[2ndDivisionVet]

Jihadists beware! Here come the Marines! I think my late father (a retired Gunnery Sergeant) would have approved of this idea. There's an old saying: "Every Marine a rifleman" that the other services would do well to emulate, and now this.

[LexBaird]

Your Kung Fu is weak, Al Queda boy! My Kung Fu comes with landing craft!

[Anti-Bubba182]

Marine Corps Martial Arts Program

[Vor Lady]

Chuck Norris and close combat fun in the Marines ping!

[getmeouttaPalmBeachCounty_FL]

[Fire_on_High]

Interesting order to things. Most martial arts systems teach several kicks along with a basic punch as your first attacks, since the legs are stronger and have a longer reach. It seems a bit odd for the Marines to teach several punches first, then kicks at a higher rank.

I took TKD for a while, at a school that taught a Korean grappling art secondary to it for the basic falling and ground moves. Testing for your white belt required you to show 3 kicks (I think...it’s been several years), white to orange required at least 4, and if memory serves 5 or so kicks but still only one basic straight punch from orange to yellow, along with 3 or 4 blocks, 3 forms, several breakfalls, and 3 or 4 stances.

Thing is...other than memorizing the forms, and getting fit and flexible enough to perform consistently and steadily in class, the techniques up to yellow belt could be taught in a few classes and then simply practiced. Muscle memory and flexibility are key, and the sooner you work on those for the kicks the easier it becomes.

Practical? A booted side or front kick would be ideal for kicking a door down. A round kick to the side of the knee will fell most any opponent when you need them on the ground but not dead. Basic breakfalls are useful for more than just combat situations...knowing how to fall and land can save you a broken bone just as much if you trip or have to jump down from a high place.

[Nachoman]

They only need to study in the way of Clik Pao.

[tracer]

I've seen some of the "new" USMC fighting moves and am reminded very much of what my father, a USMC Raider in WWII taught me.

I would not be surprised to learn if this new stuff was secretly "recycled" from the training of the Raiders, whounquestionably rank quite highly some of the most effective warriors the world has ever seen.

Marine Raider martial arts tactics were imported from China by the Raiders' founders, who were "China Marines." I never saw their devastating moves in any dojo or elsewhere until I viewed some films of the USMC's "new" martial arts system...

[tracer]

I've seen some of the "new" USMC fighting moves and am reminded very much of what my father, a USMC Raider in WWII taught me.

I would not be surprised to learn that this new stuff was secretly "recycled" from the training of the Raiders, whounquestionably rank quite highly some of the most effective warriors the world has ever seen.

Marine Raider martial arts tactics were imported from China by the Raiders' founders, who were "China Marines." I never saw their devastating moves in any dojo or elsewhere until I viewed some films of the USMC's "new" martial arts system...

[tracer]

I would not be surprised to learn that this new stuff was secretly "recycled" from the training of the Raiders, whounquestionably rank quite highly some of the most effective warriors the world has ever seen.

Marine Raider martial arts tactics were imported from China by the Raiders' founders, who were "China Marines." I never saw their devastating moves in any dojo or elsewhere until I viewed some films of the USMC's "new" martial arts system...

[Dr._Joseph_Warren]

No post on Chuck Norris would be complete without these:

- Guns don’t kill people. Chuck Norris kills People.
- There is no theory of evolution. Just a list of animals Chuck Norris allows to live.
- Chuck Norris does not sleep. He waits.
- The chief export of Chuck Norris is Pain.
- There is no chin under Chuck Norris’ Beard. There is only another fist.
- Chuck Norris has two speeds. Walk, and Kill.
- The leading causes of death in the United States are: 1. Heart Disease 2. Chuck Norris 3. Cancer
- Chuck Norris drives an ice cream truck covered in human skulls.
- Chuck Norris doesn’t go hunting.... CHUCK NORRIS GOES KILLING
- When the Boogeyman goes to sleep every night, he checks his closet for Chuck Norris.
- Chuck Norris doesn’t read books. He stares them down until he gets the information he wants.
- Chuck Norris counted to infinity - twice.

[quadrant]

The Corps has changed since my day.
The told us in Boot Camp to forget all that martial arts stuff and hold on tight to your rifle.

[skinkinthegrass]

Here come the Marines!... *w/respect*
this is garbage.
an tan belt? ...not even an Shodan (which mean your a 1st Dan Black "you only know the Basic stuff" Belt)....*disgust*

[BluH2o]

Visited Parris Island May of 2001. This program was well under way at that time ... speaking as a graduate of PI, going all the way back to 1964, I was impressed with the emphasis on hand to hand combat ... it was considerably advanced beyond what we were taught. Over all, I felt the physical requirements were as stringent ... however, I felt the mental challenge had lessened considerably over what we experienced some 35 years earlier.

[Scotswife]

I was at an Educators workshop about 6 years ago at Parris Island. They talked about getting some of this MCMAPS techniques from the ROK Marines. Two Marines did a nearly full contact demo. Pretty impressive. Which brings me to a funny story that occurred on the visit to the crucible. One of the liberal educators decided to put a DI on the spot on gun control. He was an NFL sized man who responded quickly and wittingly to a liberal guidance counselor on the trip. She asked him what he felt about gun control. He resonded unequivically, “Three rounds center mass mam.”It quited her down while getting quite a chuckle out of the few conservative educators in the group.

[joebuck]

Does this mean they’ll now be able to jump 25 feet high, doing six back flips in the process?

[Beckwith]

Beats the hell out of “PT.”

[Calpernia]