Krav Maga

DylanMannix

Anyone know of any Krav Maga classes about?

I'll be schtarting up first year in September and blhablahblah you know the story!

All help appreciated

Raging_Ninja

No Krav Maga sports club last year, dunno if somebody will be setting one up for the next academic year. If you do it already, you could get proactive and set one up yourself if you could source an instructor.

I'd recommend Judo or Tae Kwon Do clubs since they have good training, good numbers and are fairly sociable. There's also a Muay Thai club, but I haven't really had any contact with them so can't really make any recommendations.

DylanMannix

No Krav Maga sports club last year, dunno if somebody will be setting one up for the next academic year. If you do it already, you could get proactive and set one up yourself if you could source an instructor

How disappointing. 'Fraid I can't start one up I'm a martial arts newbie. Perhaps tae kwon do! Thanks

ch252

Tae kwon do would be no good for self-defence, I assume that's why you want to do krav maga? Judo/boxing might help
There is an mma gym in Galway too near ballybane pointblankgym.ie but that's not on campus so might be too much effort, personally I'd go with mma for self-defence but if you wan to stay on campus take a look at boxing/judo in the university.

whadabouchasir

OP if you want to start a martial art but aren't sure which I'd say go to a few classes of each,Judo,Tae kwon Do,Muay Thai,boxing,Aikido,Karate.And see which one you prefer.What exactly is it that you're looking for?Self defence,sparring,Striking,Grappling?As regards the last post about Taekwondo being useless for self defence,well it depends on the club,For instance NUIGs former instructor Mark Leonard is now one of the instructors in Pointblank mma.

nobbo

I have experience in a fair few martial arts so Ill give ya a run down on the martial arts clubs in the college(Im involved in the judo club but Ill do my best to be unbiased)

Aikido: Aikido would definitely be a "traditional" MA. It involves using joint locks and some throws to subdue you're opponent. They also practice using wooden sticks.
Heres a link to the club page: http://www.clubs.nuigalway.ie/club/293/aikido
(Sorry I cant tell ya much more but its the one martial art in college I never did)

Judo: Judo is a grappling martial art with no punching or kicking allowed. The style of judo taught in the NUIG club is competition orientated(Judo is an olympic sport). To win a judo bout you must either throw your opponent onto their back with force, hold your opponent on their back for 25 seconds, or make them submit using a lock or strangle. The club instructor is a former international athlete. Only club on campus to teach groundwork(BJJ came from judo). The club has several fighters that compete international and past Irish representatives.
Club page: http://www.clubs.nuigalway.ie/club/310/judo
(Note to self, update that page :eek:)

Karate: The style of karate taught in this club is Koryu Uchinadi Kenpo-jutsu. This style incorporates typical karate moves such as kicking and punching, but also incorporates some ground techniques.
Their club website has pretty much everything you need to know: http://www.clubs.nuigalway.ie/club/311/karate

Muay Thai: Probably the most popular MA club on campus. Muay Thai is a MA that originated in Thailand. It is a striking martial art where competitors punch, kick, elbow and knee their opponent to try and knock them out or score points. The club instructor also has a club in the city which, afaik, is a fairly successful thai club. The club boasts several high level, national(possibly international) fighters.
Club site: http://www.clubs.nuigalway.ie/club/313/muaythai

Tae Kwon Do: This is a striking martial art that originated in Korea. TKD came from "Shotokan" Karate(not the type on campus), and is a relatively new MA(developed in 1950s i think?). In TKD one must strike their opponent by kicking or punching to score points. Mark Leonard is no longer the coach but the new instructor is a more than capable coach. And anyone who claims TKD is useless for self defence clearly knows nothing about MAs. This club also has international athletes in the club.
Club site: http://www.clubs.nuigalway.ie/club/326/taekwondo

Any questions feel free to ask

Duffy the Vampire Slayer

I trained with the Muay Thai club for a while and they were a great bunch. I drifted away from it over time, but I'm thinking of going back to one of the martial arts clubs this year.

whadabouchasir

nobbo wrote: »

Tae Kwon Do: This is a striking martial art that originated in Korea. TKD came from "Shotokan" Karate(not the type on campus), and is a relatively new MA(developed in 1950s i think?). In TKD one must strike their opponent by kicking or punching to score points. Mark Leonard is no longer the coach but the new instructor is a more than capable coach. And anyone who claims TKD is useless for self defence clearly knows nothing about MAs. This club also has international athletes in the club.
Club site: http://www.clubs.nuigalway.ie/club/326/taekwondo

Hope you don't mind if I make a few changes to your description!
Tae Kwon Do didn't come from Shotokan karate although it was influenced by it as well as other Japanese Martial arts because of Japan's occupation of Korea in the early 20th century.Korea had several ancient Martial arts used by soldiers and civilians to train in unarmed combat,taekkyon and Subak were two of the most popular and Taekwondo is believed to be derived from these with influences from Japanese,Chinese and Manchurian Martial arts.

There are two main aspects to Taekwondo.The Traditional part which consists mainly of Patterns,similar to the Kata in Karate and some self defence applications utilising a wide variety of striking techniques as well as take downs,leg sweeps and joint locks "borrowed:D" from other MArtial arts such as Hapkido and Judo.

There is also Sport Taekwondo which is very similar to light contact Kickboxing where you try to score points on your opponent by kicks as well as hand techniques including punches to the head and body.

In class we do both traditional stuff along with pad work,sparring ,fitness and breaking(Breaking boards with kicks and hand techniques.)

We also have our own shiney website!http://www.nuigalwaytkd.com/

DylanMannix

Thanks everyone! Think I'll look into Muay Thai.
I did TKD before and it's not for me I'm afraid!

It really is self defense I'm looking for, that's why I feel TKD is a tad vestigial, so may flips and too much art involved.

dapto1

Classes are super cheap, I'd just go to one or two of each and decide then.

Duffy the Vampire Slayer

What are peoples experiences of the Karate club like?

RolandIRL

found them alright, but only went to it twice since the style of karate was different to the one i was learning before. sure head to a few of them, and see what you think.

whadabouchasir

dapto1 wrote: »

Classes are super cheap, I'd just go to one or two of each and decide then.

IT's free if you're a Gym memeber and €2 per class if you're not.IMO the best way to see if you'll like a Martial Art is to go to a few classes of it,rather than basing your decision purely on discussion on an internet forum.

Raging_Ninja

I did the karate and wasn't a fan. I'd recommend judo club.

nobbo

Raging_Ninja wrote: »

I did the karate and wasn't a fan. I'd recommend judo club.

Different people prefer different things, its their choice.

OP, try out whatever MAs you think you might be interested in. On clubs day go to each clubs stand and ask about all the MAs. Make your own choice.

Mel_Diva

http://www.kravmagaireland.com/

Mel_Diva

http://www.kravmagaireland.com/

DylanMannix wrote: »

Anyone know of any Krav Maga classes about?

I'll be schtarting up first year in September and blhablahblah you know the story!

All help appreciated

kev.f

nobbo wrote: »

Hope you don't mind if I make a few changes to your description!
Tae Kwon Do didn't come from Shotokan karate although it was influenced by it as well as other Japanese Martial arts because of Japan's occupation of Korea in the early 20th century.Korea had several ancient Martial arts used by soldiers and civilians to train in unarmed combat,taekkyon and Subak were two of the most popular and Taekwondo is believed to be derived from these with influences from Japanese,Chinese and Manchurian Martial arts.

There are two main aspects to Taekwondo.The Traditional part which consists mainly of Patterns,similar to the Kata in Karate and some self defence applications utilising a wide variety of striking techniques as well as take downs,leg sweeps and joint locks "borrowed" from other MArtial arts such as Hapkido and Judo.

There is also Sport Taekwondo which is very similar to light contact Kickboxing where you try to score points on your opponent by kicks as well as hand techniques including punches to the head and body.

In class we do both traditional stuff along with pad work,sparring ,fitness and breaking(Breaking boards with kicks and hand techniques.)

We also have our own shiney website!http://www.nuigalwaytkd.com/

doing tkd at the minute and hoping to take it up again in galway. which organisation are ye with if you dont mine me asking. ITF or WTF and if ITF which branch, RITA, INTA ect

thanks

nobbo

kev.f wrote: »

doing tkd at the minute and hoping to take it up again in galway. which organisation are ye with if you dont mine me asking. ITF or WTF and if ITF which branch, RITA, INTA ect

thanks

I know the club definitely ITF but not sure which organisation. But to be honest I dont think which branch really matters does it? Train with this club in the same style and just compete in the other organisation(could be a very naive view on this :P)

kev.f

I know the club definitely ITF but not sure which organisation. But to be honest I dont think which branch really matters does it? Train with this club in the same style and just compete in the other organisation(could be a very naive view on this )

cheers nobbo. yea as long as its ITF i dont really mind which organisation it is. thnik most of the patterns are very similur within the ITF and sparing is sparing where ever you go .

now all i need is a C3 in maths to get in

whadabouchasir

kev.f wrote: »

doing tkd at the minute and hoping to take it up again in galway. which organisation are ye with if you dont mine me asking. ITF or WTF and if ITF which branch, RITA, INTA ect

thanks

IT's ITF TKD and we're Part of TKDI,although we regularly attend competitions held by other ITF branches and they attend our competition.

click_here!!!

I read on the internet that Krav Maga would be great in realistic self-defense scenarios. However, there doesn't seem to be a Krav Maga club in the college.

I'm not really interested in competitions and scores and so forth, just self-defense.

Which martial art that's available here would suit me? (e.g.: Karate, Muay Thai, Tae Kwan Do?)

Thank-you.