Imi Lichtenfeld

Imi Lichtenfeld
אימי ליכטנפלד
Lichtenfeld (left) with disciple Yaron Lichtenstein [pt]
BornImrich Lichtenfeld
(1910-05-26)26 May 1910
Budapest, Austria-Hungary
Died9 January 1998(1998-01-09) (aged 87)
Netanya, Israel
NationalityIsraeli
StyleKrav Maga
Notable studentsEyal Yanilov, Darren Levine, Haim Gidon

Imrich "Imi" Lichtenfeld (Hebrew: אימריך “אימי” ליכטנפלד; Hungarian: Lichtenfeld Imre; 26 May 1910 – 9 January 1998), also known as Imi Sde-Or (אימי שדאור),[1] was a Hungarian-born Israeli martial artist. He is widely recognized for developing Krav Maga, an Israeli martial art.[2][3]

  1. ^ Brown, Nathan (2007). The Everything Krav Maga for Fitness Book. Adams Media. p. 2. ISBN 978-1-59869-424-6.
  2. ^ Korvo, Kevin (2008-09-30). "Krav Maga: training for self-defense and fitness". Mansfield News Journal. Archived from the original on 2015-11-05. Retrieved 2008-10-11.
  3. ^ "The mother of all fightbacks". Daily Telegraph. London. 2005-10-22. Retrieved 2010-01-01.