Role Martial arts instructor Name Kobi Lichtenstein | Martial art Krav Maga | |
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Website South American Federation of Krav Maga Similar People Imi Lichtenfeld, Haim Gidon, Darren Levine, Eyal Yanilov | ||
Krav maga by kobi lichtenstein
Yaakov "Kobi" Lichtenstein (born 1964) is an Israeli-Brazilian master of krav maga who introduced this martial art to South America. He is the Chief Instructor of the South American Federation of Krav Maga.
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- Krav maga by kobi lichtenstein
- Ioav lichtenstein and kobi lichtenstein krav maga jan 15 2017
- Early life
- Brazil
- References
Ioav lichtenstein and kobi lichtenstein krav maga jan 15 2017
Early life
Lichtenstein was born in 1964 in Rehovot, Israel. He began training in the martial art of krav maga in 1967 under its founder, Imi Lichtenfeld (1910–1998). Lichtenstein began teaching the art at the age of 15. He served for three years in the Israeli Defense Forces, by the end he held a black belt diploma from the Krav Maga Association. He fought in the First Lebanon War (1982).
Brazil
Lichtenstein arrived in Brazil on 18 January 1990, appointed by Lichtenfeld to introduce his martial art to South America. He has written at least three books on krav maga, including Krav Maga: A filosofia da defesa Israelense and Krav Maga: Sua defesa pessoal contra a violencia urbana. In January 1996, Lichtenfeld promoted Lichtenstein to the rank of 6th dan in krav maga.
In March 2009, Lichtenstein received the Tiradentes Medal. On 15 May 2009, he received the Pedro Ernesto Medal in recognition of his service to krav maga in Brazil. Lichtenstein lives and teaches krav maga in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
In the middle of 2011, Lichtenstein was granted an 8th dan red belt by Haim Zut and Uri Refaeli from the Krav Maga Federation.