Hello,
atm I am considering learning KM instead of Wing Chun or something else.
However, I have questions and concerns. I hope you guys can help me a bit.
1) How is KM compared to MAs like for example karate? In karate you can train for years and years
and you work your way up and learn new stuff and more complex stuff, right?
How is this in KM? Do you start learning simple techniques and then over the years you learn more
difficult stuff?
2) Does this mean that the simple techniques only work for certain attacks BUT in order to defend against
other attacks you need to know the more difficult stuff? Does this mean that you have to do KM for years
in order to be able to defend yourself against "every" attack?
For example if a KM guy gets beaten up does this mean that he simply didn't know enough complicated
techniques and he needs to train a few more years and THEN he would be able to defend against a similar
attack?
Is this basically like a never ending story where the instructor can always tell you "you just gotta learn the
better, more complicated techniques in order to defend against such an attack"?
3) Is KM a system? From what I know it's not. Then what is it? Is it basically a collection of reaction-patterns
to certain attacks which you train and train and train until they become automatic and that's it?
Does this mean that for each possible attack (for example being choked from behind) you learn 1 defense and that's it? But what if your defense-pattern doesn't work for whatever reason? Then what do you do?
Wouldn't a real system be better than just a set of defense patterns?
4) Does KM have arm deflections like you have in wing chun or FMA? I ask cause I really like deflections.
They look cool.
5) Are there any sensitivity drills in KM like chi sau or hubad (sp?)?
I ask cause I think that these drills are helpful even if you don't like wing chun in general.
I am pretty sure that in certain situations where your attacker is right in front of you and he throws a punch
then somebody who has trained sensitivity has more tools of reaction to those punches.
6) Is KM basically about reacting energically to an attack and then throwing punches and kicks and even biting in order to get away from the attacker as fast as possible?
Cause this is the impression I got from seeing a few clips.
The problem is, that even if this stuff is effective then it looks pretty chaotic to me.
In wing chun technique is very important and details matter and where you need your instructor to supervise and correct your moves.
But if KM consists of wild punches and kicks then do you need to train this at a school for years?
Would it not be enough to be shown the patterns a few times until you know them and then you can practice the stuff on a sand bag at home?
For example when you learn to defend yourself against an arm choke then what do you learn?
Does the instructor basically tell you to try to hit his eyes or genitals as often and as hard as possible until he lets you go?
Is this basically the essence of KM? That you just punch and kick and do whatever you have to do to become free?
I don't know how effective that is against an attack but something like this is far less interesting than learning a real MA with a systematic approach. :/
atm I am considering learning KM instead of Wing Chun or something else.
However, I have questions and concerns. I hope you guys can help me a bit.
1) How is KM compared to MAs like for example karate? In karate you can train for years and years
and you work your way up and learn new stuff and more complex stuff, right?
How is this in KM? Do you start learning simple techniques and then over the years you learn more
difficult stuff?
2) Does this mean that the simple techniques only work for certain attacks BUT in order to defend against
other attacks you need to know the more difficult stuff? Does this mean that you have to do KM for years
in order to be able to defend yourself against "every" attack?
For example if a KM guy gets beaten up does this mean that he simply didn't know enough complicated
techniques and he needs to train a few more years and THEN he would be able to defend against a similar
attack?
Is this basically like a never ending story where the instructor can always tell you "you just gotta learn the
better, more complicated techniques in order to defend against such an attack"?
3) Is KM a system? From what I know it's not. Then what is it? Is it basically a collection of reaction-patterns
to certain attacks which you train and train and train until they become automatic and that's it?
Does this mean that for each possible attack (for example being choked from behind) you learn 1 defense and that's it? But what if your defense-pattern doesn't work for whatever reason? Then what do you do?
Wouldn't a real system be better than just a set of defense patterns?
4) Does KM have arm deflections like you have in wing chun or FMA? I ask cause I really like deflections.
They look cool.
5) Are there any sensitivity drills in KM like chi sau or hubad (sp?)?
I ask cause I think that these drills are helpful even if you don't like wing chun in general.
I am pretty sure that in certain situations where your attacker is right in front of you and he throws a punch
then somebody who has trained sensitivity has more tools of reaction to those punches.
6) Is KM basically about reacting energically to an attack and then throwing punches and kicks and even biting in order to get away from the attacker as fast as possible?
Cause this is the impression I got from seeing a few clips.
The problem is, that even if this stuff is effective then it looks pretty chaotic to me.
In wing chun technique is very important and details matter and where you need your instructor to supervise and correct your moves.
But if KM consists of wild punches and kicks then do you need to train this at a school for years?
Would it not be enough to be shown the patterns a few times until you know them and then you can practice the stuff on a sand bag at home?
For example when you learn to defend yourself against an arm choke then what do you learn?
Does the instructor basically tell you to try to hit his eyes or genitals as often and as hard as possible until he lets you go?
Is this basically the essence of KM? That you just punch and kick and do whatever you have to do to become free?
I don't know how effective that is against an attack but something like this is far less interesting than learning a real MA with a systematic approach. :/
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