Anywhere near Owings Mills or the Armory at JHU (3400 N. Charles St)?
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Anywhere near Owings Mills or the Armory at JHU (3400 N. Charles St)?
I've never been to one of their classes nor have I been past there in a while but there is a Krav studio on owing a mills blvd.
Krav Maga Md
11299 OM blvd @ Crandall lane
Yoshi
Invictus
As a life long practitioner of martial arts, I find Krav Maga interesting. Although I've never taken it, I plan on it one day. But, like others, I can't find the time to travel extended distances with a busy family life. There are alternatives though and I think any training will provide some benefit.
I personally train in Muay Thai, BJJ, and Combat Submission Wrestling. I think KM will add a new dynamic to my attack/defense repertoire. But, I think I am quite capable at the moment.
I personally train in Muay Thai, BJJ, and Combat Submission Wrestling. I think KM will add a new dynamic to my attack/defense repertoire. But, I think I am quite capable at the moment.
- May 22, 2005
- 122,879
As a life long practitioner of martial arts, I find Krav Maga interesting. Although I've never taken it, I plan on it one day. But, like others, I can't find the time to travel extended distances with a busy family life. There are alternatives though and I think any training will provide some benefit.
I personally train in Muay Thai, BJJ, and Combat Submission Wrestling. I think KM will add a new dynamic to my attack/defense repertoire. But, I think I am quite capable at the moment.
I'm no expert whatsoever on other forms of martial arts, but I do know enough about myself to know that some of the more "technical" (for lack of a better term) forms of martial arts wouldn't work for me. I just don't do well with things that require tons of specific techniques like those required in BJJ.
KM worked for me because there were simple things to do, and at the end of the day, anything that you did was right as long as you won.
j_h_smith
Ultimate Member
- Jul 28, 2007
- 28,516
My oldest son started KM about 4 years ago. He took to it like a duck in water. He thought it should be offered as a class in college. Everyone should know how to defend themselves and get out of trouble.
Good Stuff!
Jim Smith
Good Stuff!
Jim Smith
vinjet700
No one of significance
I feel the same. I tried various MA years ago and the "techniques" never clicked. But working with the philosophy of "anything that you did was right as long as you won." works better for me.
Yoshi
Invictus
Agreed! BJJ can be a chess-match for sure and some of the moves are quite technical and more suited for competition, but it can be quite effective. That's another reason I want to take KM... Just straight-up "destroy".
I know where it is at, I was asking GrimReaper if he was near either one.
kgain673
I'm sorry for the typos!!
- Dec 18, 2007
- 1,820
120 per month!!!!!!! No way.
vinjet700
No one of significance
Last I checked on this, with this amount it is unlimited usage of gym and classes. It was a few years ago when I looked into it and financially at the time couldn't afford it.
RapidShotPhotos
Member
This is a great program that combines Krav Maga with tactical training 
https://vimeo.com/99775345
https://www.facebook.com/tomer.israel.12
https://vimeo.com/99775345
https://www.facebook.com/tomer.israel.12
Sharpeneddark
Ultimate Member
I'd like to take some KM classes, but I think I need to work on my body strength first. I can't stand gyms, so I feel that I'd waste my time until I'm back in shape.
No strength requirement needed, and as you do it, you get stronger.
StantonCree
Watch your beer
- Jan 23, 2011
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Cop out......don't be that guy. Go, participate, better yourself and enjoy!!
I hike 3-5 miles a day before work while walking a chihuahua. I pass tons of hotties walking hounds and pits, don't care cuz I'm out there enjoying myself!
britishjohnhall
Active Member
My wife and I tried out the one in DC. We got a groupon for a free trial. It was freakin awesome! The quality of instructors was excellent. They only reason I haven't taken it up is the cost.
There was a guy in Waldorf who started teaching it, but his teaching skills left something to be desired. He definitely wasn't affiliated with any Krav Maga associations.
There was a guy in Waldorf who started teaching it, but his teaching skills left something to be desired. He definitely wasn't affiliated with any Krav Maga associations.
gjohnsonoc
Active Member
There is a seminar on October 20 here in Ocean City does anyone know what it would take to get certified teacher to teach a class closer to Salisbury Ocean city area. Who could I contact?
Just two cents, but I am (among other things) an Army Combatives Instructor (Level 4). I also train at an MMA gym and train separately in Gi BJJ and Dutch style Muay Thai.
Consider the combatives systems used by other countries that have effective combatives programs. The US Army uses a mixed system based on wrestling, boxing, Muay Thai, Judo and BJJ. The Russians have been using SAMBO since 1932. The Chinese use Sanshou. The Koreans, a militarized version of Taekwondo. The Royal Thai Army, Lerdrit. Boxing and wrestling are thousands of years old. Greek Pankration is possibly 3000 years old and all of it's techniques would be familiar to a modern MMA fighter. There is nothing new under the sun. Man has had a head, torso, and four limbs since the beginning. Most of the old techniques survived the centuries because they worked. Keep in mind, most of these styles developed out of life-or-death military necessity - not sports competition. They later became sports.
What all of these styles offer is the ability to train soldiers, at combat speed, against a resistive opponent who will move and fight back. Lethal techniques can be scaled to minimize injury but still effectively drilled to instill muscle memory. One of the problems I have seen in Krav is it based on single techniques drilled against opponents who seem to just stand there and not moving or offering any resistance. If you are not doing live sparring at combat speed, you are only practicing theory of what 'might' happen in a real fight.
I would caution anyone getting into Krav to seriously think why they are dropping that sort of coin on this particular school of thought. Is it because Krav is really that effective, or are you enamored by IDF lineage?
Consider the combatives systems used by other countries that have effective combatives programs. The US Army uses a mixed system based on wrestling, boxing, Muay Thai, Judo and BJJ. The Russians have been using SAMBO since 1932. The Chinese use Sanshou. The Koreans, a militarized version of Taekwondo. The Royal Thai Army, Lerdrit. Boxing and wrestling are thousands of years old. Greek Pankration is possibly 3000 years old and all of it's techniques would be familiar to a modern MMA fighter. There is nothing new under the sun. Man has had a head, torso, and four limbs since the beginning. Most of the old techniques survived the centuries because they worked. Keep in mind, most of these styles developed out of life-or-death military necessity - not sports competition. They later became sports.
What all of these styles offer is the ability to train soldiers, at combat speed, against a resistive opponent who will move and fight back. Lethal techniques can be scaled to minimize injury but still effectively drilled to instill muscle memory. One of the problems I have seen in Krav is it based on single techniques drilled against opponents who seem to just stand there and not moving or offering any resistance. If you are not doing live sparring at combat speed, you are only practicing theory of what 'might' happen in a real fight.
I would caution anyone getting into Krav to seriously think why they are dropping that sort of coin on this particular school of thought. Is it because Krav is really that effective, or are you enamored by IDF lineage?
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I don't think these conversations need to be had. You do what you have to do to ensure your own safety and worry about the ramifications afterward. If the amount of force you used is appropriate, and you and your family are safe, then you will still sleep well at night.
That said, anyone know of any Krav Maga schools near Harford County? I want my daughter to be proficient in something before she can date....
No more legal reifications than learning a martial art.
A quick read on the subject: http://www.fightingarts.com/reading/article.php?id=460
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