Yaakov "Kobi" Lichtenstein (Hebrew: יעקב ליכטנשטיין; born 1964) is an Israeli-Brazilian master of krav maga who introduced this technique to South America.
[1] He began training in the martial art of krav maga in 1967 under its founder, Imi Lichtenfeld (1910–1998).
[1] He served for three years in the Israeli Defense Forces, by the end he held a black belt diploma from the Krav Maga Association.
[1] Lichtenstein arrived in Brazil on 18 January 1990,[2][3][4] appointed by Lichtenfeld to introduce his martial art to South America.
[9] In the middle of 2011, Lichtenstein was granted an 8th dan red belt by Haim Zut and Uri Refaeli from the Krav Maga Federation.