A5 Close Combat

“	Morning Kids, welcome to combat training. Before we start, any of you kids think you're hot at any martial arts? You? Excellent come on up here, why don't you show me what you've got? . . . Right did everyone see what I did there? That’s right, I kicked him in the crotch and broke his jaw on my table. Oh yes, MEDIC!? You see there is no grace and honour to battlefield combat, the biggest enemy you will face is your own fear when someone comes at you with a blade. If you're not prepared you will die. I'm going to show you how to beat a man to death in three seconds with a pistol butt and how to crack a skull with your elbow. You will need medical attention at the end of this course, but you will come out with at least fifty percent more testicular fortitude!	”
—SGM Ronson

Close Combat Training

Troopers can apply for this short course on close combat training. This is a short and brutal course aimed at giving troopers an experience of battlefield combat. No specific martial art is taught, instead a trainer will teach groups of pupils how to disable an opponent as quickly as possible using any tools to hand or the environment.

Activity Requirements

Level 0 Requirements

Prerequisites

None

Training Regime/Story Requirements

Troopers will spend several days with one of our toughest sergeants learning how to put down an enemy solider face to face. After a day of demonstrations and practice troopers will spend the rest of the time in brutal sparring sessions with their fellow students to give them some applicable experience.

Single 1000 word story in which the trooper should focus on a sparring session and how they apply what they have learned.

Skills Gained

Unarmed Combat Using improvised weapons Using small bladed weapons

Equipment Certifications

None