US Army Combatives

[Thrawn33]

In my experience the best grapplers (Judo, BJJ, Sub-wrestling, Wrestling) from the US Military are the ones who have extensively trained in the arts mentioned above before, during, or after their tour.

 

[MarcoW]

My dad was a green beret, and he said what he was taught would MAYBE make him a green belt in karate. Not all that much emphasis on H2H.

My dad helped write the radio communication part of the GB book. While doing that other guys did research on knife throwing. They can back with the answer "don't. Never throw a knife" a lot isn't how it is portrayed in the media

unless they are throwing knives.

 

[seatea]

I stand corrected, I was told by many that the concept of fighting from the guard position was developed by the Gracie.

It's not your fault, there is a lot of disinformation (or out-right lies in some cases) about the Gracies/GJJ usually originating from the Gracies themselves (esp. Rorian's side of the family) or their close associates. Unless you really look into the history of GJJ/judo/jujutsu - and reliable sources in English can be hard to find - then it can be hard to tell were history ends and the sales pitch begins.

 

[soda_popinski]

I am good friends with a navy seal. He said they do a very small bit of h2h combat but basically said that they are taught that if they are ever without their gun, they are dead, so they are mostly taught to fight with guns.

 

[Carrie]

So the next time somebody tells you about how badass they are due to there branches combative course, that it with a grain of salt.

It has been my experience that anyone using any military credential as evidence of any level of bad ass is highly suspect, and this starts with my own father, every guy I ever knew that went into the military, and my own brother. My brother actually is one of the softest people I know, but by the time he made buck sergeant they had blown enough smoke up his ass to make him think he was John Wayne himself, and the scary thing is he acts like it and I'm just waiting for the day I get that phone call and he's dead or worse because someone finally didn't see his 6'3' 225lb frame and think he really was tough, decided they didn't want to put up with his shit, and ruined him. If the military was half as good at teaching actual skills as it is at brainwashing members of the military would all be super heroes.

Having said this I knew one genuine SF soldier and one Ranger who did multiple tours during Vietnam and both men were over the top bad assess, but one never talked about it on any level and the other never spoke about his military experience.

 

[Ice 9 Cobra]

I think that is the general rule of thumb on badasses, if they are truly badass they don't feel the need to tell anyone they are. Or if you want to geek out, Tywin Lannisters quote is pretty good

 

[Carrie]

I think that is the general rule of thumb on badasses, if they are truly badass they don't feel the need to tell anyone they are. Or if you want to geek out, Tywin Lannisters quote is pretty good

Started browsing a list of quotes by the character and didn't find what you're alluding to, but I love quotes like this one sounds like it will be so... do tell.

 

[Kantian_relativist]

Level 4 MACP, former ranger from 3rd Batt. Like everything else, getting good means keeping after it. There are plenty of shitbirds walking around as combatives instructors, and some decent ones, too. Naturally, maximizing impact at the unit level means you need a combatives instructor who keeps after it and, at the very least, makes it a part of the PT regimen. The bright news: the program has dragged a lot more asses into different BJJ/MMA/Boxing gyms across the country. I'd say that has been one of its most powerful impacts.