Imi Lichtenfeld

Israel
Died 1998
19.6

Also known as

Imrich Lichtenfeld · Imi Sde-Or

Description

Hand-to-hand instructor of the Palmach and close-combat instructor of the Israel Defense Forces (Unit 101); began teaching krav maga to civilians in Netanya in 1964.

Students (2)

  • Haim Zut
    sports_martial_artsKrav Maga Probable
    Probable
    Single source.
    The evidence favours the claim and nothing credible contradicts it, but it falls short of establishing it.
    fact_checkassessed by FSMverified
    Frederico Muñoz
    Researcher, Martialis
    1 source expand_more
    fact_check
    Single source.
    “Zut had been Imi Lichtenfeld’s first civilian student”
    — Green, Thomas A.; Svinth, Joseph R.. (2010). Martial Arts of the World: An Encyclopedia of History and Innovation info
  • Eli Avikzar
    sports_martial_artsKrav Maga Probable
    Probable
    Single source.
    The evidence favours the claim and nothing credible contradicts it, but it falls short of establishing it.
    fact_checkassessed by FSMverified
    Frederico Muñoz
    Researcher, Martialis
    1 source expand_more
    fact_check
    Single source.
    “Again, Imi Lichtenfeld was involved, as were some of his students, to include Haim Zut and Eli Avikzar.”
    — Green, Thomas A.; Svinth, Joseph R.. (2010). Martial Arts of the World: An Encyclopedia of History and Innovation info

Sources

“In 1964, after retiring from the IDF, Lichtenfeld began teaching krav maga to civilians at a gym in Natanya.”
— Green, Thomas A.; Svinth, Joseph R.. (2010). Martial Arts of the World: An Encyclopedia of History and Innovation info

Identifiers

https://martial.is/entity/01M5H483CZFWCT9F3F4YG4KVJH
Wikidata

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Muñoz, Frederico (YEAR_PLACEHOLDER). Imi Lichtenfeld. In Martialis: Martial Arts Lineage Database. https://martial.is/entity/01M5H483CZFWCT9F3F4YG4KVJH - CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed ACCESSED_DATE_PLACEHOLDER.
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@incollection{martialis_01M5H483CZFWCT9F3F4YG4KVJH, author = {Muñoz, Frederico}, title = {Imi Lichtenfeld}, booktitle = {Martialis: Martial Arts Lineage Database}, year = {YEAR_PLACEHOLDER}, url = {https://martial.is/entity/01M5H483CZFWCT9F3F4YG4KVJH}, urldate = {ACCESSED_DATE_PLACEHOLDER}, note = {CC BY-SA 4.0} }
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