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[[File:Kravmaga.jpg|thumb|250px|right|Israeli paratrooper training in ''Krav Maga''.]]
'''Krav Maga''' {{IPAc-en|k|r|ɑː|v|_|m|ə|ˈ|ɡ|ɑː}} (in ''hebrew'' means  "contact combat") is an Israeli kind of martial art. Today it is used both by the ''Israeli Defense Forces'' and all over the world.

(contracted; show full)
| title=All change on the buses
| date=1998-01-15
| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/47442.stm
| work=[[BBC News]]
| accessdate=2013-03-05}}</ref> To be successful, ''Krav Maga'' requires some special and very intensive physical training.
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in a gym for ''Krav Maga''. 
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''Krav Maga'' is used by both regular and special forces, and several closely related variations have been developed and adopted by law enforcement and intelligence organizations of Israel. There are several organizations teaching variations of ''Krav Maga'' internationally.<ref>{{cite news
| title=Inside Israel
| author=Jim Wagner and Maj. Avi Nardia
| url=http://www.blackbeltmag.com/archives/141
(contracted; show full)| title=Israeli Martial Arts Gurus Duke It Out For Real
| first=Marissa
| last=Brostoff
| date=2008-21-31
| accessdate=2013-03-05}}
* [http://www.kravmaga-ikmf.com International Krav Maga Federation]

[[Category:Martial arts]]