Anyone familiar with a fighting style called Krav Maga

[Arkitech]

Supposedly its a style that was developed about 40 years in Israel. Has anyone here ever witnesses this kind of fighting in action? Anyone know the basics of it?

 

[Kev]

I saw a special about the top 10 martial arts styles in the world, I think this was one of the top 5. IIRC, it mostly involves quickly disarming an attacker who is using a weapon, like a handgun.

 

[Beattie]

Yes. A friend of mine takes classes in it. He is pretty good at it now. It's the fighting style of the Isralei Defense Force and it was developed around when Israel was formed. It focuses of hurting people in the quickest and most efficient way possible.

 

[loup garou]

Originally posted by: maladroit
I saw a special about the top 10 martial arts styles in the world, I think this was one of the top 5. IIRC, it mostly involves quickly disarming an attacker who is using a weapon, like a handgun.

I was about to post the exact same thing. That show was cool!

 

[Arkitech]

hmm interesting

sounds like a good class to take, especially since most attackers with a gun or knife expect an unarmed person to be totally helpless.

 

[slikmunks]

i'm thinking about taking it too... don't really want to get jumped or mugged too bad, you kno?