<h1 id="75d2451d-f21e-4e01-8dbd-339a4364426d" data-toc-id="75d2451d-f21e-4e01-8dbd-339a4364426d" style="text-align: left; font-size: 32px; line-height: 1.2;">Yamam - Israel's National Counter Terror Unit • Interview with Itay Gil from the Yamam unit</h1>&nbsp;In this interview, Itay Gil, a former YAMAM operator and combat instructor, discusses his experience in Israel’s National Counter-Terrorism Unit, his background in martial arts and Krav Maga, and how real operational experience influenced his approach to self-defense and close-quarters combat.Gil previously served in the IDF and later in YAMAM, the Israel Police’s elite national counter-terrorism unit. He is also the founder of Protect Krav Maga (PKM), a system influenced by Israeli close-quarters combat and his operational and instructional experience.<ol><li>&nbsp;What is the Yamam unit?</li><li>How did Itay Gil join YAMAM?</li><li>How did you get into martial arts?</li><li>When did you see Krav Maga for the first time?</li><li>Tell. Me about The instructors' course in the army under Eli Avikzar</li><li>What happens when a soldier ends up fighting on the ground?</li><li>What is more damaging: taking a punch or being thrown onto the ground?</li><li>His views on Krav Maga organizations such as KAMI, KMG and IKMF</li><li>The differences between civilian and military Krav Maga</li><li>Should modern police officers train in BJJ, Krav Maga, or both?</li><li>When did he begin questioning some traditional Krav Maga techniques?</li></ol>The interview explores an important question behind modern Krav Maga: How should a self-defense system evolve when traditional techniques are tested against resistance, pressure and real-world violence?<div data-youtube-video="" style="display: flex; justify-content: flex-start;"><iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ujf29sincBU" start="0" width="640" height="360" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="true" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" style="max-width: 100%; text-align: left;"></iframe></div>

Former YAMAM operator and combat instructor Itay Gil discusses Israel’s counter-terrorism unit, military Krav Maga, Eli Avikzar, BJJ and reality-based self-defense.

YAMAM & Krav Maga: Interview with Former YAMAM Instructor Itay Gil

Yamam - Israel's National Counter Terror Unit • Interview with Itay Gil from the Yamam unit

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Yamam - Israel's National Counter Terror Unit • Interview with Itay Gil from the Yamam unit

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