Krav maga instructor Steve
 Dudnik shows a student
 the proper way to kick at
 the Jewish Camp of the
 Arts last week.










 Photo courtesy of
 Steve Dudnik


Campers learn the art of self-defense


BY KEVIN CROCILLA
Sports writer

 PALM BEACH GAR-
DENS Children
attending the Jewish
Camp of the Arts in Palm
Beach Gardens got a les-
son in self-defense last
week.
 They learned krav
maga, which is the fight-
ing system used by the
Israeli Defense Force.
 Krav maga was found-
ed in 1910 by Imi Licht-
enfeld, who grew up in
Bratislava.
 Lichtenfeld learned to
fight in the streets while
protecting himself and
his Jewish neighbors.
After being forced out of
Bratislavia, Lichtenfeld
and his family ended up
in what is now Israel.
Lichtenfeld joined
Hagannah, the Jewish
paramilitary organiza-


tion, and soon began
training soldiers in basic
self- defense.
 This was the inception
of krav maga, and it
would eventually become
the hand-to-hand com-
bat system employed by
Israeli Defense Forces
and the preferred system
of the U.S. military and
law enforcement.
 The system teaches
simple defensive move-
ments to respond in short
time against violent
attackers. It is effective'
against chokes and grabs,
and also against guns,
knives and sticks.
 Steve Dudnik, 31, the
instructor of the camp, is
a private investigator in
Palm Beach Gardens
from the former Republic
of Uzbekistan and has
lived in Florida for 14
years. He served in the
special forces of the for-


mer Soviet Union.
 "In the Soviet Union,
you become an agent
when you're 16. They give
you a choice of which
department you want to
go into. I chose the spe-
cial forces because I,
wanted to help people,"
Dudnik said.
 Dudnik mostly handles
domestic violence cases
in his practice.
 This summer, he began
teaching the art of krav
maga to kids at the Jew-
ish Camp of the Arts at
the Chabad House
Lubavitch of Palm Beach
on Prosperity Farms
Road. He teaches kids as
young as 3, but also
teaches a 12- to 13-year-
old group, as well.
 "I used to teach adults,
but kids are a lot more
fun. They get into it a lot
more. They're more
enthusiastic," he said.


 The camp, which ended
Aug. 20, had a variety of
activities, including yoga,
violin, art, mind lab,
cheerleading, drama,
dance, culinary arts and
woodworking.
 In krav maga lessons,
students learn how to
defend themselves in
almost any situation and
when it's appropriate to
use those skills.
 "I work on the streets
with a lot with criminals.
I educate kids on how to
defend themselves
because you don't always
have time to call the
police," Dudnik said.
 "I know how to protect
myself. I know. how to
teach them. But I teach
them never to attack. It's
only self-defense. I tell
them to run away from a
fight. I tell them to fight
only as a last resort."


Protect yourself from lightning



with Strike Alert device


Triathlon turns


out well for


local favorites


BY KEVIN CROCILLA
Sports writer

 JUNO BEACH The
22nd annual Logger-
head Triathlon took
place at Juno Beach two
weeks ago, and there
was no surprise who
the top performers
were.
 Linda Robb of Juno
Beach placed first in
the women's division,
and fourth overall, with
a time of 1:02:08 (one
hour, two minutes).
This was her second
straight victory at the
Loggerhead and her
10th overall.
 John Reback, 37, of
Jupiter placed first
overall with a time of
59:43.
 Both are experienced
triathletes and have
multiple triathlons and
marathons under their


belts.
 Robb runs the Run-
ning Sports Club out of
her Running Sports
store in Juno Beach
with her husband,
George.
 Reback's sister, Laura,
also competes in
triathlons. She and her
husband, Greg, have a
two-person triathlon
team, Team Bennett.
Laura has won a few
international triathlons
and has countless top
10 finishes.
 Another local, Pam
Figoras of Palm Beach
Gardens, finished sec-
ond in the women's
division and 20th over-
all with a time of
1:06:32.
 "It was great condi-
tions. They've been
doing it for so many
years. That's why it's
such a successful
event," Figoras said.


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