Avi Moyal was born in 1966 and has been studying Krav Maga since childhood. He soon demonstrated such proficiency that his instructors allowed him to teach at a very early age.  In fact, Avi has been teaching Krav Maga for the past 30 years!

In 1985 Avi Moyal received his "Expert degree" in Krav Maga and also was enlisted to the IDF (Israeli Defense Force) Marines.  Avi completed his Officers training with excellence, and served as Platoon Commander in a Terror Demolition Unit. He acquired many combat hours and experience while commanding subordinates on special operations in Lebanon including highly specialized missions behind enemy lines with various SWAT units. During his service he also provided VIP protection for a high ranking IDF General and an intelligence officer.  After active duty, Avi served as a Reserves Platoon Commander in a special operations unit.

Avi Moyal graduated all trainers' course, including the senior trainer's course, in the Wingate Institute. He later conducted instructor’s courses in the Wingate institute for 7 years, and today he is recognized as one of the highest ranking Krav Maga Masters in the world. Avi also possesses a business degree from respected Israeli college.

Among Avi’s instructors were Eli Avigzar RIP and of course Imi Lichtenfeld RIP. As a matter of record, Avi was Imi’s direct and most trusted student. Their close relations led Avi to head as Chairman of the Aguda (the very first Krav Maga organization). 

Currently, Avi serves as the Chairman of the International Krav Maga Federation (IKMF) where he leads the organization in preserving the vision of Master Imi Lichtenfeld, the founder and creator of Krav Maga. 

Additionally, Avi is considered as the leading instructor and professional authority to the governmental sector, also serving as Advisor to the Israeli Minister of Sport and Education in the area of Krav Maga.

Among his many qualifications he conducts lessons to men, women & children in all Israeli sectors, private and commercial. As a Krav Maga Master, Avi was chosen by the Israeli government to develop specific techniques and teaching programs for Women’s Self Defense, Car Rage Defense and Children’s Self Defense.

Avi has also published a booklet about Krav Maga for grade school pupils, one of his areas of expertise. It is distributed throughout Israel, and it will soon be translated and published abroad.

Avi Moyal continues to instruct various military units and security organizations world wide as he has done for the last 20 years.

One of the things that make Avi such a renowned and respected authority in the world of Krav Maga is his vast “real world” experience. As previously stated, He is the only IKMF board member with proven IDF combat experience as an officer, and has also provided VIP protection in the civilian arena for world famous entertainment personalities such as Michael Jackson.

Today, Avi Moyal divides his time between his vocation to spread the art of Krav Maga to various countries and organizations, his many Israeli students and his family.

Special Projects:
• In 1993 Avi served with a group of security personnel assigned as the pop star Michael Jackson's personal bodyguards in his visit to Israel.
• In 1994 he founded a VIP Protection unit for a private body in Brazil.
• In 1995 he was assigned by the Israeli Prime Minister's Office to train its workers in Krav Maga.
• In 1996, after numerous homicides and attempted hijackings and robberies of taxi drivers in Israel, Avi Moyal was at the head of a project that instructed taxi drivers in self-defense and active "skid-car" handling. After the course, the numbers of attacks have depleted drastically.
• 1998 was a time period of attacks by the infamous rapist - Beni Sella. Among his victims were dozens of young Tel-Aviv women. Prior to his apprehension, Tel-Aviv City-Hall recruited Avi Moyal to lead a project that trained Tel-Aviv women in self-defense. The course was highly successful, and it taught hundreds of women to defend themselves from sexual assault using everyday items. In the end of that year, Beni Sella was caught, prosecuted and incarcerated.
• During his work with Tel-Aviv City-Hall, after a few cases of violence, he ran a highly successful self-defense course for the city's parking inspectors.