Moni Aizik

Moni Aizik
Moni Aizik
Born Israel
Native name מוני אייזיק
Style Commando Krav Maga[1]
Teacher(s) Opa Schutte[2]
Rank Black belt in Judo
Black belt in Jujutsu
Black belt in Krav Maga
Notable students Yael Arad
Fly (Dota player)
Website Commando Krav Maga

Moni Aizik is an Israeli-born martial artist. Aizik has a jujutsu and judo background and is the founder of Commando Krav Maga.

Israel

At the age of eight, under Opa Schutte, Aizik started training in judo and jujutsu.[2] He won national title in judo seven times.[2]

Aizik states that he was asked, shortly after the Yom Kippur War, to improve upon the army's existing hand-to-hand combat system due to his knowledge of martial arts, including various Israeli fighting systems, jujitsu and judo.[2]

After his military service he trained at a Maccabi Tel Aviv club in Israel: Krav maga(CKM), Jiujitsu, and Judo. One of Aizik's students was Yael Arad,[3] a 1992 Olympic silver medalist in judo.

North America

Moving to North America in the 1980s, Aizik started teaching CKM at the Jewish Community Center in Toronto, Ontario, and later opened The Samurai Club martial center where he taught Commando Krav maga, Judo, MMA and Jiujitsu. Among his students were the former UFC Welterweight Champion Carlos Newton[4] and Joel Gerson.[5] In 2006 Aizik start spreading Commando Krav maga (CKM) all over the world.

Trivia

Aizik's son, Tal, is a professional Dota 2 player known as Fly. He currently plays for Evil Geniuses.

References

  1. ↑ "Commando Krav Maga". Inside Kung Fu. Retrieved 2010-05-11.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Black Belt Magazine 2010
  3. ↑ Christopher Caile, When A Stickup Might Get You Killed: The Universal Quick Pistol Disarm, Fighting Arts magazine
  4. ↑ Moni Aizik. Moni Aizik's background Archived 2014-04-09 at the Wayback Machine., Inside Kung Fu
  5. ↑ Paul Lungen, Toronto teenagers capture gold medals in judo, The Canadian Jewish News, December 16, 1993
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