NIR MAMAN
Nir Maman, former Section Commander and Lead Counter-Terror and Krav Maga Instructor at the Israeli Special Forces Counter-Terror School, and Operational Team Leader on the Counter-Terror Unit presents the official, the real, and the only Hand to Hand Combat system taught to the entire Israeli Special Forces, Krav Maga.
Nir served in two elite units in the Israeli Special Forces, the Northern Command Infantry Long Range Reconnaissance unit operating on the Israel/Lebanon border, and the Central Command Counter-Terror and Hostage Rescue Unit and Special Forces Counter-Terror and Special Operations School (C.T.S.O). During his service he held several positions including Commander of the Counter-Terror School’s International Training Section where he was responsible for developing and delivering specialized Counter-Terror and Hostage Rescue training to Special Forces Units from various countries around the world that attend the Israeli Special Forces Counter-Terror and Special Operations School in preparation for high risk deployments such as Iraq and Afghanistan. He also held the position of Lead Counter-Terror Instructor on the Counter-Terror School’s Designated Hostage Rescue Take-Over Units Instruction Team, where he was responsible for training new recruits and active operational members of the Israeli Special Force’s Designated Hostage Rescue Units in all areas of Counter-Terror warfare and Hostage Rescue including Hostage Rescue Operations in friendly and hostile/foreign environments, Close-Quarters-Combat, Dynamic Entry, Aircraft, Ship, Train, and Bus Interdiction, Suicide Bomber Interception, Urban Warfare, Tactical Shooting, and Krav Maga. Nir was also assigned to the C.T.S.O. School’s Chief Instruction and Research and Development Section where he was responsible for developing Counter-Terror tactics and Tactical Training Protocols that are currently taught to all Israeli Special Forces Units. His duties in this branch also included training the Counter-Terror and Special Operations School’s instructors in Counter-Terror Warfare, Tactical Shooting, and Krav Maga. Nir also held the position of Operational Team Leader on the Central Command Counter-Terror and Hostage Rescue Unit during high risk deployments which included Direct Action Operations, Arrests of high threat terrorists, and high risk entry and searches throughout the West Bank and Gaza Strip regions. In January 2009, Nir participated operationally in ‘Operation Cast Lead’ in Gaza (the war to eradicate Hamas and their terror and missile attacks on Israel). In April 2009 Nir was awarded the Israeli Defense Force Ground Forces Command Soldier of the Year Award of Excellence for his service in developing Counter-Terror tactics for the Israeli Special Forces and for excellent service in commanding the Counter-Terror School’s International Training Section. Nir is also a certified Police Tactical Operations and Use of Force Instructor through the Atlantic Police Academy in Prince Edward Island Canada where he was a sworn Police Officer working as a Tactical and Use of Force Instructor. One of Nir’s areas of expertise is Close Protection. He was responsible for organizing and deploying Close Protection details for members and representatives of the Israeli Government while they were in Canada engaged in political functions. Nir also has 28 years of extensive Martial Arts and Unarmed Combat experience in Israeli Krav Maga, Hap Ki Do, WTF Tae Kwon Do, and Jeet Kune Do. Nir is still active in the Israeli Special Forces Reserves where he returns to Israel several times a year to head up Counter-Terror training for International Special Forces units. He also delivers specialized Counter-Terror and Tactical training to Police units across North America.
In 1948 the state of Israel was founded. And the Israeli Defence Force was established. Imi Lichtenfield was appointed as the IDF'S Chief hand-to-hand combat instructor, and his system, Krav Maga, became the offical system of the IDF. And is still to this day. The only and official hand-to-hand combat system of the entirely Israeli Defence Forces. Krav Maga was designed to teach individuals, how to effectively survive violent attacks, using instinctive response to dominate and terminate a threat as quickly as possible. Krav Maga has been used and battle-tested for over 60 years. In the most conflict and battle-zone of the Middle-East. And his effectiveness and reliability has kept it as the official system of the entire Israel Defence Apparatus. Including the Special Forces, National Police, Secret Service, and Mossad.
KRAV MAGA -
(CONTACT COMBAT)THE ISRAELI HAND-TO-HAND COMBAT
AND SURVIVAL SYSTEM
Krav Maga was developed by the Israeli Defense Force specifically for soldiers operating in extreme hostile environments. Over many years of intense conflict, this system was refined into today's simplest and most effective unarmed combat and self-defense system.
The key factors to the simplicity and effectiveness of this system are the same two elements that are applied in all Israeli training; Instinct and aggressiveness.
Krav Maga is based on the mind's instinctive reaction to threats and combat. The aggressive element of this system trains the mind to engage a threat without hesitation, and instills the proper mindset needed to overcome fear and survive the worst case situations.
Because this system is based on instinctive reaction, it can be learned and applied in real-life situations immediately. The operational effectiveness of this system has made it extremely popular among police and military forces around the world.
Krav Maga courses that are available include:
- Hand-to-hand combat
- Neutralizing hostile and violent attacks
- Countering surprise attacks and ambushes
- Countering close range and long range attacks
- Escaping from grabs and holds
- Ground fighting and survival
- Multiple attacker survival
- Knife defense
- Impact/blunt weapon defense
- Handgun disarming
- Long gun disarming
- Defense and disarming tactics for explosive devices
- Unarmed hostage rescue
- Israeli Knife Fighting
