Yea...it is a lot of rucous, but I would rather get it out of the way now, rather than have it lurking in the background with hostile feelings. We are all adults..more or less, and we should be able to discuss Krav...with respect for each other.

Then again I could be

Very true, and i mean we should all be able to discuss matters like this sensibly without so much antagonism and animosity, i've looked at some other forums for krav and seen arguments and pretty heated debates on this whole thing, and its pretty sad to see practitioners of the same system and art be so divided over such insignificant issues. however i guess this is how it is one way or another for the majority MA.

Alan Feldman still teaches in Newtown,Pa.
I have been training with him for the past 5 years and he is one of the best teachers I have ever had..martial arts and otherwise.His email is BOTTAL@aol.com

I found out from Rick today that after David Kahn left Miami he went to PA and trained with Alan for several years before going to Israel and training with Grandmaster Gidon of the IKMA.

Incidentaly, we will be training with David this weekend in Miami, I'll let you guys know how it goes.

Gotta bring my A game I guess.

David gets around...I trained with him two weeks ago when he visited our class.

I train with Alan Feldman in PA...I dont know what a typical class by Dave is like since when he visits he usually just shows us some of the new additions to the syllabus and stuff that the IKMA is working on these days.

You must be right down the pike from me. I am near Exton and train in Thorndale. Small world.

I trained with David and Rick this weekend and can only say that the man is not to be messed with.

Quick like a cat and strong as an ox, and fluid to the point that it looks like he was born to Krav.

I had the privilge of being the assailant several times and was humbled rather quickly.

The emphasis on Retzev and finishing an opponent are heavily emphasised in his training method.

I can't imagine what current grandmaster Gidon and his students who have been training all their lives are like.
It's hard to imagine anyone being better than Rick or David.

Watching them playfight, if only briefly was also amazing to witness.

I plan on going to Israel with david and Rick next summer.

There really is an Israeli flavor to movement that really needs to be seen to understand...I have only seen it in David,Rick,Eyal Yanilov,Alan Feldman and a couple of his students as well as Ohad Gidon and Yigal Arbiv.It really is the main thing lacking in American krav.