About the Authors and Photographer

Darren Levine, a 6th-degree black belt, is the founder of the nonprofit Krav Maga Association and serves as the Chief Executive Officer and U.S. Chief Instructor of Krav Maga Worldwide. He has trained thousands of civilians and hundreds of law enforcement and military personnel around the world. In addition, Darren is a Deputy District Attorney who has won the California Deputy District Attorney of the Year Award. Darren has lectured widely on use-of-force issues and is well-known in the law enforcement community. In the Los Angeles District Attorney’s office, he serves as a senior member of the Crimes Against Peace Officers Section (CAPOS), an elite unit that prosecutes offenders who murder, or attempt to murder, police officers. In his dual roles as Krav Maga Chief Instructor and as a Deputy District Attorney, he has dedicated his life to the safety of others.

John Whitman is a 4th-degree black belt in Krav Maga and the president of Krav Maga Worldwide. He holds instructor’s diplomas from both the Krav Maga Association of America and Wingate University in Israel, and has trained at the Israeli Military Institute in personal protection and installation protection. John has been teaching Krav Maga since 1994, and has trained thousands of civilians as well as law enforcement and military units, including the Air Force Office of Special Investigations Antiterrorist Specialty Team and the Special Operations Group for the Japanese Self- Defense Force. John has also published a number of books, including several 24 novels.

Bas Rutten, the author of the foreword, is a Dutch mixed martial arts fighter who is the former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Heavyweight Champion and a three-time King of Pancrase. He is a certified MTBN Thai Boxing instructor and a Pancrase instructor. He is also a 5th-degree black belt in Kyokushin karate and a 2nd-degree black belt in Tae Kwon Do. He founded The Bas Rutten System and has written several martial art books and made instructional videos. Bas has been the color commentator for the Pride Fighting Championships in Japan, and is currently the spokesperson for the International Fight League (IFL). He is considered by many to be the best Dutch fighter in mixed martial arts history.

Andy Mogg is a well-known and much-published photographer. Born in England in 1954, he worked as a consultant, then writer and photographer. At 17, he moved from London to Belgium, traveling and working his way through Europe; he settled in the United States 20 years ago. He now runs a thriving photography studio in Oakland, California. For more information, visit his website at www.dancingimages.com.

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eISBN : 978-1-569-75179-4

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Editorial/Production Lily Chou, Claire Chun, Matt Orendorff, Steven Zah Schwartz, Elyce Petker Index Sayre Van Young

Design what!design @ whatweb.com Cover photographs Andy Mogg

Tina Angelotti, Kelly Ann Campbell, Jeanine Jackson, Kirian Fitzgibbons,

Models

Gabriel Khorramian, Darren Levine, Kokushi Matsumoto, Matthew Romond, Jessen San Luis, John Whitman

Photographs on pages 5 and 224 courtesy of Krav Maga Worldwide, Inc.

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