the first combatives field manual was written in 1941.
the first combatives field manual was written in 1941.
when was the first combatives field manual written?
1941
larsen was asked to move to the 11th infantry regiment to design a combatives instructor training course for their cadre. as the 11th infantry regiment would soon have a more rigorous training regimen, taught by the army's subject matter expert on combatives, the proponency for combatives doctrine moved with him. his ideas were well received by the 11th infantry regiment and he found himself with an old warehouse that he utilized as a combatives training facility. within a short time, the school became so successful that units from throughout the army began sending their soldiers. several new courses had to be developed in order to continue teaching beyond the initial course, with the idea of building programs within these units. eventually the school was recognized by the army as the "united states army combatives school". in 2002, the training manual which he had been working on since his time with the ranger training brigade was published by the army as field manual 3–25.150 (combatives).
matt larsen
bullet::::- "combatives field manual fm 21-150", 1971.









































bullet::::- "fm 21-150 combatives: hand-to-hand combat", united states army field manual, september 1992.









































bullet::::- "combatives : fm 3-25.150" commercial reprint of 2002 us army manual.









































bullet::::- "fleet marine force manual (fmfm) 0-7, close combat", usmc, july 1993.









































bullet::::- "close combat (mcrp 3-02b)", usmc, february 1999. commercial









































bullet::::- "in search of the warrior spirit: teaching awareness disciplines to the green berets" by richard strozzi-heckler. 3rd edition









































bullet::::- articles









































bullet::::- air force times (jan 2008)









































bullet::::- army times (may 2007)









































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bullet::::- us army "fm 3-25-150: combatives"









































bullet::::- us army regulation 350-1 (training)
combatives