Krav Maga in popular culture

Krav Maga in popular culture

Movies

  • In preparation for her role of the T-X in Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines actress Kristanna Loken is reported in the Special EDition DVD commentary to have trained in Krav Maga.
  • The character Blade played in the movie trilogy by Wesley Snipes often uses Krav Maga. In particular, in Blade II in the scene near the end where he fights the men with tazer-batons.
  • Jennifer Lopez's character Slim in the movie Enough learned Krav Maga.
  • Wolverine and Shadowcat of the X-Men are trained in Krav Maga, among many other martial arts techniques.

Television

  • The character Sydney Bristow of the TV series Alias is a practitioner of Krav Maga.
  • Tony Almeida in the television show 24 was a certified Krav Maga instructor.
  • Ziva David, of the TV series NCIS, practices what is assumed to be (given that she is a Mossad officer) Krav Maga.
  • In the Law & Order episode "Public Service [...]", a TV producer hires a Krav Maga instructor to train a [...] victim so that she can defend herself while confronting her [...] on air.
  • Tania Raymonde's character Cynthia performs Krav Maga on Reese in Malcolm in the Middle on the playground of their school. She later performs Krav Maga on Malcolm in his house at the end of the same episode.
  • Megan Reeves of the TV series Numb3rs is a Krav Maga instructor at the Y.
  • Jimmy Smith and Doug Anderson learn Krav Maga in Fight Quest.
  • Krav Maga is also featured on the TV show Human Weapon and mentioned frequently on Archer (TV Series).

Video Games

  • Sam Fisher of Tom Clancy's video game franchise Splinter Cell is a practitioner of Krav Maga. This is stated in all 3 of the Splinter Cell books.