The U.S. Marine Manual for Close Combat Fighting
Hand-to-Hand Combat Techniques, Close-Quarters Training, and Military Self-Defense DoctrineBy U.S. Department of Defense
Length3h 36m
About this audiobook
The U.S. Marine Manual for Close Combat Fighting presents close-quarters combat as a disciplined system in which physical technique, tactical judgment, and mental composure operate together. Its likely emphasis on hand-to-hand methods, control, striking, grappling, weapons retention, and movement reflects the practical demands of engagements at intimate range, where uncertainty and confined terrain magnify every decision. Written in the concise, procedural style characteristic of military field manuals, the work belongs to a utilitarian tradition rather than to narrative or literary prose: its value lies in organization, repeatable instruction, and the translation of doctrine into embodied skill. It is also a document of military culture, expressing the Marine Corps ideal that readiness depends upon training under pressure and adaptability in rapidly changing conditions. Issued under the authority of the U.S. Department of Defense, the manual emerges from the institutional need to standardize instruction across units while preserving the initiative expected of individual Marines. Its authorship is therefore collective and doctrinal rather than personal, shaped by operational experience, training research, and the enduring requirement that service members remain capable when firearms are unavailable, compromised, or unsuitable. The text reflects a broader twentieth- and twenty-first-century effort to integrate traditional combatives with modern tactical realities. This book will reward military historians, instructors, martial artists, and readers interested in the relationship between doctrine and physical practice. It is best approached not as entertainment, but as a focused study of preparation, discipline, and controlled violence—an unusually direct window into how a professional military defines competence at close quarters.
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Length3 hrs 36 mins
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FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateDec 13, 2023
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Vaccination a Delusion: Its Penal Enforcement a Crime (Annotated)
21-1. DEFINITION OF COMBATIVES
31-2. PURPOSES OF COMBATIVES TRAINING
41-3. BASIC PRINCIPLES
51-4. SAFETY
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6CHAPTER 2 TRAINING
7Section I. TRAIN-THE-TRAINER
82-1. RESPONSIBILITIES OF TRAINERS
92-2. SAFETY PRECAUTIONS
10Section II. UNIT TRAINING
112-3. BASIC OR ONE-STATION UNIT TRAINING
122-4. UNIT SUSTAINMENT TRAINING PROGRAM
13Section III. TRAINING AREAS
142-5. TRAINING FORMATIONS
152-6. MATTED ROOM
162-7. PIT CONSTRUCTION
172-8. BAYONET ASSAULT COURSE
18Section IV. TEACHING TECHNIQUES
192-9. WARM-UPS AND STRETCHES
202-10. CRAWL, WALK, AND RUN
212-11. DEMONSTRATIONS
222-12. EXECUTION BY THE NUMBERS
232-13. EXECUTION AT COMBAT SPEED
242-14. DRILLS
252-15. TRAINING PADS AND OTHER PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT
26CHAPTER 3 BASIC GROUND-FIGHTING TECHNIQUES
27Section I. DOMINANT BODY POSITION
283-1. BACK MOUNT
293-2. FRONT MOUNT
303-3. GUARD
313-4. SIDE CONTROL
32Section II. BASIC TECHNIQUES
333-5. BODY POSITIONING MOVES
343-6. FINISHING MOVES
353-7. DRILLS
363-8. DEFENSE AGAINST HEADLOCKS
37CHAPTER 4 ADVANCED GROUND-FIGHTING TECHNIQUES
38Section I. ADVANCED ATTACKS
394-1. ADVANCED BODY POSITIONS
404-2. PASS THE GUARD
414-3. ATTACKS FROM THE MOUNT
424-4. ATTACKS FROM THE BACK MOUNT
434-5. ATTACKS FROM THE GUARD
444-6. KNEE MOUNT
454-7. LEG ATTACKS
46Section II. STRIKES
474-8. PASS THE GUARD WITH STRIKES
484-9. STRIKING FROM SIDE CONTROL
494-10. DEFENDING AGAINST STRIKES IN THE GUARD
50CHAPTER 5 TAKEDOWNS AND THROWS
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