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U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Nico Crooks, an administrative

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Nico Crooks, an administrative

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Nico Crooks, an administrative specialist, from Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni grapples during a Martial Arts Instructor Course (MAIC) aboard MCAS Iwakuni, Japan, Feb., 27, 2020.... More

Eric Slater demonstrates a punch as part of his routine

Eric Slater demonstrates a punch as part of his routine

Eric Slater demonstrates a punch as part of his routine during the 15th annual U.S. Air Forces in Europe martial arts tournament at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Feb. 28, 2015. Five martial arts schools brought m... More

Staff Sgt. Tyler McGuire, 66th Training Squadron operations

Staff Sgt. Tyler McGuire, 66th Training Squadron operations

Staff Sgt. Tyler McGuire, 66th Training Squadron operations NCO in-charge of combat rescue officer course, practices grappling with Michael “Maverick” Chiesa, fellow Sik Jitsu fighter and number 10 lightweight ... More

A U.S. Soldier acts as a referee and checks the uniform

A U.S. Soldier acts as a referee and checks the uniform

A U.S. Soldier acts as a referee and checks the uniform of a fellow Soldier about to compete in the standard bout of the joint U.S.-British Combatives class taught by Sgt. 1st Class Bryan Norris, with the Headq... More

A U.S. Soldier and a member of the British King's Royal

A U.S. Soldier and a member of the British King's Royal

A U.S. Soldier and a member of the British King's Royal Hussars grapple for a standard bout, during the first joint U.S.-British Combatives class, in Chièvres, Belgium, May 18, 2016. (U.S. Army photo by Visual ... More

U.S. Army Sgt. Teshae McCullough, assigned to Allied

U.S. Army Sgt. Teshae McCullough, assigned to Allied

U.S. Army Sgt. Teshae McCullough, assigned to Allied Forces North Battalion, performs a movement from side control on Staff Sgt. William Chandler, also with AFNorth Battalion, as Soldiers and Airmen participate... More

U.S. Army Sgt. Christopher Nathan (left), executes

U.S. Army Sgt. Christopher Nathan (left), executes

U.S. Army Sgt. Christopher Nathan (left), executes a leg lock on Spc. Jacob Ruth (right), during the Joint Tactical Combatives Course, on Chièvres Air Base, Belgium, March 9, 2018. Nathan and Ruth are with the ... More

A herd of elk standing on top of a dry grass covered field. Bull elk sparring wildlife.

A herd of elk standing on top of a dry grass covered field. Bull elk s...

A group of elk standing on a field. A group of elk standing on top of a dry grass covered field. Public domain stock photo related to nature.

A martial arts instructor with Instructional Training

A martial arts instructor with Instructional Training

A martial arts instructor with Instructional Training Company, Support Battalion, prepares to referee a boxing bout between two recruits from Hotel Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion at Marine Corps Recrui... More

U.S. Army Lt. Col. Dave DeAtley, Level 4 Combatives

U.S. Army Lt. Col. Dave DeAtley, Level 4 Combatives

U.S. Army Lt. Col. Dave DeAtley, Level 4 Combatives Instructor, protects his weapon from Sgt. Jahmael McMillan, assistant instructor, as they teach a Law Enforcement Combatives Class to U.S. Army Military Polic... More

Travis Gentry, Kuk Sool Won instructor, watches two

Travis Gentry, Kuk Sool Won instructor, watches two

Travis Gentry, Kuk Sool Won instructor, watches two competitors spar during the 15th annual U.S. Air Forces in Europe martial arts tournament at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Feb. 28, 2015. Gentry, along with mor... More

View of the equipment donned by the assistant instructors

View of the equipment donned by the assistant instructors

View of the equipment donned by the assistant instructors for the clinch drill, during which their students have to hold them in order to stop incoming punches, for a combatives level one class taught on Chièvr... More

A couple of moose standing on top of a grass covered field. Bull moose sparring portrait.

A couple of moose standing on top of a grass covered field. Bull moose...

Stock photography: Two moose fighting in a field / A couple of moose standing on top of a grass covered field.

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Philip Matherly, with SHAPE Healthcare

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Philip Matherly, with SHAPE Healthcare

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Philip Matherly, with SHAPE Healthcare Facility, assistant instructor, addresses Soldiers and Airmen before they pass the clinch drill, during which they have to hold their opponent in orde... More

A couple of elk that are standing in the grass. Bull elk sparring wildlife.

A couple of elk that are standing in the grass. Bull elk sparring wild...

Two elk fighting in a field / Two elk fighting in a field / Public domain stock photo of a food.

A Recruit with Golf Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion,

A Recruit with Golf Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion,

A Recruit with Golf Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, prepares to body spar at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., July 11, 2019. Body sparring is an exercise that exemplifies the fundamental... More

U.S. Army Lt. Col. Dave DeAtley, Level 4 Combatives

U.S. Army Lt. Col. Dave DeAtley, Level 4 Combatives

U.S. Army Lt. Col. Dave DeAtley, Level 4 Combatives Instructor, proudly shows his newly awarded U.S. Army Garrison Benelux Directorate of Emergency Services Excellence Coin he received for teaching a Law Enforc... More

Staff Sgt. Tyler McGuire, 66th Training Squadron operations

Staff Sgt. Tyler McGuire, 66th Training Squadron operations

Staff Sgt. Tyler McGuire, 66th Training Squadron operations NCO in-charge of combat rescue officer course, and Rick Little, head coach of Sik Jitsu, demonstrate a technique to fighters in Spokane, Washington, N... More

U.S. Soldiers with Allied Forces North Battalion, U.S.

U.S. Soldiers with Allied Forces North Battalion, U.S.

U.S. Soldiers with Allied Forces North Battalion, U.S. Army NATO Brigade, grapple for the combatives section of their Best Warrior Competition, in Chièvres, Belgium, March 23, 2016. (U.S. Army photo by Visual I... More

U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment

U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment

U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment take part in a Martial Arts Instructor’s Course on Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Kaneohe Bay, Nov. 27, 2018. The culminating event lead to participants earning ... More

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. James Smith, martial arts

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. James Smith, martial arts

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. James Smith, martial arts instructor trainer, from Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni speaks to students during a Martial Arts Instructor Course (MAIC) aboard MCAS Iwakuni, Jap... More

Students and cadre of the Joint Tactical Combatives

Students and cadre of the Joint Tactical Combatives

Students and cadre of the Joint Tactical Combatives Course pose for a group photo, on Chièvres Air Base, Belgium, March 9, 2018. (U.S. Army photo by Visual Information Specialist Pierre-Etienne Courtejoie)

A woman in a black tank top holding a pair of boxing gloves. Sparring girl gloves.

A woman in a black tank top holding a pair of boxing gloves. Sparring ...

A woman in a black tank top and gloves holding a boxing glove / A woman with her arms outstretched and a fist raised / Public domain art photo.

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Romeo Verdeflor, left, Combat

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Romeo Verdeflor, left, Combat

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Romeo Verdeflor, left, Combat Logistics Battalion (CLB) 22, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), Marine Corps Martial Arts Program (MCMAP) instructor and native of Greenwood, S.C., and C... More

Two British members of the King's Royal Hussars grapple

Two British members of the King's Royal Hussars grapple

Two British members of the King's Royal Hussars grapple under watch of a U.S. Soldier, Staff Sgt. Aric Burton, assigned to 39th Signal Battalion, referee and assistant instructor during the Combatives class tau... More

U.S. Army Sgt. Michael Cherry with Headquarters and

U.S. Army Sgt. Michael Cherry with Headquarters and

U.S. Army Sgt. Michael Cherry with Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 39th Signal Battalion, punches Spc. Nohelani Hill, assigned to the 457th Civil Affairs Battalion in Wiesbaden, Germany, during the cl... More

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. James Smith, martial arts

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. James Smith, martial arts

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. James Smith, martial arts instructor trainer, from Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni grapples with students during a Martial Arts Instructor Course (MAIC) aboard MCAS Iwakuni,... More

A woman in a black tank top is holding a pair of boxing gloves. Girl sparring gloves.

A woman in a black tank top is holding a pair of boxing gloves. Girl s...

A woman in black gloves and black gloves / A woman with her hands on her hips / Public domain art photo.

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Joseph Tommasi, a warehouse

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Joseph Tommasi, a warehouse

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Joseph Tommasi, a warehouse clerk with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Africa, squares up with his opponent during a sparring bout at Naval Air Station Sigone... More

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Ryan Platt, left, Combat Logistics

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Ryan Platt, left, Combat Logistics

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Ryan Platt, left, Combat Logistics Battalion (CLB) 22, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), optics chief and native of Ebensburg, Pa., and Sgt. Matthew Crawford, CLB-22 maintenance plato... More

U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment

U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment

U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment take part in a Martial Arts Instructor’s Course on Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Kaneohe Bay, Nov. 27, 2018. The culminating event lead to participants earning ... More

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Mario Huerta (left), assigned

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Mario Huerta (left), assigned

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Mario Huerta (left), assigned to the SACEUR Security Detachment, finishes the single-man cuffing on U.S. Army Sgt.Terrance Simmons (right), with the Northern Law Center, 21st Theater S... More

Students attending the Martial Arts Instructor Course

Students attending the Martial Arts Instructor Course

Students attending the Martial Arts Instructor Course spar using training weapons here, July 30, 2013. The Marine Corps Martial Arts Program instructs Marines on the use of many types of close combat weapons, i... More

U.S. Marines with Security Cooperation Team-Honduras,

U.S. Marines with Security Cooperation Team-Honduras,

U.S. Marines with Security Cooperation Team-Honduras, Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Southern Command and Honduran marines do squad lunges during a physical training session at Naval Base Puerto C... More

The 91st Military Police Battalion’s Boxing Academy

The 91st Military Police Battalion’s Boxing Academy

The 91st Military Police Battalion’s Boxing Academy concluded April 4 with an exhibition of sorts as the boxers were cheered by dozens of their peers during their final evaluations. The 10-session training clin... More

U.S. Army Pvt. Zachary Rehm with Headquarters and

U.S. Army Pvt. Zachary Rehm with Headquarters and

U.S. Army Pvt. Zachary Rehm with Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 39th Signal Battalion, closes the distance on Sgt. Rusty Hilligoss, assigned to 128th Signal Company, 39th Signal Battalion, during the... More

U.S. Marines with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground

U.S. Marines with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground

U.S. Marines with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Africa 19.2, Marine Forces Europe and Africa, rehearse instructing techniques during a Martial Arts Instructor Course on Moron Air ... More

A U.S. Soldier and a member of the British King's Royal

A U.S. Soldier and a member of the British King's Royal

A U.S. Soldier and a member of the British King's Royal Hussars grapple under the watch of a referee during the first joint U.S.-British Combatives class, in Chièvres, Belgium, May 18, 2016. (U.S. Army photo by... More

A U.S. Soldier, part of the combatives level one class,

A U.S. Soldier, part of the combatives level one class,

A U.S. Soldier, part of the combatives level one class, thanks one of the instructors after the clinch drill, on Chièvres Air Base, Belgium, March 22, 2017. AFNORTH Battalion, USANATO Brigade led this class ope... More

John Belcher demonstrates a stance during the 15th

John Belcher demonstrates a stance during the 15th

John Belcher demonstrates a stance during the 15th annual U.S. Air Forces in Europe martial arts tournament at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Feb. 28, 2015. The event was divided into two main categories: forms an... More

The 91st Military Police Battalion’s Boxing Academy

The 91st Military Police Battalion’s Boxing Academy

The 91st Military Police Battalion’s Boxing Academy concluded April 4 with an exhibition of sorts as the boxers were cheered by dozens of their peers during their final evaluations. The 10-session training clin... More

U.S. Navy Hospital Man 2 Frank Gambles, right, a corpsman

U.S. Navy Hospital Man 2 Frank Gambles, right, a corpsman

U.S. Navy Hospital Man 2 Frank Gambles, right, a corpsman with Security Cooperation Team-Honduras, Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Southern Command spars with a Honduran marine at Naval Base Puerto... More

Two brown bears playing in the water with their mouths open. Grizzly bears playing, animals.

Two brown bears playing in the water with their mouths open. Grizzly b...

Two bears fighting in the water with each other / Two brown bears playing in the water with their mouths open / Animals public domain photography.

Public domain stock image. The ball the pitch football, sports.
A couple of elk standing next to each other. Bull elk sparring wildlife.

A couple of elk standing next to each other. Bull elk sparring wildlif...

Two deer facing each other in a field / Two deer fighting in the wild / Public domain sport photography.

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Juntor Santiago, military police

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Juntor Santiago, military police

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Juntor Santiago, military police officer, from Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni grapples during a Martial Arts Instructor Course (MAIC) aboard MCAS Iwakuni, Japan, Feb., 27, 2020. ... More

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Philip Matherly, with SHAPE Healthcare

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Philip Matherly, with SHAPE Healthcare

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Philip Matherly, with SHAPE Healthcare Facility, assistant instructor, punches one of the students attempting to pass the clinch drill, during which they have to hold their opponent in orde... More

U.S. Marines with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit

U.S. Marines with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit

U.S. Marines with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) spar during martial arts training aboard the USS Bataan (LHD 5). Within the Marine Corps Martial Arts Program, sparring and ground fighting are used t... More

U.S. Marines with Security Cooperation Team-Honduras,

U.S. Marines with Security Cooperation Team-Honduras,

U.S. Marines with Security Cooperation Team-Honduras, Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Southern Command monitor Honduran marines doing log exercises during a physical training session at Naval Base ... More

Recruits with Golf Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion,

Recruits with Golf Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion,

Recruits with Golf Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, practice the fundamentals of body sparring at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., July 11, 2019. Body sparring is an exercise that exempli... More

U.S. Marines from Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni

U.S. Marines from Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni

U.S. Marines from Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni warm up during a Martial Arts Instructor Course (MAIC) aboard MCAS Iwakuni, Japan, Mar., 2, 2020. The MAIC is designed to develop qualified Marines into... More

The 91st Military Police Battalion’s Boxing Academy

The 91st Military Police Battalion’s Boxing Academy

The 91st Military Police Battalion’s Boxing Academy concluded April 4 with an exhibition of sorts as the boxers were cheered by dozens of their peers during their final evaluations. The 10-session training clin... More

U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Trazarra Patman, assistant

U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Trazarra Patman, assistant

U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Trazarra Patman, assistant instructor, assigned to the SHAPE Dental Clinic, pummels a student for the clinch drill, during which they have to hold their opponent in order to stop his pu... More

U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (April 15, 2018)

U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (April 15, 2018)

U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (April 15, 2018) – U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Alexander Weiss, section leader, assigned to Fox Company, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 26th Marine Expe... More

PHILIPPINE SEA (March 25, 2020) Staff Sgt. Antonio

PHILIPPINE SEA (March 25, 2020) Staff Sgt. Antonio

PHILIPPINE SEA (March 25, 2020) Staff Sgt. Antonio Falcone, a platoon sergeant with Company C, Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 5th Marines (BLT 1/5), 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), gives instructi... More

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Gabriel Sarmiento checks the proper

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Gabriel Sarmiento checks the proper

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Gabriel Sarmiento checks the proper progress of the clinch drill endured by Sgt. Antonio Rodriguez with Sgt. Rusty Hilligoss, puncher for Basic Combatives Course (Level One), on Chièvres Ai... More

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Maria Acuna, with Allied Forces

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Maria Acuna, with Allied Forces

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Maria Acuna, with Allied Forces Northern Europe (AFNORTH) Battalion, main instructor, briefs Soldiers and Airmen before they pass the clinch drill, during which they have to hold their oppo... More

The 91st Military Police Battalion’s Boxing Academy

The 91st Military Police Battalion’s Boxing Academy

The 91st Military Police Battalion’s Boxing Academy concluded April 4 with an exhibition of sorts as the boxers were cheered by dozens of their peers during their final evaluations. The 10-session training clin... More

180718-N-UX013-2052 U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS

180718-N-UX013-2052 U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS

180718-N-UX013-2052 U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (July 18, 2018) Information Systems Technician 2nd Class Janice Robinson spars for exercise on the mid decks of the guided-missile destroyer USS Jason Dunha... More

U.S. Soldiers with Allied Forces North Battalion, U.S.

U.S. Soldiers with Allied Forces North Battalion, U.S.

U.S. Soldiers with Allied Forces North Battalion, U.S. Army NATO Brigade, grapple for the combatives section of their Best Warrior Competition, in Chièvres, Belgium, March 23, 2016. (U.S. Army photo by Visual I... More

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Aric Burton, with 39th Signal

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Aric Burton, with 39th Signal

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Aric Burton, with 39th Signal Battalion, Master Combatives Trainer, watches as Two British members of the King's Royal Hussars grapple during the Combatives class taught by Sgt. 1st Class B... More

Sergeant Erik A. Christianson, martial arts instructor

Sergeant Erik A. Christianson, martial arts instructor

Sergeant Erik A. Christianson, martial arts instructor trainer, Weapons Field Training Battalion, teaches his Marines the importance of breaking down mental barriers after a combat conditioning exercise as part... More

U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Juan Diaz, right, officer in

U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Juan Diaz, right, officer in

U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Juan Diaz, right, officer in charge of Security Cooperation Team-Honduras, Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Southern Command spars with a Honduran marine at Naval Base Puerto... More

A Recruit with Golf Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion,

A Recruit with Golf Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion,

A Recruit with Golf Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, prepares to body spar at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., July 11, 2019. Body sparring is an exercise that exemplifies the fundamental... More

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Nelson Ortiz left, a team

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Nelson Ortiz left, a team

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Nelson Ortiz left, a team member with Security Cooperation Team-Honduras, Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Southern Command assists a Honduran marine with his gloves pri... More

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Maria Acuna, right, with Allied

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Maria Acuna, right, with Allied

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Maria Acuna, right, with Allied Forces Northern Europe (AFNORTH) Battalion, main instructor, and other students encourage a Soldier as he passes the clinch drill, during which one has to ho... More

Kenneth Hughes, Director of Emergency Services with

Kenneth Hughes, Director of Emergency Services with

Kenneth Hughes, Director of Emergency Services with U.S. Army Garrison Benelux, gives a Directorate of Emergency Services Excellence Coin to thank U.S. Army Lt. Col. Dave DeAtley, Level 4 Combatives Instructor,... More

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Jorge Flores, an aviation mechanic,

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Jorge Flores, an aviation mechanic,

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Jorge Flores, an aviation mechanic, from Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni, looks on during a Martial Arts Instructor Course (MAIC) aboard MCAS Iwakuni, Japan, Mar., 2, 2020. The MA... More

Staff Sgt. Logan Bowman, a martial arts instructor

Staff Sgt. Logan Bowman, a martial arts instructor

Staff Sgt. Logan Bowman, a martial arts instructor with Instructional Training Company, Support Battalion, referees a boxing bout between two recruits from Hotel Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion at Marin... More

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. James Smith, martial arts

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. James Smith, martial arts

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. James Smith, martial arts instructor trainer, from Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni speaks to students during a Martial Arts Instructor Course (MAIC) aboard MCAS Iwakuni, Jap... More

Marines with Marine Rotational Force – Darwin practice

Marines with Marine Rotational Force – Darwin practice

Marines with Marine Rotational Force – Darwin practice close combat tactics during Exercise AmeriCal 16 at Camp Broche, New Caledonia, August 8, 2016. AmeriCal is a bilateral training exercise designed to enhan... More

Staff Sgt. Tyler McGuire, 66th Training Squadron operations

Staff Sgt. Tyler McGuire, 66th Training Squadron operations

Staff Sgt. Tyler McGuire, 66th Training Squadron operations NCO in-charge of combat rescue officer course, poses for a photo at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington, Nov. 13, 2017. Prior to joining the military... More

U.S. Marines with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground

U.S. Marines with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground

U.S. Marines with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Africa 19.2, Marine Forces Europe and Africa, rehearse sparring techniques in a combat-conditioning circuit during a Martial Arts I... More

Marines assigned to Battalion Landing Team, 3rd Battalion

Marines assigned to Battalion Landing Team, 3rd Battalion

Marines assigned to Battalion Landing Team, 3rd Battalion 6th Marines, participate in a sparring match as part of a Marine Corps Martial Arts Program (MCMAP) brown belt user class conducted aboard the San Anton... More

U.S. Army Military Policeman Spc. Shane Sital, left,

U.S. Army Military Policeman Spc. Shane Sital, left,

U.S. Army Military Policeman Spc. Shane Sital, left, Installation Management Command Soldier of the Year, assigned to U.S. Army Garrison Benelux, throws a haymaker punch to Belgian Federal Police Inspector Séba... More

U.S. Soldiers with a medical condition adjust their

U.S. Soldiers with a medical condition adjust their

U.S. Soldiers with a medical condition adjust their protective helmets, before the clinch drill, during which they have to hold their opponent in order to stop incoming punches, for a combatives level one class... More

A recruit with Hotel Company, 2nd Recruit Training

A recruit with Hotel Company, 2nd Recruit Training

A recruit with Hotel Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, puts on his boxing gloves before a sparring match at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C. on Dec. 13, 2018. (Official Marine Corps Photo b... More

Travis Gentry (left), Kuk Sool Won instructor, and

Travis Gentry (left), Kuk Sool Won instructor, and

Travis Gentry (left), Kuk Sool Won instructor, and Manfred Bemme, Loveless Okinawan Karate Academy, explain the rules of the sparring division to participants during the 15th annual U.S. Air Forces in Europe ma... More

U.S. Marines with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground

U.S. Marines with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground

U.S. Marines with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Africa 19.2, Marine Forces Europe and Africa, execute a combat-conditioning circuit during a Martial Arts Instructor Course on Moro... More

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Mario Huerta (left), assigned

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Mario Huerta (left), assigned

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Mario Huerta (left), assigned to the SACEUR Security Detachment, grabs the leg of U.S. Army Sgt. Terrance Simmons, with the Northern Law Center, 21st Theater Sustainment Command, durin... More

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Mario Huerta , assigned to

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Mario Huerta , assigned to

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Mario Huerta , assigned to the SACEUR Security Detachment, performs a hip throw on U.S. Army Sgt. Terrance Simmons, with the Northern Law Center, 21st Theater Sustainment Command, du... More

U.S. Army Lt. Col. Dave DeAtley, with J2, Joint Forces

U.S. Army Lt. Col. Dave DeAtley, with J2, Joint Forces

U.S. Army Lt. Col. Dave DeAtley, with J2, Joint Forces Command Brunssum, Level 4 Combatives Instructor, passes the guard of Spc. Eric Clague, a Military Policeman assigned in U.S. Army Benelux, Schinnen, as he ... More

U.S. Army Sgt. Adrian Hernandez, assigned to the SHAPE

U.S. Army Sgt. Adrian Hernandez, assigned to the SHAPE

U.S. Army Sgt. Adrian Hernandez, assigned to the SHAPE Healthcare Facility, grapples with Sgt. James Thorne, with U.S. Army Network Enterprise Center, 39th Strategic Signal Battalion, during the Joint Tactical ... More

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. James Smith, martial arts

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. James Smith, martial arts

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. James Smith, martial arts instructor trainer, from Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni speaks to students during a Martial Arts Instructor Course (MAIC) aboard MCAS Iwakuni, Jap... More

U.S. Soldiers and Airmen pass the clinch drill, during

U.S. Soldiers and Airmen pass the clinch drill, during

U.S. Soldiers and Airmen pass the clinch drill, during which they have to hold their opponent in order to stop incoming punches, for a combatives level one class taught on Chièvres Air Base, Belgium, March 22, ... More

U.S. Marines from Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni

U.S. Marines from Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni

U.S. Marines from Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni participate in a Martial Arts Instructor Course (MAIC) aboard MCAS Iwakuni, Japan, Mar., 2, 2020. The MAIC is designed to develop qualified Marines into... More

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Maria Acuna, left, main instructor,

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Maria Acuna, left, main instructor,

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Maria Acuna, left, main instructor, checks if Spc. Christopher Laughlin performs a proper clinch on Sgt. Joe Primeau, assistant instructor, in order to stop his punches, for a combatives le... More

A student executes a stance during the 15th annual

A student executes a stance during the 15th annual

A student executes a stance during the 15th annual U.S. Air Forces in Europe martial arts tournament at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Feb. 28, 2015. The event was divided into two main categories: forms and sparr... More

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Naylei Carranza, a supply clerk

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Naylei Carranza, a supply clerk

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Naylei Carranza, a supply clerk with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Africa, lands a devastating lead hand punch during a sparring bout at Naval Air Station S... More

Staff Sgt. Tyler McGuire, 66th Training Squadron operations

Staff Sgt. Tyler McGuire, 66th Training Squadron operations

Staff Sgt. Tyler McGuire, 66th Training Squadron operations NCO in-charge of combat rescue officer course, spars with Michael “Maverick” Chiesa, fellow Sik Jitsu fighter and number 10 lightweight MMA fighter in... More

The equipment displayed in the foreground explains

The equipment displayed in the foreground explains

The equipment displayed in the foreground explains the peculiar nature of the Law Enforcement Combatives Class taught to U.S. Army Military Policemen, U.S. Air Force Security Forces and SHAPE Belgian Federal Po... More

The 91st Military Police Battalion’s Boxing Academy

The 91st Military Police Battalion’s Boxing Academy

The 91st Military Police Battalion’s Boxing Academy concluded April 4 with an exhibition of sorts as the boxers were cheered by dozens of their peers during their final evaluations. The 10-session training clin... More

U.S. Soldiers with Allied Forces North Battalion, U.S.

U.S. Soldiers with Allied Forces North Battalion, U.S.

U.S. Soldiers with Allied Forces North Battalion, U.S. Army NATO Brigade, grapple for the combatives section of their Best Warrior Competition, in Chièvres, Belgium, March 23, 2016. (U.S. Army photo by Visual I... More

Senior Airman Zack Throckmorton, an F-22 Raptor weapons

Senior Airman Zack Throckmorton, an F-22 Raptor weapons

Senior Airman Zack Throckmorton, an F-22 Raptor weapons systems loader with the 3rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, 525th Aircraft Maintenance Unit, spars with fellow fighters and practices striking combos at Ma... More

U.S. Navy Hospital Man 2nd Class Frank Gambles, right,

U.S. Navy Hospital Man 2nd Class Frank Gambles, right,

U.S. Navy Hospital Man 2nd Class Frank Gambles, right, a corpsman with Security Cooperation Team-Honduras, Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Southern Command and a Honduran marine lean on each other ... More

Cpl. Jared L. Kiselka, left, and Lance Cpl. Josiah

Cpl. Jared L. Kiselka, left, and Lance Cpl. Josiah

Cpl. Jared L. Kiselka, left, and Lance Cpl. Josiah A. Rutkowski, right, riflemen, spar during Exercise AmeriCal 16 at Camp Broche, New Caledonia, August 8, 2016. AmeriCal is a bilateral training exercise design... More

Honduran marines check each other for safety gear prior

Honduran marines check each other for safety gear prior

Honduran marines check each other for safety gear prior to participating in a sparring match held by U.S. Marines with Security Cooperation Team-Honduras, Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Southern C... More

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Aric Burton, with 39th Signal

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Aric Burton, with 39th Signal

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Aric Burton, with 39th Signal Battalion, Master Combatives Trainer, watches as Two British members of the King's Royal Hussars grapple during the first joint U.S.-British Combatives class t... More

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Jorge Flores, an aviation mechanic,

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Jorge Flores, an aviation mechanic,

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Jorge Flores, an aviation mechanic, from Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni warms up during a Martial Arts Instructor Course (MAIC) aboard MCAS Iwakuni, Japan, Mar., 2, 2020. The MAI... More

U.S. Marines from Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni

U.S. Marines from Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni

U.S. Marines from Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni warm up during a Martial Arts Instructor Course (MAIC) aboard MCAS Iwakuni, Japan, Mar., 2, 2020. The MAIC is designed to develop qualified Marines into... More

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