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The term krav maga in Hebrew is literally translated as 'contact combat' – the three letter root of the first word is q-r-b (קרב), and the noun derived from this root means either "combat" or "battle", [14] [15] while the second word is a participle form derived from the verb root n-g-‘ (נגע), that literally means either "contact" or "touch".
In an IKMA ceremony Lichtenfeld awarded Gidon an 8th dan (one of only two Lichtenfeld ever awarded) designating Gidon as the highest ranking Krav Maga instructor. [5] The IKMA (Israeli Krav Maga Association) was the original association founded by Imi Lichtenfeld, he appointed Gidon as its president when Imi retired [citation needed].
He trained teams of Krav Maga instructors, who were accredited by him and the Israeli Ministry of Education. [1] He also created the Israeli Krav Maga Association (IKMA) on 22 October 1978 and the International Krav Maga Federation in 1995. [5] On 9 January 1998, Lichtenfeld died in Netanya, Israel, at the age of 87. [17]
In January 1996, Lichtenfeld promoted Lichtenstein to the rank of 6th dan in krav maga. [1] [4] In March 2009, Lichtenstein received the Tiradentes Medal. [1] On 15 May 2009, he received the Pedro Ernesto Medal in recognition of his service to krav maga in Brazil. [1] [8] Lichtenstein lives and teaches krav maga in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. [9]
Excelling as an instructor, Perets was assigned to the top level of Krav Maga instruction in the IDF, certifying the hand-to-hand combat instructor course; having taught some of the IDF top instructors, Perets then was selected for the Shayetet 13 IDF elite naval commando unit where he built the unit's hand-to-hand combat program. [1]
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