Imi Lichtenfeld and his leading instructors went about expanding Krav Maga to other free countries. In the late 1970’s, Imi and his instructors traveled to the U.S. to do Krav Maga demonstrations for Jewish community groups. Krav Maga was recognized by prominent members of the American Jewish community as a great vehicle for developing young…
Krav Maga
The Evolution of Krav
Defence Lab can simply be defined as ‘ A Way of Thinking’ – it is a Lifestyle Approach System, that can help anybody. The core concept is to get you thinking again, through the use of online training utilizing situation awareness Enabling you to be aware of your environment and what we can do in…
Krav Maga Today
Krav Maga has exploded in recent years and has become a credible street defense ‘fighting style’ when taught and executed well. However, there seem to be so many different ‘types’ of Krav Maga? An online search resulted in multitudes of lessons, sessions, classes, clubs, federations, associations and organizations. Krav Maga is a philosophy, a set…
Imi Lichtenfeld – Founder of Krav
The founder of the system – Imi Lichtenfeld was born in Budapest, Hungary, in 1910. His family moved to Bratislava, Slovakia, where Imi grew up. His father, Samuel Lichtenfeld, had experience boxing and wrestling. Samuel Lichtenfeld was a police detective and held the leading record of arrests as well as serving as the police force’s…