Military Combatives
How each branch trains Soldiers, Marines, Sailors, Airmen, Guardians, and Coasties to fight hand-to-hand: the doctrine, the courses, and what's changing. Army goes deepest, because that's where I taught.
Army Combatives: MACP, TC 3-25.150, and where it's headed
The Modern Army Combatives Program from the Ranger origins to the LSCO rewrite: doctrine, courses, rule sets, and the Lacerda Cup.
Read ›Marine Corps: MCMAP
Belts from tan to sixth-degree black, MCO 1500.59A, and the Martial Arts Center of Excellence at Quantico.
Read ›Navy
No service-wide program. MCMAP for Sailors with Marine units; defensive tactics for Master-at-Arms.
Read ›Air Force and Space Force
The Air Force Combatives Program, AFI 36-2620, and the AFCCE at the Academy. Guardians train through Air Force and Army courses.
Read ›Coast Guard
Defensive tactics inside maritime law-enforcement training, not a belt program.
Read ›Special Operations
BJJ roots from the Ranger Regiment, the commercial SOCP program, and what's not verified.
Read ›Public-release manual library
TC 3-25.150, FM 3-25.150, FM 21-150, MCRP 3-02B, and three DTIC studies. Every file approved for public release, with the distribution statement shown.
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