Moti Nativ

Moti (Mordehai) Nativ, a retired colonel from the Israel Defense Forces, is a certified teacher of the Feldenkrais Method and Martial Arts.Moti has graduated from the Jerusalem 1 Feldenkrais Professional Practitioner training in 1994 and served as the president of the Israeli Feldenkrais Guild. Moti began studying Martial Arts in 1966, and his martial arts practice includes wrestling, Judo, and Krav Maga. He holds a black belt in Judo, and he is a certified Krav Maga instructor. Moti is Dai...See more

Moti (Mordehai) Nativ, a retired colonel from the Israel Defense Forces, is a certified teacher of the Feldenkrais Method and Martial Arts.Moti has graduated from the Jerusalem 1 Feldenkrais Professional Practitioner training in 1994 and served as the president of the Israeli Feldenkrais Guild. Moti began studying Martial Arts in 1966, and his martial arts practice includes wrestling, Judo, and Krav Maga. He holds a black belt in Judo, and he is a certified Krav Maga instructor. Moti is Dai Shihan (master teacher) of Bujinkan school of Budo TaiJutsu. He is a member of this school since 1975, and since 1995 he has led the training of Bujinkan teachers in Israel. He founded the Bujinkan Shiki (Awareness) Dojo. Moti has explored the peculiar way that brought Moshe Feldenkrais from the Land of Israel to become a Judo Master in France and England and the influence of the Martial Arts on the development of the Feldenkrais Method. Moti teaches advanced workshops called, "The Synergy of Martial Arts and the Feldenkrais Method" worldwide. Moti republished Moshe Feldenkrais's book Practical Unarmed Combat (originally published in 1942) and was involved in republishing Higher Judo (1948) and Autosuggestion (1929). Lately, he published an article about Moshe's unique work Better Judo (1948-1949). See less