Krav Maga

[EmptyneSs]

Yeah right. Don't use avoidance, escape, awareness, the fence, the pre emptive strike. No no no.

women have heard all that shit again and again, doesnt seem to help em much.

Just pull guard, take them to the floor and then wrestle.

your scope of bjj is obviously limited.

[Laura]

Wing Chun five years; JKD six months. I love both, just curious about something that will give me a workout but have something valuable to teach. I've been curious about the effectiveness of Krav Maga for a while.

[Ahsen]

Bruce Lee was taught pacific ( get it ! ) type of martail arts that was used for women against asslaints.

I forgot what its called.

Laura what type of MArtail Arts do you practice and how long did you do it for ?

[Thai Bri]

i think bjj is probobly the most practical martial art for womens self defense. women have to worry about things like being grabbed, held down, pinned to a wall, overpowered, mounted by another person etc due to the nature of the many sexual assaults that occur to women. and i think bjj adresses these issues pretty well. imagine if some guy tried to hold you down or grab you, you would know how to escape or mabye you could cripple him in the process. in bjj, you do tons of drills were you start with someone behind you, or someone on top of of you and you have to escape while your partner tries to finish you etc. and not only have i seen many women who can use bjj proficiently, i have been tapped out by some of them as well.

Yeah right. Don't use avoidance, escape, awareness, the fence, the pre emptive strike. No no no.

Just pull guard, take them to the floor and then wrestle.

[Shoot]

great for women

Krav Maga is very well suited to women. The system is broken up into two sections: self defense and fighting. The self defense classes I've observed were about 90% women. They are very practical and will get you into top shape. Part of the KM philosophy is that getting in great physical shape is a self defense strategy. I totally agree. The system is complete. It covers weapons, striking, grappling, ground fighting. The ground fighting is organized and uses BJJ. It's essentially MMA with self defense techniques and other strikes such as side kicks to knees, edge of hand blow, hammer fist. The classes breed agression and confidence. I have a lot of good things to say about this system. It is modern and constantly being updated with what works.

[EmptyneSs]

There's a couple of schools near me that teach this style, but I know very little about it. How do women fare in these classes and how effective a style is it? Is Muay Thai or similar styles just as good or is this more practical for women and self defense?

i think bjj is probobly the most practical martial art for womens self defense. women have to worry about things like being grabbed, held down, pinned to a wall, overpowered, mounted by another person etc due to the nature of the many sexual assaults that occur to women. and i think bjj adresses these issues pretty well. imagine if some guy tried to hold you down or grab you, you would know how to escape or mabye you could cripple him in the process. in bjj, you do tons of drills were you start with someone behind you, or someone on top of of you and you have to escape while your partner tries to finish you etc. and not only have i seen many women who can use bjj proficiently, i have been tapped out by some of them as well.

[7r14ngL3Ch0k3]

There's a school that teaches Krav Maga(taekwondo too) by my house thats called "Ultimate Martial Arts". I looked through the window and its a complete mcdojo IMHO.

But there's some good schools that teach real KM, which is deadly for anyone, even a 6 year old child. j/k

http://www.ultimatemartialarts.us/kravmaga.htm
Check out the instructors. Im gonna try to get a free lesson!

[Laura]

There's a couple of schools near me that teach this style, but I know very little about it. How do women fare in these classes and how effective a style is it? Is Muay Thai or similar styles just as good or is this more practical for women and self defense?