keysi fighting or jiu jitsu

session savage

I am going to get back into martial arts and have narrowed or down to jiu jitsu or kfm. which one do folks think would be best from a self defense perspective.

cowzerp

Jiu Jitsu, either kind.

session savage

cowzerp wrote: »

Jiu Jitsu, either kind.

sweet. it's the original Japanese jiu jitsu.

Peetrik

I'd go with Jiu Jitsu personally.

KFM is just bad Thai boxing IMO. Elbows thrown by people who've never fought properly with elbows, training against people with no elbow defense. Just do Thai if you want to learn elbows properly.

Dyr

Peetrik wrote: »

training against people with no elbow defense.

So it'll only work on 99.9999% of the population of this country? Sounds bogey alright :P

Peetrik

Bambi wrote: »

So it'll only work on 99.9999% of the population of this country? Sounds bogey alright :P

So will windmilling with your head down.

Why not pack the Kali in and practice waving a knife wildly in the general direction of an opponent if you actually think learning quality systems is a waste of time then Bambi?

Dyr

Peetrik wrote: »

So will windmilling with your head down.

Why not pack the Kali in and practice waving a knife wildly in the general direction of an opponent if you actually think learning quality systems is a waste of time then Bambi?

because I know theres a difference between duelling and self-defence? What does'nt work in arena may work fine another.

Peetrik

Bambi wrote: »

because I know theres a difference between duelling and self-defence? What does'nt work in arena may work fine another.

So your argument is essentially, whoever attacks you probably won't know martial arts so it doesn't matter if the system you train is any good?

Dyr

The argument is that you judge a solution on whether it solves the problem it was designed to solve not some other problem

Peetrik

Bambi wrote: »

The argument is that you judge a solution on whether it solves the problem it was designed to solve not some other problem

Uh huh, well KFM is the perfect solution to drunk people moving in slow motion alright

Doug Cartel

Are there qualified KFM instructors available to you?

session savage

I live the same distance from Thurles as from Kilkenny. the Thurles kickboxing club teach keysi and the jiu jitsu is in the dragons lair club in Kilkenny. having studied shotokan for 10 years I have a kind of soft spot for Japanese martial arts.

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session savage wrote: »

I live the same distance from Thurles as from Kilkenny. the Thurles kickboxing club teach keysi and the jiu jitsu is in the dragons lair club in Kilkenny. having studied shotokan for 10 years I have a kind of soft spot for Japanese martial arts.

Personally I'd be going with JJ from The Dragons Lair, and when it comes to most things striking in this forum I put a lot of weight on the opinion of Cowzerp and Peetrik.

crosstrainer1

to be honest i tryed KFM(defence Lab) with a guy i met in scotland to be honest what it says it is and what it is are two different things. Close ereange it has possibilities lond range its not worth a sod. Stick to jujitsu mate