To Defend And Survive: Martial Arts in Israel
In a nation where people live every day with the threat of terrorism and possible military attacks from bordering countries, Israel has long understood...
Inside the Martial Arts of the Israeli Military
Osama Bin Laden’s al-Qaeda terrorist network claimed that they brought down the World Trade Center towers and punched a hole into the Pentagon on...
Behind the Headlines: The Yamam and Israeli Kapap/CQB Training
Kapap was the first CQB training introduced in Israel and was based on stick fighting, knives, guns, hand-to-hand and even stone throwing in the...
History of Krav Maga From International Krav-Maga Federation
The history of Krav Maga is as exciting as the system it self. The founder of Krav Maga was Imi Sde-Or. The history is...
Understanding Israeli Martial Arts
To understand Israeli martial arts you need to understand the history of Israel and why the art was developed in the first place, and...
Krav Maga
Krav Maga (krahv muh-GAH), the Israeli self defense and fighting system, is the official hand-to-hand combat system of the Israeli Defense Forces. The name...
What Is Lotar
LOTAR is a complete combat concept, derived from real-life situations and personal experience, LOTAR focuses on teaching techniques that recognize, assess and neutralize a...
Israeli CQB
There are two kinds of fights: for your Ego or for your life.
CQB is made to fight for your life
“Always a student, sometimes a...
Israeli Haganah Combat System
The core self-defense fighting system is called "Haganah" a Hebrew term meaning "defense."
Israel, a country that has had to deal with urban warfare and...
History of Lotar and Kapap
Definition of the terms Krav Maga and Krav Panim le Panim (kapap): The following definition appears in the 1965 Army dictionary: Krav Panim Le...
Is Abir-Qesheth a Martial Art?
When Abir-Qesheth was first publicized on the internet there were a number of discussions concerning the validity of their claims one of which was...
KAPAP: The Original Israeli Martial Art
Four years ago the martial arts community outside of Israel’s borders knew of only one Israeli martial art system, and that was Krav Maga...
Krav Maga Not Alone Anymore
Many of you who visit USAdojo.com are Krav Maga practitioners. Lately some of you may have been hearing about other Israeli martial arts systems...
Krav Maga: A Generalization
By Chaim Peer, Moni Aizik, Avi Nardia, Johan Castillo
Krav Maga is a beautiful martial art, created by one of the most influential and leading...
Krav Maga or Q’rabh Magga
Krav Maga or Q'rabh Magga (lit. "contact combat", "close combat" or "full contact") is an eclectic hand-to-hand combat system developed in Israel that involves...
Israeli Martial Arts – A Look Into History
Google the term Israeli martial arts and you get over 1.7 million pages.
A quick glance at the Wikipedia entry will reveal two short lines...
