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Krav

Krav is the ellipsis of Krav Maga.

Meaning of Krav Maga

Noun

Krav Maga (uncountable)

  1. A hand-to-hand combat system developed by the Israel Defense Forces that consists of a wide combination of martial arts techniques along with realistic fight training.
    • Nearly all the women are wearing a hijab, one of the reasons they’re in this self-defense class in Antioch, Tennessee, a community nestled next to Nashville. For three hours, these Muslim women learn Krav Maga and Brazilian jiu-jitsu defense moves, including kicks, punches and elbow strikes that...2016 February 18, Kyung Lah, “Fearing attacks, Muslim women learn self-defense”, in CNN, archived from the original on 12 Apr 2021

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Questions about Krav

What is Krav the ellipsis of?
Krav is the ellipsis of Krav Maga.

Words near Krav in the dictionary

  1. krautite
  2. krautrock
  3. krauts
  4. Krautwagon
  5. Krautwagons
  6. Krav
  7. krav maga
  8. Kravarsko
  9. Kravchenko
  10. Kravchenkos
  11. Kravchuk

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