CQC Power - Three Rivers Martial Arts

Close Quarters Combat CQC Developed By Larry Klahn Copyrighted 2005

Learning Objective  Personnel will gain the confidence and

proficiency in various unarmed defense and offensive techniques to be able to maintain control of themselves in a close quarters combat situation, and in doing so controls the fight

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Training Goal  To gain the skills necessary to stop an attacker  Control the enemy

 Apply restrains  Turn the enemy over to other personnel

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Warrior Mindset & Developing It:  Society’s outlook on warriors and perception

of self  What is the mental picture  Duty/mission to survive a conflict  How to train to be indomitable and develop the attitude “never give up the fight”  Repetition of techniques  Esprit de corps 4

Recommended Reading  Lt. Col. David Grossman has written two

books  On Killing and On Combat

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The Psychology of Conflict  Ask oneself – “What am I willing to do to

survive?” The answer must be “Anything!”  Note: The words Soldier and he or his are used

in a unisex manner in this presentation and manual. CQC is for all soldiers regardless of gender, age or mission responsibilities.

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Importance of a “Just Cause”  There is an old saying among warriors that “if

the cause be just.”  What the “Cause” may be?

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Anger & Fear in Combat  Fear - controlled part of the survival

mechanism  Anger – keeps you moving, fighting & brain thinking  Failure in combat

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Anger & Fear in Combat Cont.  Berserker rage – How is this addressed  Static and scenario based training

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Four Possible Responses to Conflict  Retreat  Surrender  Posture

 Fight

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Coopers Color Codes • Jeff Cooper Color

Meaning

White

Unaware

Yellow

Aware & Ready to Respond

Red

Action State-Acting in a decisive & tactical manner

Black

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Mindset Goals  Mindset training - “habit”  Assess surroundings

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Verbalization • Lose being bashful!!! • Verbal stuns (loud command voice yell) stuns the cerebral cortex. • This results in the enemy blinking and or flinching giving the soldier the tactical advantage. • Striking, how effected? 13

Verbalization Cont…  When you yell in a loud heavy command voice  Do not fight in silence – by verbalizing/yelling  Breath Control  Conditioning

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Verbalization Cont… • Specific Commands – Back! – Down! – Stay down!

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Stress Inoculation • “Inoculated into the world of violence” Grossman - On Killing • Specific types of verbalization used in training designed to “stress” • Mindset development

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Remember  The purpose of this training is to give the

soldier real skills which are simple and effective and can be done in daylight or complete darkness (tactile/feel) and in full battle gear.  However – If the soldier has skills learned in other areas – boxing, martial arts, wrestling, football, law enforcement etc. Do not throw away these skills – add CQC to them. 17

Threat Assessment: Danger signs  Body Language – pre attack postures  Opening and closing the fists  Shoulder shift

 Muscular tension in the face or shoulders  Boxers/fighting stance  Exaggerated motion

Danger Signs Cont…  Exaggerated Breathing  Verbal threats  Closing the distance to the soldier

 Thousand yard stare  Hands suddenly disappearing behind the back

or into clothing

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Remember to “See” and “Look”  Eyes up and Head moving.  Really “see” what is out there.  Least 100 yards out, not 25 or less.  MOVE YOUR HEAD!

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Vigilance  Be vigilant at all times and places  Know where cover is when at a FOB or any

location  Do not assume that any location is secure  “Know” where cover is

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Types of Cover Concealment Soft Cover Hard Cover

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Autogenic Breathing  Square breathing, tactical breathing, breath

control or combat breathing  Responses to stress are automatic – Heart rate – Blood pressure – Oxygenation of blood

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Autogenic Breathing  Autogenic breathing is this: breath in deep for

a count of 4 – Hold for a count of 4 – Exhale for a count of 4 – Be empty for a count of 4 and repeat

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Purpose/Mission of CQC  “Bring

our soldiers home alive” This is the mandate of CQC and our mission.  Train the soldier in the physical and mental skills necessary to survive and win a Close Quarters Engagement.

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Techniques Taught  Must be simple  Easy to repeat and retain  Mass repetitions until proficient

 Done and practiced in full combat gear  Done while standing, kneeling or on the

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Percentage of Soldiers Trained Air Force 13%

Army Reserve 87%

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Secret Training Techniques for Success  Amateurs train until they get it right –

professionals train until they cannot get it wrong  Repetition, Repetition, Repetition  No secrets – no ninja magic – just sound

principles applied and practiced

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