Timeline

• 1967  Yaron Lichtenstein begins to train with Imi Lichtenfeld.
• 1971  Yaron graduates the first instructor course organized by Imi Lichtenfeld in collaboration with Wingate Institute and receives a diploma granted by the Institute.
• 1975  Imi gives Yaron his own black belt. Yaron is one of the 10 students which received the black belt directly from Imi.
• 1977  Imi handed to Yaron his Krav-Maga school from Natanya.
• 1982  Yaron founded BUKAN School of Krav-Maga, with Imi's support.
• 1984  Yaron graduates the instructor course organized by the Wingate Institute.
• 1985  Imi gives Yaron the 2 DAN black belt.
• 1986  Imi gives Yaron the 4 DAN black belt in the end of a course organized at Wingate Institute.
• 1988  Yaron publishes the first book about Krav-Maga, in Hebrew. The book was sold in tens of thousands of copies and became a teaching manual in the IDF
• 1990  Yaron gives Onn the Krav-Maga instructor diploma.
• 1993  Imi gives Yaron the 6 DAN black belt.
• 1994  Yaron publishes the secong book about Krav-Maga, in Hebrew.
• 1994  Seeing Yaron's professionalism, his efforts to promote Krav-Maga and his will of keeping Krav-Maga in its authentic form, as it was created by himself, Imi gave Yaron the 9 DAN black belt and granted him the title of Grand Master of Krav-Maga.
• 1990  Yaron gives Onn the black belt in Krav-Maga.
• 2004  Yaron gives László the green belt and the Krav-Maga instructor diploma.
• 2008  Yaron publishes a new book, in English: "The Book of Krav-Maga, The Bible". It describes in detail most of the techniques up to the black belt.
• 2010  Yaron taught the first course in Romania, at the invitation of László Pethő. Since then Yaron teaches yearly an 8 days course for training new instructors. Any interested person, even without previous training in martial arts or in teaching, could and still can participate in these courses and get the green belt and instructor diploma after only 8 days of training.
• 2012  Yaron gives László the black belt in Krav-Maga.

Diplomas and Qualifications

The following diploma (and a certified translation thereof in English) certifies that Imi Lichtenfeld grants to Yaron Lichtenstein, on January 8th 1994, the 9 DAN black belt and the title of "Great Krav-Maga Master all over the world".