HAND-TO-HAND COMBAT WITH OR WITHOUT PORTABLE ARMAMENT ‒ FUNDAMENTAL ELEMENTS FOR THE TRAINING OF THE MODERN MILITARY

Authors

  • George-Florin BĂIȚAN Academia Tehnică Militară

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53477/2284-9378-21-16

Abstract

Despite technological advances, hand-to-hand combat with or without portable armament remains a necessity in the contemporary operating environment, especially given the ambiguity of urban warfare and the close and regular interaction of the military with various adversaries (combatants or non-combatants) a wide range of situations in which force is used. Being a commitment between two or more people, in a confrontation in which ammunition is not used; training the military on hand-to-hand combat seems an important component that the military must consider in the physical preparation of the military for future conflicts. Cultivating courage to increase self-confidence is one of the most important benefits that hand-to-hand combat training can have. In a tense situation, having trained fighting skills in this regard can mean the difference between opening fire and escalating conflict, on the one hand, and avoiding disputes through a self-control approach to the factors that cause pain and fear, on the other hand.

 

Keywords: hand-to-hand combat; portable weapons; technical procedures; specific training; physical training, military physical education.

Author Biography

George-Florin BĂIȚAN, Academia Tehnică Militară

Mr. Băiţan George Florin este asistent universitar la Academia Tehnică Militară unde predă, începând cu anul universitar 2007-2008, cursurile de Educaţie fizică militară şi Educaţie fizică şi sport. Este absolvent al Liceului Militar „Ştefan cel Mare” din Câmpulung-Moldovenesc, promoţia 1996, şi al Facultăţii Militare de Educaţie Fizică şi Sport „General Virgil I. Bădulescu” din cadrul Academiei Naţionale de Educaţie Fizică şi Sport – Bucureşti, promoţia 2000. În anul 2005, cînd era încadrat ca ofiţer în compartimentul conducere operaţii şi instrucţie, a participat timp de 6 luni cu Batalionul 2 Infanterie „Călugăreni” la misiunea „Antica Babilonia” din Irak. În anul 2011 finalizează cursurile masterului de Managementul activităţilor de educaţie fizică şi sport din cadrul Facultăţii de Educaţie Fizică şi Sport a Universităţii Ecologice din Bucureşti. A participat la două activităţi de tip Staff Mobility – Training în cadrul programului ERASMUS, la Academia Forţelor Terestre din Wroclaw, Polonia în anul 2014 şi la Universitatea din Amsterdam, Olanda în anul 2015. Începând cu 01.10.2014 este student doctorand la Şcoala doctorală din cadrul Universităţii Naţionale de Apărare „Carol I”, domeniul „Ştiinţe militare”.

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Published

2021-07-12

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BĂIȚAN, G.-F. . (2021). HAND-TO-HAND COMBAT WITH OR WITHOUT PORTABLE ARMAMENT ‒ FUNDAMENTAL ELEMENTS FOR THE TRAINING OF THE MODERN MILITARY. BULLETIN OF "CAROL I" NATIONAL DEFENCE UNIVERSITY, 10(2), 124–132. https://doi.org/10.53477/2284-9378-21-16

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Vol. 10 No. 2 (2021)

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