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Lineages
Imi to Eyal Yanilov to Darren Levine — who taught whom, and where the schools diverge.
Eyal Yanilov — Imi's Closest Technical Heir
Imi's most senior student, the architect of the modern grading system, and the founder of both IKMF and KMG.
Darren Levine — Krav Maga in North America
The Los Angeles attorney who brought Krav Maga to the United States in 1981 and built the dominant US federation.
Avi Moyal — IKMF Chief Instructor and Curriculum Steward
The Israeli senior instructor who took over IKMF after Yanilov's departure and has carried it through the post-2010 era.
Boaz Aviram — The Original Israeli Air Force System
A senior Israeli instructor whose lineage traces directly through the IDF Air Force combat-fitness program — and whose KAPAP work shaped what civilians outside Israel later called "military Krav Maga."
Itay Gil — Counter-Terror and Tactical Lineage
A former Israeli special-operations operator whose lineage of Krav Maga focuses on counter-terror, hostage rescue, and protective-detail close-combat applications.
Haim Zut — Imi's First Generation
One of Imi's earliest civilian-era senior students, instrumental in formalizing the civilian curriculum after Imi's retirement from the IDF.
Haim Gidon — The Conservative Israeli Lineage
Imi's longest-tenured Israeli student and the head of the federation most closely associated with Imi's original Netanya school.