In terms of what real-world street fighting is like, the Keysi Fighting Method ranks right up there with the most effective martial arts. The method originated in Spain, using gypsy fighting techniques from the streets. The style was then created by Just Dieguez Serrano and Andy Norman.

Keysi Fighting Method or KFM encourages ingenuity and pure instinct. The developers combined their many years of learned fighting experience to create an explosive, devastating and simple martial art. The resulting fighting style incorporates real-world fighting techniques and instinctive survival methods that allow you to use your instincts and the environment to defeat your opponent(s) quickly and effectively.

The idea is to react quickly and fiercely, switching from defensive to offensive in one fluid motion. You protect, then close in and destroy and a battery of hammer fists and elbows. It’s about survival. The effect is devastating.

The reason so many other styles fail when it comes to actual fighting is because most fighters have a plan until they strike. When facing multiple opponents, you can’t spend a lot of time with each one. With Keysi, the goal is to destroy and move on. KFM feeds on your raw survival instinct.

KFM targets your spatial awareness and upper body strength. If he uses kicks, they are low kicks.

This crude fighting style was made famous in the Batman movies. Christian Bale trained at Keysi. The style is also featured by Tom Cruise in the movie Jack Reacher. Which I think demonstrated the fighting style best when surrounded by multiple opponents.

Although KFM is based on instinct, it is a combination of multiple fighting styles. The idea is to take the best and throw the rest away. There are no fancy high kicks, no kata, no forms. It is not a fighting tournament. However, it is a style that will allow the most ruthless fighters to triumph and survive.

Keysi’s fighting techniques really shine when dealing with multiple opponents. With training, she will be fully equipped to take on multiple attackers from any position: standing, sitting, kneeling, or even lying down.

Most attacks occur at close range. This is where Keysi is most effective. By studying how she usually fights people, she will learn how to react and hit her attacker’s most vulnerable spots. The idea is to quickly incapacitate your attacker. While attacking, you will learn to protect yourself simultaneously. It becomes a fluid movement.

During a real fight, you won’t have time to remember which kick to throw or which joint lock you prefer. You will have to rely on instinct and muscle memory. Points are not awarded for the most colorful exhibits. If it’s real, all you want to do is attack and retreat safely.

Unlike other martial arts that in some cases resemble dance, Keysi trains you to fight under extreme harshness. She trains you to be realistic.

Most of us never want to find ourselves in an unknown and dangerous situation. We have been taught to avoid physical confrontation. Although we can control ourselves, we cannot control others.

The best defense is a good offense. Keysi’s fighting system can prepare you to be the best while she prepares you for the worst.