Jacob Lichtenstein

Yaakov "Kobi" Lichtenstein (Hebrew: יעקב ליכטנשטיין; born 1964) is an Israeli-Brazilian master of krav maga who introduced this technique to South America. He is the President of the South American Federation of Krav Maga (FSAKM). Grão Mestre Kobi is responsible for promoting, teaching, and training Krav Maga instructors in South America through the South American Federation of Krav Maga (FSAKM). He began training Krav Maga at the age of three with the creator of the discipline himself, Imi Lichtenfeld. A combatant in the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), with an MBA in National Security and Terrorism from Security and Investigation Hod Hasharon in Israel in partnership with Newport University in California, he arrived in Brazil in 1990 with the mission of spreading Imi's work throughout Latin America. He has provided instruction in numerous security units, including the security of the Presidency of Brazil and at large-scale events such as the 2016 Olympics. With over 50 years dedicated to Krav Maga, experience in battles and national security in his homeland, he now trains and supervises hundreds of instructors and thousands of students in five countries.

Early life

Lichtenstein was born in 1964 in Rehovot, Israel. appointed by Lichtenfeld to introduce his martial art to South America. including Krav Maga: A filosofia da defesa Israelense (Krav Maga: The Philosophy of the Israeli Defense) and Krav Maga: Sua defesa pessoal contra a violência urbana (Krav Maga: Your self-defense against urban violence). In January 1996, Lichtenfeld promoted Lichtenstein to the rank of 6th dan in krav maga. Lichtenstein lives and teaches krav maga in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

In the middle of 2011, Lichtenstein was granted an 8th dan red belt by Haim Zut and Uri Refaeli from the Krav Maga Federation.