[PAR] [TLE] Imi Lichtenfeld [SEP] Emrich "Imi" Lichtenfeld (May 26, 1910 – January 9, 1998) was a Hungarian-born Israeli martial artist who founded the Krav Maga self-defense system.  He was also known as Imi Sde-Or, the Hebrew calque of his surname. [PAR] [TLE] Krav Maga [SEP] Krav Maga ( ; Hebrew: קְרַב מַגָּע‎ ] , "lit."  "contact-combat") is a military self-defense system developed for the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and Israeli security forces (Shin Bet and Mossad) that consists of a combination of techniques sourced from Boxing, Wrestling, Aikido, Judo, Karate along with realistic fight training.  Krav Maga is known for its focus on real-world situations and its extreme efficiency and brutal counter-attacks.  It was derived from the street-fighting experience of Hungarian-Israeli martial artist Imi Lichtenfeld, who made use of his training as a boxer and wrestler as a means of defending the Jewish quarter against fascist groups in Bratislava, Czechoslovakia in the mid-to-late 1930s.  In the late 1940s, following his migration to Israel, he began to provide lessons on combat training to what was to become the IDF.
[PAR] [TLE] Imi Lichtenfeld [ SEP ] Emrich " Imi " Lichtenfeld ( May 26 , 1910 – January 9 , 1998 ) was a Hungarian - born Israeli martial artist who founded the Krav Maga self - defense system . He was also known as Imi Sde - Or , the Hebrew calque of his surname . [PAR] [TLE] Krav Maga [ SEP ] Krav Maga ( ; Hebrew : קְרַב מַגָּע‎ ] , " lit . " " contact - combat " ) is a military self - defense system developed for the Israel Defense Forces ( IDF ) and Israeli security forces ( Shin Bet and Mossad ) that consists of a combination of techniques sourced from Boxing , Wrestling , Aikido , Judo , Karate along with realistic fight training . Krav Maga is known for its focus on real - world situations and its extreme efficiency and brutal counter - attacks . It was derived from the street - fighting experience of Hungarian - Israeli martial artist Imi Lichtenfeld , who made use of his training as a boxer and wrestler as a means of defending the Jewish quarter against fascist groups in Bratislava , Czechoslovakia in the mid - to - late 1930s . In the late 1940s , following his migration to Israel , he began to provide lessons on combat training to what was to become the IDF .
The military self-defense system developed for the IDF was derived from the street-fighting experience of a Hungarian-Israeli who was known as what?
The military self - defense system developed for the IDF was derived from the street - fighting experience of a Hungarian - Israeli who was known as what ?
Imi Sde-Or
Imi Sde-Or