Archive Feature

Albert Timen

 Black Belt author Albert Timen is a certified kapap instructor.
 Albert Timen
(Photo by Rick Hustead
)
Advanced Staff Sgt. Maj. Albert Timen has been the president of the Kapap Academy since it was officially established in 2005.  At a young age, Timen studied judo and boxing before joining the Israeli military. Having grown up believing that he should serve only the best unit, Timen became part of a special unit of the lotar, which is Israel’s counterterrorism school. While going through the grueling lotar preparation course, known as the Maslul, Timen was exposed to many aspects of combat, including one-on-one and multiple-opponent scenarios.
   
As a former lotar and close-quarters combat instructor for various SWAT schools, Timen has been involved in hundreds of missions. He is also one of the few security operatives in the world to arrest a “live” suicide bomber, meaning the bomber still had his explosive belt strapped on and was caught attempting to carry out a terrorist attack. In his 18 years of operational experience, Timen has trained special units in tactics, and he has cross-trained with the best operational units in the world. He is a certified krav maga, lotar, defensive-tactics, kapap and shooting instructor as well as a certified emergency-medical technician and range safety officer. 

In 2008, Timen co-wrote his first book, Kapap Combat Concepts: Martial Arts of the Israeli Special Forces, which encapsulates the art's core principles.

Click here for more profiles!
Get a FREE TRIAL ISSUE of Black Belt





If I like Black Belt I'll pay $29 for a full year (12 issues). If I'm not satisfied, I'll return the bill marked "cancel" and owe nothing. The cancellation is effective immediately and any trial issues I receive are mine to keep free.

Terms of agreement

Advertisement

Online Store

Find All the Martial Arts
Products You Need
Featured Item...
Chinese Gung Fu (Revised and Updated)

E-Newsletter

Breaking news, updates and more

Dojo Directory

Find Dojos by State/Province or Country

Classifieds

Find items by category

Advertisement

In Their Own Words

Richard Ryan: Martial Arts is a 50-50 Mind-Body Proposition

PLAY AUDIO

Forums

Connect with Black Belt readers! Voice your opinion on a variety of martial arts topics!