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Subject: Kava Maga Questions
Cactus    7/31/2007 6:11:59 PM
Hello everyone, I am interested in joining a civilian Kava Maga program and would like your advice and input on that decision. I also have some questions I need your help on: 1. I am in quite bad physical shape after 4 years of a very hard and time-consuming university degree. I don't have any illness or anything, my BMI is perfectly normal at 23, but I know quite well that I have no endurance now and muscle-to-fat ratio is lopsided. Should I join in and let the course set me right, or should I join a physical fitness program for a while before I do this? 2. What length and frequency should a program be that helps both in physical-finess and self-defense (i.e number of hours of the session and number of sessions per week)? 3. If I get a choice (right now I know of only one center nearby), what kind of qualities should I look for in deciding the center? Does interpreting qualifications help? (In which case I will bug with more questions?) Do advanced qualifications matter much for a raw beginner? Thanks in advance.
 
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Cactus    Errr... dont bother starting with the spelling. It was my mistake!   7/31/2007 6:23:21 PM
Errr... dont bother starting with the spelling. It was my mistake!
 
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Sambation       8/1/2007 3:49:58 AM
Damn, I was looking forward to make the "it's 'krav'" comment.

Question 1: Get into shape. Krav maga, at least at a beginner's level, will not give much of a calisthenic or muscular workout. It's designed for maximum efficiency-- meaning the most damage for the least exertion, in the smallest amount of time. Being strong and fast will make your KM skills more effective (or, not totally useless, depending on how out of shape you are).

Question 2: No idea.

Question 3: As with all martial arts (as with anything in life, actually) it's all about the teacher. Make sure he or she has lots of qualifications, experience teaching, and references. Also, make sure it's not just a former Israeli soldier who taught KM to other soldiers. These people teach  a combat version of KM that incorporates rifle butts and combat knives, things your probably not walking around with on the street.

 
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battar    Who is going down ?   8/3/2007 10:19:40 AM
Who do you want to hit ?
 
The first rule of hand-to-hand combat training is, if you see trouble, cross to the other side of the street.
 
It's not so much physical as psychological.  If the other side knows you are going to hit them, they won't be in a hurry to give you reason to. As the great Fonzy explained in the comedy series "happy days", you have to be known to have hit someone once. If you are unsure of you capabilities and you hesitate, you've lost the fight.  The rest is just reflexes.
 
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