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About the Contributors

Darren Levine, a 6th-degree black belt, is the founder of the nonprofit Krav

Maga Association and serves as the Chief Executive Officer and U. S. Chief
Instructor of Krav Maga Worldwide. He has trained thousands of civilians and
hundreds of law enforcement and military personnel around the world. In
addition, Darren is a Deputy District Attorney who has won the California
Deputy District Attorney of the Year Award. Darren has lectured widely on use-
of-force issues and is well-known in the law enforcement community. In the Los

Angeles District Attorney’s office, he serves as a senior member of the Crimes
Against Peace Officers Section (CAPOS), an elite unit that prosecutes offenders
who murder, or attempt to murder, police officers. In his dual roles as Krav
Maga Chief Instructor and as a Deputy District Attorney, he has dedicated his
life to the safety of others.

John Whitman is a 4th-degree black belt in Krav Maga and the president of
Krav Maga Worldwide. He holds instructor’s diplomas from both the Krav
Maga Association of America and Wingate University in Israel, and has trained

at the Israeli Military Institute in personal protection and installation protection.
John has been teaching Krav Maga since 1994, and has trained thousands of
civilians as well as law enforcement and military units, including the Air Force
Office of Special Investigations Antiterrorist Specialty Team and the Special
Operations Group for the Japanese Self-Defense Force. John has also published

a number of books, including several 24 novels.

Bas Rutten, the author of the foreword, is a Dutch mixed martial arts fighter

who is the former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Heavyweight
Champion and a three-time King of Pancrase. He is a certified MTBN Thai
Boxing instructor and a Pancrase instructor. He is also a 5th-degree black belt in
Kyokushin karate and a 2nd-degree black belt in Tae Kwon Do. He founded The
Bas Rutten System and has written several martial art books and made
instructional videos. Bas has been the color commentator for the Pride Fighting
Championships in Japan, and is currently the spokesperson for the International

Fight League (IFL). He is considered by many to be the best Dutch fighter in
mixed martial arts history.