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In 1948, when the State of Israel was founded and the IDF was formed, Lichtenfeld became Chief Instructor for Physical Fitness and Krav Maga at the IDF School of Combat Fitness. [32] He served in the IDF for about 20 years, during which time he developed and refined his unique method for self-defense and hand-to-hand combat. [33]
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]
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.
He has instructor degrees from the Krav Maga Association of America, Krav Maga Worldwide, and Wingate University. [4] Whitman was awarded a sixth Degree Black Belt in Krav Maga in 2017. [5] [6] He also helped to develop the Krav Maga Pro app. [5] He has also served as the CEO of Focus Self Defense and Fitness. [7]
In 1948, when the State of Israel was founded and the IDF was formed, Lichtenfeld became Chief Instructor for Physical Fitness and Krav Maga at the IDF School of Combat Fitness. He served in the IDF for about 20 years, during which time he developed and refined his unique method for self-defense and hand-to-hand combat.
Also during the 20th century, a number of martial arts were adapted for self-defense purposes for military hand-to-hand combat. World War II combatives, KAPAP (1930s) and Krav Maga (1950s) in Israel, Systema in Soviet-era Russia, and Sanshou in the People's Republic of China are examples of
Kapap (Hebrew: קפ"פ, קפא"פ ), often written KAPAP, a Hebrew acronym for Krav Panim el Panim (lit. face-to-face combat), is a close-quarter battle system of defensive tactics, hand-to-hand combat and self-defense. [1]
Hybrid martial arts are systems that blend techniques and philosophies from multiple traditional martial arts, creating comprehensive and adaptable methods for self-defense, sport, and combat. These arts typically integrate striking, grappling, and weapons training, allowing practitioners to handle various combat scenarios effectively.