Krav Maga translated from Hebrew into English, as ‘Contact Combat’ was initially developed as an unarmed combat system by Imi Lichtenfeld for the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) due to its no-nonsense, simplistic and practical approach. Krav Maga has since been adapted to meet the needs of civilians, law enforcement officers, and security personnel. Krav Maga is widely recognised as the most comprehensive reality-based self-defense system in the world today.