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Hand to hand combat (sometimes abbreviated as HTH or H2H) is a generic term for close quarters fighting, particularly when the outcome is likely to be fatal, as in Mêlée military Combat or a Duel . This distinguishes it from Combat Sport . Usually the phrase "hand-to-hand" (in Spanish Mano-a-mano ) indicates unarmed combat or combat using improvised "field expedient" or muscle-powered weapons such as clubs or knives. Close Combat is the USMC term for Combat within close range. It may include lethal and nonlethal methods across a "spectrum of violence" or within a " Continuum Of Force " as established by Rules Of Engagement . Unarmed close combat is sometimes called Combatives . Close combat with weapons may be called Close Quarter Battle at the squad level. Current US Army terminology is to use MOUT for higher-level strategic and tactical considerations of Urban Warfare or '''MOOTW''' for "military operations other than war" such as Peacekeeping or disaster relief. Combatives is a term used by the US Army to describe various Hybrid Martial Arts , which incorporate techniques from several different Martial Art s and Combat Sport s. Unlike combat sports, such systems usually have limited Sport application and often focus on simple techniques for use in Self-defense or Combat . As defined by US Army ''FM 21-150 Combatives'': Hand-to-hand combat is an engagement between two or more persons in an empty-handed struggle or with handheld weapons such as Knives , Sticks , and Rifle s with Bayonet s. These fighting arts are essential military skills. Projectile weapons may be lost or broken, or they may fail to fire. When friendly and enemy forces become so intermingled that firearms and grenades are not practical, hand-to-hand combat skills become vital assets. Also known as hand to hand combat, close combat is the most ancient form of fighting known to man. A majority of cultures have their own particular histories related to close combat, and their own methods of practice. There are many varieties including Martial Art s, Boxing , and Wrestling . Other variations include the Gladiator spectacles of ancient Rome and Medieval Tournament events such as Jousting . MILITARY HISTORY Military organizations have always taught some sort of unarmed combat for conditioning and as a supplement to armed combat. Even through major technological changes such as the use of gunpowder in the Napoleonic Wars , the machine gun in the Russo-Japanese War and the Trench Warfare of World War I , hand-to-hand fighting methods such as Bayonet remained central to modern military training. Sometimes called close combat, situations. Similar training was provided to British Commandos , the Devil's Brigade , OSS , U.S. Army Rangers and Marine Raiders . Fairbairn at one point called this system Defendu and published on it, as did their American colleague Rex Applegate . Fairbairn often referred to the technique as "gutter fighting," a term which Applegate used, along with "the Fairbairn system." In practice, such military systems are the fruit of dozens and even hundreds of dedicated instructors and personnel, known and unknown. Other combatives systems having their origins in the modern military include Chinese San Shou , Soviet Sambo , and Israeli Krav Maga W. Hock Hochheim's The Scientific Fighting Congress . The prevalence and style of combatives training often changes based on perceived need, and even in times of peace, Special Forces and Commando units tend to have a much higher emphasis on close combat than most personnel, as will Paramilitary units such as police SWAT teams. De-emphasized in the United States except within the United States Marine Corps after World War II , Insurgency conflicts such as the Vietnam War , Low Intensity Conflict and Urban Warfare tend to encourage more attention to combatives. The general discipline of close-proximity fighting with weapons is often called Close Quarters Battle (CQB) at the platoon or squad level, or Military Operations On Urban Terrain ('''MOUT''') at higher tactical levels. The current Marine Corps Martial Arts Program (MCMAP) replaced the Marine Corps LINE Combat System in 2002. The 2002 US Army field manual, written by Matt Larsen, put a much stronger emphasis on techniques such as Brazilian Jiujitsu which could be drilled for consistent individual skill and unit cohesion. CIVILIAN INSTRUCTORS Most civilian instructors in hand-to-hand combat train Police , Martial Artists or Combat Sport athletes, but some may train civilians for private self-defense. The very things which make combatives well-adapted for military training (simplicity, ease of use, modest physical demands) also make it suitable in many ways for civilian self-defense, and the world's military forces train thousands of combatives instructors every year. Frequently emphasizing their law-enforcement, corrections or military background, many combatives instructors also offer training to law enforcement agencies, the military, private individuals, Security Guard s or Companies . Regulated in the United States much as private tutors, Health Clubs , private Gun Shops or Private Security agencies, some combatives systems are expanding into other markets and niches worldwide. Some non-military systems may include basic training in edged weapons, Baton , stick or Firearm techniques such as Point Shooting . A partial list of such systems might include:
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