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October 01, 2007
Marines Martial Arts Program
The Marine hits the ground, stares at the hot sun, and waits for a moment before sitting up. The instructor calls out, “Alright, your turn! Execute a hip throw!” With a devilish smile, the Marine thinks payback
Groans and occasional smiles flourished as approximately 20 Marines and sailors from Weapons Company, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, honed their martial arts skills and warrior ethos during a Marine Corps, Martial Arts Program
The course trained the leathernecks to qualify for their green belt, the third belt in the Corps’ five-belt martial arts system.
Staff Sgt. Ronald Sampson, a Combined Anti-Armor Platoon section leader with Weapons Co., who led the course, explained that their goal was to have the company qualify for green belt before the Dec. 31, 2008 deadline set by the Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. James T. Conway.
However, Marines and sailors of Weapons Co. view the training as something more important than meeting a deadline.
"It builds the fighting spirit," said Cpl. John Cunningham, a machine gunner with Weapons Co. "It gets everyone in a combat mindset."
The seven-week course combines existing and new hand-to-hand and close combat techniques, with morale and team-building functions in what the Marine Corps calls the "Warrior Ethos.” Some of the techniques the war-fighters trained on were unarmed combat, edged weapons, weapons of opportunity and rifle and bayonet maneuvers.
As war-fighters who are accustomed to engaging the enemy with heavy firepower, the MCMAP training made for an addition to their typical training, explained Sampson. The students would participate in the course around their daily schedule.
"It's a fun way of doing (MCMAP), getting out there and sparing each other. Everyone wants to get out their and do it. As someone who has no background in martial arts, this is pretty interesting and a great learning experience,” said Cunningham, a native of El Segundo, Calif.
Posted by Wild Thing at October 1, 2007 12:55 AM
Comments
I first read it as Marines Marital Arts Program?
And the women replied, "Ohhhhhhhhh Ahhhhhhhhhh ... OOHRAH!!!" - Semper Fi Delicious 2007
Posted by: darthcrUSAderworldtour07 at October 1, 2007 05:15 AM
Nothing like a big, strong Marine to protect us,eh?
Where can I get a calendar?
Posted by: Lynn at October 1, 2007 06:26 AM
Hell yeah!! I want a calendar too!!!
Posted by: yankeemom at October 1, 2007 09:31 AM
I'm LOL Darth.
This has to drive the nanny state supporters crazy, their children have grown up and by their own choice are being taught, Heaven Forbid!!! Martial arts. Self defense, training in how to take a life as well as protect their own, the proper use of firearms, explosives, knives all aimed to take out the enemy and save our own.
All this is geared toward children who were formally and are presently denied to play agressively, not allowed to have winners and losers, not allowed to play with toy soldiers, toy guns, toy tanks and toy military aircraft, not allowed to stop a schoolyard bully. All the normal male tendencies that until the mid '60s were allowed to play out as part of growing up. There is still hope for the nation.
I do hope the ladies get their calendars, before metamorphosis sets in due to a maturing Marine Corps. Some of the old warriors don't look good naked anymore.:)
Posted by: Jack at October 1, 2007 12:12 PM
Yeah, us guys have our cheerleaders, the ladies deserve a little beefcake and what could be better than some of Americas' warriors.
I still hope the military gets a decent, heavier caliber battle rifle that is also a good bayonet mount. "What's the school of the bayonet!", "KILL, KILL, KILL!!"
Bayonet school is the spirit of the military.
Posted by: TomR at October 1, 2007 12:50 PM
Darth, LMAO.
I did a double take to make sure I spelled it right. After I read what you said.LOL
Posted by: Wild Thing at October 1, 2007 11:37 PM
Lynn, giggle, I agree.
The photo is a calendar waiting to happen. heh heh
Posted by: Wild Thing at October 1, 2007 11:38 PM
Yankeemom, giggle. Good to see you.
Posted by: Wild Thing at October 1, 2007 11:43 PM
Jack, yes your right, I had not thought of that but it's true. They have taken away competition so much in schools and the playing field. Just so no one gets their feelings hurt. It is horrible to do that.
Posted by: Wild Thing at October 1, 2007 11:45 PM
