FIMA Features

Randall Koch is the owner and lead instructor of Krav Maga Worldwide training center in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, and a FIMA Representative for Ft. Lauderdale.  Randall started his martial arts training in Taekwondo and in 1990, at age 17, he opened Koch Martial Arts in Newport, Oregon. Eventually having three locations on the central Oregon…

Bas Rutten is a Certified Krav Maga Instructor who sits on the FIMA Board of Directors. He is an actor, commentator, kickboxer, entrepreneur, inventor, World Champion Mixed Martial Artist, 3-time King of Pancrase World Champion, UFC Heavyweight Champion, UFC Hall of Fame Inductee, World Class coach and trainer. Bas is one of the best Mixed Martial…

This is our third interview with Master Eyal Yanilov. In this interview he shares his technical knowledge with us and demonstrates defense against chokes, 360 defense, straight knife attacks and more. He discusses the phases of an attack and how to respond in different scenarios. Don’t miss this one! If you have been paying attention,…

We hope you enjoyed Part 1 of our interview with Master Yanilov.  He has so much knowledge and great stories to share that we invited him back for Part 2.  If you missed the first interview check it out as well. Eyal Yanilov is a graduate of the Wingate Institute and has been teaching and training…

Eyal Yanilov is a graduate of the Wingate Institute and has been teaching and training Krav Maga for over 40 years. He served as the close assistant for Imi Lichtenfeld for 20 years and holds the highest level granted by Imi, Master level 3/Expert level 8, and the Founder’s Diploma of Excellence.  He also holds a BSc…

DAISY LANG made history in women’s professional boxing by becoming the first Bulgarian to earn world champion titles. Known as Daisy ”The Lady “Lang, she competed for Germany between 1996-2004 because women’s boxing did not exist in Bulgaria when she began her career. Lang is one of the pioneers of female professional boxing, who increased…

Tommi Nystrom is a Finnish self-defense and personal security expert. Tommi has been training martial arts and self-defense for over 30 years and turned to Krav Maga when it came to Finland in 1996. For the past 25 years he has focused on training and developing Israeli Krav Maga in Finland while coaching actively in…

Sanjeev Mehta is our FIMA Representative in Hertfordshire and Milton Keynes, UK, and has been practicing martial arts for almost 40 years. He started his journey into martial arts at the age of 15, initially in Taekwondo in North London. His journey continued from there into Shotokan Karate and furthermore training in Aikido. Sanjeev’s training in…

Christine Bannon-Rodrigues has studied Martial Arts for over 43 years and is a 10th-degree Black Belt in Oki-Ryu Kenpo. She teaches Kenpo, Krav Maga, Kickboxing and Wushu.  She and her husband, Don, own the Don Rodrigues Karate Academy in Warwick, RI. They both co-promote the Ocean State Grand Nationals, one of 13 events on the…

Hank Garrett was born in Monticello, New York and his is parents soon relocated to Harlem, New York.  At age 15 Hank started performing in the Catskill Mountains and turned professional wrestler at age 17 (by lying about his age).  A small sample of his credits are:  Officer Nicholson on the TV sit-com “Car 54, Where Are…