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Krav Maga, the close-combat method conceived in secrecy by the Israeli army, has kicked its way firmly into civilian life and with Hollywood\u2019s help, has become the ultimate form of self-defense.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe idea is to be able to quickly hit the aggressor\u2019s vulnerable spots and to defend yourself with whatever is available \u2014 a beer bottle or a stick,\u201d explains Elad Nimni, who teaches Krav Maga in the Israeli army.<\/p>\n
\u201cOr, if you\u2019re doing military Krav Maga, you can use a gun instead of your body, because your body can get damaged and that hurts,\u201d he tells AFP, wearing military fatigues, his muscles rippling under a tight black t-shirt.<\/p>\n
Although Krav Maga \u2014 which is Hebrew for \u201ccontact combat\u201d \u2014 borrows techniques from boxing, wrestling and jiu jistu, it differs from all other combat sports in one way: there are no rules.<\/p>\n
Krav Maga is all about saving your own skin, and anything goes.<\/p>\n
But interest in the streetwise style of fighting has stretched far beyond Israel, notching up diehard fans from Hampstead to Hollywood, among them A-listers like Angelina Jolie and husband Brad Pitt, whose daily workouts reportedly caused him to bulk up his muscles and \u201cdramatically\u201d lose weight.<\/p>\n