Summary: <br> Matt Larsen is the most successful hand-to-hand combat trainer and program developer in history. Regarded as the father of the Modern Army Combatives Program (MACP), Larsen overhauled the Army’s hand-to-hand combat doctrine by rewriting the Combatives field manual in 2002 and updated the manual in 2009.<br> Larsen shared with me his background and why the Combatives Field Manual needed rewriting and why he was the guy to do it. Matt, who owns <a href="http://www.combatfit.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Matt Larsen’s Combat Fitness Center</a> in Springfield, Virginia is a former Marine and Army Ranger, and has decades of experience in the martial arts field. He’s also a <a href="http://blackbeltmag.com/daily/self-defense-training/close-quarters-combat/modern-army-combatives-matt-larsen-teaches-h2hc-self-defense-moves-to-the-us-military/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Black Belt Magazine</a> Hall of Fame combatives instructor Matt Larsen.<br> Here are a few topics covered:<br> <br> * There are 10,000 sources of bad information when it comes to getting realistic training in self protection and combatives<br> * Being comfortable with interpersonal violence<br> * How do you train a group of people who aren’t self motivated, even in the most elite military roles?<br> * How getting humiliated in the boxing ring motivated him in his early years<br> * How does Matt train – real time or slow and methodical?<br> * Weapons malfunction in CQB situation based on real life experiences and Matt’s high speed combat takedown in a home<br> * Type of blade to carry and how to deploy (<a href="http://www.ussocp.com/products/socp-knife/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">He mentions SOCP dagger</a>)<br> * Skills needed for every-day men and women to protect themselves<br> <br> Based on my last three shows, it appears I have a pattern of guests who teach how to protect yourself and your family. Although not intentional, I like what each of these guests teach, so I’m fortunate to have Matt on here to round out my three-in-a-row personal protection experts.<br> *My podcast is on <a href="https://www.patreon.com/patriottothecore" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Patreon</a>. Please check out how you can help the cause and get insider access!<br> Copyright 2018 Thad Forester<br><br> http://<a href="http://www.patriottothecore.com/">www.patriottothecore.com<br><br> </a>email questions to <a href="mailto:thad@patriottothecore.com">thad@patriottothecore.com<br><br> </a><br> Rock Tune by Audionautix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (<a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/">https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/</a>)<br> <a href="mailto:thad@patriottothecore.com">Artist: </a><a href="http://audionautix.com/">http://audionautix.com/</a><br> <br> <br>
