awarded.

There has been much that has transpired since this thread on KM Forums and the thread on Bullshido started. It has come to light that Mr. L’Onis was not an owner in the studio where we trained, as we were led to believe, but a GM. The owner has now taken back over the studio and is re-implementing the proper Krav curricula and testing. Mr. L’Onis is no longer employed there.

[threeknees]

We used to have to wear KM pants/shirt for class, and even a specific color that changed with what level we were at. With 4 people in our family attending, that was a huge drain, and the instructor let us take what time we needed to get in compliance, even though that was still just 1 uniform per person (and a load of laundry every night we had class to be sure it was clean for next time).

He’s gone now (long story, not relevant here) and the owner of the schools in the are has taken back over and repealed that rule. He’s always been of the opinion that Krav is a defense system and as such shouldn’t require a uniform. However, he’s stated that he does like the looks of the shirts on every student in the room, but doesn’t care which shirts… so he may start asking the students to wear KM shirts to class.

Personally, I don’t have an issue with requiring uniforms for class, as long as the instructors/owners are realistic about it. The KM pants do NOT come in a size to fit me. I have a wide butt, there’s no two ways about it, but I’m not all **that** large, I wear a size 22 jean. But the largest pant will absolutely rip out if I try to do any exercising in it. And our girls who attend with us are 4′ 11\” and 5′ 6\” and we won’t even talk about how stupidly long the pants are on them!! Personally, if I were making the rule, I’d ask for KM shirts and set a dress code for the bottoms, but not require KM pants.

I would also be incredibly surprised if anyone makes enough on reselling the clothing to be worth the hassle of the uniform requirement. The markup isn’t high enough on the marketer/reseller end. There are better ways to increase your income than to try to sell workout clothes!

[threeknees]

$758 for 2 ppl for 3 months? Sounds a bit out there, but I’m not in the same state.

Here in D/FW TX, we’re paying less than $200 a month, and that’s for a family of 4… unlimited classes. I’ve had some people tell me this is outrageous, but we think it’s a fair price, and we’re thrilled with what we’re getting for the $$.

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quote \”Kurtuan\:

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.

That’s exactly what we were instructed to do, though I was probably not doing enough sliding. 🙂 The instructor used the term \”block\” so that’s all I’d thought to call it, but it wasn’t really a block. Deflection is a much more accurate term, thanks!

[threeknees]

I have a moderate case of asthma. Mostly controlled with Singulair (and Advair during allergy season). It gives me some problems with heavy exercise, but I’ve found that some deep breathing excercises in class help when I start tightening up.

My husband has Type II diabetes, and is doing Krav as part of his program to get in shape and reduce his meds. His A1C is steadily improving through the diet & exercise, and his meds.

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quote \”Giantkiller\:

If there’s a Chinatown near you, they’d probably have it, although may not be likely in Arlington, Texas… 😉

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You’d be surprised. It’s not really \”Chinatown\”, but there’s an area of town that’s heavily populated with Asian shops, and one of the best Asian markets in the D/FW Metroplex. I’d not be the least bit surprised to find a traditional Chinese herbalist tucked in a corner shop somewhere in that strip.

[threeknees]

I’m about 80 lbs overweight, and I love Krav, and it’s motivating me to exercise strenuously several times a week in class, plus practice and even getting into a daily routine to help get into shape more quickly. Any doctor or physiologist will tell you that the most effective exercise is the one you will do.

There may be things you can’t do, or need to modify, until you lose some weight, but don’t let it stop you. When we started, I couldn’t do jumping jacks (we do 1 min during warmups) for more than about 10 seconds before my knees started screaming. Today I did the full minute of jumping jacks. I still can’t do the running or lunges with my knees, but I keep moving during warmup when the rest of the class is doing something I can’t, or I do it as long as I can, and then drop to walking in place.

I explained my knee problems & asthma issues to my instructor up front, and he’s great about me modifying & such… he’s all about helping people get into shape and doing what it takes. While you may find some instructors out there that aren’t, I’d suspect they’d be rare.

I say go for it!

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My instructor recommended dit da jow, said his MA instructors used it on him and it was great. In doing some research, that seems to be a generic term, and each herbalist or MA master has their own \”secret formula\” or multiple formulas.

Any suggestions about where or what to get with the dit da jow, and how to know what you’re getting?

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As far as the technique, I’m probably not describing it correctly. The attacker is delivering a front kick to the groin, and the defender is doing a sweeping type maneuver to deflect the kick. So it’s not a ‘squared off’ block. But it does mean my shin is meeting his shin with some force, and I look like someone beat me with a stick. 😀

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quote \”jjbklb\:

bruising tendencies can only be reduced so far.
You can’t condition the walls of your blood vessels.If you’re like me and have more fragile veins,they’re going to break and bleed when an impact against them occurs.

I did stop taking my daily low-dose aspirin pill (for people over 50) due to lthe level of bruising.I still bruise if I’m whacked a good one.

You know, I completely forgot that I’m taking a dose of aspirin every day now to combat the effects of the Niacin therapy I’m taking. I bet that is contributing as well. I’ll try stopping it and see how that works.

My family has \”fragile capillaries\”, so my mom & my sis also bruise like the dickens. At least I don’t have a clotting factor problem like my sis… that would be a *real* problem! 😆

I didn’t think there’d really be anything to condition for that, but thought I’d see what experience other people had with the bruising.

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quote \”scrapper\:

I have trained a lot of Muay Thai and my shins have taken some beating in the past.

My shins have grown a certain amount of tolerance.

Boxing linament is a god send at helping with bruising, rub on the effeted area before and after training.

Dare I ask what \”boxing linament\” is? I’m having visions of the nasty stuff my parents used to rub on my chest from Watkins when I had colds as a child. 😆

[threeknees]

Wraps here…

I like wraps best because they give me the best wrist support. I had carpal tunnel surgery on both hands about 10 years ago, and never really built back up the strength in the wrists, so it’s a weak spot for me.

I use a wrap style that gives extra padding to the knuckles, and it works really well for me.

http://www.boxinggyms.com/tips/wraps/ribbon/index.htm

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