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Boxing and Military Training
Boxing has deep roots in our western culture; the sport dates way back to Greece and Rome, and originates in the deadly battles of the coliseum. However, boxing as we know it today started in 1741, when Jack Boughton developed the first set of rules that would be used in the prizefights and bare-knuckled fights. In the same way, the modern version of boxing we know today stems from John Douglass’s set of rules. These rules contemplated the use of gloves, and the three-minute rounds. Boxing as a fighting style has three styles: the Pure Boxer, the Boxer Puncher, and the Brawler. Those three styles have their benefits, and their set of drawbacks. During basic training, all soldiers learn lessons on close combat, and on how to defend themselves with a weapon. In this essay, we shall speak about how the military uses a great deal of hand to hand combat compared the boxing tournament training. In the same way, we aim to show how the military uses hand to hands techniques to defend themselves in combat.
Through the years, the army has depurated its hand to hand combat, from elemental boxing to a combat system called Modern Army Combatives (M.A.C.). M.A.C. were develop during World War II. The style teaches simple and effective combat techniques in situations with or without a weapon. This style is most used by Special Forces, or units that require a more direct approach to enemies. The Army combat style combines Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu; boxing, and judo, and can be trained live with real teachers.

Although the system has many critics, it teaches the soldiers hand to hand techniques that are basic to a soldier’s survival in an actual conflict. In the same way, being a style that is employed at real combat situations, it is designed to kill or incapacitate the opponent as fast as possible.
As we can see, it is possible to join boxing, and the military. Hand to hand combat is the marine’s last resort, and should be used only in situation where the soldier faces danger and has no weapons to repel said attack with a weapon. In any circumstances hand to hand combat should be used as an alternate combat method. However, there is an interesting case where both boxing and military life mixes; this is in special ops. Special Ops are covert operations where stealth is necessary as they mean to disrupt the enemy defenses without alerting them. That is when the soldier has to use the boxing, and melee techniques it learned during training. In the same way, boxing is a combat style that emphasizes agility, and nimble movements. In that way, boxing can help the marine moving faster to overpower their foes with ease and less risks to their lives.
As we could see, army has invested a great amount of time and energy in creating a combat style that maximizes efficiency, less risks. They found it in boxing, and mixed it with a handful of techniques to improve its effectivity. Likewise, boxing is practiced as a sport by many marines and many Olympic champions have emerged from the army’s ranks. What it is true is that the relationship between boxing and the army is not going to change, as they are connected deeply, as boxing has been considered as one of the most important pillars of army life.