Sgt. 1st Class Matt Larsen is the man behind the US military’s Modern Combatives Program. He explains why BJJ is the base style in the system, effects of adrenaline in a fight, self defense for civilians and how a bar fight opened his mind to new tactics. Click “read more” for show notes!
SHOW NOTES:
- His intro to the military
- His intro to martial arts
- Military combat training
- Why training elite military units can be difficult
- How he found Jiu-Jitsu
- Forming the Modern ARMY Combatives Program
- How a bar fight opened his mind to new tactics
- Why training methods are critical in relation to effectiveness
- Why Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is the foundation of MACP
- Why competition application is so important for development
- How to martial arts styles become what they are?
- The Pummel
- Dealing with an armed attacker as a civilian
- The effects of adrenaline in a fight
- Leaving your comfort zone / exposure therapy
- Why a firearm is NOT the end-all in self defense
- The ranking system in Combatives