taking up krav maga

[Yarg!]

in about 1 week. after a yr i should be in top fighting shape- so says the chick at the place (www.kravmagabc.com) , and in 1 yrs time i will totally dominate/obliterate/humilate my competition, rawr!

 

[jerkbox]

in about 1 week. after a yr i should be in top fighting shape- so says the chick at the place (www.kravmagabc.com) , and in 1 yrs time i will totally dominate/obliterate/humilate my competition, rawr!

sweet man, i'm thinking about doin it too

 

[ghettostudmuffin]

Not to knock you man, but I've studied martial arts since I was a kid and have experience in boxing, taekwondo, wrestling, jiu-jutsu and some other more esoteric martial arts and I can honestly tell you you are not likely to dominate your competition in a year's time or be in top fighting shape. It takes more than a year to get the skills down and get your conditioning to top levels.

When I used to train in Brazilian Jiu-jutsu, I don't care how big, strong or tough you were, somebody in a low rank would put you down and make you tap, over and over again because they had experience and technique. If you can dominate your competition in a years training then your competition sucks.

Expect alot of hard training and alot of ego blows that you will either have to overcome or succumb too.

Enjoy the process, but don't expect to be Bruce Lee in a year of training.

 

[theoak01]

krav is very different then other forms of fighting,its mean to be learn quickly and retainted under pressure,there is no kata bullshit like other forms,its real life situations you could encounter in real life.

so I do believe in one year if you put everything into it and train 2-3 times a week you will be very advanced

 

[Subzeero]

hmm.. never looked into that.

 

[ghettostudmuffin]

That's cool. I just don't see how you can be advanced in any fighting system in only a year. No matter how simplistic it is. How about boxing? All it really is a few different types of punches and evasive moves and steps, but to get them down like second nature and be advanced takes time. 1 year won't do it. Or BJJ. It's rather simple to learn it and apply the basic techniques in no time flat, but to be highly skilled in them takes time.

That's all I meant. It takes the time to know how to apply the moves in different ways. It takes time to develope a sense of feel against the opponent and to develope timing and distance etc. These things take time.

 

[theoak01]

the reason I feel krav is a faster art to learn as its always sparing,no katas that you cant apply to real situations or require years before you can figure out how to.

the guy who explained this to me is from isreal and he says its always done in a real life situation with a partner

 

[Yarg!]

thats why they teach it to the israelie special forces/intelligence guys. i doubt those guys have more than a few months to get into fighting condition.

 

[Jacob Creutzfeldt]

I always thought that the art was spelled "k-r-a-v m-a-g-N-a". In a year of training you should be mopping the floors with drunk dorks that may try to start crap, but don't expect to be a world class NHB fighter. Krav is not the only art that eschews katas. I've never once done a kata in kickboxing or BJJ.

 

[Mike P.T.]

I've been taking it for over a year and a half now.(Just got back into it after being off for 3 months due to an injury in class.) This system is definately extremely effective and practical. While it's true that you can definately learn alot in one year I don't believe you will be a master at it. Even belt ranking(although we don't where belts in class and even if a lower rank we still learn so many more advanced practices that are taught to the higher ranks) estimates that you will recieve your black belt in no less than 5 years in which you have to be specially invited to take it in the first place and just can't recieve it at any school. Remember too that in the military they are doing this for hours every single day so 2-3 times a week at about an hour average a class doesn't equal it. Another thing too is that you still have to have some good power and speed otherwise everything will be less efficient when you do the moves. Everyone is different in how fast they progress and how skilled they are or how they will be. I can tell you that a martial arts background definately helps when going into it though. There are some big strong guys in my class that just aren't quick or efficient enough to pull off some of these moves effectively. Practice makes you better though. Good luck with the training.