FORT BENNING, Ga. — The U.S. Army Combatives School has adopted a new teaching plan.
The Army is revamping the curriculum to take lessons learned from Iraq and Afghanistan and build more effective close-quarters fighters, said Matt Larsen, the school’s director. The goal is to push advanced techniques down to the small-unit level, including basic training.
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The Wii Fit was one of the hotest selling items this Holiday Season. It is designed to provide feedback on your overall fitness as measured by BMI, Core Strength/Stability. Is it something that a Martial Artist can use in his or her training? Read this post to find out my initial impressions.
Of course we study martial arts for many different reasons. Many of us got involved for one reason, only to find out that our perspective evolved or priorities changed over time! Today, what is the ONE most compelling reason why you train? I know this might be a hard one, but pick one!
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In a fight you don’t have much time to react. Mushin or No mind are concepts we try to instill through hard repetitive training. How much control do we really have though? Hick’s Law states that the more choices we have, the slower our reaction time will be. This Post takes a look at how this might apply to fighting.
This is a little video we produced a few years ago at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center (JMRC), Hohenfels, Germany to match the script that was developed to introduce Level I Combatives and Martial Arts training to new students. The script was written and composed by Matt Larsen, director and founder of the [...]
An Article on Army Combatives Level II Class conducted at Fort Meade, MD. I was interviewed (Thanks Chuck Gordon!) and provided some of the content for the article. Got Matt Larsen a sound bite in there as well! By the Way! Happy New Year Everyone!
21st Signal Brigade upgrades to Combatives Level II
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(Media-Newswire.com) - BUTLERVILLE, Ind., Dec. 22, 2008 – Soldiers who deploy to Iraq and Afghanistan must be trained to engage in combat using the latest in lethal-weapons technology. But for soldiers preparing to deploy on a peacekeeping mission, nonlethal weapons instruction is an important part of their deployment training.
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The biggest determining factor in a close fight is space or distance between you and your opponent or opponents. There are basically three fighting distances, Long Range, Mid Range, and Close Range. Our training should provide us the opportunity to adequately train in all three ranges.
Sorry, for the multiple post! Here is a much better article on the Air Force Combatives Program.
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Air Force Times interview with AETC commander Gen. Stephen Lorenz.
Gen. Stephen Lorenz spoke with Air Force Times reporters Michael Hoffman and Erik Holmes about the Air Force’s efforts to transform into a better-educated, more expeditionary force, and how education and training will change.
Below is an excerpt from the interview concerning USAF Combatives. I am [...]
