Is there anyway I can learn Krav Maga on my own without a fitness center? I think krav maga is very useful and practical in everyday situations. Has anyone here learned this stuff before and recommend some websites with tips and whatnot?
"Stop Asking Your Friends What to Text Her"
Your buddy Dave has been single for three years and thinks "hey u up" is a valid strategy. Your other buddy Mike just got dumped and told you to "just be yourself."
You showed them her text. You asked them to decode the emoji. You drafted four responses and sent the screenshot to the group chat for a vote.
She's been waiting forty minutes.
Put the phone down. Stop crowdsourcing your love life. Type something that sounds like you. Hit send. Then go do literally anything else with your evening.
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"How I Made Sure No Woman Ever Friend-Zoned Me Again"
She calls you when her car breaks down. When she needs help moving. When some guy she's actually dating treats her badly.
You're the listener. The reliable one. The guy who would treat her so much better, if she'd just open her eyes.
She won't. You trained her to see you as the low-effort option — the friend who requires zero risk and zero investment. Every favor dug the hole deeper.
The "22 Rules" break the pattern. You'll stop auditioning for a role she already cast and become the man she chases instead. It starts with Rule 1.
Interceptor
Master Don Juan
Andy, you can get an idea of it, and the concept of it, but you cant expect to learn it without physically training it.
And without a partner, you just will be spinning your wheels.
Now theres something to be said about solo training at home, but only once you are training regularly and are really familiar with basics
So get a video and some books and magazine articles to get a good grasp of it in your mind, but once you start training it physically , you will realize theres no way you can duplicate distance and timing, and spatial relationship alone with a video or something.
And without a partner, you just will be spinning your wheels.
Now theres something to be said about solo training at home, but only once you are training regularly and are really familiar with basics
So get a video and some books and magazine articles to get a good grasp of it in your mind, but once you start training it physically , you will realize theres no way you can duplicate distance and timing, and spatial relationship alone with a video or something.
Bible_Belt
Master Don Juan
Andy you're going to be a better fighter from any martial art that you actually get to train. There is a world of difference. The problem in trying to learn something on your own is that you can practice incorrect technique without realizing it. Then you create bad habits that are hard to leave behind. Pick an art that you can train under a coach or instructor - even if it is high school wrestling or tae qwon do. That's how you get good. I go to a lot of local cage fights. There are a lot of independent fighters who train on their own, but very rarely do they defeat a fighter who trains with a successful dojo.
"She Wants a Man, Not a Boy"
You asked her if she wanted to grab coffee. Then you asked if the time worked. Then you asked if the place was okay. Then you asked if she'd prefer tea.
Four questions. Four chances for her to say no. Four signals that you're terrified of making a decision.
Plan it. Pick the place. Pick the time. Tell her where to meet you. She'll either show up or she won't.
Either way, you look like a man instead of a scared little boy.
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If your looking for a hobby and don’t care much about self defense, then yeah cool train on your own. But if your serious, keep in mind that one day you will have to train with other people. Nothing beats it.
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No there is not.HandyAndy said:
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My thought is to watch this video with a HB. Then practice some of the techniques with her. You, and her, could learn some defense, and I bet it's a sure fire way to escalate to other physical activities.DJDamage said: