Eyal Yanilov began training Krav Maga in 1974 with the founder Imi Lichtenfeld and currently holds the highest level in Krav Maga, Master 3.
Eyal is the only person who holds both the highest level in the system and the founder’s diploma of excellence. He is the President and head Instructor of KMG – Krav maga Global, the largest and most professional Krav Maga organisation in the world.
In 1981 Yanilov directed the first Krav Maga training seminar outside Israel and has introduced Krav Maga in over 60 countries till today. Since the early 1980s, he has trained generations of instructors in the United States, Europe, South East Asia, and Australia.
Until 2010, Eyal served as head of the Professional Committee of the Israeli Krav Maga Association, established and served as the Chairman and Chief Instructor of the IKMF. In 2010 Eyal founded KMG – Krav Maga Global.
Eyal conducts courses and events around the world and created the modern curriculum of the system and wrote the official manuals of Krav Maga.
Eyal in person and with his team of assistants have educated more than 3000 instructors for the civilian sectors as well as for the Government Units, Military, Special Forces, VIP Protection & Law Enforcement around the world.
Master Eyal Yanilov and his team established KMG – Krav Maga Global, a global infrastructure designed to expand Krav Maga throughout the world, while maintaining the highest level of professionalism, morals and ethics.
KMG’s Krav Maga is an integrated system of self-defense, combat and fighting, close and third party protection. It is the leading system of its kind in the world, known for its practical and realistic techniques and tactics for avoiding, preventing, deterring, or otherwise handling all types of violent confrontations.
KMG’s Krav Maga system is continuing to be developed by Imi’s closest assistant, Eyal Yanilov and his team of professional instructors and coaches, adapting it to meet the changing needs of civilians of all ages, military units, law enforcement officers, and security personnel. It is an evolving system, which provides novel solutions for dynamic situations. With more than 1,500 active instructors in over 60 countries throughout the world, KMG is the most recognised and internationally active Krav Maga network.