Is Krav Maga Legit or Total Bullsh*t?

[@viceofwrath76]

"Krav Maga is unrealistic and ineffective in a street fight" It's literally designed around the principle of ending a street fight as fast as possible..

[@coreyx8819]

@Hans Random fun fact navy seals uses this krav maga too

[@coreyx8819]

@Hans Random I'm not trying to though

[@donaldmcfucc2504]

IT WAS MADE BY JEWISH PERSON THAT READ BOOKS ABOUT FIGHTING

[@coreyx8819]

@@donaldmcfucc2504 okay prove it cos im not going to trust this

[@donaldmcfucc2504]

just look up who created krav maga

[@LucasKingPiano]

I don't think it's ineffective I just think it's too brutal which makes it a little useless to anybody who isn't facing life or death situations. Most street fight situations are just meat heads in your face, it's rarely life or death. You don't need to rip out his eye and feed him his balls.

[@LucasKingPiano]

And how often does that happen?

[@LucasKingPiano]

Didn't make sense.

[@DieByMyHand1]

"Too brutal" lol you have obviously never had to fight for yourself on the street

[@LucasKingPiano]

You're misunderstanding me. If I was to be in a confrontation I would want to end it in a way that doesn't land me in prison for 10 years.

[@DieByMyHand1]

I get you, and I used to be the same. However, the human body is incredibley durable and the claims made by Krav Maga instructors about the potential damage to an assailant is very overstated. Watch an MMA match, a muay thai match, in fact a rugby match is probably the best example, look at what these guys do to each other, how hard they go in, they come out intact. The rare extreme injuries to eyes etc would not land you in prison as long as you can demonstrate the intent of the guy attacking you in court

[@nieczerwony]

Krav Maga is not a martial art. This is a combat system.

[@Centrinario]

They're all combat systems

[@aldonadi3669]

"Martial arts" as a term is relatively new and is widely associated with post-feudal Japan when there was no longer a need to train for actual combat and the practice became more about developing technique and personal cultivation. Most martial arts come from combat systems, but have long ago switched focus away from the grimy shit that ends athletic careers. That grimy shit combined with some basic footwork and grappling and some high percentage strikes is basically every combat system.

[@davidhermidagrana]

The definition of a martial art is a type of fighting that is meant to kill or reduce somebody, and a true martial art is not about wild punches, a martial art have concrete techniques and a mentality. The history and the training of krav maga talks by itself, why then taekwondo is a martial art? it is even younger than krav maga (1955 taekwondo - Krav maga WW2) xDDD

[@Spookey00gmailcom]

I fully agree with you. Although most consider it a 'martial art', I disagree with that assessment. It is a very brutal self defense system. There is no 'art' in Krav Maga. In fact, when compared to regular martial arts, it is rather ugly. There is no grace, no fluidity like you see in other forms. It is straight forward and brutal. All strikes are designed to be at full power, and powerful as well. Our punches are full, like in boxing. Our kicks our through and powerful, like Muay Thai. Remember Krav is really just a system of the most powerful and devastating defenses from any martial art. Unlike most other 'martial arts', Krav Maga is ever-changing. If something is less effective than something else, the tested and proven new thing is adopted.

[@nobodxy]

more of a self defense system

[@Nomad-Rogers]

A friend of mine is a mixed fighter i asked him about krav Maga and he said "I hate it when those guys compete I'm always guarding my nuts"

[@daimyo1178]

Krav maga is not a sport, its a way of self defense. In the street, if you play by the book you lose. Quit pretending to be all manly.

[@shh2973]

@@daimyo1178 ok...

[@shh2973]

@@daimyo1178 I will call...my MUM...she said that..I'm the best...fighter and she said im REALLY STRONG...you dont wanna mess with me..

[@daimyo1178]

@@shh2973 dude dont bring your mum it was a joke please bro

[@shh2973]

@@daimyo1178 YEAH..that's right...your lucky.... I was about to punch you.... in your face... ...OK...

[@vishalsmasher]

its never the martial arts, its always the martial artist. true words

[@TheSnipingScout]

couldn't have said it any better

[@russellcheng2378]

Yeah but he also said, mma matches revealed which martial arts are fake, so he contradicted himself there, but i gave him a pass.

[@NYorkin]

yea true

[@lainfefqweqwe814]

Dont forget, there are martial arts that use chi only, they cant even hurt a fly, so be careful when u use the word "never"

[@SilverSwe]

get real kid :)

[@doktordovakiin4402]

almost any MA has weaknesses, the only solution is mixing.

[@willieboy8798]

I agree in total but it is not a solution it is a strength....

[@malnutritionboy]

jeet kun do

[@quasar4601]

Yes the more you mix the better. For striking you use Boxing, MT and maybe TKD. For grappling its more BJJ and for general street stuff its Krav.

[@derekk2666]

Every martial art has weaknesses

[@mysty0]

What is a weakness for one is a strength for another, take what works for you and use it

[@wallstreetbailey4425]

I'm not going to lie and pretend like I'm some tuff bad ass that love to fight. Truth is, I'm scurrd to fight and a peaceful non volent guy.. But if I'm attacked by some nut on the street who just bent on fighting me and not letting me walk away. Then i want to be able to protect myself at all cause .i think krav maga is perfect for me to learn Selfdefense.. I not interested in training in mma or kun fu to be some bad ass . i just want to be able to defend myself and possibly a love one if needed, if a situation calls for it some day.. There's alot of nuts & criminals on the street & in public who prey on innocent looking ppl . i just don't want to become another victim

[@nathanbruce1992]

I feel the same way and that's why I took up boxing. I'd like to learn more juijitsu though my knee is banged up from sparring the first class I went too

[@ricksanchez9277]

I've had a few crack heads try to start fights in the streets of denver lol, never thought any of them would he hard to beat, just a kick to the inside of the knee cap would do the trick for most of them. There was this ripped dude that I just stayed whats up to outside a liquor store. He took a few steps tward me and like was spouting off some belligerent shit, and I was feeling pretty intimidated for a second. I mean im a smaller dude and you know his arms were as big as my leg... Luckily his girl jumped in front of him and called his ass down...

[@ricksanchez9277]

But yes just walk swiftly away from the crackheads

[@Omer-tm1qb]

I exactly feel your way too!

[@maxwellsdemon6599]

@@nathanbruce1992 to be honest, you should take up kravmaga, if that's what you are interested in. I'm doing both and if I am ever in a bad situation, I will rely on my kravmaga training, not my boxing.

[@digfidge]

Stay tuned for next week when we ask the head of pepsi cola if pepsi cola is better then coke.

[@NovatusRSGaming]

Lol yeah it was pretty one sided/bias

[@jerrypena3133]

Lol I'll just stick with Boxing and/or Muay Thai.

[@JimmyPtheman]

Muay thai rocks, so does muay boran. Elbows and knees is where its at. Add wrestling and jiujitsu and its complete.

[@jerrypena3133]

+azzy mazzy tru I got some bjj under my belt as well.

[@JimmyPtheman]

+Jerry Pena boxing combined with muay thai is devastating. check out burmese boxing if you have a chance...nasty style...

[@RaphaelGolin]

The video starts in 4:40

[@RaphaelGolin]

i'm sorry. the video actually necer begins. it's just a guy reciting his curriculum and saying things...

[@fighttips]

Not sure what you were looking for, exactly. Sorry brotha.

[@RaphaelGolin]

+fightTIPS for the thumbnail i came expecting some tecnics, some demonstrations, maibe even some correlatives with some science shows, like that one on natgeo that take mesurements of some hits, and explain us how this hits affects the human body, or something like that. look, i'm not saying what u should do, cuz obviouslly this is up to u, i'm just answering what I expected.

[@michaloewenstein9566]

thanks

[@kanzenchowa9868]

yep. and the answer starts in 0:36

[@alisasmith6936]

every martial art works is you put time into it

[@idrisi8352]

true

[@AntonioMontana_7.5]

Who?

[@iconicgagaa]

+Bunnyx360 please check my channel and subscribe

[@cabacage3593]

I also feel like if it gets taught to multiple military and law enforcement agencies. It fucking works!

[@Add183]

Yup

[@mlg8995]

Krav maga is like if you are in big big trouble in a street fight you have krav maga How to not get in a fight What to do Stances Techniques It's not ment for attacking, but for defence and escaping

[@13buthead]

Really? people learning martial arts and getting degrees through online videos?

[@eatadick3616]

isn't it sad

[@ManLikeAce]

😂😂😂

[@are_you_serious5188]

1. Every martial arts has put out a video at some point including BJJ and MMA. 2. Not everyone lives within travel distance to a gym 3. While the videos might be generic and basic, if you have no other options (no close gyms of any sorts, no instructors around you, no anything) isn't something better than nothing? 4. The videos might also be used as supplemental as in my case. I train 3-4 times a week with an instructor but those days where work prevents me from attending or I get home too late to make the class, I like to practice at home and it allows me to practice some of the moves when I can't make it to the gym.

[@eatadick3616]

+Are_You_Serious? supplemental is one thing but people watching videos and then thinking they can fight is dangerous. I don't think there's anybody in the United States that doesn't have access to a gym it's how much you want it

[@are_you_serious5188]

Eata Dick 1. I love the name...that's hilarious! 2. I have been many places that don't have gyms. I appreciate you may have several around you but I've lived throughout the USA and I can tell you that isn't the case everywhere. 3. I agree that training strictly from a video will NOT be sufficient to teach you to fight, but it CAN teach is some basic principals like situational awareness which can help you avoid fights, etc. 4. Please note, I've personally seen examples where a very insecure young person was scared of joining a gym and his mother got him a martial arts video and he learned it front and back and felt confident enough to finally go to the gym and join. The instructors were aware of the situation and helped mold his good habits and correct his bad ones through positive reinforcement and even though he started from a video, he eventually achieved several belts the good old fashioned way and was quite good. He is one of my best friends and he used to tell me that if it wasn't for that cheesy video, he never would have had the confidence to join a gym. I guess what I'm saying is yes, learning from a video will not make you a martial arts master, I agree, but there are a lot of benefits for certain people out there whether confidence booster, supplemental, workout, or just what's available due to where you live. Whatever the reason, I don't think anyone thinks a video will make them a master, but it doesn't mean videos don't have some redeeming qualities.

[@jaeg.3806]

What a lot of people don't understand about martial arts is that they aren't about the Martial Art. If a martial art were ineffective it wouldn't be around. Martial Arts are about the Martial Artist and their overall skill and experience as a fighter.

[@typhoonic]

Most martial art systems aren't even that different anyway. There's only so many different ways we can use our body because we're all limited to just 2 arms, 2 legs, 1 body, and 1 head.

[@Asterion608]

Exactly both of you, Thanks very much.

[@chrisroper5698]

Gakuto ... Straight up. Anyone who knows what they're talking about is saying this. Reality is that most systems have lots of overlap between each other. But there ARE key differences that DO make a huge difference, and in the end some methods of training (not systems, but rather how you train) are going to be far more effective than others.

[@jerrypena3133]

I think Karate started as a sport, idk tho. I think it sucks ass.

[@chrisroper5698]

Karate did not start as a sport. It was orignially a highly effective combat system that worked in the real world, but around the 1900s it started being taught as a watered down sport/fitness activity, and that's most of what you see of karate today. Almost nobody trains it the way it should be trained, many schools today either practice for sport, bullshit "sefl defence", or so someone can make money. But the original karate is very good.

[@yellowbath3619]

People say that Krav Maga is dirty, ineffective and unrealistic. First of all, it's not dirty when it's designed to end a fight as fast as possible. Second of all, my friend trained in Krav Maga like me, and one day found himself in a street fight with his girls ex. Sure enough, a kick to the groin and he had him on the ground. Thirdly, Krav Maga installs a mindset into you to ensure you do not care about how much force you use against the attacker or care at all about the attackers well being. Overall, you find yourself in a street fight, you don't care about fighting 'dirty', you want the fight over as quickly and effectively as possible. This is what Krav Maga focuses into, and what makes it effective in real life self defence and street fight situations.

[@ProperCashFlow]

Your friend nor you should be proud of the fact that the only way he could take down his girl's ex was with a kick to the balls. If that is the pinnacle of Krav Maga technique... then my 10 year old daughter is practically a black belt.

[@christrickett3291]

@@ProperCashFlow I get you, it is not exactly the peak of combat ability, I feel uneasy learning this in KM, but in this story the alternative may have been ending up in hospital or worse. Maybe the guy is no fighter, not everybody is, he has to save his neck somehow. I think KM is really just intended to be a basic strategy that is better than nothing, and can be learned without devoting years to its perfection. Like I say, I agree with you, basically.

[@AdamBlade17]

Yeah, I have a friend who does Krav Maga too. This one time we were shooting the shit, and he told me to put him in a headlock. I slapped a half-nelson on him, and the next thing I knew he was on top of me and I was dead. Don't fuck with Krav Maga.

[@christrickett3291]

@@AdamBlade17 That wasn't your friend, it was me. I was just coming out of my first krav maga lesson and you jumped me, and of course I was so combat ready that in seconds I had you on your back and then I read a page from a Jeffrey Archer novel to you and you died of boredom

[@37H662]

what a pussy, how is that impressive in the slightest

[@abcertweld]

Any fight between two men is life or death, because you never know what's in the other individuals mindset. Boys fight to win. Men fight to survive.

[@nrdy2theXtreme]

I agree with this sentiment. I generally try to avoid conflict and I never take violence to anyone, but if you come at me I assume you mean to kill me and I'll do whatever it takes to eliminate the threat. I find the confidence you gain from martial arts training is usually enough to get a douchebag to leave you alone. It helps that most people that actually know how to fight respect violence and only utilize it when appropriate.

[@TorstenStett]

Yes NCAA Division I wrestlers and Jiu Jitsu black belts can kick the crap out of most everybody but it takes 10 years to get to that level. Krav Maga and the like can work against a regular predator after a year of training.

[@phrawga]

It’s far too brutal. I’m signing up right now

[@VTPSTTU]

I don't care whether someone calls Krav Maga or anything else a "real martial art." All I care about is learning techniques that would allow me to avoid being hurt by someone wanting to hurt me.

[@bigal-san2k197]

Mike Tyson: "I'll knock your lights out" krav Maga: "I'll end your whole life"

[@rools2roolsproject325]

this man is a certified fraud.

[@spartan8390]

I don't care how old he is, I don't care what I may know. But if Tyson wants to hurt you, it's happening.

[@lukekotze7837]

LOVE this comment😂

[@sofiafelici2961]

Other martial artists: *doing fancy kicks and flips* Me: *cant any of that shit but will break several of your bones if you try to sexually assault me*

[@societybelike]

@@sofiafelici2961 won't be able to do it if u don't train 😂

[@james575730]

this guy needs to talk to Joe rogan

[@JDubbleu]

+Julian Bonilla he's referring to Joe Rogan calling bs on fake martial arts

[@LuciferUchiha5050]

Nah the Arts Joe rogan roasted are completely bullshit. Krav Maga is basically street mma.

[@james575730]

J Dubbleu that's right

[@james575730]

joe yonATHAN he does also get into some self defense that is bullshit, the reason I brought up joe rogan is because this guy in the video says its not the art its the artist, and in my opinion that is not true and according to what joe rogan has said, I don't think he agrees with this either, but yea krav mega looks bad ass, the tricky part is the practice, I think joe has touched on this to, if you cant spar 100% you cant practice

[@Darumbas]

We do spar 100% (at least, where I learn it). Not every move is used during sparrings though, obviously for security reasons.

[@trussmonkey5910]

I had a krav maga instructor walk into my jiu jitsu class the other day. he said he got wrecked by a purple belt and wanted to learn. Mad respect for anyone who pursues the art of fighting from multiple perspectives.

[@pepehorhae]

For me personally, it's good to train for the sport AND the real-life stuff like krav or silat or kali. Just an analysis, having the athletic build, training and reflex adds as a bonus to the endurance up in problematic situations to which "fast and quick moves that are meant to end a fight quick" cannot end quickly in practice. It is in my opinion to know the side of sports for the conditioning and then the real life defense types of arts as not only for the situation but also for the mindset. The cardio, reflex and hardening of an athlete plus a mixture of deadly and direct to the point approach of krav or silat or kali or any self defense type is a good one to have.

[@darylfields]

Krav Maga is legit it's arrogant MMA and muay thai say it's not

[@zayahmurica7160]

Watching three years later. God, I'm glad Shane got rid of that ridiculous hair!

[@JTPLetsPlay]

I train in Krav Maga and I love it for its combat practicality. I don't fight in tournaments, the main reason I train is so that if someone was to course me harm on the street I can deal with the threat. It doesn't need to be fair if someone trys to stab you in the street, for example.

[@gabrielpichorim8191]

That "to dangerous for mma" bullshit is the same excuse kung fu masters give for their Martial art, just saying.

[@clanofclams2720]

But it's actually true though.

[@anti1training]

@@clanofclams2720 it's not tho

[@anti1training]

@@berserkemblem2091 No its not. If you can't fight with rules on, it means you don't know how to fight

[@berserkemblem2091]

@@anti1training not necessarily bro

[@clanofclams2720]

@@anti1training fighting with krav maga isn't about achieving an honorable victory with rules, it's about winning fights as quickly and as efficiently as possibly using deadly force and "dirty" tactics. It is too dangerous for MMA, without question.

[@Madlands69]

IMHO krav maga's biggest flaw is you can't train full contact. I don't see how people can be so confident with an art that they've never ACTUALLY fought with before. Boxing, BJJ, Muay Thai. You're training at full force. You know it works because you've done it before. Krav maga you're just kind of hoping it works when you need it 🤷

[@mxu111]

pfft....you spare more but it's not FULL FORCE. No one wants to get seriously injured during training. In KM, you wear protective gear and there ARE training scenarios where they go full contact. Might have to go to Israel for that level of training.

[@nourthedoor]

@@mxu111 Actually, some places do full contact here in the US. Occasionally, of course

[@IUsedToBeAPygmy]

So what I got from this video is that Marcus honestly *thinks* it's effective otherwise he wouldn't be doing it, right..??? But all I see is sparring with people who play along - like Aikido. Where are the videos of actual sparring against people who fight back and *keep* fighting back? People who do not just use the single attack you trained for and stop fighting once you start your "show" of krav maga? It's hard to find videos of people using KM in a real fight - and the ones I find they are either losing the fight, or they are barely hanging on because they try to do boxing or kicking - none of their fancy KM techniques being used once against an opponent that is not placating them but actually wants to smash their face in. I would love to see a video of you guys having fun with a local Muay Thai, Kickboxing or BJJ Dojo, to see how KM would stand up to that!

[@cleppy1311]

actually it depends on how you really use it

[@bluejays1213]

the IDF has a krav maga competition every year , the sparring is just like mma with some exceptions !

[@gwidao123]

This dude is legit. Said it straight and true. You can't expect to have to be an athlete just to be able to defend yourself.

[@Sui0Generis]

In the streets, there are no rules, no referees, and no bell. Ignorant people keep comparing Krav Maga to other martial arts. Putting Krav Maga in a mixed martial arts tournament is like bringing a katana sword to a fencing match. The reason why we can't see the actual aftermath of Krav Maga on a person in these videos is also the reason why we can't find an actual video of a chemist showing you the effects of poison or acid on his lab partner. Use your common sense. The practitioners in the videos only show you the options that can be done in certain dangerous situations without actually executing the move in full effect on their training partner. Otherwise, a Krav Maga instructor would be replacing his training partner in every video. Krav Maga is not a martial "art" nor a "sport." it is a pragmatic fighting principle, composed of various moves from other "pure" styles. it collects different things and compiles it to form the most simple and effective move sets in a real life combat scenario. it get's some punches from boxing, kicks from muay thai & taekwondo, throws from judo, holds from jiu jitsu, knife fighting from FMA, etc. that's why you can't hold a tournament with it or put a Krav Maga practitioner in a combat sports ring. it's not a sport, nor is it an artform where you need to perfect a series of graceful movements. many of it's moves are designed for killing or injuring another person. it is direct, pragmatic, and should only be used as a last resort. punching the throat, kicking the balls, gouging the eyes, blocking with an umbrella or a chair, and stabbing with a knife or a broken bottle are some examples of "real life" fighting. Ignorant people who keep saying Krav Maga is bs because they keep comparing it to other martial arts will DIE when faced with a real life-and-death, kill-or-be-killed situation. There's simply no restrictions in Krav Maga and you can't implement that in a ring or an octagon unless you want to turn it into an illegal underground deathmatch arena. we can hardly call Krav Maga an "art" because it's not "pure" or "sporty" or full of rules, and that's what makes it effective. It's never about winning a match, it's about surviving an attack and going home alive.

[@tgcthegamersclub6004]

Ivan Joshua Sadsad takes some punches from boxing, some kicks from muay Thai etc.....well, Bruce Lee did the same thing, and he called it Jeet Kun Do, which is a martial ART...I dont see much difference, have a nice day sir

[@quasar4601]

KRav is good and on par with any TMA but far inferior to the monsters who train in MMA and Muay Thai. The beasts who actually train live MMA are the best

[@NathanPalmer]

Derrrrrrrp

[@NathanPalmer]

This is one of the most uneducated comments I've seen on here so far. Martial arts for sport compared to martial arts explicitly for trying to kill someone are two different things. Obviously at a sports venue they don't try to kill each other. But to say that no other martial art is used this way is an outright lie. Plain and simple. End of story.

[@NathanPalmer]

The word martial means war. Martial arts were developed to kill people. It was only added as a sport with scores and bells for entertainment value. If there is "no" other martial art used as the name implies, explain MCMAP or US army combatives? Hell, even in pankration events they would kill each other... Stop acting like KM is the only martial art that can do any damage. Obviously it's different than a sport-adapted martial art...

[@weetamix7168]

The British SAS do it and there the best special forces on the entire planet so it’s definitely legit.

[@erlend6338]

Don’t think they do all the books i read when it. comes to hand to hand in them it’s very similar to Krav Maga tho cause it’s life or death

[@everlastiny]

Are guns legit or bullshit?

[@goingsomewhere5498]

No, bring bow and arrow to a gunfight.

[@hunterblack3366]

McDojoLife debunked guns

[@r.matthews594]

Interesting video. I personally think that Krav Maga is a decent _additional_ martial art. I don't think that it makes for a capable primary training style, in contrast to Muay Thai, western boxing, judo or bjj. But, when it's legitimate krav maga (and there is a *LOT* of BS out there), it's hard to argue with their mentality when it comes to street self-defense. It's vicious and offers little quarter in a serious self-defense situation. I appreciate what Mr. Kowal said about learning enough techniques to be able to get to a weapon. This is one of the most realistic comments I've heard on the matter, if you're serious about self-defense the acronym CCW is more important than MT, BJJ, TKD, or KM.

[@svpmusic8140]

the problem with Krav is how misrepresented it is the same as any other Military Martial Arts system has been. Like MCMAP as another example. people hear the phrase military hand to hand combat and get over excited about it. But they don't realise military hand to hand combat is actually not well funded and one of the smallest parts of military training because you are not supposed to ever be in a hand to hand combat situation as if you find yourself in that position in the military then you have fucked up many times to get to that point and usually it is designed to allow you to stay alive long enough to get back to your weapon. the military do not invest time and money into training soldiers in something that they are not really going to need to use 99.999999999% of the time when on active service. Krav Maga was first developed by Imre Lichtenfeld who was a Boxer and a Wrestler so it was based on those systems until 1965 when Judo training was incorporated into it (in fact Krav's grading system is based off the Judo Grading system). then in 1974 Eli Avikzar incorporated Aikido into his development of Krav Maga when he took over as chief instructor of Krav Maga. So Krav is basically cross training in boxing, wrestling, judo and Aikido

[@adidas6098]

the fuck happened to the comments

[@buckhunter9331]

I guess it's been updated

[@tayrecklezz4300]

The comments seem fine. I don't see a problem

[@buckhunter9331]

I guess is different on Android phones

[@fighttips]

Hmm anyone else having problems with the comments?

[@AntonioMontana_7.5]

Who?

[@McLovinMcFlurry]

I have never seen a Krav Maga fighter vs a mma fighter or a boxer who wouldn’t allow you too just continue too attack him while grabbing his wrist. If it’s out there let me know

[@cleanremarks]

My issue with people who say KM is superior is that the only "proof" they ever cite is that the Israeli Defense Force uses it (disregarding the the guns, armor, artillery, and air support). "It's supposed to save your life, not get you a UFC belt." Isn't that convenient... Do you REALLY think a Muay Thai or BJJ figher is INCAPABLE of punching/kicking someone in the balls in a street fight...? I've trained BJJ and you know what they teach? Self-defense that includes eye gouging and groin kicks. Stop wasting your money, people.

[@DP-lt1lw]

I do Krav Maga and Muay Thai, ones a self defence technique and the other is a martial art, both are incredibly effective, but all in all comes down to downright goals and where you wanna go, Krav Maga is definitely not bs and Muay Thai definitely shouldn't be taken lightly, but if you down talk any fighting style (particularly Krav Maga for all the haters), you either had a bad trainer teaching you, or you just don't know wtf you're talking about

[@khiihh9130]

what if the person who keeps beating me up is my ex girlfriend and doesnt have balls i can punch, strike, elbow, fondle or suck?

[@trinitymitchell6503]

When you punch someone it can be to either wound(Testicles) or to basically lower stamina or loosen a grip. So if someone got me in a headlock and it was a female i punch for the groin and she loosens her grip then i throw her. but to be honest it is more than likely a man is going to attack you.

[@guillaumevantieghem1169]

The groin is always a weakspot. It is doesn't matter if your opponent is a woman. You can still strike other pressure points, like the eyes.

[@shadowkill2009]

give her some of that "krave maa attention" .. use an iphone too if you could ...

[@jokerinthepack1986]

So from what i understand, krav maga is basically mostly learning situational awareness to be able to take advantage of every opportunity or use any item you can to get the situation over as soon as possible. From what ive seen because there arent any rules, or any real structure it cant really be called a martial art

[@johnhanley2431]

I am not skilled in KM. I have extensive training in boxing. My son was interested in KM so I went to classes with him. I became his sparring partner during classes. I cannot say how effective KM is in real combat, but I would not want to use only boxing skills against an equal opponent using KM. The workouts alone are intense. I feel that all forms of self-defense are good. Practice prepares you, good body shape helps prevent injuries. Just like all sports, practicing the same move a thousand times makes it instinctive. There is no time to think about blocking a real punch. It must come from instinct from real practice.

[@elijahtyron8749]

Krav maga is not a SPORT or a MARTIAL ART... Its a system for pure self defence

[@kitanoken5987]

The reason most martial arts don’t work in real world scenarios is because they are practiced with others of the same technique and typically with submissive training partners. A fighting style only becomes legit when it can reliably contain an unpredictable aggressive, resistant opponent. If you are trained (for instance) in karate, you will struggle when fighting someone with a more aggressive style that uses different forms of fighting.

[@JordanCantFight]

Krav maga is to preserve life. it's not supposed to be fair or competitive.

[@paulnovakowski8358]

I think the problem with Krav Maga is that there are several gyms teaching the system that are failing miserably. Here locally, it is one of the most expensive places to train and there are several complaints about the contracts and membership in the reviews. I myself walked through the door for some information and felt as if someone was trying to sell me a shady insurance policy. I observed a class where they had the music on full blast while students partnered up and took turns throwing as many strikes as they could in 20 seconds. No form was taught delivery blows, no offensive or defensive tactics and students were just burning themselves out in the drills. I was surprised to find out that it was the advanced class and it was an extra $80 a month. I am sure there are good training centers but these particular facilities are what people who train in BJJ and Muay Thai see and make their judgement on the system.

[@hugohompe9031]

its a bit like bruce lee's fighting philosophy

[@KdDevil14]

Jeet Kun Du dirty version, yeah probably.

[@milesackers2935]

I like the smirk he gave when he heard that people called Krav Maga unrealistic. He was thinking to himself “What friggn Noobs”. My only dispute is saying Krav Maga is the Original Mixed Martial Art. To my knowledge that Accolade belongs to Ancient Pankration. Which was used by the Greeks that combined Boxing Wrestling Kicks and Submissions.

[@NathanPalmer]

Moti Horenstein 3-time Isreali Krav Maga Heavyweight champion Instructor for Isreali Special Forces and Commando units MMA record: 1 win, 6 losses Lol

[@wilchew6692]

as they said cannot kill the opponent so lose...

[@MonsterPumpkin]

you cant use krav maga in competition... why dont you listen

[@TheOutdoorlife78]

Excellent video... have subscribed

[@janstefan694]

Krav maga is not honor fight style... Krav maga is good defend fight style for week people.

[@giladlapid4002]

I met some of the strongest men that you will ever see. They were from the Shayetet 13 and Sayeret Matkal. They all knew Krav Maga.

[@DMNssms]

Krav Maga is for a real fight not this bs “honor system “ people think they’ll find themselves in during a real fight. You fight to win no matter what.

[@ripvanwinkle1819]

@@DMNssms war has no honor? Say that to the few guys in jungles in ww2 or vietnam that actually were in heavy combat and survived. You be praying war did have honor. Also I suppose the holocaust, Russian purge, Armenian genocide,and others were just fine since it was only war. Like eating cereal in the morning.

[@astrorips2683]

This really opened my eyes on different materials arts

[@mikehammond89]

I know a Krav Instructor. Says he could take a pack of wolves..

[@anthonyhutchins2300]

It matters who's teaching it to you... my instructor is an advanced BJJ and kick boxer. Obviously I'm not in the military but I'm learning how to fight regardless.

[@johnnybalvuena4993]

hitting someone in the groin can provoke bystanders with "testicle pride" to stop you from winning and sometimes can lead to jumping or 1 or more or someone keeping you from hurting the attacker by pushing you back while 2 fists are being thrown at you from behind the provoked vegeta

[@jasongarcia9614]

To be honest it really depends on the fighter in any fight cause anything can happen in a fight so it's not really dependant on any one style of fighting but more on the situation around it

[@wcropp1]

Krav Maga can be good or bad depending upon the school. Most arts have something to offer, but at least Krav Maga adapts to what seems to work...it is more open than some very traditional arts. You at least need openness and something like resisting “opponents” or sparring partners. I’m pretty sure I’d bet on Muay Thai as opposed to something like aikido or wing chun in a self-defense situation, though. Many practitioners from those arts openly admit that they need to be updated and modified, rounded out, etc. Everything isn’t equally effective, but we can all be respectful and learn from each other, as long as we’re willing to change and grow.

[@kira_death50]

Anybody who says krav maga is dirty hasn't watched those prisoners fight in Baki. The whole point is to win by any means. You won't expect a refree to pause the fight when you're bleeding will you?

[@gr8testsc0tsman31]

Also to get it done quickly, I mean normal fist fights usually can last for half a minute but you want to be able to disable someone and get them down either knocked out or surrendered as quick as possible.

[@oftankoftan]

I think the biggest difference Krav Maga has from a lot of 1v1 martial arts is it's meant to be a fight vs multiple opponents, and attack by any means necessary. So if you do other martial arts, basically: -don't go to the ground in a situation where someone else might attack you -manage distance and the space around you so you don't get surprised by a bystander becoming an opponent. -Hit everywhere you can. groin, eyes, etc... It is entirely possible for someone like myself who has a background in MMA and BJJ to adapt to this scenario. OK so krav maga uses "dirty" techniques. You don't think an MMA fighter can hit eyes or kick the groin? So don't assume that martial artists won't play dirty on the street. Football kicks to the head is illegal to a grounded opponent in MMA. I'm still gonna do it if I have to on the street. So I still think someone with a solid striking and grappling background can adapt to street fighting.

[@caine2k]

its not the mentality, sure you can do those with any mma, but do you know how to choke somebody with their shirt while being mounted? are you always taught how to prevent getting stabbed and fight more than one opponent?? i guess not

[@uhler55]

Police officers choose witch martial art they want to do. The captain doesn’t force them to do Krav Maga, but they have to do a martial art. They can choose witch martial art they want to do, but at least 75% of police officers nationwide (in the USA) do Judo and Jiu Jitsu

[@dasqussy4540]

Stop saying mma is only for competition it’s useful real life situations as well

[@FikriKawakibi]

If you wanna check the effectivity of wushu, you watch sanda olympics or world championship, not the taolu Wanna check the effectivity of karate, watch kumite olympics, not kata Check the effectivity of silat, watch tanding world championship or asian games (soon to be on olympics 2020 tho), not seni Now go to the search bar for, "krav maga world championship," thank me later...

[@midnightblue7745]

My father was in the military for 33 years and he said to me you can learn it and teach it but can you use it effectively and as fast as possible

[@nolanboles8492]

Krav maga looks like a modern variation of old-style frontier fighting. I think Davy Crockett would have heartily approved of it (lol). Seriously, though, life can be brutal, and sometimes you need to be brutal too.

[@keiththomas3083]

I had a go at Krav Maga for a few months.. the issue I had was the techniques obviously couldn’t really be practiced against real attackers who want to hurt you. Groin strikes don’t often work when the attacker is pumped with adrenaline or how you will really react when the knife isn’t made of rubber. I don’t claim it to be useless but i don’t think you can master the art of street fighting without actually having street fights unfortunately. Also, the average Krav Maga training program is much more watered down from what the us military actually train. The military’s main focus is to keep their men alive, the average Krav Maga school’s main focus is to make sure you enjoy it and turn up next week.

[@GothicLeviathan]

What's with people's hate about the dudes online courses? I learned how to throw knives online, been throwing for about 5 years now and 9 times out of 10 the knife sticks. Lighten up, people.

[@shyshy8788]

Can a woman (that has no training and generally unfit) learn this for self defence. In today's society I'm really frightened to even go out at night. Violence seems to be everywhere. Causes me major anxiety. I'm also only 5ft1 and weigh 48kg. I'm so tired of living in fear. It's not paranoia.. I have also been attacked and spent years living in fear.

[@bap9416]

The thing that Krav Maga guys don’t get is that in a street fight mma fighters can bite, eye gouge and squeeze your nuts too and they are much more battle tested.

[@alexgomez6723]

But will they do those things instinctively is the question?

[@spaceman5089]

There are many ways in the guard to stop someone from hitting your balls. And just saying, if a guy can control you in a cunning way, do not hit balls because you might be at the mercy at that point.

[@Brandnewshoes]

This was super interesting, thanks for putting it up.

[@purestress2597]

Please look at how The Modern Rogue learned to use Krav Maga to disarm someone with a rifle. It looks like the technique is suffering of over complication.

[@igorvandergeer7686]

Thing is... if you are a sole krav maga student you are going to be effective ( if you have a black belt or instructor/teacher degree) against a person who knows nothing about fighting up to people who are at intermediate levels of most The other marital arts and also have a natural ability for fight. If you train krav and other things, it could be like a MMA Fighter, it depends on your natural ability, how you dedicate yourself, so SKY is The limit.

[@videolife101]

I think what you are trying to say is comparing Krav Maga to MMA based arts is like comparing apples and oranges. The purpose of the art form is to protect yourself and get away from life and death situations.

[@nukmanhassan6114]

Krav Maga looks a lot and sound a lot similar to silat...Am I the only one who noticed that? Edit: pls correct me if im wrong

[@253MC]

So the argument for KM is that "There are no rules in a street" and so groin shots/eye gouging etc is acceptable? But surely you're MUCH better off learning real, pressure tested martial arts, like BJJ, boxing, Muay Thai etc, and simply adapting those in a street fight? Why go to Krav Maga class to learn to elbow a BJJ guy in the groin, when you could just BE the proficient BJJ guy, and then use your knowledge of control, balance and positioning, while also using groin shots etc? You can learn to elbow someone in the groin in 5 minutes, but to truly learn to establish control in a grappling exchange takes years of rolling. I know how I'd rather spend my time.

[@asiankid6246]

It's not the Martial Art, it's the person who's using.

[@seddi.5340]

Bruh Krav maga isn’t the first martial art that literally mixed different martial arts to make another martial arts

[@rdeloges7957]

His point at 5:00 is one of the most important points when discussing Krav (or any basic SD system) vs. BJJ . You don't have to try to pass someone's guard if your purpose isnt actually advancement. Would a purple belt or higher be able to keep you in guard, even possibly maneuvering you into a closed guard arm bar or triangle? Maybe..but most people could not. The regular world isn't bjj on bjj any more than its duel -based with rules on when to draw and shoot.

[@Pedro-ds3cq]

This guy really changed my mind about Krav Maga.

[@holyspiritfire8268]

Krav is like any other legitimate fighting style in that the practitioner is the one who makes it what it is. If you train in Taekwondo and yet you are not flexible and you have short legs, well, that's probably always going to be a bad style for you unless you can adapt the style to your physique.

[@lukeangels]

Ok I'm a bit late to this conversation but I have counterpoints to pretty much everything he said. You should have watched the video before reading my comment or at least use the timestamps in the comment to get some context. I am a Gracie Jiu Jitsu and Tae Kwon Do practitioner with the sole purpose to defend myself and help other to be able to do the same. This is in no way intended to "bash" Krav Maga, I am sure it does have its place somewhere, but I do strongly disagree with Marcus Kowal and his assessment of other Martial Arts especially BJJ, as he is drawing plain out wrong comparisons. I understand that he is most likely very emotional because Krav Maga is called out as bullshit on a daily basis and people tend to get defensive and start doing the exact thing they despise. In this case: labelling other martial arts as ineffective. Here we go! Number One: 0:53 "The Israelic Military (...) are using it" - When you ask a Krav Maga instructor in Israel they will be surprised that you even consider Krav Maga a martial art. Krav Maga has been developed as a two week training program with the purpose of teaching you a mindset. That mindset being "Go towards the danger, be the aggressor!". Which works perfectly if you are trying to win a war, but there is a reason why no other martial art is following the same principle. Number Two: 1:56 "Krav Maga (...) is the original Mixed Martial Arts" - Ju Jitsu Budokai is not only the father of pretty much every martial art on the planet (including Karate, Tae Kwon Do, Judo, Gracie Jiu Jitsu etc.) which all took their respective parts of the art and aimed to refine them. But therefore also the martial art that combined all the parts that are found in MMA today. Number Three: 4:16 "It takes a long time to get really good at Brazilian Jiu Jitsu" 4:22 "Everything changes when you get punched in the face" 5:45 "I don't want to go to the ground as a female" - It does take a long time to get good at brazilian Jiu Jitsu. Against other BJJ competitors. We should not be talking about Sport Jiu Jitsu here. If you are looking at the way the art is supposed to be taught, which would most likely be the way the Gracies teach it, you will find that i.e. in the Gracie University HQ in Torrence CA, all Gracie Academies around the world and even their online course, the brothers Ryron and Rener Gracie are making sure that for the first year or two you will only be learning street applicable techniques, combined with what they call "Combat Sparring" which does include punches. Not only that, but also in order of importance. That means after 1 - 6 months of training you will be more than prepared to defend yourself against an untrained opponent. In addition to that, they offer a program called "Gracie Survival Tactics" which is specifically designed for military and law enforcement to learn the most important techniques for their job in a short amount of time. They also offer a program called "Women Empowered" teaching women how to defend themselves, especially against sexually motivated attacks, starting on the feet to prevent getting onto the ground but if you are unsuccessful in doing so it is a necessity to know what to do when the altercations does hit the ground. They are taking into account how comfortable someone would be with the techniques they are teaching because nobody is going to attempt a technique they do not feel comfortable with. The biggest part is that the Gracie Jiu Jitsu practitioner is in control over how much damage they want to inflict. I don't see anybody stabbing their boss with some scissors because they got sexually harassed. Thats about it, if you feel differently about my statements that is absolutely fine, I just hope you do consider both sides. If you have further questions please do reply and I will try my best to answer them. I felt i would be doing the viewers of this channel a disservice if I just let this Video uncommented. Especially since Shane wasn't able to question Marcus in a critical way if he didn't want to get stabbed with a toe nail clipper. Thank you for taking to read this, much love.

[@rexstout8177]

The US army had men who stared at goats. Therefore staring at goats is a real martial art...

[@abrahamissac5938]

It's not for competition sports.(since most of it's move sets are considered by far illegal for professional sports).

[@StrainXv]

I hate when someone says the "Original" Mixed martial art....no one knows the original Mixed Martial art. Mixing martial arts has occurred since Humans first started waging combat on one another.

[@atharvparlikar8765]

im just pissed off from some krav maga knife defence videos they are just straight-up bullshit you only works in slow mo

[@knightveg]

To me there are 3 types of Martial Arts 1) the Traditional Martial Arts where it's about self improvement about constantly training to improve yourself mentally physically and to be one Not training to be a fighter 2) the mixed martial artist who fights an organised fights with rules and rings having an off season and on season training 3) a martial arts of the street i.e boxing and so forth Where you train the simple techniques as quickly as possible to save your life in life-threatening situation I.e self-defence

[@luich2275]

Any serious training karate, KM, wing chun, boxing etc against a regular no train guy it’s effective not to compete an mma fights. Mma it’s a combination of different styles

[@milosmradprdik4577]

I took it, its good for street self defense, but in a martial arts tournament like ufc most krav maga fighter would lose BY DISQUALIFICATION

[@seo-capital2408]

I was kickboxer 7 years and once i had a friendly duel with krav maga the krav maga guy broke my face in 5 seconds . It was like fighting a beast . I couldnt get in.

[@carolelafolle3800]

They should make the same video but with an unbiased opinion, cause this is like asking a seller if the product hes selling is good, of course he will say its good

[@agnikaineverdies7646]

I’ve never known anyone to say that Krav Maga is not effective

[@vortextraxpell5542]

Best explanation that i heard about Krav Maga on YT. 100% correct

[@irony8908]

What stops an mma trained fighter for example, from doing groinshots or eye-gouge in a "real" fight? I've taken those shots pretty hard enough times and not once i was incapacitated, its horribly painful but it isn't the same as being ko or being choked out, you still can act. In combat sports they mostly exaggerate effect it had to get opponent punished by the judges. But when groinstrikes were allowed in MMA it could take many strikes before opponent actually submitted. So what happens when that "confident girl" does all this dirty shit and not only gets herself robbed but also killed because she enraged the attacker? And its one thing to be kicked in the nuts by kick-boxer and another by a person who has little to no sparring training. The most i see people getting out of it is training to disarm armed opponents. But in a regular hand-to-hand self-defense there's no better training than a real sparring. You might not want to stay and fight or go down on the ground, but you better know it and not need it, than needing and not knowing. Fights rarely go as you plan. So if you spar enough and do krav maga - more power to you, but if you not sparring extensively - then all you do is bullshido that could get you into even more trouble.

[@caine2k]

its not the mentality, sure you can do those with any mma, but do you know how to choke somebody with their shirt while being mounted? are you always taught how to prevent getting stabbed and fight more than one opponent?? i guess not. Also i think it depends on the school, i do krav maga and we sparr each session without illegal blows

[@KrigRaseri]

Actual Krav Maga is cool, compared to the mcdojo soccer moms everywhere brand of KM. I don't really feel like it's that different then other MA or "fighting system" or whatever label people like to throw around to sell stuff better. I don't have a problem with KM it's self, but I do with some people. For one the eye gouge groin argument gets soooooo old, yeah they can be good targets but you have to have position before you can even do those things. Do you think they're just going to open up for an easy groin kick? Think they will let you grab their face and smush their eyes? I'm obviously not saying they don't work, but a lot of the "fighting systems" like to make it seem like it's an end all be all thing. That's like saying learning one takedown will let you takedown anyone no matter what, it doesn't work that way. What makes me mad is when people compare that to MMA, because there's rules and protection. Do you really think a guy trained in Muay Thai can't grab your head and knee your face in to mush? Do you think a BJJ guy can't easily get a choke and have you out in a few seconds? Do you think a wrestler can't break your neck with a suplex? Just because they train with safety gear and mats? Like come on.

[@laverdadbuscador]

It's not flashy. It's designed to be simple, easy to learn, and effective as possible in a street fight. So yes, an experienced fighter will be more effective, but KM gives someone whos either vulnerable and/or who's training is limited a better chance of surviving an attack.

[@chakitowyito6738]

A street fight would be the perfect environment for a krav maga artist and anyone who thinks it's not effective should go fight a Krav Maga artist and tell me how the fight went if your trachea still works.

[@hypticinvaderz2075]

Shane looks like he doesn’t believe a word this guy says

[@stevenlyon4348]

ANY martial art can be effective. But two things have to be in place. 1. the mentality of the practioner in the dojo or gym. If you intend to use it as a means of self protection explain to your sensei what you intend to do with it. and train with that in mind. 2. STAY CALM, if you train for a year and panic. all the hours of training, all the bruises, buckets of sweat and sometimes hundreds if not thousands of repitions of a single technique amount to nothing. Ju-Jitsu while to the point of being antiquated can be highly effective in a real fight. I've seen MARINES in tears from joint manipulation techniques performed by a teenage girl that didn't weigh over 100 pounds. now using a throw in combination with a joint lock can literaly maim of or paralyze and sometimes kill. and this is true of any martial art. it doesn't get taught if it doesn't work. It's kind of like what I've heard about AA it works if you work it,

[@googleisacruelmistress1910]

Depends on how you define Krav Maga, I hear that in the Israeli army Krav Maga is more of a crash curse in hand to hand combat together with mentality training rather than self defense, meanwhile elsewhere in the world it's more of an martial art and how effective it is depends on how good the instructor is