MCMAP, Army Combatives, and Krav Maga - 08/17/10
For those of you who may not know, these are 3 hand to hand combative schools. MCMAP is the Marine Corps Martial Arts Program, Army Combatives is what it sounds like, and Krav Maga is the Israeli version.
I've studied 2 of the 3 (Army Combatives (level 3) and Krav Maga) but have 0 experience in MCMAP. The things I know to be true about each that I really appreciate are as follows:
1.)They all draw on the best of every martial art out there. Little bit of everything.
2.)No ego involved. That means, if it is effective and works, it's included and counts.
3.)Situational awareness is stressed. The use of any object around can be made into a weapon.
I have learned that Krav Maga really focus' on fighting from a disadvantage. What I mean by that is it's designed to be at it's best when you are out numbered, unarmed against armed assailants, ambushed, etc. Army Combatives tends to focus on one on one combat a bit more.
For any of you that have any experience in the modern MCMAP, what are your thoughts on it, and if you have experience in multiple combative arts (any of these 3) could you please compare and contrast them for me?
As it stands right now, it is my firm beliefe that an expert in Krav Maga would mop the floor with an expert in Army Combatives. I'm curious about how MCMAP and Army Combatives compare.
I've studied 2 of the 3 (Army Combatives (level 3) and Krav Maga) but have 0 experience in MCMAP. The things I know to be true about each that I really appreciate are as follows:
1.)They all draw on the best of every martial art out there. Little bit of everything.
2.)No ego involved. That means, if it is effective and works, it's included and counts.
3.)Situational awareness is stressed. The use of any object around can be made into a weapon.
I have learned that Krav Maga really focus' on fighting from a disadvantage. What I mean by that is it's designed to be at it's best when you are out numbered, unarmed against armed assailants, ambushed, etc. Army Combatives tends to focus on one on one combat a bit more.
For any of you that have any experience in the modern MCMAP, what are your thoughts on it, and if you have experience in multiple combative arts (any of these 3) could you please compare and contrast them for me?
As it stands right now, it is my firm beliefe that an expert in Krav Maga would mop the floor with an expert in Army Combatives. I'm curious about how MCMAP and Army Combatives compare.