H2H Combat Soldiers Edition Paperback – October 23, 2012

Get the knife that they use in the book; you won’t be disappointed by this book! Well formatted and exceptionally valid for proper self defense training

This book was a little disappointing. A lot of it is not specific for soldiers, cqb, or even h2h. If you have no training of any kind it will be an excellent primer. The moves are solid and grounded in judo grappling. If you've done any sort of BJJ or MMA or Judo for more than a year or two, it will almost all be re-hashed material. I was really looking for something that was going to emphasize weapon elements of it. For instance if I'm mounted and the guy has a knife what do I do? These are things I learned in passing in my years of BJJ but never really got down pat because of lack of sparring/rolling with weapons and BJJ's traditional emphasis on unarmed combat techniques. How do I keep a guy in mount from pulling a pistol? I can extrapolate and come up with my own ideas based on blocking punches or trapping arms, but I wanted situational specific info that was proven and refined. Also most of the book uses participants in tee shirts and bdu's. How do things change if you're in full battle rattle? What is opened up or closed down with a vest? Or a ruck? Or trying to retain your rifle? Or a helmet?A lot of the techniques represent solid choices for unarmed combat in the streets of a peaceful country when you really need to work your way out of it. A lot of the short cuts and dirty fighting techniques we learned for immediate and overwhelming force were not included. These are things I would consider crucial to getting back on your feet in the middle of a raid or in an unknown environment. I'm not talking ninja krav mega bs. I'm talking practical obvious stuff that should have been covered. For example if you're mounted and bridging knee the crap out of the guys tail bone/balls whatever as your coming up... head butt him as he's being pushed forward--especially if you have a helmet on. Little things like that, things you can't practice at the gym are sorely missing from this book. Jiu Jitsu University is going to be a much better choice for 99% of people.As a side note I highly recommend against the tee shirt choke. We once brought in different used shirts to try this out in a non gi session and... just no. They were exceeding difficult to grab and grip (you could work them out during prolonged grappling/rolling) and ripped more often than not. Collared shirts faired better, but the time wasted to attempt this maneuver was deemed better used doing virtually anything else... Cross collar choke on a heavy button shirt on the other hand worked wonderfully and was easy to transition to when attempting arm bar from guard. Again no idea how that would change if you were dealing with any sort of heavier vest...

Although it is based on a good idea, MACP has a LOT of shortcomings as a military combatives system (which I won't get into here). Some of them are addressed in the new systems, "SOCP" and "3SD". Overall, as handbook for military combatives training, I would rate this work much lower. The rating of four is as book exclusively for training in MACP (drills would have been helpful, rather than just techniques). One additional application of this work is for someone who trains in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and is interested in converting his knowledge of that combat sport into practical (non-military) fighting application. I think this work would serve admirably in that regard.

If for any reason you carry a weapon, hand gun or long gun, private or police or military, this book modifies BJJ for weapon retention very well. All the basic jiu-jitsu moves with the idea of firearms or knives at your ready or their ready. It shows you when and when not to draw your weapon on the ground, and how to create space on the ground to draw your weapon while protected it from being taken. This book just so you know is also the same as the old with about 40 new pages. I have both and love the new addition of military tactics so I recommend it still.

Very Impressed!This book has large, easy to understand color pictures, and explanations of moves. Paper is quality and feels good in your hands. Very easy to understtand book by a knowledgeable team of martial artists. Greg Thompson trains the military, but this book applies to civilian scenarios as well. Book has a section dedicated to SOCP Dagger (sold on Amazon) and its use as a defensive weapon. Don't become a victim, defend yourself.

No-nonsense book that would probably be better as a course manual to a class with hands-on training.

I'm a cqc instructor certified by a Delta Force instructor. The bulk of this book covers grappling. Violent encounters, especially against multiple and/or armed attackers, require lethal responses. Doesn't cover the most important aspect of cqc training, which is behavioral engineering. This book is more suitable for MMA applications. I don't believe special operators trust in this book's material in combat.

Having retired from the Army this has been a great refresher.

There is nothing really new in this, everything was seen bevor. Really disappointing and much too expensive for what you geht