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

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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.

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Length3 hrs 28 mins

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Publish dateDec 29, 2023

LanguageEnglish

11-1. DEFINITION OF COMBATIVES

374-10. DEFENDING AGAINST STRIKES IN THE GUARD

21-2. PURPOSES OF COMBATIVES TRAINING

385-1. BREAKFALLS

31-3. BASIC PRINCIPLES

395-2. CLOSING THE DISTANCE AND ACHIEVING THE CLINCH

41-4. SAFETY

405-3. THROWS AND TAKEDOWNS

52-1. RESPONSIBILITIES OF TRAINERS

415-4. DEFENDING AGAINST HEADLOCKS

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62-2. SAFETY PRECAUTIONS

425-5. TAKEDOWNS FROM AGAINST A WALL

72-3. BASIC OR ONE-STATION UNIT TRAINING

435-6. DOUBLE LEG ATTACKS

82-4. UNIT SUSTAINMENT TRAINING PROGRAM

445-7. SINGLE LEG ATTACKS

92-5. TRAINING FORMATIONS

455-8. ATTACK FROM THE REAR

102-6. MATTED ROOM

466-1. ARM STRIKES

112-7. PIT CONSTRUCTION

476-2. PUNCHING COMBINATIONS

122-8. BAYONET ASSAULT COURSE

486-3. KICKS

132-9. WARM-UPS AND STRETCHES

496-4. TRANSITION BETWEEN RANGES

142-10. CRAWL, WALK, AND RUN

507-1. ANGLES OF ATTACK

152-11. DEMONSTRATIONS

517-2. RIFLE WITH FIXED BAYONET

162-12. EXECUTION BY THE NUMBERS

527-3. BAYONET/KNIFE

172-13. EXECUTION AT COMBAT SPEED

537-4. KNIFE-AGAINST-KNIFE SEQUENCE

182-14. DRILLS

547-5. ADVANCED WEAPONS TECHNIQUES AND TRAINING

192-15. TRAINING PADS AND OTHER PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT

557-6. ENTRENCHING TOOL

203-1. BACK MOUNT

567-7. THREE-FOOT STICK

213-2. FRONT MOUNT

577-8. SIX-FOOT POLE

223-3. GUARD

588-1. DEFENSE AGAINST CHOKES

233-4. SIDE CONTROL

598-2. DEFENSE AGAINST BEAR HUGS

243-5. BODY POSITIONING MOVES

608-3. DEFENSE AGAINST AN ARMED OPPONENT

253-6. FINISHING MOVES

618-4. DEFENSE AGAINST A KNIFE

263-7. DRILLS

628-5. UNARMED DEFENSE AGAINST A RIFLE WITH FIXED BAYONET

273-8. DEFENSE AGAINST HEADLOCKS

639-1. RANGE

284-1. ADVANCED BODY POSITIONS

649-2. CONTROL

294-2. PASS THE GUARD

659-3. FINISHING

304-3. ATTACKS FROM THE MOUNT

669-4. TWO AGAINST ONE

314-4. ATTACKS FROM THE BACK MOUNT

679-5. THREE AGAINST TWO

324-5. ATTACKS FROM THE GUARD

689-6. PARITY

334-6. KNEE MOUNT

699-7. ONE AGAINST TWO

344-7. LEG ATTACKS

709-8. TWO AGAINST THREE

354-8. PASS THE GUARD WITH STRIKES

71APPENDIX A SITUATIONAL TRAINING

364-9. STRIKING FROM SIDE CONTROL

72APPENDIX B COMPETITIONS

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