Krav Maga TamilNadu - Self Defense Fitness Courses

Which is effective in a fight - Gross motor skills or Fine Motor skills ?  This is an argument going on for ages, amongst martial arts instructors. Much has been said on both sides. Now I am adding my own thoughts to this argument, with the benefit of having practiced Karate and KravMaga and the hind-sight acquired after having taught KravMaga to civilians and police. Actually experts say  there are 3 levels of motor skills - Fine, Complex and Gross . Here is my simple description which explains the 3 motor skills in the context of fighting (click for readable view) . To make it even simpler – 1. Practice = swimming on dry land  2. Sparring = swimming in a shallow swimming pool 3. Actual fight = trying to survive in rough waves, blindfolded! See how  complex skills fail in an actual crisis, even for trained police men! "So, I need NOT learn fine movements?!" Let me clarify that I am NOT against teaching Fine motor skills. The mor...

"Sensei, Sifu, Shihan, International Grand-Master, Shaolin monk, Guru , Aasaan"  In Chennai roads I find posters in every wall or boards on each lamp post advertising these characters. They are in various funny poses and wear exotic uniforms. Most of them try to look intimidating with stern expressions or a feline snarl. Is this plethora of loud and vulgar communication an indication of a big market of gullible youngsters! Probably it’s the lure of easy money to be made in a field, which has no defined standards of delivery or measurable criteria for 'experts'. "YOU KEEEL MY MASTER!  NOW, I KEEL YOU" That’s an earful of management jargon. Let’s ask in plain English… "Why do people pay money to gurus who blatantly promise fantastic results?!" It’s nothing but the basic greed of the majority which always asks “HOW TO GET MORE THAN I DESERVE.”  It’s not only in earnings but in every department of life people dream of results which are di...

Krav Maga India’s Chennai Chapter - ( updated on 3 Aug 2012) Thanks for your interest! This is SREERAM, Instructor affiliated to IKMF (International KravMaga Federation), India.  In Chennai, classes have been going on without a break since 2008 - at various locations. Check CLASS DETAILS People of varied profiles practice Krav-Maga, for various benefits -  1)  SELF DEFENCE -  Many enquires actually happen after an ugly incident like a brawl /  eve-teasing! :) 2)  FITNESS -  We focus on 4 areas of fitness: ·          Cardio-vascular or Stamina ·          Strength or rather Power ·          Flexibility ·          and the most important of all - Mental Fitness i.e the ability to handle stress, yours as well as others FUN – Many do NOT like to do monotonous activity to ge...