What is the Israeli Krav Maga Association (IKMA)?
Krav maga founder Imi Lichtenfeld established the non-profit Israeli Krav Maga Association (IKMA) in 1978 to promote Krav Maga throughout the world. After Imi’s retirement in 1964 as the military’s chief instructor of physical training and self-defense, he focused on adapting his system to provide both professional security agencies and ordinary civilians – men, women, and children – with solutions to avoid and/or end a violent encounter. Haim Gidon, the highest-ranking individual in the world at 10th degree black-belt, heads the organization as Imi’s appointed successor. The IKMA sponsors worldwide programs and courses are available at the Association’s main training facility in Netanya, Israel. More information in both English and Hebrew can be found at the IKMA’s website: www.kravmagaisraeli.com.
