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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 art. 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 boxer and 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>

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''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]]
| accessdate=2013-03-05}}</ref> To be successful, ''Krav Maga'' requires some special and very intensive physical training.
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 | image1    = Rotate with overload.gif
 | image2    = Pull-ups by a senior.gif
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 | image4    = A senior jumping up on a pile of steps.gif
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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
| work=Black Belt Magazine
| archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100511021512/http://www.blackbeltmag.com/archives/141
| archivedate=2010-05-11
| accessdate=2009-12-31}}</ref>
<ref>{{cite news
| title=Choke! Gouge! Smash!
| author=Judy Ellis
| date=1998-05-04
| work=[[Time (magazine)|Time]]
| url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,988284,00.html
| accessdate=2010-01-01}}</ref>
<ref>{{cite news
| title=J.Lo's fitness fad and Salma's 'sweaty' hobby
| first=Rosalind
| last=Ryan
| date=2002-08-23
| url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-134671/J-Los-fitness-fad-Salmas-sweaty-hobby.html
| work=[[Daily Mail]]
| accessdate=2013-03-05}}</ref>

===References===
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=== Other websites ===
{{Commonscat|Krav Maga}}
* {{cite web
| url=http://forward.com/articles/14853/israeli-martial-arts-gurus-duke-it-out-for-real-/
| 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]

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