# New Martial Art Request: Army Combatives
**URL:** https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/new-martial-art-request-army-combatives/11487
**Category:** The Drawing Board
**Created:** [February 29, 2016, 4:15am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/new-martial-art-request-army-combatives/11487 "2016-02-29T04:15:43Z")
**Posts on this page:** 4
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### Author:  [@Miloch](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Miloch)
#### Post date: [February 29, 2016, 4:15am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/new-martial-art-request-army-combatives/11487/1 "2016-02-29T04:15:43Z")
[http://www.benning.army.mil/Armor/316thCav/129/Combatives/](http://www.benning.army.mil/Armor/316thCav/129/Combatives/)
It has a nice little video.
So lots of headbutting, knees and elbows. Stuff to keep people from getting up on you and be able to utilize pistols and knives in close quarters combat.
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### Author:  [@kevin.granade](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/kevin.granade)
#### Post date: [February 29, 2016, 6:52am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/new-martial-art-request-army-combatives/11487/2 "2016-02-29T06:52:42Z")
Interesting, so a pragmatic style focusing on making some space for yourself so you can shoot your opponent, I like it.
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### Author:  [@Bumpkin](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Bumpkin)
#### Post date: [February 29, 2016, 8:39am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/new-martial-art-request-army-combatives/11487/3 "2016-02-29T08:39:25Z")
Going with what the IDF guy said about Krav Maga, maybe both styles could be primarily based on using long guns in melee, with Krav Maga focused on doing heavy damage with gun bashing, and Army Combatives focused on pushing zoms away and breaking grabs. They’d compliment each other beautifully.
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### Author:  [@Litppunk](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Litppunk)
#### Post date: [February 29, 2016, 5:03pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/new-martial-art-request-army-combatives/11487/4 "2016-02-29T17:03:59Z")
> [@Bumpkin](#):
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> Going with what the IDF guy said about Krav Maga, maybe both styles could be primarily based on using long guns in melee, with Krav Maga focused on doing heavy damage with gun bashing, and Army Combatives focused on pushing zoms away and breaking grabs. They’d compliment each other beautifully.
Oh dam. I just cried a little… might have cum too.