Krav Maga Federation - Origin and History of Krav Maga

Krav Maga - Biographies
The Founder	The concept of Krav Maga was formed in the streets of Eastern Europe and developed in the struggle for the nation of Israel. The style's creator, Imrich "Imi" Lichtenfeld, was born in 1910 in Hungary and raised in the Slovakian capital of Bratislava. Imi's father, Samuel Lichtenfeld, was a former circus performer and a chief detective who owned the first modern gym in Bratislava, where he was active in wrestling, boxing, and weight lifting. Samuel had been an excellent wrestler in his day, and he encouraged Imi to participate in an assortment of athletic activities, including gymnastics, wrestling, and boxing. As a young man, Imi won numerous championships in a variety of sporting events, achieving exceptional accomplishment in boxing and wrestling. Between the years of 1929 and 1939, Imi was one of Europe's most successful wrestlers. Learn More...

The First Generation	Grandmaster Haim Zut is the highest ranking Krav Maga instructor in the world. The leading masters of fighting arts in Israel have honored Haim with the rank of Dan 10 based upon his commitment to the teaching of the art. Not only is Haim a Krav Maga Grandmaster, he is also an educator who serves as a model for his students, focusing with special care on those underprivileged youths to whom he devotes his time. At the age of 71 he continues to teach Krav Maga and lead the most well-respected Krav Maga Federation in the world (Krav Maga International-Kapap). Learn More...

Krav Maga in the United States	Master Instructor Rhon Mizrachi has dedicated his life to the art of Krav Maga. He has been training for 37 years, over 25 of which have been spent as an instructor. He is the highest ranking practitioner of Krav Maga residing in the United States who is not self-ranked. He is also a founding member of Krav Maga International-Kapap. An eighth-generation Israeli, Rhon was born in Hadera, Israel, in 1963, and raised on Kibbutz Gan Shemu'el. By the age of 7, he was training in Krav Maga four times per week with Haim Zut; Haim remains Rhon's instructor and mentor to this day. Learn More...

Krav Maga in Israel	Grandmaster Haim Zut has selected the Instructors who lead the Krav Maga International Kapap/Krav Maga Federation schools in Israel to join the prestigious Professional Standards Committee. This Committee is responsible for ensuring that the training and teaching of Krav Maga is kept to the highest standards, and that the original principles of the art are maintained. For these men and women Krav Maga is not only a martial art, it's a way of life. Their lives reflect, in every facet, the unspoken moral code set forth by Imi and Haim, and their tireless devotion to the younger generations serves to ensure that the future of Krav Maga is protected. Learn More...