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chillaplata · 05-11-2008, 11:46 AM

Hi no-name,

Are you thinking of training at this school?

(Krav Maga - Street Defensive Tactics teaches Krav Maga in Adelaide and seminars in Sydney and Melbourne Australia)

I have no combatives or krav maga background, and it's hard to judge from a website, but this school looks pretty good to me for a few reasons:
- they seem to emphasize live training
- some of the instructors seem to have extensive security experience and experience training military personnel
- they emphasize the importance of tactical awareness, preparedness, managing confrontations, etc.

I would say try the free classes and see how your like it. If many of your fellow students are cops, bouncers and others who may actually need to use self-defense techniques regularly, that would be a good sign.

You might also consider keeping a truncheon or baton behind the bar. A non-lethal weapon like that could be the equalizer if these guys assault you again. I have no idea what is and is not permitted under Australian self-defense laws, but I would think most cops or juries would look sympathetically on someone who pulls a truncheon against a gang of attackers (particularly a gang of kickboxers who have already broken his jaw). On the other hand, I would not carry a knife if I were you -- the risks seem to me too great that (i) your attackers may take your knife away and use it against you or (ii) you may be in serious legal trouble if you end up stabbing one of them. (I don't know if the people harrassing you are likely to be armed -- I assume they are probably not carrying guns, in view of Australia's strict gun control laws, but if they have other weapons and you pull a weapon of your own things may get ugly fast.)

I hope you enjoy training at the KM school, and through a combination of training and support from police and security you are able to handle this situation.

05-11-2008, 11:46 AM	#6 (permalink)
chillaplata Registered User Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 82	Hi no-name, Are you thinking of training at this school? (Krav Maga - Street Defensive Tactics teaches Krav Maga in Adelaide and seminars in Sydney and Melbourne Australia) I have no combatives or krav maga background, and it's hard to judge from a website, but this school looks pretty good to me for a few reasons: - they seem to emphasize live training - some of the instructors seem to have extensive security experience and experience training military personnel - they emphasize the importance of tactical awareness, preparedness, managing confrontations, etc. I would say try the free classes and see how your like it. If many of your fellow students are cops, bouncers and others who may actually need to use self-defense techniques regularly, that would be a good sign. You might also consider keeping a truncheon or baton behind the bar. A non-lethal weapon like that could be the equalizer if these guys assault you again. I have no idea what is and is not permitted under Australian self-defense laws, but I would think most cops or juries would look sympathetically on someone who pulls a truncheon against a gang of attackers (particularly a gang of kickboxers who have already broken his jaw). On the other hand, I would not carry a knife if I were you -- the risks seem to me too great that (i) your attackers may take your knife away and use it against you or (ii) you may be in serious legal trouble if you end up stabbing one of them. (I don't know if the people harrassing you are likely to be armed -- I assume they are probably not carrying guns, in view of Australia's strict gun control laws, but if they have other weapons and you pull a weapon of your own things may get ugly fast.) I hope you enjoy training at the KM school, and through a combination of training and support from police and security you are able to handle this situation.