DUDE, sca is the shit! If I had more ducats you can bet I'd still be doing it.
I went to my first practice tonight and its pretty sweet. My lady friend is super into it and as an extension I am as well. I really want to get into the heavy fighting over the fencing though.
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I wish my high school had had a fencing team
I don't see myself getting into it at this point, but I would've been all over that back then
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Skylarko7 Vile Rat o7o7 Photon Torpedo o7Registered Userregular
has anyone here actually trained in Krav Maga at all? is it the end-all be-all of martial arts that it's sometimes made out to be?
I mean, I know the answer to that is no, but what are everyone's thoughts
It's pretty decent as far as pure self defense things go. Especially some of the disarming techniques you practice. Definitely good if you need a crash course in ball hitting and eye gouging, too. Pretty useless if you had any interest in sport fighting and I couldn't see myself doing it for any longer than I did (Maybe 3, 4 months? There was definitely a lot of room for me to improve but pure self defense fighting bores me so I had no interest in going longer than that)
Taking some time off to heal some nagging injuries right now but I've been training Brazillian Jiu Jitsu for about a year and a half, it's the most effective 1-1 unarmed combat system I am aware of, so not great outside of sport focused things but still pretty viable as a self defense thing. It's also a lot of fun, so that's a plus.
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Donovan PuppyfuckerA dagger in the dark isworth a thousand swords in the morningRegistered Userregular
From what little reading I've done on the subject, I thought Krav Maga was basically a training method which revolves around "someone is trying to kill you, hurt and disable them as much as possible as quickly as possible before running away as fast as possible."
Hence why it's ugly to look at, and focuses on hitting sensitive areas basically using yourself as a blunt object.
From what little reading I've done on the subject, I thought Krav Maga was basically a training method which revolves around "someone is trying to kill you, hurt and disable them as much as possible as quickly as possible before running away as fast as possible."
Hence why it's ugly to look at, and focuses on hitting sensitive areas basically using yourself as a blunt object.
Yeah, that's the gist of it. One thing I noticed, at least at the place I was at, was that there didn't seem to be much of a reason to train for a long time. The longest anyone had been there was like a year and a half. Pretty solid thing if you are looking for a crash course in self defense, but I don't think it should be a prolonged training thing. It definitely has its weaknesses too, there were a few basic grappling concepts that got covered but if a decent-to-good grappler gets their hands on you they will have their way with you.
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Metzger MeisterIt Gets Worsebefore it gets any better.Registered Userregular
Mostly, from what I know, Krav Maga is a very reactionary, practical art. "If the attacker does this, counter thusly and then PUNCH THAT COCK IN THE FUCKING NECK."
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Donovan PuppyfuckerA dagger in the dark isworth a thousand swords in the morningRegistered Userregular
Hence the BJJ, and maybe some traditional wrestling thrown in too can't hurt?
FrankoSometimes I really wish I had four feet so I could dance with myself to the drumbeatRegistered Userregular
there is a Krav Maga school/center thing right down the block from my home
I've always wanted to go
maybe this year I can finally psych myself into signing up
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Hence the BJJ, and maybe some traditional wrestling thrown in too can't hurt?
I have to be honest here, guys.
Every time I see the acronym BJJ, I immediately think of it as Blow-Job-Jutsu.
I just needed to say that. It's been weighing on my mind for a while now.
It would definitely be disabling if you did it right
I just got a glimpse of a universe where two FOX commentators are talking as a UFC fighter sucks off another one inside the octagon, and an on-screen stat for "refractory period" appears as a slowly-recharging bar.
This is a horrible place and I want to leave.
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MetalbourneInside a cluster b personalityRegistered Userregular
Hence the BJJ, and maybe some traditional wrestling thrown in too can't hurt?
I have to be honest here, guys.
Every time I see the acronym BJJ, I immediately think of it as Blow-Job-Jutsu.
I just needed to say that. It's been weighing on my mind for a while now.
It would definitely be disabling if you did it right
I just got a glimpse of a universe where two FOX commentators are talking as a UFC fighter sucks off another one inside the octagon, and an on-screen stat for "refractory period" appears as a slowly-recharging bar.
has anyone here actually trained in Krav Maga at all? is it the end-all be-all of martial arts that it's sometimes made out to be?
I mean, I know the answer to that is no, but what are everyone's thoughts
Here's the sum of my knowledge on Krav Maga:
My experiences with Krav Maga is that there can often be tendency to not practice technique implementation properly. Sometimes you need to hit some pads. Sometimes you need find out what it's like when someone is trying to hit you. This is not always the case in Krav Maga schools. Often the reason is that the particular school is all about the eye pokes, dick ripping, throat punching etc. Those techniques might be effective (and illegal), but you'll never be good at them as techniques practised in an environment with proper feed back. Punching a bag tells you a lot more about your techniques than punching the air.
I'm sure their techniques are fine in general. Most of what I've seen is simple stuff - elbows, knees. I ran into some shitty macho attitude though. I saw a head coach kick a guy full force in dick for wearing a protective cup. Head coach didn't believe his students should wear protective gear. I think that head coach was a lone ass hole though.
If you're goal is to be a tough guy on the street, it's my opinion that you should train some kind of martial art that incorporates full speed sparring often. If it's just to have fun, which is a much better reason to train imho, go check out a class and keep an open mind.
Fuck off and die.
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WeaverWho are you?What do you want?Registered Userregular
Who needs to be a tough guy on the streets? Will Krav Maga make you a tough guy under the sheets?
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For now I'm starting to learn SCA style fencing and beating guys with wooden bats.
Of course @Fire Truck would be the one to awesome this.
Look, buddy, if you want to see me skewered, you'll have to do it yourself.
"That's pretty rad" I always say.
Swords are cool.
I have a foam sword but no one to hit with it.
EDIT: Also He showed me his fencing lunge (heh heh heh) and man I din't know a dude's legs could do that.
Yeah... that's pretty common.
You really have to go to the gym and check it out. Meet the people, etc.
Research the instructor(s)
I went to my first practice tonight and its pretty sweet. My lady friend is super into it and as an extension I am as well. I really want to get into the heavy fighting over the fencing though.
Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better
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that was fun times
I don't see myself getting into it at this point, but I would've been all over that back then
It's pretty decent as far as pure self defense things go. Especially some of the disarming techniques you practice. Definitely good if you need a crash course in ball hitting and eye gouging, too. Pretty useless if you had any interest in sport fighting and I couldn't see myself doing it for any longer than I did (Maybe 3, 4 months? There was definitely a lot of room for me to improve but pure self defense fighting bores me so I had no interest in going longer than that)
Taking some time off to heal some nagging injuries right now but I've been training Brazillian Jiu Jitsu for about a year and a half, it's the most effective 1-1 unarmed combat system I am aware of, so not great outside of sport focused things but still pretty viable as a self defense thing. It's also a lot of fun, so that's a plus.
Hence why it's ugly to look at, and focuses on hitting sensitive areas basically using yourself as a blunt object.
Yeah, that's the gist of it. One thing I noticed, at least at the place I was at, was that there didn't seem to be much of a reason to train for a long time. The longest anyone had been there was like a year and a half. Pretty solid thing if you are looking for a crash course in self defense, but I don't think it should be a prolonged training thing. It definitely has its weaknesses too, there were a few basic grappling concepts that got covered but if a decent-to-good grappler gets their hands on you they will have their way with you.
I have to be honest here, guys.
Every time I see the acronym BJJ, I immediately think of it as Blow-Job-Jutsu.
I just needed to say that. It's been weighing on my mind for a while now.
It would definitely be disabling if you did it right
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I've always wanted to go
maybe this year I can finally psych myself into signing up
I just got a glimpse of a universe where two FOX commentators are talking as a UFC fighter sucks off another one inside the octagon, and an on-screen stat for "refractory period" appears as a slowly-recharging bar.
This is a horrible place and I want to leave.
I...
I'll take your place
Here's the sum of my knowledge on Krav Maga:
My experiences with Krav Maga is that there can often be tendency to not practice technique implementation properly. Sometimes you need to hit some pads. Sometimes you need find out what it's like when someone is trying to hit you. This is not always the case in Krav Maga schools. Often the reason is that the particular school is all about the eye pokes, dick ripping, throat punching etc. Those techniques might be effective (and illegal), but you'll never be good at them as techniques practised in an environment with proper feed back. Punching a bag tells you a lot more about your techniques than punching the air.
I'm sure their techniques are fine in general. Most of what I've seen is simple stuff - elbows, knees. I ran into some shitty macho attitude though. I saw a head coach kick a guy full force in dick for wearing a protective cup. Head coach didn't believe his students should wear protective gear. I think that head coach was a lone ass hole though.
If you're goal is to be a tough guy on the street, it's my opinion that you should train some kind of martial art that incorporates full speed sparring often. If it's just to have fun, which is a much better reason to train imho, go check out a class and keep an open mind.
I've already got that part
so I am tough guy, street tough guy