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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".
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]
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In 1994, upon Imi Lichtenfeld's retirement, he became the Grandmaster and president of the Israeli Krav Maga Association. [2] He was granted an 8th dan white and red belt by Imi Lichtenfeld (also known as Imi Sde-Or), the founder of Krav Maga. [3] [4] Today Gidon now holds a 10th dan red belt which is the highest degree in his style of Krav ...
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In 1981 Yanilov directed the first Krav Maga training seminar outside Israel and has introduced Krav Maga in 40 countries. [5] He is the co-author of Krav Maga: How to Protect Yourself Against Armed Assault with a foreword written by former president of Israel, Shimon Peres. The book has been translated into six languages. [6]
Krav Maga is an Israeli martial art that was used by Zionist paramilitary groups and subsequently adopted by the Israeli military when it was founded in 1948. Jieitaikakutōjutsu is a military self-defence and fighting system developed for JSDF personnel. The system primarily consists of hand-to-hand combat, bayonet and knife fighting principles.
Lichtenstein arrived in Brazil on 18 January 1990, [2] [3] [4] appointed by Lichtenfeld to introduce his martial art to South America. [3] He has written at least three books on krav maga, [5] including Krav Maga: A filosofia da defesa Israelense [6] (Krav Maga: The Philosophy of the Israeli Defense) and Krav Maga: Sua defesa pessoal contra a violência urbana [7] (Krav Maga: Your self-defense ...