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Name: Max (Azulai) Naor

Date of Birth: April 3, 1956

Married to Linda and father of 6 children 6-25

Languages: Hebrew, English, French (medium fluency)

Address: 27 Kaplan St, Herzlia Pituah

Tel: 09-9545740

Telefax: 09-9582026

Email: maxnaor@inter.net.il

Graduate of the "Midreshet Noam" Yeshiva High School, graduate of the Navy Electronics College.

Military Service: in the Navy + 5 years in the permanent force.

Professional Education - Martial Arts

I Have been involved in Judo, Karate and self-defense training since 1966

Qualified as a Black Belt 1st Dan and Karate Instructor (19730

Certified as a trainer in the first course for Karate trainers, Wingate Institute (1986)

Certified as a senior trainer in the Martial Arts, Wingate Institute's exclusive course (1998)

Certified as a senior trainer in Karate in a course for Masters, Tokyo, Japan (1993)

Certified as 6th Dan, Japan, Shotokan Karate Do-Riobi_kai, Shindo Jinen Ryu (1996)

Certified as a 6th Dan World Karate Federation (WKF) and the Japanese Karate Federation (JKF)(1996), and by the Israeli Karate Federation.

Certified for Martial Arts, Karate and Self-Defense, California, USA (1993)

International Karate Judge

Senior I.D.F. student in the security services - General Security Services, Border Patrol 269 (Krav Maga)

Certified as 7th Dan by Japan Federation (2001)

Position Held and Professional  Instruction

1978 - 1983 - Karate and self-defense instruction at "Eitanim" Institute in Ramat Hasharon.

1980 - 1985 - Coordinator and trainer in the Maccabi Tel Aviv Karate Department.

1983- 1988 - Karate instructor in the community center system, Ramat Hasharon, Herzlia municipality.

From 1978 -   Trainer and owner of "Max" Karate School and Fitness Club in Herzlia

From 1983 -  President of the Shotokan Karate Organization in Israel and representative of the Japanese Federation JKF

From 1988 -    Senior national referee in the Israel Karate Federation

From 1993 -    Chairman of the European technical committee of the Japanese Karate Federation (JKF)

1995         -     Trainer and technical consultant to the Border Patrol's elite special operation force (Krav Maga)

From 1998 -     Member of the technical committee of the "Wingate" Institute's trainers school

From 1998 -  Instructor and coordinator of the courses for qualified Karate Instructors and Trainers at the Wingate Institute.

1992 - 1994 -  Instructor of self defense course for protection and safeguarding unit.

From 1996 -  Chairman of the technical committee, chairman of the grading committee of the Israeli Karate Federation (the only body recognized in the State of Israel by the Sport Authority and the Olympic committee)

From 1990 -    Official examiner for black belts of the Japanese Karate Federation

From 1996 -  The technical representative of the Federation  on the Sport Authority and at the Wingate institute

From 1996 - Training and conducting concentrated seminars in California, USA, Liverpool, England, New York, USA, Budapest, Hungary, on Karate and close combat.

From 1990 -    Senior national judge/international referee(1966)

1997 - 2000 - Founder and developer of the "kick Bo" method, which is defined as the "ultimate fitness training" (National Sport Authority)

Professional achievements (sport)

1966 - commenced Judo training

1968 - commenced Karate training

1983 - 1989 - Member of the Karate team

1981 - 1988 - Israel Champion - 7 times Israeli Karate Champion

1985 and 1989 - World Maccabi Games Champion

1983 - Member of the Israeli team to the World Karate Championship in Hungary

1988 - Member of the Israeli Karate team to the World Karate Championship in Cairo, Egypt

1989 - Member of the Israeli Karate Team to the World Karate Cup in Hungary (placed 7th  in the World Cup)

Training

Since 1966 I have trained regularly and intensively in the Martial Arts.

I have trained in the Karate and have participated in seminars and training camps with the leading teachers in the world.

Training under Shotokan /Karate Masters:

Kunishi Sensei - 10th Dan

Kanazawa Sensei - 9th Dan

Nishiama Sensei - 9th Dan

Enoeda Sensei - 9th Dan

Yamazaki Sensei - 8th Dan

Shirai Sensi - 9th Dan

Written by Max (Azukai) Naor.