Online Self Defense Training
In my journey to find the best online self defense training I came across a very unique style of self defense. Instead of calling it a self defense program it should probably be referred to as a fighting system. Keysi Fighting Method or KFM, is the official title but some people also call it Keysi Fighting System. If you haven't heard of it before but you may have seen some of it's self defense and fighting techniques up on the big screen. Keysi has been featured in action movies like Batman The Dark Knight and Mission Impossible 3. Keysi is a brutally efficient and effective close range fighting system and this is why I decided to review it's online self defense training. Justo Dieguez Serrano is the founder and Andy Norman is the co-founder of Keysi Fighting Method. Both have years of street fighting and martial arts experience under their belt. From what I could find out both were also Jeet Kune Do instructors before founding Keysi Fighting method. Urban X is the name given to the online self defense training for Keysi Fighting Method. Keysi Fighting Method was not conceived in a dojo but was rather a culmination of years of experience on the streets. From a geographical perspective it is a Spanish fighting system since Justo Dieguez Serrano started his real life street fighting experiences in Spain. Justo lived in a small mining town where the government would send convicts to go to work. So starting at a young age he has been in some real life street fights against some very hardened characters. The traditional training, kata's and point fighting are not found anywhere in Keysi. There is a philosophical view of unifying the mind and the body which is not found in your traditional non martial arts based self defense classes. Keysi also addresses some of the mental aspect of fighting by having a "predator" mind set. The KFM trademark is the thinking man or Pensador. It is highlighted in the online self defense training and is the first thing you learn. The simplicity and street effectiveness of the Pensador from a defensive and an offensive stand point is outstanding. When I fist saw the Pensador video, I will admit that at first I thought it was really corny and was upset that I fell for buying the online training. The pensador basically looked like a guy in a tight fitting tank top obsessing over fixing and adjusting his hair! But when you examine it and get a deeper understanding of KFM you see that the Pensador is defending the areas where you are most succeptible to getting knocked out or stunned by a strike. When the whole Pensador technique is combined with movement you are protecting your temples, chin, eyes, side of neck, throat and ears. To top it all off the Pensador will also surprise and confuse. The strikes that can be thrown from the Pensador are straight forward and to the point. The rotational effect from the movement that accompanies the Pensador magnifies the impact of all strikes and creates absolutely devestating elbows and head butts. The cherry on top is that the Pensador position itself can be used with bodyweight, penetration and rotation to smash into and obliterate an opponent or to open them up to be finished off by whatever KFM method you choose. KFM also capitalizes on understanding how your opponent typically moves or attacks in a fight so that when you are striking, the opponent's body can be led down the garden path to expose further targets. The other aspect of KFM that I think is fantastic is the focus on 360 degrees of awareness and multiple attacker training. Every session in the self defense training online includes multiple attacker training in some way shape or form. The other unique training point is the variety of real world training surfaces. There is no dojo here! The training should be done in a variety of different environments since you never know when or where you may be attacked. Most live training for KFM is in Europe although it has starting to spread in the United States. Those of us that are geographically challenged will have to use the online self defense training available at www.keysikfm.com until it's popularity has spread.
- It covers an awesome and effective fighting system - It is basically extreme close quarters fighting - The cost is very acceptable @ $49.99 for 4 months worth of weekly lessons that are doled out one week at a time - The weekly video lesson can be downloaded to your portable device like an Ipod for remote viewing - In a street scenario it is brutally effective - It covers hand held weapons, kicking, punching, trapping, grappling, takedowns and ground fighting - The video is top notch and of Hollywood quality - It is a great system at aggression training and getting you to switch to
a predator mindset
What I Didn't Like About The KFM Online Self Defense Training - Although I'm sure the instructors are good in person, I feel that the detail of instruction was poor....(I only tried the Beginner level) - The level of explanation of the techniques for a pure beginner is insufficient - The lessons are short in duration at approx. 15 minutes each - It left me with a feeling that something was lacking - The movement and especially the fluidity of movement in Keysi Fighting Method
takes time to learn and get comfortable with.
Summary I am a huge fan of Keysi Fighting Method! However since access to live training in KFM is limited, I was expecting the online self defense training to be much, much better. I do have some buyers remorse. I have to leave it at that until I can experience some live training. So for now I will not proceed any further past the beginner level in the online training. As a side note I remember reading somewhere that the lessons online and the live training are structured in a very deliberate way laying out a solid mastery of the foundation before proceeding further. Everything is spelled out and taught in order from A to Z so that instruction at one location is the same as at another location half way around the world. Maybe I'm just not patient enough! But in my opinion the online training is best used as a supplement and enhancement to live training. One thing I can assure you is that I would never pass up the opportunity to learn Keysi Fighting Method live from an instructor. I have included this video below to let you see a promo for the home study course.
You can visit their website to learn more at www.keysikfm.com
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