The most important things you can take away from martial arts training are confidence
and conditioning. I am not going to touch CQC, because I am not qualified to comment
on what techniques a soldier should or should not use. I was a sailor and the few times
I was required to use my martial arts(JUDO,Wrestling,Boxing) was when I was with the
shore patrol. Each instance it was with an unruly usually violent and drunk sailor.
No eye strikes, throat chops or knee to the cojones, just a simple throw into an
armlock, choke or holddown until some one could come and help cuff the individual.
Remember in any situation use minimum escalating force or you can face the legal
consequences(unless your in a warzone then you follow the rules of engagement).
I have trained in the martial arts for over thirty years and as I mentioned in the
previous paragraph- CONFIDENCE in what you know and can do, even if this is one
or two techniques- CONDITIONING, if you are overweight,weak and out of breath
your chances of winning a fight are slim. If you are confident and conditioned you
should be able to give a good account of yourself and this is with only a few techniques
under your belt. It takes years to become good at any given martial art but you can
learn a few good techniques in a short time and use them effectively. In my point of
view most martial arts are good, you just have to take the time to train and condition
and do it all the time or you will lose your edge.
and conditioning. I am not going to touch CQC, because I am not qualified to comment
on what techniques a soldier should or should not use. I was a sailor and the few times
I was required to use my martial arts(JUDO,Wrestling,Boxing) was when I was with the
shore patrol. Each instance it was with an unruly usually violent and drunk sailor.
No eye strikes, throat chops or knee to the cojones, just a simple throw into an
armlock, choke or holddown until some one could come and help cuff the individual.
Remember in any situation use minimum escalating force or you can face the legal
consequences(unless your in a warzone then you follow the rules of engagement).
I have trained in the martial arts for over thirty years and as I mentioned in the
previous paragraph- CONFIDENCE in what you know and can do, even if this is one
or two techniques- CONDITIONING, if you are overweight,weak and out of breath
your chances of winning a fight are slim. If you are confident and conditioned you
should be able to give a good account of yourself and this is with only a few techniques
under your belt. It takes years to become good at any given martial art but you can
learn a few good techniques in a short time and use them effectively. In my point of
view most martial arts are good, you just have to take the time to train and condition
and do it all the time or you will lose your edge.