Jim Wagner Articles

Krav Maga Not Alone Anymore

Many of you who visit USAdojo.com are Krav Maga practitioners. Lately some of you may have been hearing about other Israeli martial arts systems...
Noah Gross Israeli Martial Arts History

Israeli Martial Arts – A Look Into History

Google the term Israeli martial arts and you get over 1.7 million pages. A quick glance at the Wikipedia entry will reveal two short lines...
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Israeli CQB

There are two kinds of fights: for your Ego or for your life. CQB is made to fight for your life “Always a student, sometimes a...

Is Abir-Qesheth a Martial Art?

When Abir-Qesheth was first publicized on the internet there were a number of discussions concerning the validity of their claims one of which was...

The Walking Stick in Mandatory Palestine and Israel

It was winter, Jan 1941; WWII had been raging across the globe since September 1939. In a little room in Palestine two men sat down...
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Krav Maga: A Generalization

By Chaim Peer, Moni Aizik, Avi Nardia, Johan Castillo Krav Maga is a beautiful martial art, created by one of the most influential and leading...
Kapap

What Is Lotar

LOTAR is a complete combat concept, derived from real-life situations and personal experience, LOTAR focuses on teaching techniques that recognize, assess and neutralize a...
Kapap – Krav Panim El Panim

Understanding Israeli Martial Arts

To understand Israeli martial arts you need to understand the history of Israel and why the art was developed in the first place, and...
Kapap

History of Lotar and Kapap

Definition of the terms Krav Maga and Krav Panim le Panim (kapap): The following definition appears in the 1965 Army dictionary: Krav Panim Le...
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To Defend And Survive: Martial Arts in Israel

In a nation where people live every day with the threat of terrorism and possible military attacks from bordering countries, Israel has long understood...
Jim Wagner Articles

Inside the Martial Arts of the Israeli Military

Osama Bin Laden’s al-Qaeda terrorist network claimed that they brought down the World Trade Center towers and punched a hole into the Pentagon on...

KAPAP Mind, Body, Spirit

KAPAP is an Israeli Martial art that today is an internationally recognized system that started out as a bridge between Martial Arts systems. KAPAP...
Kapap – Krav Panim El Panim

KAPAP: Krav Panim el Panim, The Art of Gaku Jutsu-Do

Gaku Jutsu-Do - the traditional way of teaching and learning Martial Arts. KAPAP (Krav Panim el Panim - face-to-face combat) is a Martial Art form...
Krav Maga

Krav Maga

Krav Maga (krahv muh-GAH), the Israeli self defense and fighting system, is the official hand-to-hand combat system of the Israeli Defense Forces. The name...
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Misconceptions of Israeli Martial Arts

Google the term Israeli martial arts and you get over 1.7 million pages. A quick glance at the Wikipedia entry will reveal two short lines...
Krav Maga or Q'rabh Magga

Krav Maga or Q’rabh Magga

Krav Maga or Q'rabh Magga (lit. "contact combat", "close combat" or "full contact") is an eclectic hand-to-hand combat system developed in Israel that involves...