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[[File:Kravmaga.jpg|thumb|232px|right|Paratroopers 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 arts]]. Today it is used both by the ''Israeli Defense Forces'' and all over the world.

''Krav Maga'' is known for its focus on real-world situations and extremely efficient and brutal counter-attacks. It was derived from street-fighting skills developed by Hungarian-Israeli martial artist Imi Lichtenfeld, who made use of his training as a [[box]]er and [[wrestling|wrestler]] while defending the Jewish quarter against fascist groups in Bratislava, Czechoslovakia in the mid-to-late 1930s. In the late 1940s, following his immigration to Israel, he began to provide lessons on combat [[training]] and developed the system that became known as ''Krav Maga''. It has since been refined for civilian, police and military applications.<ref>{{cite news
| title=The mother of all fightbacks
| date=2005-10-22
| url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/3352222/The-mother-of-all-fightbacks.html
| work=[[Daily Telegraph]]
| accessdate=2013-03-05}}</ref>

{{multiple image
 | footer    = GIF animations of exercising in ''Krav Maga'' in a gym (civilian application).
 | width     = 210
 | image1    = Senior Defence-1.gif
 | image2    = Senior Defence-7.gif
}}
''Krav Maga'' has a philosophy emphasizing threat neutralization, simultaneous defensive and offensive maneuvers, and aggression.<ref>{{cite news
| 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]]
(contracted; show full)| last=Brostoff
| date=2008-21-31
| accessdate=2013-03-05}}
* [http://www.kravmaga-ikmf.com International Krav Maga Federation]

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