Avi Nardia

Avi Nardia
Avi Nardia
Native name אבי נרדיה
Style KAPAP[1]
Teacher(s) Moni Aizik, Chaim Pe'er
Rank (military) Major IDF Res., (police) Staff Sergeant Major (NCO)
Years active 1974-present
Website Avi Nardia, Avi Nardia KAPAP Combatives

Avi Nardia is a martial artist, KAPAP,[2] a related to it 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]

Biography

Avi Nardia's father served in the legendary 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 7 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 9/11 terror attacks Nardia has 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 and 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

References

  1. ↑ "Avi Nardia". International KAPAP Federation. Retrieved 2012. Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  2. ↑ Intensive self-defence seminars by expert Avi Nardia
  3. ↑ USA DOJO, What is Lotar?
  4. 1 2 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 (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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