Krav Maga - whats your thoughts

[billeau2]

I actually quite like how Krav Maga takes from the statistics the most common ways you are likely to be attacked and implements strategies to counterract them.

My brother does it and stands by it. As a self defence it's excellent as it incorporates mental techniques like learning how to control fear.

As for whether it stands up to boxing, well that's irrelevant. It's hardly likely that you'll be attacked on the streets by a martial arts professional/boxer. And if you are, we'll you're going to be in trouble regardless of your self defence background.

Thats a good point. While bouncing in some pretty brutal clubs, because at the time I was a mere 190 pounder they knew I was a martial artist so EVERY Tom **** and Harry would tell me how they were a Black Belt in this and that. Sometimes these same guys would get into fights as well...In all my years working the door I only saw one time where a martial arts technique was executed properly. Most people who know how to fight avoid fights....They are not your problem.

Unfortunately your problem often cannot except being beat and will resort to weapons, friends etc. Thats the other side of it. To this day if I ever am in a bar, and I am not, I always keep my back to a wall...old habits.

[KFC]

Dangerous Martial Art it's a popular Israeli Martial Art