I used krav maga techniques in real life. And i came unscathed
Long story short at a beach side club, with my friend’s friends while my friend was away
Suddenly the guy ive been sitting with most of the night (very remote aqquaitance) probably surged by drugs & alcohool started to lock-in on me for stealing his precious lighter
I thought he was joking by how serious he was by all of it. He started pinning me to a wall, collar grabbing me and padding my pockets dead-serious look in his eyes
For 30 seconds i laughed it off, thinking it was some kind of a joke.. i coudlnt believe someone can act like thisfrom a lighter
.. and the lighter disnt come out, i looked for it, it was not coming (i was also under stress) but the guy kept pinning and mangrabbing me (he was very tall), and i could see some people started throwing concerned looks our way
Thats when i realised im in a threat and i knew i had to use Krav Maga to get out
I didnt respond right away i weighted my options
- Locked in where the door is
- Mentally rebearsed i will strike and go through that door
- Huge groun kick (i was still being grabbed by the tshirt) and snapoed out his grip during the movement
- Fly through that door
I could recall two things in the strike momwnt
a) i saw him remaining still, like painting with his hands still cocked (from holding my tshirt) - with the corner of my eye
b) i hit hard his pelvic floor with my knee, and i didnt feel a big feedback (probaly from adrenaline?) and felt like i struck so lightly - but in retrospect i think groin shots in reality without the groin guard feel this way
I never looked back, dont know what happened to the guy, i broke contact with those friend group and never saw em again
I mention i was not actively training at that time, for 1-2 years
How it couldve been improved
\- earlier threat detection
\- no more mental rehearsals and ‘cocking up’ willpower, just relying on pure instinct. This delayed
Now i train again krav maga
Every other thing i wouldve done differently than Krav Maga teaches would have been bad ( sitting in prlonged combat, with his full circle of friends, not escaping asap, or.. letting myself be ragdolled and the faith decided by a drugged individual)
Its not gloryfing anything, it was a negative experience, and cut my vacation early. But im proud, because my old self would have lost, my krav maga self won.
The part that i didnt mention - my escape involved after leaving that club door - a 1 mile beach sprint from that club to my accomodation
I knew i had to fight this second battle, to be sure im not caught up by any friend that might chase me (didnt even look behind to not lose speed)
I think i did a 2 minute mile
I looked like a crazy person to most bystanders
I had adrenaline, but i felt like i had the best plan and felt safe