
Soon after the Israeli state was set up in 1948, Imi was asked to build a system of fighting and self-defense for the Israeli Defense Force (IDF) Imi carefully refined Krav Maga during his career as chief instructor of hand to hand combat for the IDF. Beginning with special forces units like the Haganah, Palmack, and Palyam, Krav Maga became the official combatives training for all military staff, Israeli police and security forces. Faced with the task of preparing both fit and out-of-shape soldiers, Imi developed a complete system that relied on simple.