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The Founder of Krav Maga – Imre “Imi” Lichtenfeld

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Imi Lichtenfeld

Imrich (nicknamed Imi) Lichtenfeld was born in in Budapest and grew up in Bratislava in Czechoslovakia, a region ruled at that time by the Austro-Hungarian monarchy and under the influence of Germanic culture.

Starting very young, he trained in wrestling, boxing, judo, swimming and gymnastics and participated in the self-defense classes given by his father.

Imi won the wrestling championship of the Slovak Youth.

He won the same championship but as an adult and that in two different categories of weight, as well as the national championship of boxing and the international competition in gymnastics.

A broken rib received during a workout shortly before a competition in Palestine has prevented him to take part; from this incident he drew a security principle for his practice, contrary to the attitude which is to win at any price: “First, do not get injured…“.

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Imi has devoted himself rather to wrestling.