Krav Maga Singapore

The Founder

Krav Maga was developed in Hungary and Czechoslovakia in the 1930s by Imi Lichtenfeld, also known as Imi Sde-Or. (Sde-Or – “Light Field” – is a calque of his surname into Hebrew.) He first taught his fighting system in Bratislava in order to help protect the Jewish community from Nazi militias. Upon arriving in the British Mandate of Palestine prior to the establishment of the Jewish state, Imi began teaching hand-to-hand combat to the Haganah, the Jewish underground army. With the establishment of the State of Israel in 1948, Imi became the Chief Instructor of Physical Fitness and Krav Maga at the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) School of Combat Fitness. He served in the IDF for about 20 years, during which time he continued to develop and refine his hand-to-hand combat method. He died in January 1998 in Netanya, Israel. <

Head Instructor

Eyal Yanilov began practicing Krav Maga in 1974, at the age of 15, under the personal tutelage of the system’s founder, Imi Sde-Or. Early on, he showed extraordinary talent as a student of the system, as well as an instructor. Recruited by Grandmaster Imi to train Krav Maga instructors and high-level students, Eyal eventually became the Grandmaster’s closest student and assistant. He is the only individual to whom Imi personally awarded both the Founder’s Diploma of Excellence and the then-unprecedented rank of Expert Level 8 – the highest rank in Krav Maga.

Together, Imi and Eyal wrote a series of books layingout the principles of the Krav Maga system in an accessible format, aimed at the civilian sector. Soon after, as head of the Israeli Krav Maga Association’s professional committee, Eyal created a new curriculum for Krav Maga, and transformed it into an organized, formal system built on principles of action and unique instructional methods. Alongside efforts to spread the discipline of Krav Maga among the general public, Eyal was also training anti-terrorist units in Israel according to the principles of combat as expressed in Krav Maga.
Eventually, Eyal traveled abroad and began to teach the system in many countries around the world. In the United States and Europe, Eyal taught Krav Maga to special military and law enforcement units, as well as to civilians. In order to manage the challenge of making Krav Maga truly international, Eyal founded an international Krav Maga federation and served as its president, under the tutelage and with the support of Grandmaster Imi. In practice, Eyal has personally trained all of the world’s first-generation Krav Maga instructors.
Since Imi’s death in 1998, Eyal has taken upon himself the responsibility of leading the continuing development of Krav Maga. On 2010 he established the KMG – Krav Maga Global. Eyal continues to train instructors and staff all over the world, and has created a global infrastructure for disseminating the system. At present, under Eyal’s personal supervision, a team of elite instructors – The KMG Global Team – is bringing Krav Maga to a wide and growing array of countries.
In addition to the many civilians training in Krav Maga centers, military and police special forces from around the world have adopted Krav Maga – as taught by Eyal and his team – as their preferred combat fighting system.
While harnessing decades of practical experience from around the world, Eyal Yanilov’s Krav Maga Global is proud to preserve and promote the authentic mental, moral and professional path outlined by Krav Maga’s founder, Imi Sde-Or.

Director & Chief Instructor Singapore

Sascha Soliano Served 12 years in the Singapore Armed Forces,10 of which was with HQ Commando Special Operations Force, now currently known as SOTF. He served in SOF where he specialized in Maritime Seal Type Operations.

During his tour in Special Forces, Sascha was sent for different courses to facilitate the requirements of his job scope, One of the many skillsets he picked up along the way was Krav Maga, he was the first batch of operators to be trained directly under Eyal Yanilov and his team from Israel and excelled very quickly in it due to his passion for Martial Arts, ultimately bagging the best trainee award (Military) for his performance and in depth understanding of Krav Maga.

Besides his love for Martial Arts, Sascha also excelled in the Army medical field as a SF Combat Medic, and served his last years in the SOF as the Senior Medical Specialist where he was Head of the Medical Cell, mainly in charge of medical training proficiency for the SF Medics. some of his work experience included training with various foreign counterparts like the US Seal teams, NZ SAS and the French Commando Jubert/ Hubert Marine Counter Terror Teams.

Below just a summary of the Courses and Achievements during Saschas service in the Military.

1. Certificate of Merit for Meritorious Performance in SAFSA Boxing in 1995/1996
2. Certificate of Merit for Meritorious Performance in Ex Lancer
3. Basic Commando Training (served in 3rd Company).(1996)
4. Commando Section Leader Course 32nd batch (1996)
5. (served in 3rd Company as a Platoon Sergeant). (1996)
6. 26th SAF Ranger course (1998)
7. Airborne Course Class 151 (1998)
8. Special Operations Force Counter Terrorist Course 16th Batch
9. Basic Military Freefall Course (1999)
10. Advance Military Freefall (High Altitude Parachute Operations) 9th Batch
11. Combat Medic Specialist level II / Para Medic Level II (2003)
12. Underwater Medic Level I 2001
13. US Navy BUDS : Basic Underwater Demolition Navy Seal Class 242 (2002-2003)
14. Combat Diver Class II, 21 Batch (NDU) (2001)
15. Krav Maga Military/Law Enforcement Fighter Course (Best Trainee) 2004
16. ASP Baton Instructor Course registration no 22755 (2004)
17. ASP Tactical Handcuff Instructor Course registration no 607(2005)
18. Krav Maga Instructor (Civilian) registration no 004159( 2006)
19. Krav Maga Military Instructor
20. SKD Kali Tactical (2006)
21. SAF Life Guard Course 7/98 Batch

Sascha is also qualified in the following fields
Medic First Aid International Oxygen First Aid instructor Registry number 131229
Medic First Aid International Advance /CPR/AED Instructor
Medic First Aid International Pediatric Plus Instructor
Medic First Aid International Pathogens Instructor
IMCA Assitant Life Support Technician Cert No: UCT/04/1512
IMCA Diver Medic Technician Cert No: ST/DM-0006
IMCA Diver Medic Instructor
Medical / Man Lock Attendant
IRATA Level I Rope Access Technician IRATA No: 1/31249

Sascha is currently the Chief Instructor & Director of Krav Maga Singapore under Krav Maga Global & has been teaching Krav Maga for the past 5 years coming since he left the service in March of 2006.

He currently still trains the Singapore Special Forces and specialized Law Enforcement Departments in the Methods of Krav Maga under Krav Maga Global, the Advancing Source for all Krav Maga.
If you would like to learn directly from the source, Seriously consider looking around first and tryout other schools that boast to have Krav Maga…..Most importantly, look up the backgrounds and crudentials of the potential Instructor.