The U.S. Army's Basic Combatives Course (Level 1) is a five-day training program that teaches soldiers fundamental close-quarters combat skills to prepare them for hand-to-hand situations. It builds on the "Warrior Ethos" by focusing on skills to "close with and defeat the enemy" using a foundation of grappling techniques from systems like Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. The course includes instruction on striking, grappling, and controlling an opponent, and its goal is to improve a soldier's confidence, resiliency, and ability to respond to close-range threats both on and off the battlefield. <br />#Fighting #Martialarts #Selfdefence<br /><br />U.S. Army Staff Sgt. William Smith, a combatives master trainer assigned to 157th Infantry Brigade, instructs a basic combatives course on Camp Atterbury, Indiana, 19 July, 2021. Day one of the course primarily focused on distance management techniques<br /><br />"The appearance of U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) visual information does not imply or constitute DoD endorsement."<br /><br />Credit to : U.S. Army Staff Sgt. William Smith
