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2nd Lt. Sylvia Sims, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 359th Theater Tactical Signal Brigade, guards against Staff Sgt. Robert Petersen, B Company 73rd Ordnance Battalion, during one of three opening bouts at the Better Opportunity for Single Soldiers Combatives Tournament held Feb. 23 at Gym 5. (Wilson A. Rivera / Fort Gordon Public Affairs)
U.S. Military Academy cadets learn the basics of hand to hand combat following the standards of the Modern Army Combatives Program at West Point, N.Y. on June 5, 2025. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Alan Brutus)
Spc. Nicole Orach (left), an assistant combatives instructor along with Sgt. Jesus Cisneros (right), a master combatives instructor, both assigned to Regimental Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, 2d Cavalry Regiment show their students how do do a cross collar choke during the Regiment's first certified combatives class at the Memorial Gym located on Rose Barracks, Germany, Mar. 18, 2015. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. William A. Tanner/released)
Sgt. Simon Pequeno (red), 41st Fires Brigade, and Pfc. Casey Gonzalez (blue), 1st Brigade Combat Team, fight in the tactical enclosure in the championship bout of the bantamweight division during the finals of the 2013 Fort Hood Combatives Tournament Feb. 23 at Abrams Physical Fitness Center at Fort Hood, Texas. Pequeno won the match by submission in the first round. (U.S. Army Photo by Daniel Cernero, III Corps and Fort Hood Public Affairs)
Va. Guard Staff Sgt. Joshua Webb, 34th Civil Support Team – Weapons of Mass Destruction, and Staff Sgt. Lawrence Provost, 29th Infantry Division, battle it out during combatives drills at the Dushanbe-based Tajikistan Military Institute Aug. 21, 2014, during a military exchange in Dushanbe, Tajikistan.
Combatives is the U.S. Army's name for hand-to-hand combat technique which encompasses various hybrid martial arts that incorporate fighting techniques from conventional martial arts and combat sports. (Photo by Capt. Andrew J. Czaplicki, Virginia Guard Public Affairs)
Lt. Col. Page Karsteter, physical therapist, Darnell Medical Center, examines Pvt. Tiffany Warren, Team Fort Bragg, a fly-weight competitor, July 20 during the registration at Kieschnick Physical Fitness Center, Fort Hood, Texas for the 2011 Army Combatives Championship. The 2011 Army Combatives Championship is a non-gender specific tournament allowing males and females to fight each other. (U.S. Army Photo by Sgt. Eric J. Glassey, 4th Public Affairs Detachment)
U.S. Military Academy cadets exercise their combatives skills during Cadet Field Training at West Point, N.Y. on June 16, 2025. The combatives training consisted of three platoon versus platoon mass fights followed by a male and female tournament. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Alan Brutus)
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U.S. Military Academy cadets exercise their combatives skills during Cadet Field Training at West Point, N.Y. on June 16, 2025. The combatives training consisted of three platoon versus platoon mass fights followed by a male and female tournament. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Alan Brutus)
PRESIDIO OF MONTEREY, California -- Twenty-two service members from the Presidio graduated from the Basic Combative Course on May 20. The multi-week course covered multiple techniques used for hand-to-hand close quarters combat. 229th Military Intelligence Battalion Commander, Lt. Col. Toni Sabo, presented completion certificates and praised the service members for using their own free time to better themselves as Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Marines.
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PHOTO by Steven L. Shepard, Presidio of Monterey Public Affairs.
Military Day was an excursion to Camp Buckner for the rising high school students participating in the Summer Leaders Seminar at West Point. While temperatures elevated the heat category to its highest levels for the second iteration of SLS, the students were still able to conquer obstacles, learn about college ROTC programs, engage in tactical movements, combatives and more. The Summer Leaders Seminar was a weeklong immersion to cadet life at West Point for more than 1,000 rising high school seniors participating in the annual event. Photo by Mike Strasser, West Point Public Affairs
Spc. Ryan Safford, Team 101st Airborne, a bantam-weight competitor, weighs in July 20 during the registration at Kieschnick Physical Fitness Center, Fort Hood, Texas for the 2011 Army Combatives Championship. (U.S. Army Photo by Sgt. Eric J. Glassey, 4th Public Affairs Detachment)
Staff Sgt. Tony Fancher, 8th Operations Support Squadron, a survival evasion resistance and escape specialist performs an arm bar on Airman 1st Class Andrew Rodriquez, 8th Security Forces during combatives training Jan. 27. The 8 Security Forces members’ will do 10 hours of combatives training based off the Army’s Modern Army Combatives Program to refresh on their basic ground fighting techniques.
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Lt. Gen. Don Campbell Jr., III Corps and Fort Hood commanding general, meets with the III Corps Combatives Team July 24 inside Abrams Physical Fitness Center before the 2012 Army Combatives Championship. (Photo by Daniel Cernero; III Corps and Fort Hood Public Affairs)
U.S. Military Academy cadets learn the basics of hand to hand combat following the standards of the Modern Army Combatives Program at West Point, N.Y. on June 5, 2025. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Alan Brutus)
a Mobile Training Team from Fort Benning, Georgia teaches troops from US Army, Alaska employment of combatives inside a urban enviroment. The physcialy demanding course was held on Fort Richardson, Alaska MOUT site and the Geronimo gym
The official kick-off to the 2013 Fort Bragg Army Combatives Championship, started with the elimination matches at Rittz-Epps Physical Fitness Center Dec. 13, 2013. More than 300 competitors were scheduled to compete in the #BraggCombatives tournament. Stay tuned and follow us to find out the winners of each weight class that will compete in the finals tomorrow at Sports USA. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Paul A. Holston/XVIII Abn. Corps PAO)
By Pvt. Kim, Jun Sub, 8th Army Public Affairs Office
The second Annual Modern Army Combatives Invitational, hosted by the 35th Air Defense Artillery Brigade, took place in Osan Air Base Saturday, April 4.
A total of 120 fighters including 8 female fighters turned up for the competition, which made many in the audience excited from the very first match.
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Sgt. Simon Pequeno (red), 41st Fires Brigade, and Pfc. Casey Gonzalez (blue), 1st Brigade Combat Team, fight in the tactical enclosure in the championship bout of the bantamweight division during the finals of the 2013 Fort Hood Combatives Tournament Feb. 23 at Abrams Physical Fitness Center at Fort Hood, Texas. Pequeno won the match by submission in the first round. (U.S. Army Photo by Daniel Cernero, III Corps and Fort Hood Public Affairs)
Military Day was an excursion to Camp Buckner for the rising high school students participating in the Summer Leaders Seminar at West Point. While temperatures elevated the heat category to its highest levels for the second iteration of SLS, the students were still able to conquer obstacles, learn about college ROTC programs, engage in tactical movements, combatives and more. The Summer Leaders Seminar was a weeklong immersion to cadet life at West Point for more than 1,000 rising high school seniors participating in the annual event. Photo by Mike Strasser, West Point Public Affairs
U.S. Military Academy cadets exercise their combatives skills during Cadet Field Training at West Point, N.Y. on June 16, 2025. The combatives training consisted of three platoon versus platoon mass fights followed by a male and female tournament. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Alan Brutus)
Soldiers at the 70th Regiment (LDR) Regional Training Institute are instructed in the Maryland Army National Guard Combatives Course by senior instructors who guide them in hand to hand combat moves. This is a rigorous course that demands stamina, strength and attention to detail. Photos by CPT (MDDF) Richard Mulderick
Ray Rodriguez (top), III Corps, Fort Hood, Texas,wins by submission against Santiago Ramirez, Fort Eustis, Va., in a preliminary bout July 21 at Fort Hood, Texas. (U.S. Army photo by Daniel Cernero, III Corps and Fort Hood Public Affairs)
BAGHDAD – Sgt. Juan Urbina (left), the howitzer section chief and combatives instructor with 1st Battalion, 41st Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Advise and Assist Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, and a San Antonio native, and Spc. Carlos Castillo, a cannon crewmember and level three combatives instructor with 1st Battalion, 41st Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Advise and Assist Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, and a Dalton, Ga., native, demonstrate how to execute a grappling technique properly to 1st Iraqi Federal Police Division officers Oct. 4 during combatives training at Joint Security Station Loyalty. (U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Emily Knitter, 1st AAB, 3rd Inf. Div., USD-C)
Military Day was an excursion to Camp Buckner for the rising high school students participating in the Summer Leaders Seminar at West Point. While temperatures elevated the heat category to its highest levels for the second iteration of SLS, the students were still able to conquer obstacles, learn about college ROTC programs, engage in tactical movements, combatives and more. The Summer Leaders Seminar was a weeklong immersion to cadet life at West Point for more than 1,000 rising high school seniors participating in the annual event. Photo by Mike Strasser, West Point Public Affairs
U.S. Army Reserve Command Soldier of the Year Spc. Ryan Barger reaches up to choke U.S. Army Forces Command Soldier of the Year Spc. Thomas Hauser during their bout at the Department of the Army Best Warrior Competition combatives tournament on Ft. Lee, Va., Oct. 7, 2011. The double-elimination combatives tournament was the final event in the week-long Best Warrior competition.
(U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Sean K. Harp/Released)
U.S. Military Academy cadets learn the basics of hand to hand combat following the standards of the Modern Army Combatives Program at West Point, N.Y. on June 5, 2025. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Alan Brutus)
U.S. Military Academy cadets learn the basics of hand to hand combat following the standards of the Modern Army Combatives Program at West Point, N.Y. on June 5, 2025. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Alan Brutus)
Lt. Gen. Don Campbell Jr., III Corps and Fort Hood commanding general, meets with the III Corps Combatives Team July 24 inside Abrams Physical Fitness Center before the 2012 Army Combatives Championship. (Photo by Daniel Cernero; III Corps and Fort Hood Public Affairs)
Capt. Jason Norwood, officer in charge of the Fort Sill Combatives School, puts David Stefl in a choke hold during a match Oct. 1, 2010, at the 2010 U.S. Army Championship Combatives Tournament at Fort Benning, Ga. Norwood went on to win the cruiserweight division. (Photo courtesy of the Pentagon Channel)
Lt. Gen. Mark Milley, III Corps and Fort Hood commanding general, talks with Kris Perkins, Fort Hood combatives director, as they watch a bantamweight bout between Pfc. Casey Gonzalez, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, and Spc. Brishae Peel, 4th Sustainment Brigade, during the 2013 Fort Hood Combatives Tournament Wednesday inside Abrams Physical Fitness Center. Gonzalez defeated Peel via submission.
Taking a break from action in the combatives tournament is Ensign Pedro Mizcles, Naval Information Operations Command (Georgia), with son Theo, 2, surveying the gym. Gym 5 had some intense action Nov. 15 with the Better Opportunities for Single Service Members organization drawing dozens of grapples for its fall combatives tournament, in keeping with the BOSS mission of enhancing the quality of life and morale of single service members, sustaining readiness, and increasing retention of service members.
Photo by Bill Bengtson/Fort Gordon Public Affairs Office
Military Day was an excursion to Camp Buckner for the rising high school students participating in the Summer Leaders Seminar at West Point. While temperatures elevated the heat category to its highest levels for the second iteration of SLS, the students were still able to conquer obstacles, learn about college ROTC programs, engage in tactical movements, combatives and more. The Summer Leaders Seminar was a weeklong immersion to cadet life at West Point for more than 1,000 rising high school seniors participating in the annual event. Photo by Mike Strasser, West Point Public Affairs
Gym 5 had some intense action Nov. 15 with the Better Opportunities for Single Service Members organization drawing dozens of grapples for its fall combatives tournament, in keeping with the BOSS mission of enhancing the quality of life and morale of single service members, sustaining readiness, and increasing retention of service members.
Photo by Bill Bengtson/Fort Gordon Public Affairs Office
Spc. Benjamin Crocker teaches a group of Soldiers from the 251st Engineer Company (SAPPER) combatives skills at the Norway Armory. Crocker demonstrates the collar choke on Spc. Michael Bleier, a technique taught in the Army Combatives Level one class. The SAPPERs must maintain a high state of combat readiness. Teaching hand-to-hand combat skills instills confidence in soldiers, while also providing them with techniques that can be used to protect themselves.(UPAR Submission by PFC Joseph Smith, the 251st Engineer Company (SAPPER))
Pfc. Lew Ortiz (blue), 2nd Brigade Combat Team, and Cpl. Vuong Dinh (red), 1st Brigade Combat Team, grapple on the mats during intermediate rounds in the lightweight division of the 2013 Fort Hood Combatives Tournament Feb. 22 at Abrams Physical Fitness Center at Fort Hood, Texas. Ortiz won the match and moved on to the next round. (U.S. Army Photo by Daniel Cernero, III Corps and Fort Hood Public Affairs)
Members of the audience, including Commanding General Joint Force Headquarters-National Capital Region and Military District of Washington Michael S. Linnington, left, watch Senior Airman Michael McDonnell, 32nd Intelligence Squadron, Fort Meade, Md., compete 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)
Senior Airman Michael McDonnell, right, 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)