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[[File:Ariel_Ze'evi_(ISR)_2004.jpg|thumb|Judoka [[Arik Ze'evi]]]]
[[Capoeira]] clubs operate in various locations in Israel.<ref>[http://www.capoeira-israel.co.il/capoeira.html Capoeira in Israel]</ref>
[[Krav Maga]] is taught to most citizens in the army, and practiced recreationally throughout the country. The Association of Martial Arts in Israel is chaired by [[Hamad Amar]], an [[Israeli Druze]] member of the [[Knesset]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.jpost.com/magazine|title=Magazine | The Jerusalem Post|website=www.jpost.com}}</ref> Krav Maga’s effectiveness and practical approach to self-defense have won it widespread admiration and adherence around the world.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Ellis |first=Judy |date=4 May 1998 |title=Choke! Gouge! Smash! |url=http://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,988284,00.html |url-access=subscription |access-date=1 January 2017 |magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]]}}</ref> [[Nili Block]] is a world champion [[kickboxer]] and [[Muay Thai]] fighter.<ref name="israel21c.org1">{{cite web|url=https://www.israel21c.org/israeli-fighter-wins-muaythai-world-championship/|first=Viva Sarah |last=Press|title=Israeli fighter wins Muaythai World Championship|publisher=Israel21c|date=May 29, 2016}}</ref> [[Yulia Sachkov]] is a world champion kickboxer.
[[Judo]] is one of the five sports in which Israeli athletes have won Olympic medals. It is the most successful Israeli sport at the Olympics providing five of the nine Olympic medals Israel has won. In 2013, [[Yarden Gerbi]] won a gold medal at the Judo World Championships, and in 2016 she won a bronze medal at the Olympics.<ref>[http://www.jpost.com/Sports/Gerbi-in-dreamland-at-Judo-World-Championships-324901 Gerbi in dreamland at Judo World Championships], [[Jerusalem Post]]</ref> Other notable Israeli judokas include:
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