Krav Maga

See also: Krav maga, krav maga, and krav magá

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Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew קרב מגע (krav magá, literally “contact combat”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kɹɑːv məˈɡɑː/

Noun

Krav Maga (uncountable)

  2. (martial arts) A hand-to-hand combat system developed by the Israel Defense Forces that consists of a wide combination of martial arts techniques along with realistic fight training.
    • 2016 February 18, Kyung Lah, “Fearing attacks, Muslim women learn self-defense”, in CNN‎[1], archived from the original on 12 April 2021:
      Nearly all the women are wearing a hijab, one of the reasons they’re in this self-defense class in Antioch, Tennessee, a community nestled next to Nashville. For three hours, these Muslim women learn Krav Maga and Brazilian jiu-jitsu defense moves, including kicks, punches and elbow strikes that will help them escape an attacker.

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