krav maga

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Krav Maga¹

  • /kɹɑːv məˈɡɑː/

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Borrowed from Hebrew קרב מגע (krav magá, literally “contact combat”).

noun krav maga · Krav maga

  1. uncountable A hand-to-hand combat system developed by the Israel Defense Forces that consists of a wide combination of martial arts techniques along with realistic fight training. Nearly all the women are wearing a hijab, one of the reasons they’re in this self-defense class in Antioch, Tennessee, a community nestled next to Nashville. For three hours, these Muslim women learn Krav Maga and Brazilian jiu-jitsu defense moves, including kicks, punches and elbow strikes that wil

krav maga²

noun

  1. uncountable Alternative letter-case form of Krav Maga

Krav maga³

noun

  1. uncountable Alternative letter-case form of Krav Maga

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noun Israeli combat system

Españolkrav magá
日本語クラヴ・マガ kuravu maga
DeutschKrav Maga
עבריתקרב מגע krav magá

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"krav maga." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/krav%20maga. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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krav maga. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/krav%20maga

Chicago

"krav maga." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/krav%20maga.

BibTeX
@misc{krav_maga_2026,
  title = {krav maga},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/krav%20maga},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}