Hey I am looking for people who practise muy thai or brazilian ju jitsu or both. I do Krav Maga and I might be switching. These seem to be logical choices for me to cross train in. How have your experiences been? Any other suggestions?
I’ve done a little aikido and kung fu, and I’m really interested in krav maga. Why are you interested in the two disciplines you mentioned?
I would suggest Akido (A great defensive art) as a nice compliment to Krav Maga, which is my current favorite. Though I only took a few classes, KM was a blast, and I plan on getting back into some KM classes after I lose some more weight (I’ve gone from 5’11" 252 to 5’11" 218, wanna lose 30-40 more lbs). I studied Tae Kwon Do many years ago, and then studied Praying Mantis Kung Fu for a bit. KM is by far my favorite of the 3, though I’ve learned some good things from all 3. I was also always very intersted in Muy Thai, but never studied that.
I love Krav. I am thinking those 2 arts because they seem they are proven. I am still going by assumption but they both seem to equip you with skills needed to defend yourself in a shorter amount of time. Seems other arts take years to be able to be proficient. I have been taking Krav a little over a year and I have improved exponentially. The mentall aspect of self defense is what makes Krav worth its weight in gold though.
I have been studying tiger-mantis kung-fu for a little over two years now. I have been interested in checking out Krav Maga as well. The posts I’ve read here have increased that interest. I didn’t think there was a studio in my area that taught it until very recently though. There is a Tae-kwon-do studio that I am told teaches Krav.
Im a kinda pro Freerunner… its getting more and more popular and probably will go to the categories of Martial Arts…
What I will train very soon though will be my own mix of muay thai, parkour and tricking. crazy…
I’ve been on a couple websites about parkour and the like. It seems very interesting. Tiger-mantis kung fu dutchess. Do you find it street friendly? krav seems taylor made for it. I did taekwondo alittle and I was like hmm, I’ve basicly learnt how to kick and thats it. I’m gonna get killed in a fight with this stuff. I want well roundedness.
It’s kind of a mixed box. There are some things taught that, while graceful, really isn’t practical on the street. Some moves work beautifully as long as you know them well enough to pull them off outside of class. Though we are also taught a lot of moves specifically for the street. I think it depends a lot on the instructor as to what the focus is on. The instructors I have studied under have been really good about teaching us the most effective moves to use, in addition to what we need to know for our belts. One instructor in particular will even teach us how to modify certain moves to make them more effective and appropriate for real fights.
As far as how effective it actually is, I’ve been able to hold my own against a man twice my size and three times my weight outside of the studio.
If you could hold your own from that much of a disadvantage then thats all you can ask for. Thats good. I would definitely do an art that not only is brutal but is beautiful to observe also. Problem is so many of them are one or the other. Anytime though, something is effective as that you most likely should stick with it. Krav is great for cross training with any art also. That’s why I’m going to be doing it no matter what my primary art is at the time.
Yeah I’m about to sign up for some Krav myself.
I started a post in the lounge a while back.
any action scenes for krav so I might get interested?
nice I love it… actually the thing I like most is the self-protection against the gun or knife.. I may train those parts 
So cool! I love freerunning. Have you seen District B13 with David Belle? Awesome movie with incredible parkour scenes. Definitely check it out!
I have been studying martial arts for about 7 years total. I trained HapKiDo (korean defensive art with many similiarities to both Aikido and Tae Kwon Do) for about five years. It has EXCELLENT defensive techniques against knife, gun, cane, and various other weapon attacks. In my school, we learned how to use “everyday” items as weapons (defensively) including the cane (something HapKiDo is rather famous for), a fan, and an umbrella.
I also studied Chinese Shaolin WuShu (mostly strikes, forms training, and body conditioning, e.g. striking different substances to “train” the body), some Tai Chi, and I am now studying in a very Westernized, modernized, and “street saavy” mixed martial arts school. My curriciulum consists of three areas: grappling (BJJ based), kickboxing (mostly muay thai + boxing), and karate (shadowboxing and training in traditional strikes).
While the traditional aspects, the “art” of martial arts is missing from this school (and I do often miss that), I can not dispute the efficacy and efficiency of the techniques. While they aren’t the prettiest, they are effective and will help anyone who applies themselves build a solid foundation with a very basic set of tools. In a way, limiting the choices is a good strategy for a beginning (and let’s face it, in the martial arts, even a black belt is a “beginner”–you earn a black belt so you have enough knowledge to really begin studying…it is truly a lifelong process IMO) because this encourages the student to truly learn this canon of basic techniques, repeating them over and over again to increasing mastery.
Also, this MMA school gets people into amazing shape due to the pace and intensity of classes and the warmup/conditioning we do. I can now do an alarming number of push ups 
and my strength level has gone up quite a bit since starting with this school.
Krav Maga, from what I’ve heard, probably resembles HapKiDo the most. It seems to be growing in popularity as mixed martial arts (thanks to UFC and other mma shows on TV) becomes more mainstreamed.
I’ve seen it a few years ago when it was still in french 
The parkour scenes are good, but there wasnt that much action as I desire. You should SERIOUSLY watch The Protector and Ong Bak.
Oh Ong Bak is insane… :thumbs up:
speaking of martial arts.. does martial arts attract women abit or is just a sport for them or any negative things… answers could be helpful.
At my krav school there are always a big percentage of women. Maybe 40 50 percent at times.
imo, if a guy “uses” his martial arts in a display to try to impress me…not attractive. if he is a humble and dedicated student who persues his study with convinction, attractive. but replace “martial arts” with anything here and it’s the same. it’s not what the guy does as much as how he does it.
After a while most of these female krav practitioners which I respect a whole lot can kick the hell out of many men