Moni Aizik
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Moni Aizik, co-creator of Modern Krav Maga for the Israeli army, is the founder of Combat Survival-Commando Krav Maga, one of the most devastating combat systems that includes techniques from Lotar, Kapap and Krav Maga, among others.
Moni started training in Judo and Jiu Jitsu at the age of 8 under Opa Schutte, himself 2 generations away from the founder of Kodokan Judo, Jigoro Kano. Throughout his youth, Moni virtually dominated Israel’s competitive scene, winning national titles 7 times. Deciding not to try for an Olympic berth in his late teens, he opted instead to shift his energy to becoming a member of one of the world’s most clandestine and sophisticated military units, responsible for counter-terrorism and intelligence gathering behind enemy lines.
In the 70s, Moni was asked to improve upon the army's existing hand-to-hand combat system, using his extensive knowledge of reality based Jiu Jitsu and competitive Judo, specifically for the use of their special forces. Blending the lethal trinity of Krav Maga, Jiu Jitsu, and Judo, he founded this new system, eventually calling the civilian version Combat Survival. As such, one factor that has always separated Moni from the typical Krav Maga instructor is his depth and range of knowledge in other practical self-defense systems.
After finishing his tour with the military, he would frequently travel to Japan to study the technical wizardry of World Judo and Sambo Champions Isao Okano and Katsuhiko Kashiwazaki. In the meantime, his club in Israel, Maccabi Tel Aviv, was quickly becoming recognized as the defacto national training center, and would be the seed to eventually produce the nation’s first Olympic and World Silver medalist in Judo, Yael Arad. Moving to North America in the eighties, he would establish one of the most successful schools in Canada, the Samurai Club, which would itself house another generation of champions and world famous No Holds Barred fighters, including Ultimate Fighting Champion Carlos Newton, Japanese Shooto star Joel Gerson, Omar Salvosa, and many others.
