Unit Banner could not be loaded.

 

Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego

Company K learns MCMAP chokeholds

By Cpl. Tyler Viglione | Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego | July 25, 2014

Photos
prev
1 of 5
next
Recruit Shawn E. Dukes, Platoon 3223, Kilo Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, puts Recruit Seamus R. Hall, Plt. 3222, in a choke hold during a Marine Corps Martial Arts Program session at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, July 21. Safety is paramount during MCMAP training, so the recruit being choked simply tapped the arm of the other recruit, signaling a successful choke hold.  Hall is a native of Chicago and was recruited out of Recruiting Substation North Center, Ill. Dukes is a native of Gary, Ind., and was recruited of out of Recruiting Substation Crown Point, Ind.

Recruit Shawn E. Dukes, Platoon 3223, Kilo Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, puts Recruit Seamus R. Hall, Plt. 3222, in a choke hold during a Marine Corps Martial Arts Program session at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, July 21. Safety is paramount during MCMAP training, so the recruit being choked simply tapped the arm of the other recruit, signaling a successful choke hold. Hall is a native of Chicago and was recruited out of Recruiting Substation North Center, Ill. Dukes is a native of Gary, Ind., and was recruited of out of Recruiting Substation Crown Point, Ind. (Photo by Cpl. Tyler Viglione)


Photo Details | Download |

Recruits Garrett Stevens and Bryce P. Schmidt, Platoon 3223, Kilo Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, practice the counter to the rear headlock during a Marine Corps Martial Arts Program session at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, July 21. The primary objective of MCMAP is to teach recruits how to fight and defend themselves, however an equally important second objective is for them to learn discipline and warrior ethos. Stevens is a native of Germantown, Wis. Schmidt is a native of West Bend, Wis. They were both recruited out of Recruiting Substation West Bend, Wis.

Recruits Garrett Stevens and Bryce P. Schmidt, Platoon 3223, Kilo Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, practice the counter to the rear headlock during a Marine Corps Martial Arts Program session at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, July 21. The primary objective of MCMAP is to teach recruits how to fight and defend themselves, however an equally important second objective is for them to learn discipline and warrior ethos. Stevens is a native of Germantown, Wis. Schmidt is a native of West Bend, Wis. They were both recruited out of Recruiting Substation West Bend, Wis. (Photo by Cpl. Tyler Viglione)


Photo Details | Download |

Recruits Nolan Cagle and Daniel Cook, Platoon 3223, Kilo Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, practice the rear choke technique during a Marine Corps Martial Arts Program session at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, July 21. Recruits learned two chokes with counters, two knife techniques and a counter to the bear hug during this session. Cagle is a native of Rockwall, Texas, and was recruited out of Recruiting Substation Garland, Texas. Cook is a native of Lincoln, Neb., and was recruited out of Recruiting Station Lincoln, Neb.

Recruits Nolan Cagle and Daniel Cook, Platoon 3223, Kilo Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, practice the rear choke technique during a Marine Corps Martial Arts Program session at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, July 21. Recruits learned two chokes with counters, two knife techniques and a counter to the bear hug during this session. Cagle is a native of Rockwall, Texas, and was recruited out of Recruiting Substation Garland, Texas. Cook is a native of Lincoln, Neb., and was recruited out of Recruiting Station Lincoln, Neb. (Photo by Cpl. Tyler Viglione)


Photo Details | Download |

Recruits of Kilo Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, place each other in chokes during one of their Marine Corps Martial Arts Program sessions at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, July 21. Not only do recruits learn martial arts in MCMAP, but also discipline and warrior ethos.

Recruits of Kilo Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, place each other in chokes during one of their Marine Corps Martial Arts Program sessions at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, July 21. Not only do recruits learn martial arts in MCMAP, but also discipline and warrior ethos. (Photo by Cpl. Tyler Viglione)


Photo Details | Download |

Sgt. Hervacio H. Mata, Marine Corps Martial Arts Program instructor, Support Battalion, shows recruits how to hold a knife correctly during a MCMAP session at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, July 21. Recruits earn a tan belt in recruit training and can progress when they get to their military occupational specialty school.

Sgt. Hervacio H. Mata, Marine Corps Martial Arts Program instructor, Support Battalion, shows recruits how to hold a knife correctly during a MCMAP session at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, July 21. Recruits earn a tan belt in recruit training and can progress when they get to their military occupational specialty school. (Photo by Cpl. Tyler Viglione)


Photo Details | Download |

SAN DIEGO --

            Recruits of Kilo Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, learned knife techniques and chokes with counters during a Marine Corps Martial Arts Program class at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, July 21.

            While in recruit training, recruits are taught MCMAP because it builds the foundation for hand-to-hand combat that they will expand on later in their careers.

            During the session, recruits learned two knife techniques, the vertical slash and vertical thrust, and two different chokes, the blood and air choke, all moves included on the practical application test later on in recruit training. In addition to the chokes, recruits also learned how to perform counters to the moves as well.

            “The blood choke is used to constrict blood from entering the brain while the air choke is used to compress oxygen from the brain,” said Sgt. Hervacio H. Mata, MCMAP instructor, Support Battalion. “These are typically the chokes that are most effective and used.”

            Drill instructors demonstrated the moves and then the recruits began to rehearse the techniques with a partner.

            “Repetition is key,” said Mata, a native of San Diego. “Here, it’s new to them and its ok if they mess up. It’s better to mess up here than there.”

            Recruits practiced each technique, from an offensive and defensive perspective, until each movement was fluid and preformed correctly.

Safety is paramount during MCMAP training, so the recruit being choked simply tapped the arm of the other recruit, signaling a successful choke hold.

            Recruits learned every move step-by-step to ensure each it was done thoroughly and correctly.

            “The biggest challenge I see with recruits is they forget the small details in each technique,” said 29-year-old Mata. “In a real-life situation, that could be deadly.”

            The primary objective of MCMAP is to teach recruits how to fight and defend themselves, however, an equally important second objective is for them to learn discipline and the warrior ethos.

            “There has to be a lot of discipline to learn a fighting style,” said Recruit Nolan Cagle, Platoon 3223, Kilo Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion. “There are certain times where violence is necessary, but there are more times when it is not. You have to be the one to differentiate the two.”

            When the recruits enter the Fleet Marine Force, they will have the opportunity to test for higher level belts, which gives them more confidence and further deepens the warrior ethos in them.

            “You can’t be scared,” said Cagle, a native of Garland, Texas. “You have to be stronger and faster than your opponent at all times.”

            Recruits of Kilo Company will soon be ready to test for their tan MCMAP belts, which entails confidence and accuracy while performing each technique they learned throughout recruit training.

            “I am excited to learn more MCMAP, both in recruit training and in my Marine Corps career,” said Cagle. “Who knows, one day it might save my life.”



4 Comments


  • Elizabeth Cantu 87 days ago
    Good to see what Kilo Co is doing; We are so very proud of our boy out there.
  • Don Roudebush 91 days ago
    When I was in boot camp we were taught to choke out fellow recruits out hold the back of their necks so they would not break and wake them back up and do jumping jacks in order to return the flow of blood and oxygen to the brain.

    Do Marine Recruits still render their fellow recruits unconscious?

    Please reply to droudebush@aol.com
  • Angie Ortiz 91 days ago
    It's great to finally see KILO Company make some headlines. Helps us parents feel more in touch with our sons.
  • Scott Keller 92 days ago
    Great article, gives all us very proud parents at least a glimpse into the daily activity of our recruits.

Add Comment

(required)
  Post Comment