The United States may have the most powerful fighting force in the world, but it would be vastly overmatched in a hand-to-hand combat situation. The reason: Other countries, including Russia, advocated training their personnel in martial arts techniques. A combination of several well-known martial arts could save the lives of many U.S. soldiers, including its female force.

Contents

Introduction
Section I Tools and techniques for personal combat
Chapter 1 Martial art theory
Chapter 2 The natural weapons of the body
Chapter 3 Kicks
Chapter 4 Breakfalls
Chapter 5 Throws
Chapter 6 Chokes, locks and come-alongs
Chapter 7 Defenses against punches and strikes
Chapter 8 Unarmec defenses against club attacks
Chapter 9 Unarmed defenses against knife attacks
Chapter 10 Unarmed defenses against bayonet attacks
Cahpter 11 Unarmed defenses against chokes
Chapter 12 Unarmed defenses against kicks
Chapter 13 Unarmed defenses against throws
Chapter 14 Unarmed defenses against holds and grabs
Chapter 15 Fighting from the ground
Chapter 16 Knfe fighting
Chapter 17 Sentry neutralization
Chapter 18 Expedient weapons
Section II Installing martial arts into unit training
Chapter 19 Training female soldiers
Chapter 20 The threat
Chapter 21 Physical conditioning with the martial arts
Chapter 22 Mental/emotional conditioning with the martial arts
Chapter 23 Training facilities and aids
Chapter 24 Training drills
Chapter 25 Training programs
Section III Translating personal combat into unit combat
Chapter 26 Using the martial arts to develop military tacticians
Chapter 27 Universal force dynamics in battle planning and execution