Hehehe...Me coming close to jason Bourne is far away
I have some interesting stories to share though, and a few "tharki" ones for which i will first get permission from
@The Eagle first, regarding the content and ofcourse will post in your "Brigade HQ" Thread in appropriate section then
I do train with lots of females especially when we need to switch partners. I however prefer male partners bulkier than me in size so i can carry on with an intense mind to train.
So...coming back to my experience of Krav Maga...
In the "defence against firearms" class, wE had to deal with pistols, revolvers, SMG's, shot Gun and Assault Guns. During the information session, each firearm and its functionality was explained to us, and then taken out in the open and cover techniques (behind car, tree, pillar, crouching against wall etc) were explained. Then the crawling and crouching drill, so we represent a smaller RCS (lol target) for the shooter. And ofcourse where to run, how to run, when to run, when to scream, who to call etc etc.
Now I am not the kind of guy who likes to jump in with information when the instructor is giving presentation even when im brimming with knowledge about guns and training techniques such as in this class, i tend to lay low, blend in, trying my best to stay that "new-comer" who is just here to learn. I could have obviously started giving my own lecture on M-4 and AK-47 which were present there as dummy weapons, but nah, i kept quiet and nodded my head with a smile like an obedient student along with fellow trainees. Same with crawling in make-shift obstacle course and crouching behind cover.
There is a lot of role-playing in this training to mimic real life scenarios. Aur aapkay bhai ko negative role lenay ka bahut shok hay haha. I like being the bad guy, i sometimes get real bruises and scratches too but thats part of training so i dont mind. As a good guy i get very intense especially during 3rd-party protection.
The 1 on 1 session with partners started and first training was against pistols and revolvers,snatching and taking control while beating the aggressor, in the end running away with weapon or discarding it, never pointing the weapon towards aggressor at any instance after taking control and snatching it away. The tricky part was not grabbing the hot muzzle of the gun and the spark from cylinder the revolver if it mis-fires. For a small revolvy, it was ok, but for a big revolvy spark could burn fingers. We were told that IDF tested it by putting chicken wings on side of cylinder to analyze the amount of burn the skin can get.
Anyways, now the instructors brings us to scenario training and that we need someone to play the role of "bad guy with a gun" and rest will hide or will defend and attack the bad guy, so i need a volunteer, who wants to go first ?
Aur aapkay bhai ka haath sab se pehle oper gaya to be the bad guy
Now this volunteering thing was inculcated in me through Pakistan Military institution from where i graduated. Ofcourse i never told Krav Maga people about my past. Like i said, i was there to learn and i try to lay low and pick up things, instead of blabbering and boasting. Like few guys boasted they fired M-4 or pistol, i kept quiet and smiled. Didnt want to tell them the inventory i went through lol, just an average guy, standing there to learn KM.
Sorry, i drift away sometimes from the training incident i m trying to narrate
As soon as i raised my hand, a chinese girl also raised her hand. Instructors day was made...he had two volunteers all of a sudden. Rest of the group were told to hide or defend by barricading doors and rooms. Now we have that CQB set up with open roofs where instructors can walk on roof rails and watch in every room whats happening below. So the rest of the gang went to hide. I asked the Chinese girl (i will call her chinky, not being racist but ease of typing), why do u want to be the bad guy? she smiled and said in that chinese accent, " Cuz its fun" ...Now im glad she didnt ask me why i wanted to be the bad guy lol...i could have given her many creepy replies haha and then would have enjoyed the look on her face...lol
We were asked to choose our weapons...and we picked the weapons according to our size...she picked a small revolver and i picked the AK-47 and we moved in.
Ab aapka bhai full military training mode mein tha
Chinky started running ahead, i grabbed her shoulder and told her to wait. I explained to her that we need to coordinate if we want to be successful so she checks front and left flanks, while i stay on her back and little towards right and i cover her right flank and rear.so we started moving, i told her to coruch a bit and my left arm almost touched right side of her back.
Instructors eyes went wide...like what the hell is this going on...hahahah...but it was my moment of action and i wasnt letting it slip just like that..,,our 360 degrees were covered ....i was going in intense and making chinky work with me !!!
One of the instructors was to follow us and stay with us and the other had to stand on those roof rails and monitor from top what happens inside the rooms. So as we moved ahead, one of the defenders attacked chinky from behind a table, i atonce pointed gun towards him before he could tackle chinky. we got him and he was out of the scene now.
We now moved in towards the rooms. every room had two doors. I knew both rooms would be barricaded. Chinky was ahead of me, as we got infront of first door of first room, i told Chinky to wait. I told her to wait for my 3-2-1 and the barge in the room while i stood infront of the other door.
The instructor folliwng us had his eyes now bulging out like what the hell was i doing. He wasnt expecting all this and now the instructor standing on top started laughing. I shouted 3-2-1, and kicked the door down, chinky barged in also at the same time.No one was expecting this, we had caught them surprised and took all down. They were all standing behind one door and other was barricaded.They attacked chinky and i took them all down from other door.
Now we moved into the next room and did same drill, but this time as soon as i entered i saw they had divided into two groups, covering each door. I atonce retreated from my door and went in hall and entered through the door from which Chinky had infiltrated, they had taken her down, i took out everyone and the "bad guys" won this one .....hahahahaha
I sucked in all other classes but here was my strong point and i turned the tables.
In the next scene,i was the defender along with other trainees. As soon as we went in, i grabbed a french Girl, my buddy-training partner (an Aussie guy) and an Asian Chick, and told them we had better chances of taking the bad guys if we stick together.
Now military teaches you leadership skills, i was bringing those skills to life. I am an ordinary guy but in training and sports i give my 110% whether in gym or Krav Maga etc. If leadership was required, i will take the lead and so i did. We took the smallest room, barricaded both doors, i assigned who will attack the weapon and who will hit the attacker. We were ready !
The bad guys sweeped through all other room and got the defenders, ours was the last I kept intel on movement through a small hole in the corner of the wall, i picked them up coming and i signaled my team. We became alert. The bad guys barged in from different doors, just like i had done, but as soon as they entered, two of us jumped on the guns and other two hit the attackers, we got them swiftly !!! Hahahahaha....winning was fun
Instead of crouching under tables, and behind chairs and in cupboards., we defended ourselves and got the attackers
When all the drill ended, i remembered that "Gladiator" movie in which Russel Crowe said to his team, if anyone had been in military service and if we all stick together, we had better chances of survival...lol...i had done the same by instinct of military routine, and the scene came afterwards in my mind as i cherished the moment after class
So this was just another day at my KM class. However, it wasnt new to me unlike other defenses i had learnt. KM is a horizontal planned class, meaning you can join at any class of starting level. Don't need to start from a specific class, just join as the classes are progressing and every class will teach you a different technique.
I have many weak points; kicking is one, tackling on ground, concussion training etc.
In concussion training, i was asked to look up and point at the roof and start spinning fast in same position, till i hear the shout of the attacker, attacking me with stick and then i stop and defend. and guess what happened?
I stopped and couldnt stand still due to spinning , i saw the attacker coming towards me and after a few wobbly steps, i fell on one right side on the matted floor. He attacked me on my leg ( i was wearing shin guard apart from groin and teeth guard), for some reason, maybe Adrenalin, i got hold of stickfrom him as i laid on ground and snatched it and hit him back on his leg. My instructor praised me that i didnt give in or vomit or froze or panicked, but i was embarrassed like hell falling like a drunkard on ground after spinning for 30-40 seconds.
i do feel lucky however, that i trained with best militaries of the world, first with Pak Army and now with IDF. Though i do consider IAF (Israeli AF) more professional than Israeli Ground forces but Sayeret is another thing. I also have an ex-SAS instructor in combat drill.
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