Commando Fighting Techniques
Military hand-to-hand combat training involves numerous methods and techniques taken from multiple martial arts disciplines. Typically, the martial art forms used combine judo, aikido, kempo and jujitsu along with modified boxing and wrestling skills such as with the Marine Corps Martial Arts Program or MCMAP. The commando fighting style is not exactly one that should be considered a sport, and is strictly used for intense fighting and self-defense. The techniques do not involve trading punches or wearing protective gear, and are designed essentially to kill, maim, or otherwise incapacitate your aggressor until he/she is no longer deemed a threat. These skills can be deadly, and should only be used as a last resort in a life-threatening situation. The most common technique in a self-defense situation is a joint-lock, typically applied at the elbow after a punch is thrown.
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Instructions
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Stand with your feet shoulder width apart, and shift your weight to your dominate leg by placing it back slightly from your other leg. Place your hands together held 6 inches from your chest, in front of your sternum. Keep your fingers loosely clasped. This position--with your hands visible to the aggressor--is designed to assert your presence, and keep your hands at the ready.
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Wait for the aggressor to strike first. This will ensure that you are protecting yourself, and not causing the skirmish. In case authorities are notified, you will have been within your rights to defend yourself.
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Apply an elbow joint-lock when a strike is thrown by the aggressor. For a right-handed punch thrown: Perform the joint-lock by catching the wrist with your right hand, step to the left with the left foot, then swing your body to the right--with your left arm held vertical at the elbow--down onto the elbow joint of your opponent with your left forearm while holding his wrist with the right hand. A swift, hard strike will break the elbow at the joint. A less forceful strike will push the aggressor down to the ground because the joint is being stressed, and the brain reacts by signaling the body toward the path of least resistance.
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Keep turning to the right while holding force on the elbow until the aggressor is on the ground. Keep your forearm on the joint while holding the wrist with theother hand, and keep applying force until the aggressor stops resisting. Place your foot heel into the armpit of the controlled arm, and pin the aggressor to the ground by applying force. This simply adds more control over the aggressor.
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Tips & Warnings
Reverse this process for an aggressor's left-handed strike.
Only 8 to 12 pounds of pressure can break the elbow at the joint using this method. Use extreme caution when attempting this technique.
Contact local authorities immediately once you've incapacitated the aggressor.
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