Tag: documentary

Producer and Director: Avi Bohbot / Writen by Aviad Segal, Avi Bohbot / 90 min English, Hebrew / Chaos Films Ltd./ Production Status: Development – Fund Raising

The Story of Krav Maga

It began here, in Israel, between WWII and our independence. The right men met the right circumstances and the most efficient, effective and simple self-defense method in the world was born – Krav Maga.

This is the epic story of the Krav Maga and the people who created it. Imi chose to fight the wave of anti-Semitic violence in his hometown Bratislava, but eventually was forced to flee the rising Nazi regime and arrived in Palestine, where he was chosen to teach self-defense to the elite underground force of the Jewish community.

Following Israel’s independence, Imi continued to train the soldiers of the Israeli army, and due to Krav Maga being a simple and aggressive method, it became a necessity for every soldier tipping the scale in the battlefield.  After he retired, he fulfilled his dream – to open his own school and teach self-defense to civilians.

Thus Imi met young Eli Avikzar, a hot-tempered juvenile delinquent from the poverty-stricken slums of Netanya who immigrated with his family to Israel from Casablanca. They become a teacher and student – each from a culture so vastly different, each from a world and generation of his own – yet together they formed a bond that went well beyond their differences.

Imi recognized in Eli his sheer talent, his creativeness and saw in him what he himself was – a lost boy who can finally find his way in life through the path of martial arts. Eli found in Imi a father, a mentor, and together they developed the Krav Maga.

From them, the Krav Maga has spread to the world – Taught in every major city around the globe such as Paris, LA, New York, Tokyo, London, Rome, Madrid and Berlin. It is constantly used in Hollywood action films and by most of the special military forces in the world.  Even today it is ever evolving, as Imi and Eli’s students strive to continue the founder’s philosophy: “Simple, Short, Fast”.

Producer and Director: Avi Bohbot / Writen by Aviad Segal, Avi Bohbot / 90 min English, Hebrew / Chaos Films Ltd./ Production Status: Development – Fund Raising

Krav Maga is one of the most important gifts that the state of Israel has given the world.  Regardless of physical strength, age or gender, this method allows anyone to defend himself when faced with virtually any violent situation.

Krav Maga – a quick, realistic, unrelenting, pushy and sharp martial art designed not for beauty of motion, but for the sole purpose of self-defense. Although created by a competitive fighter, it is a non-competitive system.  While a new style on its own, it also contains a synthesis of a variety of techniques from many different fighting styles (everything from boxing to jiu-jitsu). The ideas behind Krav Maga are simple; confrontation should always be avoided.  If this it is not possible or dangerous to subvert the conflict, then Krav Maga dictates that the fight should be finished as quickly as possible. This is achieved through efficient and quick (sometimes pre-emptive) counter attacks and targeting the bodies most vulnerable points. Training focuses on real world situations, achieving maximum efficiency with quickest effort and maintaining awareness of one’s surroundings.

In the late 1990’s and especially after 9/11, Krav Maga spread all around the world. Krav Maga is recognized as one of the best methods for self-defense due to its realistic and practical approach, and easy to learn drills. Additionally, because of its simplicity and effectiveness in the battlefield, armies and special security units all around the world chose Krav Maga for the training of their soldiers.

Our vision is to tell this heroic story to the world, not only because it’s a fascinating story that should be told, but also because we believe that it will bring this simple and effective tool of defense to the hands of our audience.