The U.S. Marine Manual for Close Combat Fighting

The U.S. Marine Manual for Close Combat Fighting

Mastering Close Combat: Tactics, Techniques, and Strategies for Military and Martial Arts EnthusiastsBy U.S. Department of Defense
Michael Caine
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Length3h 28m

About this audiobook

The U.S. Marine Manual for Close Combat Fighting serves as a comprehensive guide to the techniques, strategies, and philosophies underpinning hand-to-hand combat training within the United States Marine Corps. Written in a clear, instructional style, this manual utilizes a pragmatic approach, blending military discipline with practical self-defense tactics. Embedded within its pages are essential principles prioritized by the Corps, emphasizing not just physical skill but also mental resilience and situational awareness, reflecting a broader militaristic ethos that values both honor and duty in combat scenarios. The U.S. Department of Defense, as the author, draws upon decades of military tradition, martial arts innovation, and operational experience to craft this manual. It encapsulates various influences, including close combat techniques from historical martial arts, adapted to meet the rigorous demands of modern warfare. This collaboration of seasoned military experts resulted in a text that both honors tradition and embraces evolution in combat training methods. This manual is highly recommended for military professionals, martial arts practitioners, and anyone interested in the systematic study of close combat. Its blend of straightforward instruction and deep philosophical insights makes it an invaluable resource for enhancing one's understanding of self-defense and the broader essence of combat readiness.

Audiobook details

GenreOther
Length3 hrs 28 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateDec 29, 2023
LanguageEnglish

Table of contents

11-1. DEFINITION OF COMBATIVES
21-2. PURPOSES OF COMBATIVES TRAINING
31-3. BASIC PRINCIPLES
41-4. SAFETY
52-1. RESPONSIBILITIES OF TRAINERS
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62-2. SAFETY PRECAUTIONS
72-3. BASIC OR ONE-STATION UNIT TRAINING
82-4. UNIT SUSTAINMENT TRAINING PROGRAM
92-5. TRAINING FORMATIONS
102-6. MATTED ROOM
112-7. PIT CONSTRUCTION
122-8. BAYONET ASSAULT COURSE
132-9. WARM-UPS AND STRETCHES
142-10. CRAWL, WALK, AND RUN
152-11. DEMONSTRATIONS
162-12. EXECUTION BY THE NUMBERS
172-13. EXECUTION AT COMBAT SPEED
182-14. DRILLS
192-15. TRAINING PADS AND OTHER PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT
203-1. BACK MOUNT
213-2. FRONT MOUNT
223-3. GUARD
233-4. SIDE CONTROL
243-5. BODY POSITIONING MOVES
253-6. FINISHING MOVES
263-7. DRILLS
273-8. DEFENSE AGAINST HEADLOCKS
284-1. ADVANCED BODY POSITIONS
294-2. PASS THE GUARD
304-3. ATTACKS FROM THE MOUNT
314-4. ATTACKS FROM THE BACK MOUNT
324-5. ATTACKS FROM THE GUARD
334-6. KNEE MOUNT
344-7. LEG ATTACKS
354-8. PASS THE GUARD WITH STRIKES
364-9. STRIKING FROM SIDE CONTROL
374-10. DEFENDING AGAINST STRIKES IN THE GUARD
385-1. BREAKFALLS
395-2. CLOSING THE DISTANCE AND ACHIEVING THE CLINCH
405-3. THROWS AND TAKEDOWNS
415-4. DEFENDING AGAINST HEADLOCKS
425-5. TAKEDOWNS FROM AGAINST A WALL
435-6. DOUBLE LEG ATTACKS
445-7. SINGLE LEG ATTACKS
455-8. ATTACK FROM THE REAR
466-1. ARM STRIKES
476-2. PUNCHING COMBINATIONS
486-3. KICKS
496-4. TRANSITION BETWEEN RANGES
507-1. ANGLES OF ATTACK
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