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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 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]
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 ...
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]
There are many distinct styles and schools of martial arts.Sometimes, schools or styles are introduced by individual teachers or masters, or as a brand name by a specific gym.
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