Combatives are hand-to-hand combat systems used by members of the military and law enforcement, security personnel and corrections officers. Combatives are based in martial arts but are not distinct disciplines.
The US Modern Army Combatives Program was adopted as the basis for the US Air Force Combatives Program in January 2008. Combatives training has also been provided outside of the military, for example at Kansas State University which provided a training programme for years before closing it in 2010.
See also Marine Corps Martial Arts Program Defendu All-In Fighting ARB (martial art) Jieitaikakutōjutsu Junshi Sanda Krav Maga LINE (combat system) Sambo (martial art) SPEAR System Special Combat Aggressive Reactionary System Systema
References
Further reading Get Tough! by William E. Fairbairn, 1942. Details basic commando techniques. Reprint Kill or Get Killed by Rex Applegate, 1943, 1954, 1976. Widely redistributed within the USMC from 1991 as FMFRP 12-80. Basic Field Manual: Unarmed Defense for the American Soldier. FM 21-150, War Department, June 1942. U.S. Army Hand-to-Hand Combat: FM 21-150, June 1954. US Army FM 21-150, 1963. Combatives Field Manual FM 21-150, 1971. FM 21-150 Combatives: Hand-to-Hand Combat, United States Army field manual, September 1992. Combatives : FM 3-25.150 Commercial reprint of 2002 US Army manual. Fleet Marine Force Manual (FMFM) 0-7, Close Combat, USMC, July 1993. Close Combat (MCRP 3-02B), USMC, February 1999. Commercial In Search of the Warrior Spirit: Teaching Awareness Disciplines to the Green Berets by Richard Strozzi-Heckler. 3rd edition
External links US Army FM 3-25-150: Combatives US Army Regulation 350-1 (Training) Excerpts of 1942 War Department FM 21-150, from book review at Best Judo International Close Combat Instructors Association