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Combatives is the term used to describe the
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Combatives is the term used to describe the hand-to-hand combat
Hand-to-hand combat is a physical confrontation between two or more persons at short range (grappling distance or within the physical reach of a handheld weapon) that does not involve the use of ranged weapons.Hunsicker, A., ''Advanced Skills in ...
systems primarily used by members of the military, law enforcement, or other groups such as security personnel or correctional officers. Combatives are based in martial arts but are not themselves distinct disciplines.
The US Modern Army Combatives Program was adopted as the basis for the US Air Force Combatives Program in January 2008. Combatives training has also been provided outside of the United States military, for example at Kansas State University which provided a training programme for years before closing it in 2010.
See also
* Marine Corps Martial Arts Program * World War II combatives ** Defendu **'' All-In Fighting'' * S.C.A.R.S. (military) * LINE (combat system) * SPEAR System * Krav Maga * Combat Sambo * ARB (martial art) * Jieitaikakutōjutsu * Systema * Junshi SandaReferences
Further reading
;Books *''Get Tough!'' by William E. Fairbairn, 1942. Details basiccommando
A commando is a combatant, or operative of an elite light infantry or special operations force, specially trained for carrying out raids and operating in small teams behind enemy lines.
Originally, "a commando" was a type of combat unit, as oppo ...
techniques. Reprint
*''Kill or Get Killed'' by Rex Applegate, 1943, 1954, 1976. Widely redistributed within the USMC from 1991 as FMFRP 12-80.
*''Basic Field Manual: Unarmed Defense for the American Soldier. FM 21-150'', War Department, June 1942.
*''U.S. Army Hand-to-Hand Combat: FM 21-150'', June 1954.
*''US Army FM 21-150'', 1963.
*''Combatives Field Manual FM 21-150'', 1971.
*''FM 21-150 Combatives: Hand-to-Hand Combat'', United States Army
The United States Army (USA) is the primary Land warfare, land service branch of the United States Department of Defense. It is designated as the Army of the United States in the United States Constitution.Article II, section 2, clause 1 of th ...
field manual, September 1992.
*''Combatives : FM 3-25.150'' Commercial reprint of 2002 US Army manual.
*''Fleet Marine Force Manual (FMFM) 0-7, Close Combat'', USMC, July 1993.
*''Close Combat (MCRP 3-02B)'', USMC, February 1999. Commercial
* ''In Search of the Warrior Spirit: Teaching Awareness Disciplines to the Green Berets'' by Richard Strozzi-Heckler. 3rd edition
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External links
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