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Instructor 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.
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.