Besides legitimizing the practice of Krav Maga in South America, the job of the South American Federation of Krav Maga is basically to protect the technical and philosophical purity of the art as it was created, maintaining the integrity and fidelity of Imi's work. It is also, to supervise the teaching of Krav Maga, continuously train instructors respecting the ethical code of quality and excellence of the Krav Maga practice, divulge and develop the art with all the responsibility that working with self-defense requires. All of this results in a level of commitment of its practitioners that joins them all as a family.

Master Kobi Lichtenstein

Kobi Lichtenstein was born in 1964, in the city of Rechovot, Israel. At the age of three, he began his Krav Maga training with the creator of the art, Imi Lichtenfeld. After serving for three years in the Israeli Army, he had a black belt diploma from the Krav Maga Association in Israel, and as an instructor from the Wingate University, the largest physical education university in Israel which is also known as one of the best in the world. He also did extension courses like Physical Therapy, First Aid, Special Nutrition for Athletes and has a deepened knowledge of six different kinds of martial arts.

In 1990, he arrived in Brazil with the support of master Imi, with the goal of divulging, spreading, and teaching Krav Maga in South America.

As the first black belt to leave Israel to accomplish the mission entrusted to him, he began his work, and with great success. He surprised everyone, including the army elite and the police with Krav Maga's objectivity and efficiency, as well as with his indisputable competence as instructor and an expert in the subject.

During these years in Brazil, Master Kobi has been graduating instructors who today teach in several gyms in different Brazilian states. He supervises the practice and divulgence of Krav Maga, keeping a high ethical and technical level of his instructors and students, following the suggested steps by his master and creator of Krav Maga.

As a Krav Maga master and a specialist in security, he has already taught courses to several military, police and private security forces. The training for the security business has been reaching excellent results and the courses have been requested by almost all Brazilian states and by countries in South America.