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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".
Haim Gidon is a teacher of Krav Maga (קרב מגע : [1] "contact combat"), an Israeli -originated self-defense and military hand-to-hand combat system taught to military, police forces and civilians worldwide. He was a co-founder of the IKMA (Israeli Krav Maga Association) in 1977. In 1994, upon Imi Lichtenfeld 's retirement, he became the ...
Imi Lichtenfeld. Imrich " Imi " Lichtenfeld (Hebrew: אימריך “אימי” ליכטנפלד; Hungarian: Lichtenfeld Imre; 26 May 1910 – 9 January 1998), also known as Imi Sde-Or (אימי שדאור), [1] was a Hungarian-born Israeli martial artist. He is widely recognized for developing Krav Maga, an Israeli martial art. [2][3]
Close Quarters Combat System (also known as Defendu) is a modern martial art developed by William E. Fairbairn and Eric A. Sykes prior to World War II.It is a hand-to-hand combat system based on practical experience mixed with Jujutsu and boxing that was developed to train the Shanghai Municipal Police, and was later taught in expanded form to Office of Strategic Services and Special ...
Style. Krav Maga. Teacher (s) Imi Lichtenfeld, Eli Avikzar. Rank. Master Level 3 / Expert Level 8 in Krav Maga. Eyal Yanilov (born 30 May 1959) is an Israeli Krav Maga instructor and currently Chief Instructor of Krav Maga Global. [1] He was a co-founder and Chief Instructor of the International Krav Maga Federation from 1996 to 2010.
Whitman founded the Krav Maga Alliance, and he has been teaching Krav Maga in 1994, and served as president of Krav Maga Worldwide for eight years. He also became the first person in the world to be given a Senior Instructor degree from the Wingate Institute. As well as teaching Krav Maga to civilians and military personnel, Whitman helped to ...
Website. www.amirperets.com. Amir Perets is an Israeli-born mixed martial artist, entrepreneur, and active participant in Fight Science featured on the National Geographic Channel. [1] He is an instrumental figure in popularizing and modernizing the self-defense system of the Israeli Defense Forces known as Krav Maga.
Krav Maga. Teacher (s) Imi Lichtenfeld, Eli Avikzar. Rank. 8th dan in Krav Maga. Website. South American Federation of Krav Maga. Yaakov "Kobi" Lichtenstein (born 1964) is an Israeli - Brazilian master of krav maga who introduced this technique to South America. [1][2] He is the President of the South American Federation of Krav Maga (FSAKM). [2]