The United States Armed Forces is made up of around 1.3 million active personnel. The need to train these soldiers or marines in hand-to-hand combat is very real. Most recently the US Army adopted the Modern Army Combative system (MAC).
US Army Field Manual 3-25. 150 tells you all you need to know about unarmed combat. The term also includes use of some hand held weapons such as batons, canes and knives. Hand-to-hand combat is widely regarded as very difficult to master.
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Mixed Martial Arts in the Army
Following the global popularisation of mixed martial arts, the armed forces have begun integrating this in to their combat training. It seems like a great fit when you consider the proven effectiveness of MMA in the real world.
It’s not a ‘no touch’ martial art that will get you killed in real life. If anything a trained MMArtist is more likely to kill his opponent. Which is more lethal though? Army MAC or MMA as you’d see in the UFC?
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MMA vs. Army Combat
A great video recently emerged that puts this question to the absolute test. Although Armed forces personnel are quite literally trained to kill, many believe MMA to be a superior form of combat.
When a UFC champion stopped by to train some troops, one soldier pushed it a little too far…
