Realistic Self Defense in Los Angeles

[Mider1985]

So Ive heard of guys like Jim Grover (Kelly McCann), Charles Nelson, and other military types of self defense. But i cant seem to find many in Los Angeles

Jim Grover is recommended but people accuse him of padding his resume. and Kelly McCann teaches out of virginia. Charles Nelsons students teach NEAR California but not anywere near LA.

Can anyone give me some recommendations on who in LA teaches good self defense arts and techniques?

 

[frank raud]

So Ive heard of guys like Jim Grover (Kelly McCann), Charles Nelson, and other military types of self defense. But i cant seem to find many in Los Angeles

Jim Grover is recommended but people accuse him of padding his resume. and Kelly McCann teaches out of virginia. Charles Nelsons students teach NEAR California but not anywere near LA.

Can anyone give me some recommendations on who in LA teaches good self defense arts and techniques?

Jim Grover is a pen name for Kelly McCann, so this is a little confusing. Are you looking specifically for military combatives, or are you looking for Reality Based Self Defense? Not necessarily the same thing.


You could try these guys,certified by American Combatives founder John Kary http://www.awcct.com/index.html I have no knowledge of them, but I'm told google is your friend.

 

[MJS]

So Ive heard of guys like Jim Grover (Kelly McCann), Charles Nelson, and other military types of self defense. But i cant seem to find many in Los Angeles

Jim Grover is recommended but people accuse him of padding his resume. and Kelly McCann teaches out of virginia. Charles Nelsons students teach NEAR California but not anywere near LA.

Can anyone give me some recommendations on who in LA teaches good self defense arts and techniques?

Are you looking specifically for RBSD people, or any art, as long as its effective? Of course, like I always say, its not the art, but the person.

 

[Mider1985]

Are you looking specifically for RBSD people, or any art, as long as its effective? Of course, like I always say, its not the art, but the person.

Any art as long as its effective.

 

[Mider1985]

Jim Grover is a pen name for Kelly McCann, so this is a little confusing. Are you looking specifically for military combatives, or are you looking for Reality Based Self Defense? Not necessarily the same thing.


You could try these guys,certified by American Combatives founder John Kary http://www.awcct.com/index.html I have no knowledge of them, but I'm told google is your friend.

Yeah I know Jim Grover and Kelly McCann are the same person i like McCann's videos really affective looking stuff.

 

[MJS]

Any art as long as its effective.

Well, LA is the mecca of martial arts, so you have alot to pick from. There are a ton of Kajukenbo schools, BJJ, FMA, you name it.

My suggestion would be to figure out what you're looking to get out of your training, what arts interest you, and go from there.

 

[girlbug2]

L.A. has some very good Krav Maga if you want RBSD. And it is also taught to military. Google Darren Levine.

 

[frank raud]

http://centerlinegym.com/site/

Muay thai, Bjj, crazy monkey and red zone knife defense. If I wasn't 2800 miles away, I'd be checking these guys out.

 

[corwin137]

Among other folk, have been going to Steve Grody for many years. Would emphatically encourage him. Student and stand-in teacher for Dan Inosanto for many years among others. Am happy to answer any specific questions about his methods. http://www.stevegrody.com

 

[Mider1985]

Ive been looking at Muay Thai and stuff like that but then i see guys like McCann and another guy they had adapted the elbow to be faster less technique based like just a elbow flying up into your face no set up. So im wondering if this is one of the diffrences between traditional martial arts and people who just focus on the street defense.

 

[Hawke]

Try Cliff Stewart.

http://www.cliffstewart.com/

I am not sure if he's still accepting students.

How far are you willing to drive?

 

[sgtmac_46]

Ive been looking at Muay Thai and stuff like that but then i see guys like McCann and another guy they had adapted the elbow to be faster less technique based like just a elbow flying up into your face no set up. So im wondering if this is one of the diffrences between traditional martial arts and people who just focus on the street defense.

Part of the difference is application. A punch is a punch, and kick is a kick, but how you apply it in different environments is important.

That's a big part of the training difference is adapting the training to fit the application.

For example, as Hock pointed in one of his articles, boxing is a great art to learn learn punching and foot work from, but the limitation is that if you learn to punch solely by wearing wrapped hands and gloves, you seriously risk breaking your hand when applying those punching skills barehanded.

The answer is to modify the techniques to fit the intended application. One must first understand the nature of the thing to understand how it applies.