Here we are pictured with head instructor Moshe Katz & instructor Dror. at one of the iki combat shooting schools. We are the only Krav Maga team  in the U.K. !! that has successfully graduated from Israels combat shooting school.

If intrested in combat shooting contact lance@iki-kravmaga.com 

Krav Maga literally means "Combat - Contact" or "Close Quarter Combat". The roots of modern Krav maga began in Czechoslovakia in the 1930's with Imi Lichtenfeld, an expert in boxing and wrestling. He was influenced by his father, Shmuel, a detective and Defensive Tactics instructor with the local police force. Shmuel Lichtenfeld was known as a tough officer with a reputation for arresting the most violent criminals.

Young Imi grew up in a tough area and had to deal with fascist thugs, violent gangs and anti Semites. On the street he learned to distinguish between sporting techniques and real life self defense.

When Europe became unbearable for Jews, Imi left. He eventually ended up in the Land of Israel, then controlled by the British.

Imi Lichtenfeld began to incorporate techniques from different styles to form an effective approach to self defense to enable the Jewish community to defend itself against Fascist militias. This would form the basis of Israeli Krav Maga training.