Charlie Company Body Sparring

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U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. Ian Nelson, right, series commander and Staff Sgt. Elija Taylor, left, a drill instructor with Alpha Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, observes a body sparring event at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, California, Oct. 21, 2024. Recruits are taught Marine Corps Martial Arts Program techniques, which instill basic self-defense that they will execute throughout recruit training during events like body sparring and pugil sticks to help build a warrior ethos and esprit de corps. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Janell B. Alvarez)

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Oct 23, 2024

MARINE CORPS RECRUIT DEPOT SAN DIEGO, Calif. - U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. Ian Nelson, right, series commander and Staff Sgt. Elija Taylor, left, a drill instructor with Alpha Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, observes a body sparring event at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, California, Oct. 21, 2024. Recruits are taught Marine Corps Martial Arts Program techniques, which instill basic self-defense that they will execute throughout recruit training during events like body sparring and pugil sticks to help build a warrior ethos and esprit de corps. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Janell B. Alvarez)

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