General Army Combatives Belt System

[oblongo]

Apparently, Matt Larsen has created a belt system for combatives. It's interesting in that belt's have to be earned through competition, and at every level you have to demonstrate weapons skills and physical fitness.

For instance, to advance from brown to black belt you have to earn 50 points. In grappling and BJJ you get 2 points for each win by submission and 1 point for a decision. It looks like those points double for MMA.

You also have to qualify as expert in you service rifle shooting quals or as expert in thte NRA Marksmanship Qualification Program, High Power Rifle aggregate competition course AND classify sharpshooter in the IDPA, class B in the IPSC or expert in NRA Action Pistol.

And you have to score above 270 on the 18- to 20-year-old scale with a minimum score of 70 in each category on the old Army PFT. Complete a road march of 12 miles in three hours with a load of 40 pounds. Complete a five-mile run in less than 40 minutes. And complete at least eight dead-hang pull-ups.

There's more. That would seem something that only hardcore fighters would want to pursue, not someone taking BJJ just to keep fit.

 

[kvr28]

I like it

 

[Tuc Ouiner]

A step in the right direction for sure, BUT hand-to-hand combat usually involves fighting with someone who is not in full-battle-rattle ie stripped down. A soldier who's got good hands/basic kicks has got a tremendous advantage over the typical combatives dude. Just like Kyokoshinkai-trained people who aren't allowed to punch people in the face, they are at a serious tactical disadvantage when it comes to reality. No offense to these great systems. I retired when BJJ/combatives was becoming popular. In fact, several of my buddies were reprimanded because of participation in mma tournaments in the civilian sector.

 

[oblongo]

I wonder why he includes proficiency with H2H, rifle and pistol but not knives.