GABRIEL GLIKSMAN

Gabriel is the founder and head instructor at KMX. He has been training and teaching Krav Maga for nearly 20 years, developing a practical and realistic approach rooted in the original principles of the system.
His Krav Maga evolved from the methods developed by pioneers Imi Lichtenfeld and Moshe Feldenkrais, combined with his own experience in combat sports and real-world defensive training. A native of Israel, Gabriel served in the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), where he trained in defensive tactics, combatives, and Krav Maga.
Gabriel also has extensive judo training and competed at high levels in Israel alongside Olympic-level athletes. Earlier in life, he competed in elite youth basketball in Tel Aviv. The son of Holocaust survivor Jacques Gliksman, he was raised with a strong sense of perseverance and resilience, values that continue to shape his teaching today.
He believes there is always a way to deal with difficult situations through preparation, awareness, and decisive action — the core of the Krav Maga mindset.
Gabriel has been a Bay Area resident since the mid-1990s.