This Saturday I'm attending a Keysi fighting method beginners class in the city centre. This is an awesome fighting technique centered around swiftly disabling opponents in real-life (i.e. concealed weapons, group attacks, awkward spaces, utilisation of immediate environment etc.) combat situations. It is brutal.

They have a great philosophy of being in the moment and understanding body mechanics to respond organically to a situation. Exactly the way I like to work in all interpersonal interactions. It's perfect for the natural PUA as it works on the same philosophies.

It is not a martial art, it's martial but not an art. So there is no emphasis on well formed movements, or structure and tradition that you find in the martial arts disciplines.

They basically teach you how to get out of a dangerous situation fast and alive, though the same may not be true of your attacker (it really is that brutal).

I'm excited.

I'll review and discuss my experiences here.


My motivation in this is to prepare myself for a series of long-term travel adventures to more dangerous areas of the world, like Southern Brazil.


If any of the Manchester guys are interested, and how could you not be, let me know and join me.

Oh ... and if you need any more convincing: You'll be learning to fight like Batman, if you remember his fighting style in the new films. Sick!


Peace,

kowalski

Sweet! What times it start and what days is it on?
I started doing jeet kun do and that was pretty good and all about efficacy, they taught us some Philippino knife defence too which was mental

im goin on a anventure next year going to be in england by london for a while

interesting sounds similar to krav maga, im starting to use concepts of all the martial arts ive done and apply them to game/. specifically the fact that wen training for a mixed martial arts fight, u need to put urself in the worst possible positions and get used to that, work ur way out of them, as well as being able to train when u are tired and sore, u dont want to.. but u push urself to do it anyway, as the results are worth it, "the juice is worth the squeeze" this correlates with being in a bad position with girls, i.e. confrontations with bfs, cock blocks etc. and also with not wanting to approacj but making urself do it anyway.

hope all goes well kowalski, just like with game, its all to do with ur confidence, avoiding confrontations is 90% ur image, if u know u can fight u give out the unconscious signals so u people dont generally fuk with u. keep that confidence that u know u can protect urself, and hopefully you'll not have to use it.

peace

Yes Bushido, the philosophy, application and brutality is very similar to Krav Maga.

I'm looking for a Krav Maga class too so I can train at least twice a week. I've found some around Manchester but want one in town if possible.

This is the style used by the hero in the Bourne films. Those sequences are sick (love it when he starts punching a book into some guy's face). The will to finish the fight fast, even if that means pain for you, is inspiring.

It's deeply true, what you say about knowing yourself. I almost never get AMOG trouble or even shit tests because who I am and what I'm capable of and willing to do is projected from me in everything I do. I know my limitations and I know that I'm willing to go all the way out to them because I've done it before (and I don't mean fighting because I'm a bit of a wuss). You only have to let yourself go once or twice to know what's in there.


Tom,
It's @ Fighting Fit near Victoria Station
Saturday 14:00 - £7


Peace,

kowalski

Best way to get good at fighting is to have lots of fights. I've been to a lot of the martial arts places in Manchester and there is a heck of a lot of bullshit out there. This one is the most hands on and practical in my opinion. Essentially a mix of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, Boxing and Thai Boxing. You will have a fight on your first day.

Manchester Ground And Pound Mixed Martial Arts and Cage Fighting Academy of Excellence!

See Danny or Ozzy and mention David and they might not kill you... hehe. x

If you want something less hands on, Steve Powel is second to none, he trained with one of Bruce Lees training buddies Daniel Inosanto whom both Justo Diéguez and Andy Norman (founders of Keysi) also trained with.

Steve Powells Jeet Kune Do Martial Arts Center

man i wished i leaved in england, hard to find clubs like that over here, i still fight but it would be good have so much choice. on that note i may move to england, the bars are open till 3am, the girls seem to dig the accent and it generally is slightly warmer...

As with everything I do, I've researched the options in depth before making a decision, including long conversations with instructors and proponents. As part of this research I looked into MMA. It does not appeal to me.


My choices are carefully considered and personal. I felt immediate affinity to the two schools I will be experimenting with, both the philosophy and intended application, and specifically with the Keysi trainer's own outlook. It neatly pairs up with so much of my personal philosophy, and you all know how important that is to me.


Peace,

kowalski

It really is a rewarding thing to get into. I've been doing Ninjutsu for a little over a year now and am starting to get a natural feel for it, as in am outside my head a lot less and can use techniques more fluidly, and it feels really good! I have so much energy after class, and even the next day I'm still on a high. It's one of those things that you have to stick out to make any real progress though, as are most things but you can't really take time out of training and then expect to get back into it and take it where you left off. It really is worth it though when you get your gradings, or it is for me anyway not everyone is as bothered about the belts, but I am always proper chuffed on grading day.

Steve Powell is an awesome dude.