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Spc. Reed Jaracz, 66th Military Intelligence, does a rear naked choke on U.S. Army Specialist Samuel Karoki (red belt), 12th Combat Aviation Brigade, at the Combatives tournament during the United States Army Europe's Best Warrior Competition in Grafenwoehr, Germany, 01 August 2012. The Best Warrior Competition is an intense contest that challenges competitors, all of who have previously competed to be named the best in their units, to prove their skills in military knowledge, leadership, and endurance. USAREUR’s winning pair will go on to compete for honors at the Department of the Army level. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sergeant Pablo N. Piedra/ Released)
U.S Army Soldiers compete during a combatives event during Marne Week at Fort Stewart, Georgia, Nov 17, 2021. Competition events are a test of grit and toughness, foster readiness and esprit de corps and are fundamental part of the division's Marne week celebration. (U.S Army Photo by SPC. Josue Mayorga)
Sgt. 1st Class William Hyatt, a Pennsylvania Army National Guard Pre-mobilization Training Assistance Element instructor, pushes down on 1st Lt. Israel Miller as he prepares to execute a straight arm bar during combatives training at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pa., Monday, May 17, 2010. Several units from the PAARNG's 213th Area Support Group trained on the combatives lane in preparation for upcoming deployments. (Photo by Sgt. Shawn Miller)
Soldiers conduct Combatives Level I training at Camp Frettered Military Reservation in Reisterstown, Md., on Aug. 8th, 2016. The class is physically demanding and pushes the limits of every participant. By the last day everyone knows what it feels like to be choked, kicked, punched in the face, body slammed and how to prevent those things to gain control and finish the fight. The students receive a Combatives Level I certificate after passing a written exam and a test on technique. The course teaches basic self-defense and fighting skills that better prepares soldiers for survival in hostile environments. (U.S. Army National Guard photos by Spc. Nyia Patton)
An "insurgent" rushes a Soldier as part of a practical exercise Nov. 3. at Cerrone Combatives Facility. The Soldiers practiced moves as part of the level three combatives course. (Army photo by Marie Berberea)
Ryan Hunt (top), III Corps, Fort Hood, Texas, wins by submission against David Reyes, Fort Leonard Wood, Mo., in a preliminary bout July 21 at Fort Hood, Texas. (U.S. Army photo by Daniel Cernero, III Corps and Fort Hood Public Affairs)
Soldiers conduct Combatives Level I training at Camp Frettered Military Reservation in Reisterstown, Md., on Aug. 8th, 2016. The class is physically demanding and pushes the limits of every participant. By the last day everyone knows what it feels like to be choked, kicked, punched in the face, body slammed and how to prevent those things to gain control and finish the fight. The students receive a Combatives Level I certificate after passing a written exam and a test on technique. The course teaches basic self-defense and fighting skills that better prepares soldiers for survival in hostile environments. (U.S. Army National Guard photos by Spc. Nyia Patton)
Soldiers from 1st IDSB attend the combatives level two certification course Aug. 8 at Camp Arifjan. (Photos by Sgt. 1st Class Tommy McLean, 1IDSB)
Staff Sgt. Kathleen Briere, representing the 6/98th Military Intelligence Battalion, Fort Devens, Mass., listens intently to the brief before beginning the 10 kilometer road march at the 2013 Army Reserve Best Warrior competition at Fort McCoy, Wis., June 26, 2013. (Photo by U.S. Army Reserve Sgt. Carina Garcia)
2008 Burning Man was AMAZING for me.
I still have so much to process.
Unfortunately, the decompression is coming TOO fast and furious this year.
The thick cultural smog is more than I can handle.
I spent a week basking in the deepest personal truths singing from inspiring individuals.
Now all I hear are the most sophisticated manufactured phrases spewed from political conventions.
It is WAY too abrupt for me.
“Decompression” is the term Burners give to that abrupt shift from a love-fueled community to the normal interactions of regular life.
And it is always hard.
(My camp mate Nanda was shocked when, on the ride home from his first burn, the Taco Bell cashier would not accept his gift of a beaded bracelet and refused his hug. “But, dude …you brought me *tacos*!!”)
The timing of this year’s presidential election has created an unusually harsh shift for decompression: The dust in the air has been replaced by a heavy political odor.
It would *seem* a more natural transition since the theme of this year’s event was “American Dream.”
But so far, that is not my experience.
What I saw in the art and people of Burning Man was the very BEST of America.: Intense Individualism, a profound value of Liberty, and the exaltation of Freedom.
What I see in the political media landscape feels combative, manipulative, and deceitful. Is it just me?
To be truthful, I was not a fan of the Burning Man theme when it was announced. How could something I find so sacred, dirty itself with the shallow realm of politics?
But I’ve discovered that The American Dream is very different than politics.
In fact, I am starting to see that it is the opposite of politics.
The American Dream is about creating a system that defends my rights, regardless of the opinions, beliefs, and faith I hold dear.
I think the founding fathers would be Burners.
I say that without any intention of humor.
It is easy to compartmentalize Burning Man into a caricature of faux fur, dance parties, and fire.
Perhaps I am guilty of promoting this type of perception.
But being a flamboyant pink superhero was what my dream looked like.
Through my creativity, my mom’s crafting skills, and a community’s support, I was allowed to make a ridiculous dream real. What is amazing is that, in that ridiculous state of freedom, I have been able to get in touch with things far deeper and profound.
Things like love and spirituality. Things like honor and respect.
I’ve always said that the overall attitude at Burning Man is, “You can do whatever you want that doesn’t cause harm to others. I may not choose to join you, but I’ll certainly hold your coat while you do it.”
If you tried to turn that sentiment into legalese, I think you’d get something pretty close to the Bill of Rights.
It seems to me that The American Dream is about protecting Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness.
NOT defining what any of those things looks like.
PROTECTING.
America’s Founding Fathers wanted to guarantee us all a canvas and access to paints.
Because life, like art, can only be judged by the one who lives it.
How we live our lives is the most sacred thing we have. And the Founding Fathers knew it. They fought for it. They bled for it.
Thomas Jefferson said that, “The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.” I hope with all the love in my heart that we find a way fuel our dreams with a different type of manure.
Lord knows we have a surplus of shit to burn.
I just hope we have the vision to remember what is sacred, and what needs to be destroyed.
Because, come November, if election fraud and corruption fill the void of our deflating Hope, I’m not sure what will happen next.
Will the status quo continue to allow a place for the fringe?
I don’t care if I’m in control, embraced, or even liked…so long as the right to be free from persecution remains self-evident.
All I want is Life & Liberty. And to be allowed to choose my own path to happiness.
I hope this is the American Dream our candidates fight for.
I hope this is the American Dream we all fight for.
Burner & Patriot,
John Halcyon Styn
FORT CARSON, Colo. – Sgt. Eamonn McDonough, left, wheeled vehicle mechanic, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 4th Brigade Support Battalion, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, spars with Staff Sgt. Irik King, military police officer, Company B, 4th BSB, 1st BCT, 4th Inf. Div., during Modern Army Combatives Program Level III training at Garcia Physical Fitness Center Jan. 12. During the 160-hour course Fort Carson Soldiers learned to close the distance and eliminate an enemy on the battlefield using hand-to-hand combat skills.
(U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Andrew Ingram, 4th Inf. Div. PAO)
Pfc. Albert Cruz guages his opponent in the opening seconds of a match in the all-Army combatives tournament.
Soldiers from Charlie Company, 3d U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard), participate in a modern army combatives program level I course instructed by Spc. Gabriel Ximenez, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 3d U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard), inside the Fort Myer Gym, Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall, Va., May 1-4, 2012. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Devin Kornaus)
Senior Airman Michael McDonnell, bottom, 32nd Intelligence Squadron, Fort Meade, Md., competes against Staff Sgt. Megan Lomonof, The United States Army Band, Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall, during the Joint Force Headquarters-National Capital Region and Military District of Washington 5th Annual Combatives Tournament’s welterweight championship bout at the JBM-HH Fitness Center April 18, 2013. Sands went on to win the championship for his weight class. (Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall PAO Photo by Rachel Larue)
Spc. Danny Santimaw (red), 41st Fires Brigade, and Sgt. Brad Wilkerson (blue), 69th Air Defense Artillery Brigade, fight in the tactical enclosure in the third-place bout of the middleweight division during the finals of the 2013 Fort Hood Combatives Tournament Feb. 23 at Abrams Physical Fitness Center at Fort Hood, Texas. Santimaw won the match by referee stoppage in the first round. (U.S. Army Photo by Daniel Cernero, III Corps and Fort Hood Public Affairs)
High School juniors participating in the Summer Leaders Experience take part in Combatives June 6 at West Point. The students learned introductory skills in Combatives from Soldiers from the 82nd Airborne Division, who are here as this summer’s Task Force for Cadet Summer Training.
(Photo by Eric S. Bartelt/PV)
Sgt. David W. Rider, a healthcare specialist assigned to B Company, 256th Combat Support Hospital in Twinsburg, Ohio, tries to hang on to an arm bar as Sgt. 1st Class Martin Rodriguez, a military policeman with 1st Battalion, 104th Regiment in Aurora, Colo., lifts Rider off the ground in an attempt to get him to release it here at Fort McCoy, Wis., during the 2010 Army Reserve Best Warrior Competition. Rodriguez is a native of Pueblo, Colo., and Rider is from Strongsville, Ohio. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Ron Burke, USARC)
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Spc. Viktoriya Varpakhovich from Fort Wadsworth, N.Y. grapples with Amy Whitley, Fort Story, July 21 during the 2011 U.S. Army Combatives Championship at Abrams Physical Fitness Center, Fort Hood, Texas. Varpakhovich defeated Whitley by submission. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Eric J. Glassey, 4th Public Affairs Detachment)
High School juniors participating in the Summer Leaders Experience take part in Combatives June 6 at West Point. The students learned introductory skills in Combatives from Soldiers from the 82nd Airborne Division, who are here as this summer’s Task Force for Cadet Summer Training.
(Photo by Eric S. Bartelt/PV)
Phoenix Raven Qualification Course instructors are the gateway to becoming a Phoenix Raven in the U.S. Air Force. They guide Security Forces patrolman into some of the world's best law enforcement officials through a 22-day course held at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J. The intensive three-week, 12-hour-a-day course covers such subjects as cross-cultural awareness, legal considerations, embassy operations, airfield survey techniques, explosive ordnance awareness, aircraft searches, and unarmed self-defense techniques. Students are exposed to more than 70 use-of-force scenarios where stress is simulated using role players. Training includes instruction and realistic practical exercises in antiterrorism/force protection, weapon system security, verbal judo, combatives, tactical baton employment and advanced firearms proficiency. (U.S. Air Force photo by/Staff Sgt. Vernon Young Jr.)
U.S Army Soldiers compete during a combatives event during Marne Week at Fort Stewart, Georgia, Nov 17, 2021. Competition events are a test of grit and toughness, foster readiness and esprit de corps and are fundamental part of the division's Marne week celebration. (U.S Army Photo by SPC. Josue Mayorga)
October 27, 2010 U.S. Sgt. 1st Class Curtis Mosely from the 16th Sustainment Brigade teaches Latvian soldiers hand-to hand fighting techniques during Excercise Saber Strike 11. Saber Strike is a multi-national training event featuring U.S. and Baltic States training together.(U.S. Army Photo by Staff Sgt. Brendan Stephens)Approved for Public Release
An Airman looks to the ceiling after being pushed to physical conditioning limits during the Phoenix Raven Qualification Course at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J. The intensive three-week, 12-hour-a-day course covers such subjects as cross-cultural awareness, legal considerations, embassy operations, airfield survey techniques, explosive ordnance awareness, aircraft searches, and unarmed self-defense techniques. Students are exposed to more than 70 use-of-force scenarios where stress is simulated using role players. Training includes instruction and realistic practical exercises in antiterrorism/force protection, weapon system security, verbal judo, combatives, tactical baton employment and advanced firearms proficiency. (U.S. Air Force photo by/Staff Sgt. Vernon Young Jr.)
At the combatives pit, eight companies from the Class of 2014 received a four-hour block of instruction from a team of West Point cadets on a series of passes, sweeps and submissions. The training concluded with 90-second sparring session and a final best-of-platoon level competition. The cadre of 25 upperclass cadets trained four weeks to be qualified to train by the Department of Physical Education and was certified by the Master of the Sword. The cadre will also be instructing the Class of 2015 during Cadet Basic Training. Photo by Tommy Gilligan, West Point Public Affairs
una foto presa dal ns sito www.defconline.it dedicato al materiale di interesse tattico e militare, per un omaggio a quando le arti marziali erano fondamentali in un peridodo nel quale le armi da fuoco dovevano ancora essere inventate. la "lotta" poteva essere a mani nude, con armi dedicate (krabi krabong, iaido, kendo etc) o derivate dal maneggio di utensili nati per l'agricoltura (es.nunchaku). nella foto,il kanji del più micidiale sistema di karate, il KYOKUSHINKAI di MAS OYAMA; una canotta della "mecca" della MUAY THAI, il LUMPINI STADIUM; degli shorts per THAI BOXE della twins; due cinture nere, una usurata da anni di allenamento, ed una nuova con ricamo rosso su seta nera.
Senior Airman Michael McDonnell, left, 32nd Intelligence Squadron, Fort Meade, Md., competes against Staff Sgt. Megan Lomonof, The United States Army Band, Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall, during the Joint Force Headquarters-National Capital Region and Military District of Washington 5th Annual Combatives Tournament’s welterweight championship bout at the JBM-HH Fitness Center April 18, 2013. Sands went on to win the championship for his weight class. (Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall PAO Photo by Rachel Larue)
Students get a taste of combatives at West Point. It wasn't your typical campus tour as more than 500 rising high school seniors visited West Point for the weeklong Summer Leaders Seminar. SLS is a weeklong program developed by West Point Admissions in 1976 for rising high school seniors to experience a week at West Point. It was originally designed to capture the academic experience for students but gradually covered the full spectrum—from the classroom to field training and athletics. During the weeklong session, students learn about West Point from cadet cadre, senior military leaders, instructors and coaches. More than 1,000 students will experience West Point this summer, from a field of about 4,000 candidates. More than 350 cadet candidates who attended SLS last year will return to the academy June 27 for Reception Day. Photo by Mike Strasser, West Point Public Affairs
At the combatives pit, eight companies from the Class of 2014 received a four-hour block of instruction from a team of West Point cadets on a series of passes, sweeps and submissions. The training concluded with 90-second sparring session and a final best-of-platoon level competition. The cadre of 25 upperclass cadets trained four weeks to be qualified to train by the Department of Physical Education and was certified by the Master of the Sword. The cadre will also be instructing the Class of 2015 during Cadet Basic Training. Photo by Tommy Gilligan, West Point Public Affairs
Combative Dispostion, an exhibition by BFA student Willie Coleman III, was on display March 13-17, 2017 in the Acorn Gallery.
Combative Disposition provides an outlook into the world of comics, animation, and other forms of graphic storytelling. The exhibition highlights the cyclical journey of such works from conception to creation to consumption. Willie Coleman III work draws from the spirit of action-adventure stories, specifically shōnen battle manga. At the same time, it reflects the journey of the artist himself and comments on the ever going debate between “high art” and “low art."
Senior Airman Michael McDonnell, top, 32nd Intelligence Squadron, Fort Meade, Md., competes against Staff Sgt. Megan Lomonof, The United States Army Band, Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall, during the Joint Force Headquarters-National Capital Region and Military District of Washington 5th Annual Combatives Tournament’s welterweight championship bout at the JBM-HH Fitness Center April 18, 2013. Sands went on to win the championship for his weight class. (Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall PAO Photo by Rachel Larue)
At the combatives pit, eight companies from the Class of 2014 received a four-hour block of instruction from a team of West Point cadets on a series of passes, sweeps and submissions. The training concluded with 90-second sparring session and a final best-of-platoon level competition. The cadre of 25 upperclass cadets trained four weeks to be qualified to train by the Department of Physical Education and was certified by the Master of the Sword. The cadre will also be instructing the Class of 2015 during Cadet Basic Training. Photo by Tommy Gilligan, West Point Public Affairs