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Kapap
	British colonial soldiers practicing stick fighting in India
Focus	Hybrid
Country of origin	Israel
Parenthood	Bare knuckle boxing, Greco Roman Wrestling, Knife Fighting, Judo, jujutsu, British & Indian stick fighting.
Olympic sport	No

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KAPAP" (Hebrew: קפא"פ, קפ"פ) is an acronym for Krav Panim el Panim, translated as "face to face combat", is a close quarter battle system of defensive tactics, hand-to-hand combat and self defense.

History

The KAPAP system was developed in the late 1930s, within the Jewish Aliyah camps (ma-ḥa-not Olim) as part of preparatory training before their arrival in the British Mandate of Palestine.^{[citation needed]} The Palmach and Hagana used KAPAP as an ongoing combat development program for their recruits.

It was primarily considered a practical skill set that was acquired during the training period of the Palmach and Hahana fighters. The main focus was to upgrade the physical endurance, elevate and strengthen the spirit, developing a defensive and offensive skill set. It included physical training and endurance, cold weapon practical usage, Boxing, Judo, jujutsu, karate and knife and stick fighting.

Main Contributors

Gershon Kopler: judo and jujutsu Instructor who organized and established the self-defense concept as part of the Kapap training in the Palmach and Haganah.

Yehuda Marcus: Palmach’s physical training judo and jujitsu chief Instructor, who replaced Gershon Kopler;

Moshe Finkel: Palmach’s fitness training officer, integrated the different typologies of the art into the training regime.

Yitzhak Sade: Palmach’s commander who adopted the KAPAP training into the regiment.

Maishel Horowitz: Palmach’s official KAPAP Instructor, was in charge of the development of the short stick fight tactics at the Palmach and made it famous to the term KAPAP. Maishel Horowitz passed away December 2009.

Maishel was born in 1919 in Russia. While still a baby his parents were murdered on country road. The murderers threw baby Maishel into an icy puddle along the snow covered banks of the road and left him to die. Passers by saved him and recognizing his dead parents took him to his grandmother. His grand mother brought him to Palestine where he was raised by his parents relatives who lived in Tel-aviv.

In the 1930's Maishel joined the youth movement "Mhanot Haolim" and became very active. In the late 1930's he was a group leader in the youth movement and one of the founders of the "youth-companies" (as in military units) of which he was chief commander between 1940-1943. The youth companies helped protest against the British mandate and fight against underground groups who had broken of from the Hagana. It was during this period of activity in 1939 that he received training in Jujitsu, boxing and knife fighting from Hagana instructors. One problem that haunted Maishel and his friends was how to deal with British policemen armed with clubs, and it was for this purpose that together with fellow members of the youth movement he developed the short stick fighting method. Maishel's method became one of the main components of hand to hand combat training for all Hagana.

He had made a major contribution to the development of KAPAP. In fact, according to the historian Noah Gross who held many conversations with Maishel in his last decade, he did not even know that such a thing as Krav Maga existed or that his stick fighting system was taught to soldiers as late as 1959. The short stick method became most popular by use, due to the adaptation of the young generation of recruits. Among the sticks used in the KAPAP fighting, the short stick was most commonly used and therefore practiced. It was favored due to its concealability in the sleeve until the actual fight began (Mêlée) on the streets.

In the early 1950's the term KAPAP was used interchangeably with the term Krav Maga as elements of the syllabus altered. By the time the 1960's came, the term was used only within certain units who needed more than basic training in Krav Maga such as Unit 216, Sayeret Matkal (Ariel Sharon also served in this unit). Special units required skill sets that suited their function. Units such as non-military police special units like YAMAM require more than striking and neutralisation in their skillsets. It should also be noted that not all Special Forces fall under the IDF (Israeli Defence Force). Modern KAPAP has evolved in units such as these and also at LOTAR (Israel's school of Anti-Terrorism) where until recently Moar Bashan and David Arama of the International KAPAP federation were trainers.

--Beowulf101 (talk) 19:58, 13 December 2011 (UTC)

Training

The KAPAP method was and still is based on principles and not techniques. --Beowulf101 (talk) 19:45, 13 December 2011 (UTC)

Modern Day / Renewed System

KAPAP is a term used today to differentiate itself from the many Krav Maga schools around the world. Lt. Col. (res) Chaim Pe'er of Unit 216, Sayeret Matkal heads the International KAPAP Federation. Major Avi Nardia (Unit 216 Sayeret Matkal and Yamam Hand to Hand Combat instructor) developed many of the techniques now seen in modern Krav Maga, very specifically many of the gun disarms which were not in historical KAPAP and therefore Krav Maga.

Lieutenant Colonel (Res) Chaim Pe'er is the President and founder of the International KAPAP Federation. He is recognized internationally as a Soke - founder of the modern KAPAP system.

Military Experience

Lieutenant Colonel (Res) in the IDF's most prestigious special forces unit - Sayeret Matkal

Special Forces combat instructor

Paratroop and Guerilla Warfare instructor.

Graduate of the U.S. Ranger School

Military Survival instructor

Hand-to-hand Commando combat instructor

Civilan Experience

Student of Aki Yamazaki Sensei (6th Dan)

Student of Anton Gissing Sensei - Holland Judo (4th Dan)

Student of Patrick McCarthy Sensei (3rd Dan)

Student of Imi Lichtenfeld, founder of civilian Krav Maga

Diving Instructor

Rappelling Instructor

Trained Paramedic

Major Avi Nardia (IDF Res.) is one of the leading official instructors for the Israeli Army and Israeli Police in the field of Counter Terrorism and CQB (Close Quarters Battle). He specializes in training Special Forces, counter terrorism units, military, law enforcement, and civilians (including disabled society) all over the world in self defense as well as both modern and traditional martial arts. He served in a special police unit as an intelligence team member and as a defensive tacticts/CQB instructor, with the rank of Staff Sergeant Major (NCO). In his 24 years of service in the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), he earned the rank of Major, took part in the "Shlom Hagalil" war, serving 3 years outside of Israel's borders.

Major Nardia has trained law enforcement agencies and military units all over the world, including but not limited to Police Patrol, Correcttion Officers, SWAT, SRT, SERT, as well as Army, Marine, and Special Forces. In Israel, he taught defensive tactics and operational behavior at the Operational Police Academy, which is charged with training the country's entire police force.

He is one of a handful of instructors to have been an official instructor for the Israeli army, Israeli Police, and Israeli counter terror units.

Military, Law Enforcement, Governmental and Civilian Experience

Certified Krav Maga Instructor by the Israeli Army (IDF)

Certified Hagana Atzmit / Defensive Tactics Instructor by the Israeli Police

Certified Head International Instructor under Lt. Colonel Chaim Pe'er, head of the International Kapap Federation

Certified Shooting Instructor (Rifle, Shotgun, Handgun)

Certified Range Safety Officer by the NRA

Certified PPCT Defensive Tactics Instructor

Certified Saber Law Enforcement Aerosol Projectors instructor

Certified Olympic fencing Instructor (Foil, Saber, Epee) by Wingate Sport Insitute

Certified Jiujutsu Instructor by Israeli Ministry of Sport

Certified Kendo Instructor by Israeli Ministry of Sport

Certified Thai Boxing Instructor by Israeli Ministry of Sport

Certified Coach by Wingate Sport Insitute

Certified Fitness Instructor by Tel Aviv University

Certified Personal Trainer by Tel Aviv University

Certified Athletic Trainer by Wingate Sport Institute

Certified Sport Therapist by Wingate Sport Institute

Certified Rapelling Instructor by Wingate Sport Institute

Certified Diving Instructor

Certified Boxing Instructor

Certified in Israeli and Traditional Martial Arts (Kendo, Iaido, Jodo, Jiujutsu, BJJ, Muay Thai, Karate, Kyudo)

Member Israeli Rugby National team for 5 years along with other top teams as Physiotherapist/Athletic Trainer

Additional Civilian Experience

Major Nardia specialized in teaching civilians KAPAP at Tel-Aviv University with Lt. Colonel Chaim Peer, one of the founders of KAPAP. He also taught at Bar-Ilan University and Spivak Handicapped Center. Courses ranged from Traditional Martial Arts to Olympic Fencing and Theatrical Combat at Tel Aviv University. He was also involved with the Israeli Social Service program in teaching KAPAP-Self Defense to battered women and rape victims.

After receiving certification as an Athletic Trainer from the Wingate Institute, he was the Physiotherapist /Athletic Trainer for the Israeli National Rugby team for five years, and participated in the World Rugby Sevens Games in Uruguay in 1995 and 5 International Macabia Games. Major Nardia also spent two years as the Athletic Trainer of the Herzliya National League Handball and Basketball teams, dealing with various sport injuries.

Albert Timen is a former Elite Counter Intelligence undercover unit member for the IDF (Unit Samson) as well as a LOTAR and CQB instructor for various Police S.W.A.T. schools. Albert is one of only a few security operatives in the world to arrest a "live" Suicide Bomber. The bomber still had his explosive belt strapped on and was caught in the act of committing a bombing. In his 20 years of operational experience, Albert Timen has trained Special Units in various tactics and cross trained with the best operational units in the world. Albert now runs KAPAP Academy, which is a separate group to Avi Nardia's KAPAP Combatives, however the KAPAP is essentially the same.

Modern KAPAP highly evolved from its historical counterpart and advances many of its concepts so that modern day operational men and women can remain safe in the line of duty and so that civilians can defend against modern threats.

Historical KAPAP is not Krav Maga, yet its roots can clearly be seen in historical KAPAP. Modern KAPAP has evolved further, as have other Israeli systems under men like Dennis Hanover. Krav Maga has by commercialisation become the most well known Israeli martial art, but it has never been the only martial art. Where training requires a unit do a different and specialised job, training must be bent to suit its needs. .

Youth movements in Israel, like HaNoar HaOved VeHaLomed also practice KAPAP to remember the connection between the youth movement and the defense forces.

--109.150.162.38 (talk) 19:56, 13 December 2011 (UTC)

Sources

--Beowulf101 (talk) 20:01, 13 December 2011 (UTC)

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