Imi Lichtenfeld

Imi Lichtenfeld
אימי ליכטנפלד
Lichtenfeld (left) with disciple Yaron Lichtenstein
BornImre Lichtenfeld
(1910-05-26)26 May 1910
Budapest, Austria-Hungary
Died9 January 1998(1998-01-09) (aged 87)
Netanya, Israel
NationalityIsraeli
StyleKrav Maga
Other information
Notable studentsEyal Yanilov, Darren Levine, Haim Gidon
Gymnastics career
DisciplineMen's artistic gymnastics

Imrich "Imi" Lichtenfeld (Hebrew: אימריך ”אימי“ ליכטנפלד; Hungarian: Lichtenfeld Imre; 26 May 1910 – 9 January 1998), also known as Imi Sde-Or (אימי שדאור), was a Hungarian-born Israeli martial artist. He is widely recognized for developing Krav Maga, now considered an Israeli martial art.