An Israeli martial art system that emphasizes practical self-defense techniques and is used by military and law enforcement.
Acronym for 'Krav Maga' which means 'contact combat' in Hebrew; developed in Israel in the 1950s by Imi Lichtenfeld, a boxer and wrestler, who created it for the Israeli Defense Forces.
Krav Maga literally evolved from one person's need—Imi Lichtenfeld needed an effective self-defense system for soldiers who didn't have time for years of traditional martial arts training, so he stripped everything down to pure practical efficiency.
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