Imi Lichtenfeld

One Of The Best Weeks In Review At TheMartialArtsReporter.com

I hope you are enjoying your weekend as much as I am enjoying mine.

Time sure flies when you’re having fun.

Putting these posts, articles, stories together for you is fun for me.

So, please keep on visiting TheMartialArtsReporter.com and tell your friends and family about this blog.

It’s about informing, inspiring and entertaining martial artists and martial arts enthusiasts.

Are You Ready For Tonight’s UFC 107 BJ Penn Vs. Diego Sanchez?
BJ “The Prodigy” Penn Vs. Diego “The Nightmare” Sanchez At UFC 107 Lightweight Title Fight in Memphis, TN.

Amir Perets, Martial Arts Champion, Fitness Guru, Israeli Self-Defense Expert
The Real Deal, Amir Perets Shows You Self-Defense That Works… For Real.

Legendary Renzo Gracie Gets Multi-Fight deal With The UFC
UFC Dana White Gets BJJ And MMA Legend Renzo Gracie Back Into The Octagon.

Fight Deal For Manny Pacquiao Vs. Floyd Mayweather set For March 13, 2010
Already Heralded As The Fight Of The Century: Manny Pacquiao Vs. Floyd Mayweather Jr. On March 13, 2010.

Before Steven Seagal Was “Lawman” And “Above The Law”
Action Movie Superstar And Martial Artist Steven Seagal Stars As “Lawman” In A&E Reality Cop Series.

TKD Gold Medalist Dana Hee And Change “I Can’t” To “I Can”
Taekwondo Gold Medalist, Actress, Stuntwoman And Motivational Speaker Dana Hee Knows A Thing Or Two About Changing “I Can’t” To “I Can”.

Hope you enjoy catching up on some of the posts you might have missed. Or maybe you liked them so much that you just have to read them again.

I can’t leave you without two really good quotes:

“Happiness depends on ourselves.”
Aristotle

“Every man dies; not every man truly lives.”
Mel Gibson (Braveheart)

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Amir Perets – Martial Arts Champion, Fitness Guru, Israeli Self-Defense Expert

Amir Perets was born in Tiberias, Israel.

By the the time he turned 18, Amir was already National Heavyweight Kick-Boxing Champion and considerd a martial arts expert.

Due to his extraordinary skills demonstrated during his service in the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) he qualified to become a member/commando of the highly distinguished elite IDF Naval Commando Unit “Shayetet 13″ which could probably be compared to U.S. Navy Seals.

Amir later on became the Krav Maga/hand-to-hand combat instructor of the Israeli infantry and Special Forces units.

Krav Maga was developed by Imi Lichtenfeld and is considered the combat system of the Israeli Defense Forces. It has been gaining in worldwide recognition as an extremely effective self-defense system for civilians, too.

Click Here to read my recent post on Krav Maga

Currently he trains combat self-defense to U.S. law enforcement and military special anti-terrorist units around the world.

Amir Perets teaches a modern day fighting system that integrates self defense and combat fitness methods that he has made available to civilians, too.

His system incorporates two highly respected and realistic approaches to self defense and fight training: Krav Maga and specialized techniques from the world of Mixed Martial Arts (no holds barred).

Be amazed by Amir Perets, martial arts champion, fitness guru and Israeli self-defense expert. I know I am!

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Krav Maga – Martial Art Or Not?

Is Krav Maga a martial art or not?

As far as Krav Maga practitioners are concerned it’s more about martial than art.

Now what does that mean? Good question.

For some, traditional martial arts appear to be too rigid and simply too tradition-bound.

Krav Maga strives to be a ‘defensive tactics system’ which means it has to constantly adapt to situation and circumstances.

It is NOT a sport. It is about self-defense that will get you home safely.

Krav Maga incorporates elements of many martial arts themselves.

Krav Maga has been the prime fighting system of the Israeli Defense Forces since the State of Israel was founded in 1948.

Imi Lichtenfeld, who created Krav Maga (Hebrew for contact combat), was the Israeli military school’s chief instructor for physical training and Krav Maga.

He already developed the concepts of an effective self-defense system while still living as a Jew in Eastern Europe and fighting fascist thugs in the 1930s.

Years later in Israel, Mr. Lichtenfeld continued to refine the system to base it on the body’s natural instincts under stress and making it a very aggressive, “never quit” combat system.

Check out this video clip and as always viewer discretion is advised.
Do not attempt without a certified instructor and not before consulting your physician!