Haim Gidon

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Haim Gidon
Nationality Israel Israeli
Style Krav Maga
Teacher(s) Imi Lichtenfeld
Rank      10th dan red belt in Krav Maga

Haim Gidon is a world renowned teacher of Krav Maga (Hebrew קרב מגע: "contact combat"), an Israeli-originated self-defense and military hand-to-hand combat system taught to military, police forces and civilians worldwide.

He has been the Grandmaster and president of the Israeli Krav Maga Association[1] and has been teaching Krav Maga since 1977; he was granted an 8th degree black belt by Imi Lichtenfeld (also known as Imi Sde-Or), the founder of Krav Maga.[2][3] Gidon holds a 10th dan red belt, which is the highest degree in Krav Maga.[1]

Biography

Gidon was a member of Krav Maga founder Imi Lichtenfeld's first training class in the early 1960s. Gidon fought in the Six-Day War, the War of Attrition, and the Yom Kippur War.[4]

After the Six-Day War, Gidon resumed his competitive boxing and decided to learn more about the Krav Maga principles he had learned in the military. In 1978, along with Lichtenfeld and other top instructors, Gidon co-founded the Israeli Krav Maga Association (IKMA) which he now heads as president. In 1994, Gidon was elected as IKMA president and opened his current gym and the main training center for the IKMA located on Ben Zion Street in Netanya, Israel. In 1995, Lichtenfeld nominated Gidon as the top authority to grant 1st dan (level) Krav Maga black belt and up. In an IKMA ceremony, Lichtenfeld awarded Gidon 8th dan, designating Gidon as the highest ranking Krav Maga instructor.[4]

Lichtenfeld approved of Gidon's adding extensive groundwork, modified weapons defenses and other additions/improvements to the Krav Maga system. As president of the IKMA, he has taught defensive tactics for the last thirty years to Israel's security and military agencies.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b Kahn, David (2008). Advanced Krav Maga: The Next Level of Fitness and Self-Defense. Macmillan. pp. 1–2. ISBN 0-312-36164-5. 
  2. ^ "Grandmaster Mr. Haim Gidon - Head of the Krav Maga system". Israeli Krav Maga Association. http://kravmagaisraeli1.ybay.co.il/data/Head_of_system/Head_of_system.asp?mCatID=1007. Retrieved 2008-11-06. 
  3. ^ "About the Israeli Krav Maga Association". Israeli Krav Maga Association. http://kravmagaisraeli1.ybay.co.il/data/About_us/About_us.asp?mCatID=1005. Retrieved 2008-11-06. 
  4. ^ a b c Kahn, David (2004). Krav Maga: An Essential Guide to the Renowned Method - for Fitness and Self Defense. Macmillan. p. 21. 


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