US Army - Combatives (hand-to-hand combat) FM 3-25 150

FM 3-25.150 (FM 21-150)

COMBATIVES

HEADQUARTERSDEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY

DISTRIBUTION RESTRICTION:

Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited.

FM 3-25.150

PREFACE

This field manual contains information and guidance pertaining to rifle-bayonet fightingand hand-to-hand combat. The hand-to-hand combat portion of this manual is dividedinto basic and advanced training. This manual serves as a guide for instructors, trainers,and soldiers in the art of instinctive rifle-bayonet fighting.The proponent for this publication is the United States Army Infantry School. Sendcomments and recommendations on DA Form 2028 (Recommended Changes toPublications and Blank Forms) directly to Commandant, United States Army InfantrySchool, ATTN: ATSH-RB, Fort Benning, GA, 31905-5430.Unless this publication states otherwise, masculine nouns and pronouns do not refer exclusively to men.

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FM 3-25.150

(FM 21-150)

FIELD MANUAL HEADQUARTERSNo. 3-25.150 DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMYWASHINGTON, DC, 18 January 2002

COMBATIVES

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Page

PREFACE

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CHAPTER 1. INTRODUCTION

1-1. Definition of Combatives..........................................................1-11-2. Purposes of Combative Training...............................................1-11-3. Basic Principles.........................................................................1-11-4. Safety.........................................................................................1-2

CHAPTER 2. TRAINING

Section I. Train-the-Trainer...................................................................................2-12-1. Responsibilities of Trainers......................................................2-12-2. Safety Precautions.....................................................................2-1Section II. Unit Training.........................................................................................2-22-3. Basic or One-Station Unit Training..........................................2-32-4. Unit Sustainment Training Program.........................................2-4Section III. Training Areas.......................................................................................2-42-5. Training Formations..................................................................2-42-6. Matted Room.............................................................................2-52-7. Pit Construction.........................................................................2-52-8. Bayonet Assault Course............................................................2-6Section IV. Teaching Techniques..........................................................................2-122-9. Warm-Ups and Stretches.........................................................2-122-10. Crawl, Walk, and Run.............................................................2-182-11. Demonstrations.......................................................................2-182-12. Execution by the Numbers......................................................2-192-13. Execution at Combat Speed....................................................2-192-14. Drills........................................................................................2-192-15. Training Pads and Other Protective Equipment......................2-19DISTRIBUTION RESTRICTION: Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited. __________________________ *This publication supersedes FM 21-150, 30 September 1992.

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