Krav Maga for ex-serviceman

[Midnight-shadow]

Hi everyone.

I have a friend who is interested in picking up a Martial Art and is looking at Krav Maga. He is ex-UK military and would like to know a bit more about it in terms of the techniques used in the style, as well as how it compares to the training he received when he was in the army.

 

[Tez3]

Depending on who he served with it's unlikely he would have had a lot of self defence training outside basic training, it's not focussed on a lot. It would also depend on where he went for Krav Maga, as standards vary dramatically as you can become an instructor for a large sum of money and in a weekend. There's a lot of places that train excellent self defence skills which are actually superior to Krav Maga.

 

[Headhunter]

I've worked with a few army guys and they say it's pretty basic the stuff they learn since they're not looking to get into fist fights just basic self defence and disarm moves and a bit of close quarter. It doesn't really matter what style he learns he'll get better training at a club/ dojo since he'll be doing it regularly and getting a wider range of training and training partners

 

[maryf]

well, martial arts is not all about fighting, proper techniques with official terms. i believe learning martial arts for a person with military background will be much more easy than for me

 

[Tez3]

well, martial arts is not all about fighting, proper techniques with official terms. i believe learning martial arts for a person with military background will be much more easy than for me

Trust me, military people find it as hard as everyone else lol.
Is there a reason you think martial arts would be hard for you? Is there anything we can help with?