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FM 21-150

Preface

This field manual contains information and guidance pertaining to rifle-bayonet

fighting and hand-to-hand combat. The hand-to-hand combat portion of this manual

is divided into basic and advanced training. The techniques are applied as intuitive

patterns of natural movement but are initially studied according to range. Therefore,

the basic principles for fighting in each range are discussed. However, for ease of

learning they are studied in reverse order as they would be encountered in a combat

engagement. This manual serves as a guide for instructors, trainers, and soldiers in the

art of instinctive rifle-bayonet fighting.

The proponent for this publication is the United States Army Infantry School.

Comments and recommendations must be submitted on DA Form 2028

(Recommended Changes to Publications and Blank Forms) directly to Commandant,

United States Army Infantry School, ATTN: ATSH-RB, Fort Benning, GA,

31905-5430.

Unless this publication states otherwise, masculine nouns and pronouns do

not refer exclusively to men.

CHAPTER 1

INTRODUCTION

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

rifles with bayonets. 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.

1-1. PURPOSE OF COMBATIVES TRAINING

Today’s battlefield scenarios may require silent elimination of the enemy.

Unarmed combat and expedient-weapons training should not be limited to

forward units. With rapid mechanized/motorized, airborne, and air assault

abilities, units throughout the battle area could be faced with close-quarter

or unarmed fighting situations. With low-intensity conflict scenarios and

guerrilla warfare conditions, any soldier is apt to face an unarmed

confrontation with the enemy, and hand-to-hand combative training can save

lives. The many practical battlefield benefits of combative training are not

its only advantage. It can also—

a. Contribute to individual and unit strength, flexibility, balance, and

cardiorespiratory fitness.

b. Build courage, confidence, self-discipline, and esprit de corps.

1-2. BASIC PRINCIPLES

There are basic principles that the hand-to-hand fighter must know and apply

to successfully defeat an opponent. The principles mentioned are only a few

of the basic guidelines that are essential knowledge for hand-to-hand combat.

There are many others, which through years of study become intuitive to a

highly skilled fighter.

a. Physical Balance. Balance refers to the ability to maintain equilibrium

and to remain in a stable, upright position. A hand-to-hand fighter must

maintain his balance both to defend himself and to launch an effective attack.

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