Meanings
krav maga1
- uncountableAlternative letter-case form of Krav Maga.
Krav Maga2
alternative krav maga · alternative Krav maga
- uncountablegovernmentA 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.
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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 will help them escape an attacker.
2016 February 18, Kyung Lah, “Fearing attacks, Muslim women learn self-defense”, in CNN, archived from the original on 12 Apr 2021
Krav maga3
- uncountableAlternative letter-case form of Krav Maga.
Origin
- Hebrewקרב מגע
- EnglishKrav Maga
Borrowed from Hebrew קרב מגע (krav magá, literally “contact combat”).
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German Krav Maga
- Krav MagaIsraeli combat system
Hebrew קרב מגע
- קרב מגע (krav magá)Israeli combat system
Japanese クラヴ・マガ
- クラヴ・マガ (kuravu maga)Israeli combat system
Polish krav maga
- krav magaIsraeli combat system
Spanish krav magá
- krav magáIsraeli combat system
Turkish Krav Maga
- Krav MagaIsraeli combat system
Cite this entry
krav maga. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/krav%20maga
“krav maga.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/krav%20maga. Accessed November 5, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “krav maga,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/krav%20maga.
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