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Chief Instructor for physical fascist thugs
in Slovakia in the 1930's Lichtenfeld eventually wound up as the
fitness and hand-to-hand combat for the Israel Defense Force where he
taught his style of martial art- still taught to this day in the IDF
as well as by the Israeli security forces and Israeli police (and a
number of U.S. law enforcement agencies, including the FBI). Krav Maga
is designed to be nothing but a practical means of street defense, one
of the central concepts being that techniques should flow from a person's
instinctual reactions, rather than teaching the student to control their
natural reactions as most martial arts do, and thus is learned more quickly
than other martial arts. Also of note is that Krav Maga techniques are often
learned from a position of disadvantage (lying down, limited ability to move)
so that the student knows how to get out of a bad situation. Similarly, Krav
Maga teaches the student how to use the techniques even under mental
duress- such as in minimal light, surprised, or when under stress- because
such distractions are often present in violent confrontations. Students are
also taught defense againts clubs, knives, and guns.
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