U.S. Marines Close-quarter Combat Manual Paperback – February 12, 2016

This book is an excellent book for basic Mortal Combat, designed specifically to kill someone who is trying to kill you! It gives basic yet very effective strikes, vital point targets, limb destructions and a very effective finishing technique for hand to hand combat called the heel stomp (to the head), also known as the "Axe Kick". Out of the six "Lines" THE LINE SYSTEM comprises, only LINES 1 to 3 are useful for Civilians in extreme Self Defense situations but the next 3 lines are only suited for the Battlefield, especially the ambush "kills" with a knife and the Bayonet fighting. But the chapter on WEAPONS OF OPPORTUNITY are also very useful for extreme Self Defense situations. Overall, this is the extreme end of hand to hand Combat, beyond Self Defense: Mortal Combat, which all modern Martial Arts derived from before they were watered down for sport and Civilian Self Defense. This is a great book for an occasion when MMA or Karate or BJJ fails you in a life or death situation! I highly recommend reading it for Self Defense enthusiasts since we never know when our lives or family members or loved ones lives will be in grave danger, especially in these violent and chaotic Times!

Provided me with valuable information to help discipline my step-son.

Good example of the L.I.N.E. program, a program that is designed to be a hand to hand combat system that is intended to kill your opponent as quickly as possible. Not recommended to be used as a self defense techniques because it is not really a system that lends it's self to using just the force needed to end a confrontation.

I was looking for information on the LINE system for the Marines. I was not disappointed. Hoping to add this to my other manuals

Having studied Krav Maga & some MMA, I'm constantly on the lookout for simplified methods of self protection. I found U.S. Marines Close Quarters Manuel quite helpful. An easy read with drawings. This book as mentioned by other reviews, is design to SERIOUSLY destroy someone. That being said...the final application of techniques (stomping on someone's head) should only apply in a life & death scenario.

Not what i remember learning. Very basic stuff. Most of it good, but its actually free on the internet. I shoulda looked before i jumped.

I had lost my original manual from Parris Island years ago. I wanted to show my son different techniques that I was taught. this book went into detail so he could read it as I was showing it. I would recommend this book to anyone interested in straight forward hand to hand combat or self defense or interested in the marine corps.

A straightforward, real world approach to self-defense especially for those of us who aren't into spending years and lots of money on razzle-dazzle "martial arts" lessons. Get this book, a shotgun, a handgun, a knife and a baseball bat instead.