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bought this book because its the only English language biography of Imi Lichtenfeld a, k. a. Imrich SdeOr that I could find, and by all accounts the man led a fascinating life, Lichtenfeld is most famous for founding the Israeli martial art known as Krav Maga, For those unfamiliar, Krav Maga is a selfdefense system that prides itself on using as much of the human bodys natural instinct as possible in defense.
It eschews the fancy and unrealistic techniques widely found in martial arts in favor of simple and direct tactics.
However, its not the founding of Krav Maga that makes Lichtenfelds life so intriguing, Believe me, there are plenty of founders of martial arts whose lives would less than engrossing reads, Lictenfeld was also a Holocaust survivor / resistance fighter, a circus performer, and a skilled athlete,

The good news for biographers is that there is still plenty of room for a bestselling

biography of this man.
There are two major problems with this book, I should point out that both problems result from the fact that this book is written by an apparently dedicated student of Krav Maga, and not by a professional writer, a biographer, or a master of creative nonfiction.
I suspect the author did as good a job as he could, given that a proper primary sourcebased biography would take over a persons life, is an art and science that must be learned, andunfortunatelya lot of sources are now deceased / destroyed.


Anyway, back to the problems: First, its a translation that seems to have been done without the help of a translator or editor with native English competency.
In fact, some of it reads like it was put through Babel Fish or Google Translate, As far as I know, the original Italian edition maybe a brilliantly written, if brief, biographical outline of Lictenfelds life.
Second, the book is an outline of Lichtenfelds life, and it doesnt offer enough detail to give the reader the visceral reading experience that learning about this mans life should have been.
Theres no indepth research of the dramatic events in which Lichtenfeld was involved, Contrary to popular advice on writing, the author tellsnot shows,

The book is actually a short biographical sketch of Lichtenfeld, followed by what might be considered a “biography” of Krav Maga, and that is followed by bioblurbs of some of the more wellregarded students of Lichtenfeld.


On the positive side, the book is a cheap and quick read, It will give one some insight into Lichtenfeld, butI fearwill leave many readers with a craving to know more.
I wouldnt recommend it for someone who wants a biography of Lichtenfeld, but, if youre looking for a biographical sketch or are interested in the lives of prominent martial artists, it will probably serve your purpose.

Fantastic book and manual on the Krav Maga and the life of its founder Imi Lichtenfeld GM.
All practitioners of this system of selfdefense should be in possession,
Master Gaetano Lo Presti, Italian, is considered among the world's greatest exponents of krav maga, President of WOKM Federation World Original Israeli Krav Maga Federation, After the huge success of his first book "Krav Maga" addressed the Italian market, with this book entirely in English, wants to disclose in the world, the history of this discipline and its founder.
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