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Krav Maga. Before anyone gets into a "Krav is over-hyped crap" discussion I know that it's a possibility that that might be so. I don't have years of experience to tell the difference.
However the instructor (Mr. P. or Chris) has had many years martial arts and explains the differences in approach with martial arts & Krav. It makes a lot of sense to me and I like what I see so far, it all looks very sensible. Krav is basically for 'stop the threat, get out.' That's all I want. That and other things I don't like about martial arts made this a good choice.
You guys are talking the same language just coming from opposite ends of the spectrum. I get this all the time. Gun guys don’t think they need H2H, and H2H guys don’t like guns. And every one stays away from the Knife crew.
Really you guys should train in all aspects of combat, because violence comes in all shapes and forms.
Add some wilderness training in there , stock up on a few supplies get a plan in place and you have a great start for what ever comes along.
If a scenario were to occur like Katrina and gun confiscation were to occur, what would you rely on?
Hand to hand is absolutely necessary, weapons should only be one part of your survival training. if you ever fight someone with a weapon, they tend to use nothing but that weapon forgetting that they have other appendages, this is a horrific mistake in most cases (not to mention weapons arn't always the best choice). as far as which martial art, I wont get into the argument, but I suggest trying them all. don't get caught up in, this style is the best because blah blah blah... the more you have in your toolbox, the better, plus by learning different styles, it's less likely that you'll come up against something you have never seen before, and you'll know the weaknesses of a lot more arts.
If the SHTF people would take from others. Especially if you live in a urban setting. If a scenario were to occur like Katrina and gun confiscation were to occur, what would you rely on?
Yeah, I can't see many,if any members here on NES handing over their firearms in a real SHTF scenerio.
Guns.
What? I reject the idea that I'm going to be stripped of all my firearms in an emergency situation.
Tell that to the folks in Katrina. More Katrina California Urban Training Exercises. IF they come knockin, I suspect people would cringe and let them in. Arm chair quarterbackin' is tough to do when it actually happens to you up close and personal. I suspect that SOME forum members are militarily trained to counter this and would most likely be granted professional courtesy. There's no way that people would be able to deal with a team of professionals as seen in this video. I know I had seen another one on You Tube that had occurred in the mid-west after a river flood. I can't recall the location but something tells me that it happened in Iowa.