Quote Originally Posted by patrick0685 View Post
ouch...i will admit to needing to lose some weight, however i did not chicken out...im hoping in the fall he will change the schedule back to something that works well with me, i can only come to one day of class with the current schedule
Just had to get a shot in on you Pat.. Was only playin about the cheekun part.

Quote Originally Posted by Guylee View Post
I was never directly involved in Krav Maga, but I watched a lot of people who did it and the impression that I got was that it's not very practical for the average American citizen...KM was developed for combat by the isrealis, and as such there's no "middle ground" so to speak when it comes to your levels of engagement. It seems to me that once you choose to engage, you either kill or seriously maim your target, which can become a legal problem here (uncle joe gets a little tipsy and starts trying to beat up your buddy, I don't think we need to break his neck). From a defensive standpoint it's a fantastic martial art, but not really applicable in our daily lives. After 11 years in TKD I chose to switch to Combat Hapkido. There isn't very much as far as fitness goes, but it is strictly defensive, and a beautiful martial art for escaltion of force...nearly every technique can be used to either subdue, incapacitate, or neutralize an aggressor. I would highly recommend it if you can find somewhere that's teaching it.

Like I said before though, my conclusions on KM were drawn just from what I saw, so I could be talking out my ass.
Yeah you're pretty much talking out of your ass.. I have yet to learn any way to 'kill' or 'break a neck'... although just as in anything you learn it's what you apply to it.

I don't train with a firearm with the intent of killing anyone.. I train with the intent of preserving my own life or those around me if need be...

That being said if I have 0 control.. I'm very sure I could maim/seriously injure/kill someone.. but I can do that w/o any training in anything with proper motivation...

As far as it not being practical and a 'combat' self defense.. I welcome you to come try a class out..