Kilts in martial arts

[Highlander31]

Krav Maga is an excellent fighting form. One of my team had trained in it (my own training over a twenty year period consists of Judo, Kenpo, and JKD.) Krav Maga was not known in the U.S. when I started my training in 1963. You should train in what you normally wear. I trained in business suits and street clothes. Though I did have a minor altercation while in a kilt. I came away from that experience with the realization that I had not thought about how the kilt would move during a "close personal negotiation."

[Mark E.]

New guy here...this may come a bit late, but there are a few points not brought to bear on this side of things...

#1-most instructors will require you to wear groin protection-whether a cup and strap or compression shorts with a cup, you don't get a choice. Beyond that, it's pretty much up to you what you wear.

#2-A lot of martial arts is balance. If you master that, nothing you wear will hinder you-whether it's shorts, bluejeans, or a space suit. You walk into a fight buck nek'd against a fellow wearing plate armor who knows how to move, you are done.

#3-Fighting is NOT a fashion show. Keeping your **** alive/concious is your top priority, modesty is second.

Mark

[DamnthePants]

Ive faught Kilted before, though arguably you could say it was part of the style. It does allow, for me at least, better vertical and horizontal movement:

Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kzmY_...e=channel_page