old post, but new to me.

yes it depends on what ao you are in when you do have to go hands on.

conus, you have to be a little careful if you can not articulate why you did something. oconus, i basically look at is as you or me. yes martial arts are a good thing but, i would say a bigger portion of it is mindset. you can have all kinds of belts and stuff you want, but if you run into someone who is willing to go all the way and you are not, then your training doesn't mean . now, if both are willing to go all the way, then the one with the better or more training will most of the time win. if you are looking for something with you deploy, i would look into combatives. it is usually geared more towards live of die. it don't look fancy and , but it usually works quick and well. i am sure many will not agree with me, but this is my 2 cents on the subject.

cheers,

I was all set to recommend the good old fashioned punch to the throat,then someone mentioned the groin kick