Picture Gallery

Imi - a gentle-man and a fighter

	Imi Lichtenfeld (Sde-or) at his mid 70's
	Imi Lichtenfeld (Sde-or) at his mid 70's

Sports and Private

	Samuel Lichtenfeld (Imi's father) was in charge on the unite of detectives in Bratislava, playing as a villain, while posing for a teaching manual he was working on (the holes in the pic are from bullet shots)
	Imi (second left) with the Slovakian wrestling team, in the 30's
	A sports man at homeland
	Mid 30's, on the river bank of the Danube, posing acrobatic with a woman friend. At his youth, Imi was considered a lady's man
	Mid 30's. Performing drills with a rubber band
	With wife Ilana, on their wedding day (1960)
	In the late 80's

Military

	In a military suit
	As a chief referee, in an IDF's day of sports and competitions
	Imi as a boxing referee and chief referee in IDF events
	Imi was stationed in Africa for a couple of years, teaching P.T. and KM, as a part of an Israeli military delegation.
	Defending an upwards knife attack - teaching a group of soldiers (early days of IDF)
	Demonstrating to instructors how to tie up an enemy soldier.
	The approach in a century removal technique (from the IDF's first KM manual)
	As the attacker, in a technique for "Knife against a knife" (1st manual)
	The problem - A choke from the rear (military) An Israeli soldier may also be in a need for basic self-defense skills when is on a vacation.
	Modern times (Military KM in Sweden)
	Modern times (Military KM in Poland)

KM in Civil

	The first training place Imi opened was in Netanya. Here is an advertising for the training place in Tel-Aviv.
	In front of the training place in Tel-Aviv, with some of first students (Late 60's)
	Performing techniques in the late 60's and early 70's with favorite students as Eli A. Rafi E. Shaike B and Zvulun.
	Imi, Eyal and the first Swedish instructors' course (Israel 94).
	Imi visiting a training camp for kids, Wingate 1996.
	Imi used to write Hebrew in Latin letters. "Don't say what not to do, say what to do". The positive way of correcting and teaching student.
	Imi used to write Hebrew in Latin letters. "The first law - try to be so good that you will not need to kill"

Imi and Eyal

	Imi with the second ever instructors and assistant instructors course and Eyal (1975)
	With the third ever instructors course. (1976)
	Granting Eyal the "Assistant Instructors diploma" (1975) Click image to enlarge
	Late 70's, after a long day of training and shooting pictures Click image to enlarge
	During the first visit to present and promote KM in the USA, Imi, Rafi (one of Imi's first students) and Eyal
	On set in mid 80's, making picture series for the KM manual, part came out in Hebrew.
	A take down after a defense against a knife attack
	Defending a gun threat from behind (1990)
	With a group of high level and younger instructors, mid 90's.
	Granting Eyal the "Master Level 2" in the mid 90's Click image to enlarge
	Mid 90's, a standard picture.
	With a group of KM instructors and students from Finland, Sweden and UK, Touring and Training in Israel Jan.98, a week before Imi passed away

Imi and Eyal - Grading Diplomas

	Eyal first KM diploma, a "tallow belt" at the time that colored belt were used in KM. In the late 80's Imi decided that Eyal will be his successor. He prepared an 8th level for him, signed it in 91, in case something will happen to him. Eyal got this diploma from Imi's wife, after Imi passed away. Click image to enlarge
	The Expert 8th Level/ Master Level 3, that was awarded to Eyal in early 96. Click image to enlarge

Imi and Eyal - Founder's Diploma

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IKMF - Instructors education

	After formation of the IKMF, Imi, Eyal, the IKMF founders and a group of expert instructors with their IKMF's grading diplomas Click image to enlarge
	The first KM instructors course in the UK
	The first ever KM military instructors outside Israel. Participating Finnish and Swedish Instructors.
	The first KM instructors in Australia.
	A gathering of instructors from different countries, in Sweden late 90's.
	Military instructors' course in the 1st Commando regiment, Poland, participating also Finnish and Finnish instructors.

Different activities world wide, Civilians, Military, Law-Enforcement

	Seminars for all, around the world (Switzerland 2003)
	The first large group of L-E officers, from the Illinois state police, late 80's.
	Working with commando units in Poland
	Mid 90's. Central America, teaching L-E's division of criminal investigation
	South America, training VIP protection to military officers
	Water training
	Large seminar for civilians, hosted in Utti (special units), Finland.
	Learning about road rage and self- defense inside cars
	In the woods
	Group training in our central gym in Netanya, during Touring and Training in Israel.
	Women self-defense
	Eyal teaching in Tokyo, Japan
	Teaching in Sanzhen's university, south China