Krav Maga Alliance Brings Nir Maman To Its Advisory Board!

The Krav Maga Alliance is proud to announce that we have named Nir Maman to our Advisory Board. Nir's remarkable record and experience with the Israeli Defense Force, and his exceptional teaching abilities, will help the Krav Maga Alliance pursue our stated goal of constant improvement.

Nir Maman's resume and experience are far to extensive to list in full. A brief biography includes the following:

Nir was a member of one of the most elite units in the Israeli Special Forces, the Central Command Counter-Terror Unit (C.T.U.) and the Special Forces Counter-Terror and Special Operations School (C.T.S.O). During his service he held several positions including Commander of the Counter-Terror School’s International Training Section where he was responsible for developing and delivering specialized Counter-Terror, Hostage Rescue, and Krav Maga training to Special Forces Units from various countries around the world that attend the Israeli Special Forces Counter-Terror and Special Operations School in preparation for high risk deployments such as Iraq and Afghanistan. This included training all the U.S. Special Forces Units such as Marines MARSOC and Anti Terror Company, Rangers, Army Special Forces (Green Berets), and several others.

He also held the position of Lead Counter-Terror Instructor on the Counter-Terror School’s Designated Hostage Rescue Take-Over Units Instruction Section, where he was responsible for training new recruits and active operational members of the Israeli Special Force’s Designated Hostage Rescue Units in all areas of Counter-Terror warfare and Hostage Rescue including Hostage Rescue Operations in domestic and hostile/foreign environments, Close-Quarters-Combat, Dynamic Entry, Aircraft, Ship, Train, and Bus Interdiction, Suicide Bomber Interception, Urban Warfare, Tactical Shooting, and Krav Maga.

Nir was also assigned to the C.T.S.O. School’s Chief Instruction and Research and Development Section where he was responsible for developing operational Counter-Terror tactics and Tactical Training Protocols that are currently taught to all Israeli Special Forces Units. His duties in this section also included training the Counter-Terror and Special Operations School’s instructors in Counter-Terror Warfare, Tactical Shooting, and Krav Maga.

He also held the position of Operational Team Leader on the Central Command Counter-Terror and Hostage Rescue Unit during high risk deployments which included Direct Action Operations, Arrests of high threat terrorists, and high risk entry and searches terrorist strongholds throughout the West Bank and Gaza Strip regions. In January 2009, Nir participated operationally in ‘Operation Cast Lead’ in Gaza.

In April 2009 Nir was awarded the Israeli Defense Force Ground Forces Command Soldier of the Year Award of Excellence for his service in developing Counter-Terror tactics for the Israeli Special Forces and for excellent service in commanding the Counter-Terror School’s International Training Section.

Nir is currently a Use of Force and Police Tactics Instructor at a Police College in Canada, and is still active in the Israeli Special Forces Reserves. He trains Military Special Operations and Police SWAT units across North America in Counter Terror and Hostage Rescue operations, Active Shooter Intervetion, Tactical Shooting, and operational Krav Maga.

As a member of the Krav Maga Alliance Advisory Board, Nir will offer insights into current techniques and training methodologies taught by Israeli Special Forces, as well as adding his own techniques and training that have helped him as an operator.

"We want to provide ourselves, our instructors, and our students with the best training possible," says John Whitman, founder of the Krav Maga Alliance. "That means looking outside ourselves to other experts. Nir was an obvious choice, and I'm honored that we are on the same team."

In addition to offering training insights and consulting on technical issues, Nir will run at least one seminar per year hosted by the Krav Maga Alliance.

The Krav Maga Alliance is a worldwide network of Krav Maga school owners, instructors, and practitioners dedicated to constantly improving themselves and each other. For more information on the Krav Maga Alliance, please visit www.kravmagaalliance.com. For more information on Nir Maman, please visit www.ct707.com.