KM, just doesn't compare when it comes to gaining the upper hand if you do happen to find yourself on the ground. In my experience, it is very common for a fight to go to the ground if someone is not knocked out in the first 30 to 60 seconds, hence the absolute necessity to be able to effectively sweep someone off from the top position, either so you can back to your feet or so you can finish them.
KM has specific ground training. Which is not based upon rules. But few classes actually teach it for reasons unknown.
KM is a good basic self defence system, but that is all it is and all it ever will be. KM fan boys tend to grossly over estiamte its effectiveness due in many cases to ignorance of real hand to hand bare knuckle combat.
It is not a basic self defence system - it is a self defence system designed to be simple. Big difference. The most common successful use of techniques are simple ones because simple works and is easy to apply under stress.
In the past I've worked doors all over Dublin city, in that time I've found myself many times faced with multiple attackers, the notion that MMA, Boxing or Judo/BJJ is not effective against multiple attackers is nonsense in my opinion, I base this opinion on experience.
Everyone is different - the best MMA and KM training in the world delivered to four different people will come up with different outcomes. Often it is the person that makes the difference. You cannot decry an entire system based upon your experience of it when the individual practising or apply a system is a massively subjective thing!
I've trained in KM a bit, enough to have a fair understanding of its aims and basic application and in my opinion there is no such thing as a quick fix for self defence,
It does not profess to be. It professes to be easier to pick up than martial arts and designed from thr ground up to have an easier learning curve than martial arts.
you can not teach someone how to develop a warrior mentality over the space of a weekend, and anyone who thinks they can is simply deluded.
That comes down to the instructors and people selling the product. Not the system. I see this all the time too and entirely agree with you.
KM lacks the ability to consistently test yourself against opponents,
Now I question the authenticity of the KM you practised. CONSTANT testing, CONSTANT pressure testing is a cornerstone of KM.
it lacks the ability to teach people how to control the fight or flight instinct which is vital for real self defence, this is something that can only be achieved through several years of conditioning, not through a few weekend seminars.
Firstly no it does not - it is all about conditioning when taught properly. Secondly - again - that comes down to the bullshitters selling it like that. Just like they did when BJJ became popular after the Gracies success in the early UFC.
I've found myself faced with having to remove gangs of aggressive drug and drink fueled pikey's on many an occasion, and only for the training I've done in MMA/Judo and BJJ I would not have stood a chance, KM would not even come close to preparing me for that over the space of a few months of weekend seminars.
Again, its subjective as to what the person takes of the system, but KM also includes training and conditioning against multiple opponents such as zombie drills, where guys just keep on coming at you from all angles.
MMA, now more than ever is advancing at a phenomenal rate. It is not just a sport, it is an effective combat system involving the complete use of the body for self defence. Knees, Elbows, Punches Kicks and all aspects of grappling from wrestling to BJJ/Judo.
No, it is a sport. Sorry. You may apply it in another means, but it is born of sport and it is practised as sport by the vast majority. Just as it seems the majority teach KM outside of its intended means. MMA does not teach biting? Gouging? Spitting? It has rules. KM does not. That is a substantial distinction.
No self defence system comes close to its effectiveness in my opinion, as for multiple attackers, it is a simple matter of quickly neutralising an attacker then moving on to the next, its not rocket science or any special skill. That said, if faced with multiple attackers the most effective art form and most street wise approach is to practice the ancient art of "Run Jitsu" get the hell out of there and live to fight another day.