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Odddzy posted:The guys talking about krav made me remember a story... My 2 cents. I taught MT for about 3 years (recently quit to go back to school.) and had a guy come in once to get a free first class and check us out. I asked new people if they have any previous martial arts training to get an idea of what their skill set will likely be, and this guy tells me he used to do Krav Maga. I don't have a problem with the art itself when it's practiced in a reasonable setting, but he made a point to let me know they trained him on how to rip a mans throat out, and various other "devastating techniques". Oh. Okay. Here we go... So I begin teaching class. I've got 3 new students that night as well as the regulars, and I've been cycling through the new guys to demonstrate technique on for the class. I'm going to demonstrate the Thai clinch, and I ask KM guy to come forward so I can show the hand positioning for the plum grip. The MINUTE I lay my hands on the guys neck, he wraps me up in his arms, and starts driving me back and to the mat, Beast Mode style. This completely takes me by surprise obviously, but I maintain my footing and am able to stay up. I'm a pretty good humored guy, so I chuckle a bit and let him know, "Hey, you don't need to give me any resistance. I'm just demonstrating some hand positioning here". He looks a bit sheepish, and apologizes, so I don't think anything of it. I move in and, addressing the class, begin laying my forearms on him again. The INSTANT I make contact, he does the same thing. Full on 100% Beast mode. Okay, WTF?? I disengage, and a little more sternly remind him he only has to stand there while I show some simple hand positioning. He apologizes again, and says, "I'm sorry my training is so strong, I can't control my reflexes" Uh, okay... So, still a chuckly, good-natured dude, I laugh it off and let him know it's no biggie, but you really need to reign it in. I tried a third time. The forth time I asked for a new volunteer.
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The thing was, he seemed genuinely embarrassed. I kind of felt like he really, sincerely thought he was supposed to do that, and not in an rear end in a top hat way. Like, that WAS how he had trained, ever day, up until that moment. I should point out that dudes superior Krav Maga razor-wire reflexes and technique failed to take down an unprepared and under sized opponent. 3 times.
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