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History of Krav Maga


The History of Krav Maga

Imi Lichtenfeld - founder of Krav MagaKrav-Maga was created and developed by Imi Sde-or (Lichtenfeld), Israeli Grand-master (1910-1998) who started KM in the late 1940's whilst serving as Chief Instructor for hand to hand combat and combat fitness training for the Israeli Defence Forces.

Imi, as a young man growing up in Bratislava, Slovakia, was a champion boxer, a top-level wrestler, and an expert in judo/jujitsu.

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