Have you heard of Krav Maga? I'm in search of classes near me
yes krav maga is a mility self defense and fighting system for the isdf. 
Krav Maga
krav maga is know for its focus on real world situations and its extreme efficiency
I see, do you know anything about its history?
it was derived from the street fighting experience of hungarian israeli martial artis imi lichtenfeld.
I see, so it is about conserving energy
not really but lichtenfeld was born to a slovak jewish family in pozsony in the austro hungarian empire
Wow, that's an interesting origin!
family moved to Bratislava, where his father, Samuel Lichtenfeld, was a chief inspector on the Bratislava police force and a former circus acrobat. Lichtenfeld trained at the Hercules Gymnasium, which was owned by his father, who taught self-defense.
Lichtenfeld was a successful boxer, wrestler, and gymnast since his youth. He competed at national and international levels and was a champion and member of the Slovak National Wrestling Team. In 1928, he won the Slovak Youth Wrestling Championship, and in 1929, the adult championship
Krav Maga
Krav Maga (; , "lit." "contact combat") is a military self-defence and fighting system developed for the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and Israeli security forces derived from a combination of techniques sourced from boxing, wrestling, aikido, judo and karate, along with realistic fight training. 
Krav Maga is known for its focus on real-world situations and its extreme efficiency. It was derived from the street-fighting experience of Hungarian-Israeli martial artist Imi Lichtenfeld, who made