Krav Maga

[Guest hifiguy]

For anyone that's truly interested in Krav and it's concepts, there is a Home Invasion Seminar coming up April 12th at the center by the Nashville
Armory. Go to the studio, facebook, or the website for details. Should be 8 hours of Krav Maga goodness. NO experience required.

[dwatts1984]

I'm no expert however I have been involved in a few different fighting styles. From boxing, to MMA, and muy thai. Im not a professsional fighter... However have sparred with those who have gone on to figh professionaly. One things I've noticed in any form of martial arts/self defense is the instructors. As many have mentioned... Some can be great and are real students of the art... some strictly preach "THEIR" way, and it winds up being incorrect or ineffective in some ways. One thing I can say for sure is to reasearch the instructor... Try a few classes here and there. However, seeki other instructors as well. Sometimes you can become more well rounded why pulling different skills from different instructors.

 

My expereience with Krav Maga is limited. However it is much more realistic (In my opinion) than most other martial arts. Taguth to defend against weapons, but most of all end a confrontation quickly and efficiantly. (NOT STAND UP PUSHING AND THROWING PUNCHES TILL YOUR EXHAUSTED)

 

Just my bit good luck

[TGO David]

Allow me to bring this thread back from the dead... 

 

So, twelve or thirteen years ago I started taking Krav Maga classes.  It lasted about 4-5 months and then I quit.  Work and other things in life got in the way and I just lost the drive.

 

>>> Fast forward to December 2024 >>>

 

While my brother in law was visiting for Christmas he told us that he and his wife had begun taking Krav Maga classes.  They spoke about how much they enjoyed it, how challenging it was, and so forth.  Given that several of my friends have been hounding me about coming back to join them at Krav classes, it set a slowly smoldering fire in the wet leaves of my give-a-damn.

One of those friends started his Krav Maga journey 12 years or so at around the same time I did and passed his black belt test in mid 2024.  Talk about something that catches your attention!  Realizing that two of us took wildly diverging paths and one of us ended up with their black belt while the other kept buying progressively larger belts....

Yeah.

 

>>> Fast forward to January 2025 >>>

One of those friends told me on New Years Day, quite coyly, about a gift pass that he had for a free month of unlimited Krav Maga classes.  It was the proverbial straw that broke the fat camel's back.  "Say no more.  I'm in.", I said.

 

>>> Fast forward to January 30, 2024 >>>

 

And now here we are at the end of my third week of returning to the art.  Three classes a week, more or less.  (I had to miss a Saturday due to family commitments)

I totally suck at it.  I've forgotten most of what I learned previously.  I'm nearly 15 years older and probably 75 pounds heavier than I was back then too.  BUT... I'm loving it.

Clothes are getting looser.  Stamina is increasing.  I'm allowing myself some grace and mercy and allowing myself to be terrible at it, rather than being the usual maladaptive perfectionist that I normally am.  It feels like the journey I am supposed to be on, embracing my limitations and imperfections, and trusting that the process will slowly erode both of those things while it also erodes some of those 75 extra pounds.

 

The point of all of this?  I just want to encourage you. 

 

You aren't out of the game until you sideline yourself.  Life will try to sideline you, but it can't unless you let it.  It may slow you down.  It may limit you.  But you don't have to quit unless quitting sounds like a good way to go out.

Get out there and do something that challenges you this year. 

 

Six months from now, I hope to be surprised at what I've accomplished.