Thats not true, its guys competing in BJJ/Wrestling, and muay thai and already competing in MMA matches, before they even came into the Army. Then decide later on after few enlistments and get out to do something they love to do. Some are still soldiers like Tim Kennedy (IFL vet) who still competes.

However, combatives program is desngined for the soldiers who hasn't had any training before. So its basic moves to help build them up to competent fighters. Those who haven't trained before and just started out with Army Combatives, and end up getting really good, are also those who seek out aditional training at diffrent civlian gyms.

Combatives is a great program for the soldiers, which establishes fundimental skill sets, but just going through the courses, isn't going to turn any one into hard core fighter. Competing and dominating MMA. Many people who want to do that stuff seek out additional training.

Competitions are great, however they aren't the focus of combatives trianing, they are used to spur on further trianing.

Well, that is what I was told. He didn't say that all of them in it do that, just that some have had doors opened for other opportunities to do this.

The Head of the Army combatives program SFC ® Matt Larsen, has met alot of people, and there are those that have conections probably with diffrent promoters and what not. Some of these people been in a very long time in the Martial Arts community.

However developing the skills on Army Combatives won't develop some on to compete on a high level. Its designed to build fundimentals in a soldier.

Any way its the connections through the people that are in combatives that got them the fights. Its all about networking.

There is level 1-4 in combatives training. All together its 11 weeks of training. Its how a person trains between the courses, and most people train with a civilian team that fight in MMA events, or have previous training.

Any way I am glad your friend is fighting and doing well I hope.

I am sure that may be the case. For example, my friend in the Reserves is also a 2nd degree, and works out at the same school that I do. Naturally, the ones with prior experience will gravitate to it more.

Thats good

Here is a good article on special forces and Army combatives, I thought you might like it. Tell me what you think?

http://www.ultimategrapplingmag.com/content/view/41/68/

Very nice article. A little baptism by fire, I guess you could say.

One of my dojang friends was to go to the Army Combatives course this month, but it got pushed back due to lack of instructors, so now he has to wait until around November. When he gets through it, we are going to work together on the stuff.