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| General Information |
The keysi fighting method is a Spanish self-defense system created by Justo Diéguez Serrano (1957-) and Andy Norman. According to the official KFM website the name is derived from how Justo Diéguez pronounced “que si”, meaning “yes, I will”, as a child (Keysi World, s.d.). Techniques are instinctive and based on real-life experiences, without a limiting system or style but based on universal laws. The art studies how people react and attack.Keysi is suitable for combat in close quarters, it’s an ‘urban martial art’, it can be applied against multiple attackers and makes use of different weapons and nine contact points (head, knees, feet, hands, elbows).Keysi World provides four types of programs: the Keysi Fighting Method is the general programme, the Keysi Kids programme targets children and values the cultivation of self-esteem and respect, the Keysi Tactical Enforcement programme targets police units, special forces and security units, the Keysi Movie Action programme focusses on the staging of fight choreographies in front of the camera (Keysi World, s.d.). |
| History/Development |
Justo Diéguez Serrano and Andy Norman developed the art based on their experiences on the street, building and adapting the system according to its effectiveness. The system was first shown in public in 1980. Andy Norman left the keysi fighting method in 2012 and went on to create the ‘Defence Lab: the Science of Self Defence’ (Holland 2012). The same year ‘Keysi World by Justo Diéguez’ was founded (Keysi World, s.d.).
The keysi fighting method became known because of its appearance in the movies Batman Begins (2005) and the sequel The Dark Knight (2008) as well as Jack Reacher with Tom Cruise. Founders Justo Diéguez and Andy Norman were also the fight consultants for those movies (IMDb, s.d.). |
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(Policies/institutions) |
Keysi World has a range of programmes and organizes classes and events (Keysi World, s.d.). |
| Relevant Organisations |
- Keysi World
https://www.keysiworld.com/ |
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| References |
- Keysi World, (s.d.). Keysi Fighting Method,
https://www.keysiworld.com/
- IMDb, (s.d.). “Justo Dieguez”, Internet Movie Database,
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1954113/
- Holland, A. (2012). “The End of Keysi Fighting Method- Andy Norman and Justo Dieguez No Longer working Together”, The Self Defence Expert,
http://theselfdefenceexpert.com/the-end-of-keysi-fighting-method-andy-norman-and-justo-dieguez-no-longer-working-together/
- Holland, A. (s.d.). Interview with Andy Norman: “How Keysi Really Got Into Batman Begins- By Andy Norman”, The Self Defence Expert,
http://theselfdefenceexpert.com/keysi-really-got-batman-begins-andy-norman-speaks/ | | |
