What is Krav Maga?
Krav Maga is the most effective self-defense system offered today. Krav Maga is easily learned and implemented quickly. This system is accessible to anyone interested in learning self-defense techniques in aim to protect themselves and their surroundings. Krav Maga was founded and developed originally by Imi (Lichtenfeld) Sde –Or. Imi created Krav maga for military purposes, meant to improve combat abilities of Israeli IDF soldiers in the early 50’s. Over the years, the Kravmaga system was further developed by Imi to provide self-defense solutions for the civil sector as well. Avi Moyal, IKMF chairman and head instructor, as well as Imi’s direct student, continues on to develop Kravmaga along with other high ranking Israeli Krav Maga GIT instructors. Nowadays, Krav Maga is providing self-defense solutions to a broader variety of sectors, among which are:
Civilian Sector
Offers and teach self-defense qualifications to adults, women, children; Each carefully adapted to match the variable needs of every sub sector.
Military Sector
Offers and teach self-defense qualifications to soldiers aimed to widen their combat abilities as individual soldiers and as a part of a unit.
Law Enforcement
Offers and teach self-defense qualifications to police officers and governmental units.
VIP Sector
Offers and teach all professional levels of Third Side protection defenses (kravmaga oriented).
Kids’ Krav Maga
Offers and teach children, in a relative short period, to learn self-defense techniques carefully adapted to match their respective age, physical and mental abilities.
Women’s Krav Maga
Offers and teach women of all ages to learn, in a relative short period, central self-defense techniques specifically designated to provide them with defense tools while attacked.
IKMF, which stands for International Krav Maga Federation, is the veteran Kravmaga organization. Headed by Avi Moyal the organization remains forever loyal to the famous phrasing by Imi:”So that one may walk in peace”. It is IKMF’s ongoing task to reach out to as many individuals in as many possible countries and provide them with self defense tools that will allow them to self defend effectively and eliminate danger so that everyone may walk in peace.
So that may one walk in peace
IMI LICHTENFELD