Avi Nardia

Avi Nardia is a martial artist, KAPAP,[2] related to hand to hand combat system Lotar[3] and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu instructor.[4] With his teacher Lt. Col Chaim Pe'er he is heading today's KAPAP combatives system[5] as the leaders on International KAPAP Federation of Israel.[6]

Avi Nardia
Avi Nardia
Native nameאבי נרדיה
StyleKAPAP[1]
Teacher(s)Moni Aizik, Chaim Pe'er
Rank(military) Major IDF Res., (police) Staff Sergeant Major (NCO)
Years active1974-present
WebsiteAvi Nardia, Avi Nardia KAPAP Combatives

Biography

Avi Nardia's father served in the Unit 101 under Ariel Sharon in the 1950s and then he started to teach his son Avi the KAPAP basics.[7]

Nardia served in the Israel Defense Forces as an official hand-to-hand instructor and safety officer both during his duty service and reserve service. In the IDF he trained Israeli special forces and earned a rank of Major.[8][9]

After his demobilization Avi Nardia spent seven years in Japan studying Karate, Jiu-Jitsu and Kendo. When he came back to Israel he started to train Israeli police special Yamam unit.[10] During his years in Yamam he has substantially improved and enriched modern KAPAP.[11]

After the 9/11 terror attacks Nardia developed a new KAPAP version of civilian purposes. Subsequently he moved to live in LA, California where he opened a KAPAP Academy. Today he serves as an expert to SWAT schools in different countries and as an official instructor holding master classes on defensive tactics and operational behavior worldwide.[4][12] For example, due to his efforts KAPAP is becoming more popular in Asia including Singapore, Hong Kong, Taiwan and China.[13]

As a leading face-to-face instructor he is also considered to be a counter terrorism expert.

Articles and books by Avi Nardia
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References
  1. "Avi Nardia". International KAPAP Federation.
  2. Intensive self-defence seminars by expert Avi Nardia
  3. USA DOJO, What is Lotar?
  4. The Real Fighting. Avi Nardia Academy
  5. About KAPAP - Israeli Martial Arts of the Special Forces
  6. INTERNATIONAL KAPAP FEDERATION of Israel
  7. Krav Maga Federation of Ukraine, History of Israeli martial arts Archived 2012-05-16 at the Wayback Machine (in Russian)
  8. Jen Bishop, Hendon course from Israeli special forces
  9. Alfredo Tucci, Red Alert. Street Survival. 5 experts. 5 extreme street attacks, Budo International
  10. Tad Nelson, Behind the lines. THE YAMAM and ISRAELI KAPAP/CQB TRAINING
  11. T.D. Cook, Major Avi Nardia. Behind the headlines, Budo International
  12. Jim Wagner, Martial allies, Black Belt (magazine), January 2007
  13. Patwant Singh, Singapore to promote Kapap martial arts
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