Combatives

Hand-to-hand combat is an engagement between two or more persons in anempty-handed struggle or with hand-held weapons such as knives, sticks, or projectileweapons that cannot be fired. Proficiency in hand-to-hand combat is one of thefundamental building blocks for training the modern soldier.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.