Are they pretty good in street fighting? Pretty quick and strong? Grappling training? Martial arts training? Boxing? How about handling weapons like swords, knives, chinese stars, spears, etc. I was just curious to know the type of training. I am not making any judgements or assumptions with this question. Just an innocent question. I am an adult from the U.S. myself.
2006-07-25 12:18:33 · 11 answers · asked by cannonball 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
And would Marines do better in hand to hand combat versus the other branches? Are they necessarily more skilled?
2006-07-25 12:21:15 · update #1
the us soldier trains alot in hand to hand training. i dont know what they do exactly i only know that they train a whole bunch becuase i have some cousins in the marines and the army who tell me about their training.
2006-07-25 12:22:54 · answer #1 · answered by JZX 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's going to vary greatly from one individual to the other. Like everywhere, some will be more adept than others. It boils down to the ole cliche "It's not the size of the dog in the fight, but the size of the fight in the dog." Basic training for hand to hand is pretty minimal really. It resembles a blend of Judo, and Tai-kwon-do. Advanced training will, if it's part of the job's mission expectations offer more training in combat skills.
2006-07-25 15:10:42 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
In Marine recruit training, we train in close combat. Martial arts training is widely used and is an integral part of training. Recruits are also schooled in fighting with knives/bayonets, as well as hand-to-hand combat with a rifle. I cannot speak for other branches, but I'm told that our program is a bit more in depth than our counterparts who take part in there respective boot camp.
2006-07-25 12:40:03 · answer #3 · answered by William 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The U.S. armed forces are among the most highly trained armed forces in the world. It's safe to say we'd have more than a fair chance of victory. I'm not sure how elite the marines are in terms of melee combat.
2006-07-25 12:23:25 · answer #4 · answered by Brian G 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
macdyver and dale pretty much summed it up. Spartan is correct, the Marines do more hand-to-hand than the other branches (not including special operations units). The rest of these fools are guessing or pretending they really know.
2006-07-26 06:18:03 · answer #5 · answered by Phil Z 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The average US combat soldier is not only better trained, but is considerably bigger, stronger and faster and well fed than his potential adversaries from the third world.
Not even a close fight.
That goes also for Brits, Canadians, and most western European countries.
2006-07-25 13:35:59 · answer #6 · answered by aka DarthDad 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the Marines would do the best because of the long extesive training they receive during basic training which lasts 13 weeks and is the hardest boot camp of all the branches
2006-07-25 13:34:25 · answer #7 · answered by Joey J 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Skill and training plays a large part of hand to hand fighting, but the ultimate determination is wether you want the other guy dead more than he wants you dead. If you do, then you will find a way to do it before he does it to you.
2006-07-28 08:05:03 · answer #8 · answered by The_moondog 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Army, Marine, American or foreigner it comes down to the man and how bad he want's to live. Anything else is just hype.
Karate or boxing does not make you unbeatable your state of mind does!
2006-07-26 01:08:56 · answer #9 · answered by macdyver60 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The US soldier will simply shoot the other guy.
Yes we are trained in hand-to-hand - but as the saying goes: 'They do not pay us to fight fair - they pay us to win.'
2006-07-25 13:46:15 · answer #10 · answered by MikeGolf 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋