Ground Fighting...

The Pack woke up at 0430 yesterday morning to get an aggessive jump on PT. We went down to the Hangar Bay while the rest of the platoons were sleeping, rolled out the mat and ground fought each other for close to two hours. Ground fighting is a part of the Marine Corps Martial Arts Program (MCMAP). It encompasses chokes, pressure points, and body locks/submission holds.

The one on one nature of the training is what makes it so good. The Marines build on their athleticism, aggression, stamina, and mental toughness...just to name a few. (If you ask me, I just think they like taking out some of their shipboard frustrations on each other.)

Top left, Cpl Guitron and LCpl Huddleston go at it as SSgt Sanchez coaches them on. Top right, Sgt Barrett and LCpl West lock up before headed down to the mat. Bottom Left, LCpl Partin fends off a choke trying to be applied by LCpl Miller. Bottom right, Cpl Sullivan pushes away from Cpl Petterson's attack.