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Eyal Yanilov
is the Head Instructor and Chairman of the International Krav Maga
Federation. He is also responsible for the instructor's training in the IKMF. Eyal Yanilov was born in 1959 and studied Krav Maga under the
personal tutelage of its founder, Imi Sde-Or (Lichtenfeld). Eyal has served
as the Grandmaster's closest assistant and foremost disciple since the early 1980s.
Active in this field since 1973, he is now its most senior instructor. Mr.
Yanilov is the only individual who carries the highest grade ever given by
Imi (Master level 3/Expert level 8).
In 1984 Grandmaster
Imi Sde-Or placed Eyal in-charge of preparing the complete and
comprehensive series on the Krav Maga discipline. Since then, and until
the system’s founder passed away in January 1998, the two were deeply
engrossed in the task of writing down the principles of Krav Maga and
clarifying its various techniques.
Since directing the first self-defense instructors course for
American citizens, in 1981, Eyal Yanilov has been teaching a large number
of Krav Maga and self-defense instructors courses in many countries around
the world, under the auspices of the Israeli Ministry of Education and the
International Krav Maga Federation (IKMF). Eyal, together with his most
advanced students who serve as local directors or chief instructors in
their countries, is the key force in spreading Krav Maga teaching
throughout the world. Mr. Yanilov is currently serving as Chairman and
Chief Instructor of the IKMF, and heads the International School of Krav-Maga. In this capacity, he is in-charge of the development, definition,
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