Moni Aizik () is an Israeli-born

martial artist Martial arts are codified systems and traditions of combat practiced for a number of reasons such as self-defence; military and law enforcement applications; competition; physical, mental, and spiritual development; entertainment; and the pres ...

. Aizik has a jujutsu and judo background and is the founder of Commando

Krav Maga Krav Maga ( ; , ; ) is an Israeli Hand-to-hand combat, self-defence system. Developed for the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), it uses techniques derived from aikido, boxing, judo, karate and wrestling. It is known for its focus on real-world situat ...

Israel

At the age of eight, under Opa Schutte, Aizik started training in

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and

jujutsu Jujutsu ( , or ), also known as jiu-jitsu and ju-jitsu (both ), is a Japanese martial art and a system of close combat that can be used in a defensive or offensive manner to kill or subdue one or more weaponless or armed and armored opponent ...

.Black Belt Magazine 2010
/ref> He won national title in judo seven times. Aizik states that he was asked, shortly after the

Yom Kippur War The Yom Kippur War, also known as the Ramadan War, the October War, the 1973 Arab–Israeli War, or the Fourth Arab–Israeli War, was fought from 6 to 25 October 1973 between Israel and a coalition of Arab world, Arab states led by Egypt and S ...

, 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. After his military service he trained at a

Maccabi Tel Aviv Maccabi Tel Aviv () is one of the largest sports clubs in Israel, and a part of the Maccabi association. Many sports clubs and teams in Tel Aviv are in association with Maccabi and compete in a variety of sports, such as football, basketball, j ...

club in Israel: Krav maga(CKM), Jiujitsu, and Judo. One of Aizik's students was

Yael Arad Yael Arad (; born 1 May 1967) is an Israeli judoka. She was the first Israeli to win an Olympic medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona in 1992. She is widely recognized as one of Israel's most successful athletes and is credited with br ...

, a 1992 Olympic silver medalist in judo.

North America

Moving to North America in the 1980s, Aizik started teaching CKM at the

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, 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

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and Joel Gerson. In 2006 Aizik start spreading Commando Krav maga (CKM) all over the world.

United Kingdom

On October 28, 2008, the British Advertising Standards Authority stated that Aizik cannot use "Ex-Israeli Special Forces Commando" or "Counter Terrorism Expert" in his advertising there since those claims can not be substantiated. Aizik says such documentation is classified.

Personal life

His son,

Tal Aizik Tal Aizik (Hebrew: טל אייזיק; born 9 March 1993), better known as Fly, is an Israeli professional ''Dota 2'' player for Nouns Esports. He is a former co-founder of the esports team OG. Aizik won four Dota Major Championships with team OG ...

, is a professional

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player who currently plays for Nouns Esports.

References

External links

Moni Aizik official page on Facebook
{{DEFAULTSORT:Aizik, Moni Israeli male martial artists Krav Maga practitioners Israeli expatriates in Canada Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Israeli jujutsuka Israeli male judoka Judoka trainers