Fasting for 7 days I can understand for spiritual reasons but for weight loss is just insane. Looking at what the guy was consuming it seems he was doing one of those detox fasts, which while effective, is worthless if he goes right back to eating a bunch of processed crap.

The reason I state that CKM is a scam is that Moni has no provable connection to Imi nor does he have any qualification as a krav maga instructor. Being on TV does not make something true as I hope you are aware. If you want more information then please check out this site http://www.somersetkravmaga.co.uk/commando.html which has information both from sources in the IDF and former high level members of CKM.

I’m sure that the instructor you had may have been great, and the techniques in CKM could be alright seeing as Moni is accomblished at judo and jiujitsu by all accounts. That’s fine, but it’s not krav maga and it’s nothing to do with the IDF. That is why I say it’s a scam. Let me know if you want to discuss this further.

SCAM? nonsense! The class I took was CKM. SCAM? Not possible. It was inexpensive, in fact, so affordable ANYONE with even a minium wage job salary can afford it, which, I think, nullifies your reasons for saying CKM was a scam, since your claim of being a scame was based solely on an econmic reason..the instructor was super skilled, dedicated to AUTHENTIC CKM/KM training, incredibly competant, caring & awesome, dedicated and real, and, the bang for the buck was, quite honestly, OVERWHELMING. and, if you would have actually dug a little deeper, you would have seen that CKM was featured on Weaponolgy on the Military Channel on cable TV, with Moni Azik, being the featured (and one of the founding) trainers from Israel. All trainers must ultimately answer to Moni. And, CKM has been THOROUGLY established for longer then you’ve probably been alive. So! On that note….

Though the physical media (DVD, tape, etc) might, or might not be, overpriced (I doubt that too), that is absolutely no reflection on the veracity and authenticity of CKM! I find your analysis of the authenticity of the school of CKM INFINATELY shallow, and totally and completely non-factual.

I would respectfully like you to RETRACT or EDIT your blog concerning “ckm being a scam”.

In the beginning of 2008 (and, of course, before that date) I was an extremely fat, 47 year old 5′ 9″ guy, profoundly out of shape, and, quite frankly, might have died from the complications of obesity. But I digress…. I started researching, and came up my own scientific method of calorie control. It has worked fabulously, and I continue to lose weight, slowly but surely.

Now I’m here, in March ‘09, at 230 pounds, and well enough to achieve my goal of the past 3 years, of learning Krav Maga!

Friday, I audited one Krav Maga class in Manhattan. Let me tell you all, this is the REAL deal people.! And you know what else? The trainer, an immediately obvious, dedicated, extremely experienced & down to earth woman, was absolutely awesome! She went through some of the basics, and, I met some very nice people as well. She (the trainer), “jump started” each class, getting everyone started by showing the class what to do, once in fast motion, and quite a few times in slow-mo. Then, relying one the OTHER instructers in the class (yep! The people there, all had a few years of Krav under their “belts” already) she stepped up the practicing to real-world situations of surviving knife and gun attacks.

Saturday, I took my first live (ie; as a participant paid class), and, though very overwhelmed by the cardio workout (AFTER the class) of well over an hour, outdoors, I knew that Krav Maga, and the trainer, was for me!!

My intuitive, gut feelings of the past couple of years, about Krav Maga was spot on. It was awesome. It far and away, a million times more EFFICIENT than other “martial arts” at teaching people how to stop attacks, both armed and unarmed, IMMEDIATELY. And that’s really what we want, right? We wanna survive, as uninjured as possible, and, ideally, with no injuries, right?

So that’s my experience. It was challenging, it was hard, but wow, it was a lot of fun, and I knew more than when I went in. What more can one ask for?

For example, I lost ridiculous amount of weight by just eating ‘clean’ food (lean meat, vegs, fruits) - never felt hungry, never felt like I sacrificed anything. It was easy and healthy, and my motivation was joining KM But could I go write a book about it that sells ? Nope. Instead, people prefer to hear exotic solutions about problem they don’t understand, because they are too lazy to educate themselves and actually understand it.

Just check out personal trainers at the gym - I’ve seen a lot give out extremely complex exercises to complete beginners (one legged russian twist on top a balance board lol) - when in fact beginners needs simple exercises like bench and squat. The reason is that if you go to a beginner and tell him/her ‘hey, follow a proven program like rippetoes, or a decent 5×5′ - well, you won’t get many customers.