Imri Morgenstern of Prime Combat Training joins Bob "The Knife Junkie" DeMarco on Episode 430 of The Knife Junkie Podcast (https://theknifejunkie.com/430). Imri's real world combat experience makes him an ideal field/combat knife designer and tactical instructor for people of all mindsets.

Imri grew up playing football and wrestling but only really learned how to fight when it counted in the Israeli Defense Force (IDF). In the IDF, Imri was an elite special operator specializing in counter-terrorism warfare, demolition, breaching, and hostage rescue.

A rescue breacher, master breacher, and breaching instructor, Morgenstern created the first "cold breach" team in the IDF and created SOPs for hostage rescue breaching. Imri is certified by the IDF as a range officer for a variety of weapons, including small arms, RPG, M2 .50 Cal., LMG, M203, grenades, and all manner of explosives.

Morgenstern is trained in Krav Maga and is a certified instructor in Michael Janich's Martial Blade Concepts (MBC) knife fighting system. He designed a brutally effective fighting karambit for Lotar Combat, an Israeli knife company, called Kharma. T.Kell Knives is his latest knife making collaborator, having co-designed the Sapper, a recurve fixed blade knife optimized for Explosive Ordnance Disposal. 

Currently, Imri serves on the Tactical Rifle Team at Prime Combat Training, creating instructional content geared toward educating the public.

Find Prime Combat Training online at https://www.primecombattraining.com and on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/primecombattraining. 

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