Combatives

Combatants grapple in an Army combatives tournament held at the Soldier's Field House on Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., April 12, 2012.

The 1st Armored Division Band, Fort Bliss, Texas, played the Army Song, the MP Regimental March as well as the National Anthem at the Change of Command and Change of Responsibility for 93D Military Police Batta More

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Aberdeen Proving Grounds State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PFC Tiffany Dusterhoft, USA Release More

Junior enlisted, non-commissioned officers and officers of the 34th Combat Aviation Brigade participate in short combatives training, at Camp Ripley, on Jan. 25. The training is preparing the brigade for their More

Spc. Charles Thomas, a supply specialist with Headquarters and Headquarters Company, puts an ice pack on his elbow joint after completing the test out phase to become certified in combatives.

At the culmination of the second day's training, Soldiers were put on two opposing five-man teams to battle one another at A1 Boxing and Fitness in Aurora, Colo., Jan. 11. Joe Montalvo, a mixed martial arts ins More

Sgt. 1st Class Dwayne L. Beckles, an Oceanside, Calif., native, now the brigade Modern Army Combatives master trainer with Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 170th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, demonstrates More

USANATO Alpha Company conducted a special Family Readiness Group training day which include Army Combatives class for spouses and soldiers. Spc. McCoy a level 2 instructor taught both spouse and soldiers how to More

Pvt. Paul Kanu, an 88M (Motor Transport Operator) with Company F, 949 Brigade Support Battalion, tries to put a chokehold on fellow F Company Soldier Spc. Curtis O. Jordan II, 19D (Cavalry Scout), during combat More

Level III certified basic instructor, Sgt. Parris Bussiere (standing), from Cape Cod, Mass., watches as Pfc. Bryant Moore (left), of Union Springs, Ala. attempts to pass the guard of Pfc. Nicholas Sawyer, from More

Staff Sgt. Sang Truong, drill sergeant, foreground, a combatives instructor with Regional Training Center East, Fort Dix, N.J., provides instruction to a formation of Reserve soldiers Sept. 23. Truong has been More

Spc. Melissa Mariano, an automated logistics supply specialist with Company A, 533rd Battalion Support Battalion, assumes a fighter's stance in preparation of final drills and testing to earn her level one comb More

Cpl. Ashley M. Pawlowski, senior combatives instructor assigned to Company B, 1st Special Troops Battalion, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, points out the correct way to gain dominant position w More

Staff Lt. Gen. Ali Hamiday Taher (right), the Iraqi Army commander for the Karkh area, speaks, Oct. 2, after the promotion ceremony for Capt. Thomas Marlatt (left), the platoon leader of the personal security d More

Spc. Carlos Castillo (right), a cannon crewmember and level three combatives instructor with 1st Battalion, 41st Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Advise and Assist Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, United States Div More

Spc. Carlos Castillo (right), a cannon crewmember and level three combatives instructor with 1st Battalion, 41st Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Advise and Assist Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, United States Div More

Sgt. Cesar Villanueva (right), a mechanic with Company B, Division Special Troops Battalion, 1st Armored Division, United States Division – Center, and a New York City, native, peer instructs Sgt. Juan Hernande More

Sgt. Juan Urbina (right), howitzer section chief with Battery A, 1st Battalion, 41st Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Advise and Assist Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, United States Division – Center, and a San An More

Spc. Robert Miner, a military police soldier, grapples with another fighter for a dominant position during a combatives tournament held by the 230th Military Police Company, 95th Military Police Battalion Oct. More

Staff Sgt. Ferdinando Acerra knocks gloves with his opponent at the Caged Chaos mixed martial arts competition at Jamil Temple here Feb. 26. Acerra is an F-16 crew chief maintenance instructor for the 20th Main More

Illinois Guardsman Staff Sgt. Adam Therriault of Ottawa, with Company A, 33rd Brigade Special Troops Battalion in Marseilles took second place in the final round at the 4th annual 2011 Army National Guard Comba More

Capt. Michael A Basnauskas, brigade chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear officer assigned to the Headquarters and Headquarters Company 37th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, conducts basic detainee operat More

Cpl. Marisol Vargas, administrative clerk, Headquarters Detachment, Combat Logistics Battalion 11, Combat Logistics Regiment 17, 1st Marine Logistics Group, performs an arm-bar takedown during an Oleoresin Caps More

Senior Airman Travis Gulley, 332nd Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron air transportation journeyman, practices defense tactics during combat skills course April 22. Coaches from the U.S. Air Force Acade More

Soldiers attached to Multinational Battle Group East completed a 40-hour level one combatives course at Camp Bondsteel April 29. The course included basic hand-to-hand fighting skills and weapon retention train More

Senior Airman Amanda Harrison, below, 332nd Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron mitigation team, gets the upper hand on her opponent during a grappling tournament May 7. The morale event was hosted by the jo More

A soldier from the 58th Engineer Company, 2nd Squadron, 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment, attempts a Guillotine Choke against his opponent during the opening round of the Warrior Challenge combatives tournament at More

Staff Sgt. Edgar Ordazdelacruz, Observer Controller/Trainer, 2nd Bn., 361st Regt., “Coyote,” 5th Armored Brigade, shows Missouri Army National Guard soldiers from the 1138th Transportation Company the proper te More

Sgt. 1st Class Michael Huitdma (left), grapples with Maj. Greg Darlow during a combatives physical training session at Fort Hunter Liggett, Calif., June 18. Both soldiers are assigned to the 109th Regional Supp More

Spc. Ryan Barger, representing the 200th Military Police Command, tightens his laces prior to the start of the 2-mile run portion of the Army Physical Fitness Test at the Army Reserve Best Warrior competition a More

Staff Sgt. Matthew Easly prepares to plot a waypoint during the Land Navigation event at the Army Reserve Best Warrior competition at Fort McCoy, Wis., Tuesday, June 21, 2011. Easly, a native of Sacramento, Cal More

Spc. Jessica Storch, second from left, Sgt. Matthew Bledsoe, center, and Sgt. Benjamin Reehl, right, talk with Spc. Steven Ahles, 95th Training Division cadre during a break in the first Mystery Event at the Ar More

Spc. Christopher Lamp keeps moving forward during the 10km road march at the Army Reserve Best Warrior competition at Fort McCoy, Wis., June 22. Lamp, a native of Charlotte, N.C., is representing the 7th Civil More

Spc. Ryan Barger keeps moving forward during the 10km road march at the Army Reserve Best Warrior competition at Fort McCoy, Wis. on Wednesday, June 22, 2011. Barger, a native of Belding, Mich., is representing More

Spc. Ryan Barger, representing the 200th Military Police Command, scans his sector during the M4 rifle night fire qualification event at the 2011 Army Reserve Best Warrior competition at Fort McCoy, Wis. on Wed More

Two Best Warrior candidates grapple with each other during the Modern Army Combatives tournament at the 2011 Army Reserve Best Warrior competition at Fort McCoy on Thursday, June 23.

U.S. Army Sgt. Michael Lopez, a Los Angeles native and signal support specialist with Headquarters, Headquarters Company, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Task Force Duke, works out his abdominal More

U.S. Army Sgt. Michael Lopez, a Los Angeles native and signal support specialist with Headquarters, Headquarters Company, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Task Force Duke, swings a sledgehammer a More

(Right) Sgt. Christopher Kelnhofer of Hoopeston, Ill., a member of the Illinois National Guard's Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 33rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team in Urbana, Ill., competes against Sgt. R More

Competitor Pvt. David Messer, with 1st Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, pins down his opponent during a match the first day of the All-Army Combatives Tou More

Staff Sgt. Joshua Geery (right), the platoon sergeant of 2nd Platoon, Company A, 1st Battalion, 18th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, United States Division – Center, and More

The 501st Sustainment Brigade surgeon cell conducts a quick check of a fighter before the start of the Korea Modern Army Combatives Tournament, Aug. 6 at USAG Carroll.

Staff Sgt. Demetrius McCowan (right) of Fresno, Calif., a sheet metal aircraft structural mechanic for the 1106th Theater Aviation Support Maintenance Group, sits with his sponsor Sgt. 1st Class James Palleres, More

Soldiers from the 1186th Military Police Company, Oregon Army National Guard, practice vehicle rollover drills during premobilization at Umatilla Chemical Depot in Hermiston, Ore., Sept. 15. The 1186th Military More

University of Minnesota wrestling Coach J Robinson holds the 'Red Bull' 1st Brigade Combat Team, 34th Infantry Division coin Sept. 28, 2011. The coin was given to Coach Robinson as a token of appreciation for h More

Cpl. Brian Geiger, 805th Military Police Company, 3rd Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, and a native of Orlando, Fla., shows his Modern Army combatives and civilian experience at the Memorial Hal More

Spc. Dennis Yi with Bravo Troop, 1-144th Field Artillery Battalion, California Army National Guard, pulls the lanyard on an old cannon during the Wings, Wheels and Rotors Expo at Joint Forces Training Base Los More

U.S. Army Sgt. Aaron Villareal, a Houston, Texas, native, wrestles Sgt. Michael Rodrigues of San Antonio, Texas, to the mat while fellow soldiers from Company D, 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Briga More

Soldiers from the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), participated in a United States Army Combatives School Mobile Training Team Level 3 training seminar on Jan. 31, 2012, at Fort Campbell, Ky. The four wee More

Soldiers begin to grapple during the Fort Hood Combatives Tournament. The combatives tournament is sponsored by III Corps and spans four grueling days at Abrams gym on Fort Hood, Texas. (U.S. Army Photo by Pfc More

Staff Sgt. Clifton Roberts, coach for the 42nd Military Police Brigade combatives team, marks time at the combatives facility on Joint Base Lewis-McChord Feb. 15 during a morning workout training hopefuls who a More

Spc. Christopher Ramos, 57th ESB [Red], defeats Spc. Michael Lipford, 3rd CR [Blue], to win the light heavyweight division of the 2012 Fort Hood Combatives Tournament Feb. 16 at Abrams Physical Fitness Center. More

Spc. Richard Cole, 41st Fires. Bde. [Red], defeats 1st Lt. Michael Williams, 1-12 Cav. [Blue], to win the welterweight division of the 2012 Fort Hood Combatives Tournament Feb. 16 at Abrams Physical Fitness Cen More

Pfc. Greg Langarica, 41st Fires Bde. [Red] defeats Staff Sgt. Jackelyn Walker, 1-393 Inf. Regt. [Blue] to win the bantamweight division of the 2012 Fort Hood Combatives Tournament, Feb. 16, at Abrams Physical More

Airmen and soldiers from the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing train during a combatives course March 5-9, 2012. During the class, students learned 18 different self-defense techniques. At the end of 40 hours of ins More

A U.S. Soldier assigned to the 55th Signal Company (Combat Camera), attempts to clinch Sgt. 1st Class Francis Inman, a Basic Combatives instructor of the Defense Information School (DINFOS) at Fort George G. Me More

Private 1st Class Domonique Dennis (top), a driver for the 504th Military Police Battalion, 42nd MP Brigade, grapples with Spc. Sylvanus Oscar at the Modern Army Combatives Academy on Joint Base Lewis-McChord, More

National Guard soldiers from across the nation check for their names on the fighter’s division brackets at the 2012, fifth annual National Guard Combatives Tournament hosted by the Warrior Training Center at Fo More

Spc. Miles McDonald, Missouri Army National Guard, won the 2012 National Guard Combatives Tournament featherweight (115 pounds) class with a rear chokehold submission against Sgt. Terry Hams, Alaska Army Nation More

U.S. Army Spc. Kaimanaipula Kalauli, 55th Signal Company (Combat Camera), competes in the U.S. Army Medical Research and Material Command Combatives Tournament, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bet More

Members of the 818th Engineer Company warm up for a basic Combatives class at Fort Leonard Wood, Mo., March 27, 2012.

Soldiers came to compete in a combatives tournament at Camp Arifjan’s Zone 1 gym, March 28, 2012. The tournament was the first open tournament here, available to any soldier willing to participate. “Soldiers ha More

Staff Sgt. Ryan Barnard (red belt), from USAG Grafenwoehr and Staff Sgt. Stephen Cribben (green belt), from USAG Wiesbaden compete in a combatives tournament during the Installation Management Command-Europe Be More

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Victor Ortiz (red belt) from U.S. Army Garrison Stuttgart and Staff Sgt. Francisco Sandoval (green belt) from U.S. Army Garrison Ansbach compete in a combatives tournament during the Instal More

U.S. Army Spec Jonathan Ellis (red belt) from U.S. Army Garrison Benelux and Spec. Shaquana Taylor (green belt) from USAG Baden-Wuerttemberg compete in a combatives tournament during the Installation Management More

Pfc. Corey M. Sigmund, a soldier with 593rd Special Troops Battalion, pins 1st Lt. Courtney A. Olofson, a soldier with 13th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, against the cage during the Bantamweight champio More

Judges take notes as soldiers competing in the Best Warrior competition at Camp Buehring, Kuwait, prepare to move a casualty in the Military Operations in Urban Terrain portion of the competition. The 364th Exp More

2nd Lt. Jessica Huggins (top), Operations Company, Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion, 1st Armored Division, gains top Mount to submit her opponent during a Jiu-jitsu tournament in Rio Rancho, N.M., April 28.

One opponents executes a take down of another during the 2012 Fort Leonard Wood Combatives tournament May 3, 2012 on Fort Leonard Wood, Mo. The Modern Army Combatives Program focuses on the warrior ethos and te More

Spc. Stephen Minutolo, a command administrative assistant with the Wisconsin Army National Guard, right, attempts to fend off an attack during the basic combatives course. The course, part of Modern Army Combat More

Jordanian armed forces soldiers from the 9th Prince Muhammad Battalion speak with the key leaders of a simulated village as soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 94th Field Artillery, from Joint Base Lewis-McChord, More

Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 94th Field Artillery, from Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., enjoy there down time by a bonfire at the Joint Training Center in Jordan, May 13, 2012. The 1/94th Field Artillery’s mis More

Command Sgt. Maj. Frank A. Grippe, command sergeant major of U.S. Army Central Command, speaks with soldiers from 1st Battalion, 94th Field Artillery, from Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., May 17, 2012 at the J More

Command Sgt. Maj. Frank A. Grippe, command sergeant major of U.S. Army Central Command, speaks with soldiers from 1st Battalion, 94th Field Artillery, from Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., May 17, 2012 at the J More

Sgt. Marcus Boehler (left), Fort Belvoir, wins against Ssg. Karam Angulo, 3d U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard), in the light heavyweight category during the Military District of Washington Combatives Tourn More

Spc. Logan N. Romine from Fennimore, Wis., who is an intel specialist with the 86th Training Division Headquarters and Headquarters Company, located at Fort McCoy, Wis., and Spc. Jhon C. Carvajal from Union Ci More

Spc. Logan N. Romine from Fennimore, Wis., who is an intelligence analyst with the 86th Training Division Headquarters and Headquarters Company located here attempts a headlock on Spc. Jhon C. Carvajal from Uni More

Staff Sgt. Amanda Henderson, left, finance specialist, Headquarters Support Company, 64th Brigade Support Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, attempts an arm bar on Pfc. Cheyenne Sullivan More

Player-coach 1st Lt. Stephen Brooks, 77th Engineer Company, 94th Engineer Battalion, 4th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, holding winners’ cup, along with the 4th MEB basketball team, accept More

Senior Airman James Turner, 51st Maintenance Group aircraft metal technology journeyman, jumps rope before sparring June 18, 2012. Turner has been participating in Muay Thai at the Moo Bong Gym for about three More

Spc. Ali Mohammad, a native of Statford, Conn. Medical Lab Technician assigned to 405th combat Support Hospital, 3rd Medical Command, West Hartford, Conn., executes the Army Standard Uniform (ASU) Deficiencies More

Spc. Mitchell Froom, Combat Engineer, 428th Engineer Company, 416th Theater Engineer Command grapples with Spc. Logan Walz, Cargo Specialist 919th Inland Cargo Transfer Company, 377th Theater Sustainment Comman More

The Arifjan Combat Club had 10 members participate in the Desert Warrior Open Combatives Tournament at Camp Arifjan June 30, 2012. More than 60 fighters participated in six different weight classes at the Deser More

Mortarmen from the Puerto Rico National Guard 296th Infantry Battalion, 101st Troop Command, hone their skills during the 2012 Annual Training at Camp Santiago Joint Maneuver Training Center. Here, Staff Sgt. J More

Staff Sgt. Albert W. Sankey, in the blue belt, attempts to place his opponent in a collar choke hold. The event was part of a Combatives Tournament hosted by the Better Opportunity for Single Soldiers July 14, More

Kentucky Army National Guard Pvt. Markus W. Higgs, an infantryman with B-Company, 1-149th Infantry Battalion, from Bowling Green, Ky., deploys a grenade simulator in an improvised bunker during the grenade rang More

Spc. Coca Temoananui, an intellegence analyst representing the 311th Signal Command, executes an arm bar, July 19, during the combatives event at the 2012 U.S. Army Reserve Best Warrior Competition at Fort McCo More

Spc. Michael Swan, a track vehicle repairer with the 335th Signal Command, goes for a submission, July 19, during the Modern Army Combatives tournament, July 19, at the 2012 U.S. Army Reserve Best Warrior Compe More

Sgt. Austin Ratchford, representing the 200th Military Police Command, prepares for the first match of the evening during the Modern Army Combatives Tournament at the 2012 Army Reserve Best Warrior competition More

Spc. Christopher Isakson (top) and Sgt. Nicolas Johansen, of the 191 Military Police, wrestle for a training knife as part of the Level One Combatives class at Raymond J. Bohn Armory in Bismarck, N.D., July 20, 2012.

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 More

Spc. Duane Sharp, Team Japan, fights off Sgt. Adam Minette, Team Minnesota National Gaurd, during a preliminary bouts for the U.S. Army Combatives Championship on Wednesday at Fort Hood. The event attracted 319 More

Pfc. David Elias (red), Fort Stewart, and Spc. Antonesia Giles-Green (blue), Fort Carson, grapple on the mats in the semi-final rounds in the bantamweight division during the 2012 U.S. Army Combatives Champions More

Spc. Larry Jackson (red), Fort Hood, and Spc. Miles McDonald (blue), Missouri National Guard, grapple on the mats in the semi-final rounds in the bantamweight division during the 2012 U.S. Army Combatives Champ More

A member of the Golden Knights, the U.S. Army's premiere parachute team, lands on a precision target as the Golden Knights' announcer catches the American flag before it touches the ground. The Golden Knights p More

Sgt. Matthew Bray (red), Military District of Washington, and Staff Sgt. Shane Lees (blue), Fort Hood, grapple on the mats in the semi-final rounds in the lightweight division during the 2012 U.S. Army Combativ More

Spc. Kevin Kent (red), Military District of Washington, and Capt. Jason Norwood (blue), Fort Hood, grapple on the mats in the semi-final rounds in the middleweight division during the 2012 U.S. Army Combatives More

Sgt. Dustin Bell (red), Fort Bragg, and Sgt. 1st Class James Stelly (blue), 5th Special Forces Group, grapple on the mats in the semi-final rounds in the light heavyweight division during the 2012 U.S. Army Com More

Spc. Larry Jackson (red), Fort Hood, and Sgt. 1st Class Jonathan Mejil (blue), Fort Sill, grapple on the mats in the semi-final rounds in the bantamweight division during the 2012 U.S. Army Combatives Champions More

Sgt. 1st Class Jonathan Mejil (blue), Fort Sill, and Spc. Sean Stebbins (red), Minnesota National Guard, fight in the cage in the championship bout of the bantamweight division during the finals of the 2012 U.S More