Jacob Lichtenstein
Krav Maga Master
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.
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