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Head Instructor: EYAL YANILOV
Eyal Yanilov (born in 1959) studied Krav Maga under the
personal tutelage of its founder, Imi Sde-Or (Lichtenfeld), and
has served as the Grand master's closest assistant and foremost
disciple since the early 1980s. Active in this field since 1973,
he is now its most senior instructor. Mr. Yanilov is the only individual
who carries the highest grade ever given by Imi (Master level 3/Expert
level 8) and holds the unique “Founder's Diploma of Excellence"
(This diploma was given only to two persons, the other - one of
Eyal's top students, Mr. Darren Levine, Expert level 6, of the United
States).
Eyal Yanilov started his Krav Maga training with Mr. Eli Avikzar
(one of Imi’s top students at the time) and soon afterwards
began to study directly with the founder himself. At an early age,
Eyal was instructing at the training studio that Imi had entrusted
to Eli Avikzar, and on many occasions assisted and substituted for
the Grandmaster in lessons and preparations with students who were
to be tested for grades of expert level. At a later stage, when
Imi appointed him Head of the Krav Maga Professional Committee,
Eyal was responsible for preparing and updating the Krav Maga curriculum.
In this capacity Eyal had the task of imparting the new developments
and accumulated knowledge, changes in techniques, and the latest
training methods to the other senior instructors.
In 1984 Grandmaster Imi Sde-Or placed Eyal in charge of preparing
the complete and comprehensive series on the Krav Maga discipline
(of which this book is a part). Since then, and until the system's
founder passed away in January 1998, the two were deeply engrossed
in the task of writing down the principles of Krav Maga and clarifying
its
various techniques.
Since directing the first self-defense instructors course for American
citizens, in 1981, Eyal Yanilov has been teaching a large number
of Krav Maga and self-defense instructors courses in many countries
around the world, under the auspices of the Israeli Ministry of
Education and the International Krav Maga Federation (IKMF). Eyal,
together with his most advanced students who serve as local directors
or chief instructors in their countries, are the key force in spreading
Krav Maga teaching throughout the world. Mr. Yanilov is currently
serving as Chairman and Chief Instructor of the IKMF, and heads
the International School of Krav Maga. In this capacity, he is in
charge of the development, definition, and dissemination of the
system.
Mr. Yanilov is a graduate of the School for Trainers and Instructors
at the Wingate Institute for Sport and Physical Education, and also
holds a degree in Electrical Engineering. He has spent years training
fighters of elite units and members of special anti terrorist squads,
while teaching at colleges for physical education instructors.
Since the early eighties Eyal has been training different groups,
in various seminars and courses: ordinary civilians coming to learn
self-defense, military units, police units, executive protection
personnel, special units, SWAT teams, and other security-oriented
groups in Israel, Europe, South America, and the United States.
Within this context, he specializes in improving the fighting skills
and general abilities of members of these groups.
Mr. Yanilov’s main objective now is to educate future Krav
Maga instructors around the world, and he always enjoys promoting
any such initiative in this direction.
To contact Eyal Yanilov - Drop him an Email
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