Eyal Yanilov

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Eyal Yanilov (1959- ) is the Chief Instructor of the International Krav Maga Federation.

Mr. Yanilov began training in Krav Maga in 1973 and holds the Master level 3/Expert level 8 grade, granted by Imi Sde-Or, the founder of Krav Maga. He also holds the unique "Founder's Diploma of Excellence", which was given to only one other practitioner (Darren Levine).[1] In addition to directing the first Krav Maga training seminar outside Israel in 1981, he is the co-author of the book Krav Maga: How to Defend Yourself Against Armed Assault with Imi Sde-Or.[2]

Recently featured on an episode of Human Weapon. Taught Krav Maga to both of the hosts of the show, he dealt mostly with disarming techniques.

Eyal spends a lot of time traveling the world spreading Krav Maga around the world. When in Israel he does most of his training in Netanya out of Gabi Nach's dojo(incorrect term).

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  1. ^ International Krav Maga Federation
  2. ^ Sde-Or, Imi and Yanilov, Eyal. Krav Maga: How to Defend Yourself Against Armed Assault. New York: North Atlantic Books (2001). ISBN 1-58394-008-1
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