U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Randy Rees (left) gives belts
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Randy Rees (left) gives belts to students of the Martial Arts Instructor Trainer Course upon completion of the culminating event. The exercise is a five-hour event, which challenges the s... More
Marines, key leaders and educators learn Marine Corps
Marines, key leaders and educators learn Marine Corps Martial Arts at the Martial Arts Center of Excellence during Marine Corps Recruiting Command’s 2019 Educators and Key Leaders Workshop aboard Marine Corps B... More
U.S. Marine Corps Second Lt. Mark Green receives a
U.S. Marine Corps Second Lt. Mark Green receives a fifth degree Martial Arts Instructor Trainer belt from Lt. Col Joseph Shusko at the Martial Arts Center of Excellence aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico, VA., J... More
U.S. Marine Capt. German Alicea runs Marines through
U.S. Marine Capt. German Alicea runs Marines through takedown drills during a training session in the Marine Corps Martial Arts Program. Alicea is a 1st Degree Black Belt Instructor and the disbursing officer ... More
U.S. Marines participate in ground free sparring during
U.S. Marines participate in ground free sparring during the culminating event of the Martial Arts Instructor Trainer course aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico, VA., June 21, 2017. The exercise is a five-hour eve... More
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Brian Giera (right) delivers
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Brian Giera (right) delivers a brief prior to the start of ground free sparring during the culminating event of the Martial Arts Instructor Trainer Course aboard marine Corps Base Quantic... More
U.S. Marines prepare to start the culminating event
U.S. Marines prepare to start the culminating event of the Martial Arts Instructor Trainer course aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico, VA., June 21, 2017. The exercise is a five-hour event, which challenges the s... More
Marine Gunnery Sgt. Robert Jimenez, chief Marine Corps
Marine Gunnery Sgt. Robert Jimenez, chief Marine Corps Martial Arts Program instructor at the Martial Arts Center of Excellence in Quantico, Virginia, welcomes the educators and key leaders during Marine Corps ... More
The Martial Arts Center of Excellence staff pose for
The Martial Arts Center of Excellence staff pose for a photo outside Raider Hall aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico, VA., June 21, 2017. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Melissa Marnell/Released)
U.S. Marines participate in ground free sparring during
U.S. Marines participate in ground free sparring during the culminating event of the Martial Arts Instructor Trainer course aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico, VA., June 21, 2017. The exercise is a five-hour eve... More
Sgt. Robert Hernandez, a black belt Marine Corps Martial
Sgt. Robert Hernandez, a black belt Marine Corps Martial Arts Program instructor with the School of Infantry West — Detachment Hawaii, performs a hip throw on fellow instructor Sgt. Joaquin Recuero, a flight li... More
U.S. Marine Cpl. Christopher B. Reyes performs a wristlock
U.S. Marine Cpl. Christopher B. Reyes performs a wristlock takedown against Sgt. Evan M. Hughlett during class on the Marine Corps Martial Arts Program. Reyes is a Green Belt Instructor from Jesup, Georgia, and... More
Marine Gunnery Sgt. Robert Jimenez, chief Marine Corps
Marine Gunnery Sgt. Robert Jimenez, chief Marine Corps Martial Arts Program instructor at the Martial Arts Center of Excellence in Quantico, Virginia, ties in the training of MCMAP to leadership during Marine C... More
U.S. Marines participate in weapons of opportunity
U.S. Marines participate in weapons of opportunity free sparring during the culminating event of the Martial Arts Instructor Trainer course aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico, VA., June 21, 2017. The exercise is... More
U.S. Marines participate in weapons of opportunity
U.S. Marines participate in weapons of opportunity free sparring during the culminating event of the Martial Arts Instructor Trainer course aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico, VA., June 21, 2017. The exercise is... More
U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. (ret.) Joseph Shusko (left)
U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. (ret.) Joseph Shusko (left) speaks to the students of the Martial Arts Instructor Trainer Course aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico, VA., June 21, 2017. The students had just finished ... More
U.S. Marine Capt. German Alicea (center standing),
U.S. Marine Capt. German Alicea (center standing), leads a discussion about the Marine Corps Martial Arts Program inside the hangar bay of the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD ... More
U.S. Marines prepare to start the culminating event
U.S. Marines prepare to start the culminating event of the Martial Arts Instructor Trainer course aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico, VA., June 21, 2017. The exercise is a five-hour event, which challenges the s... More
James "Horse Collar" Smith was a member of the 1st
James "Horse Collar" Smith was a member of the 1st Marine Raider Battalion. He was welcomed by Marines as part of a Professional Military Education class. Smith talked about his experiences in WWII at Guadalcanal.
U.S. Marines participate in weapons free sparring during
U.S. Marines participate in weapons free sparring during the culminating event of the Martial Arts Instructor Trainer course aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico, VA., June 21, 2017. The exercise is a five-hour ev... More
U.S. Marine Corps Master Gunnery Sgt. Melvin Venable
U.S. Marine Corps Master Gunnery Sgt. Melvin Venable (right) receives his belt from Sgt. Brian Giera (left) following the culminating event of the Martial Arts Instructor Trainer course aboard Marine Corps Base... More
U.S. Marine Capt. German Alicea (right), a 1st Degree
U.S. Marine Capt. German Alicea (right), a 1st Degree Black Belt Instructor, explains the fundamentals of a wristlock takedown as demonstrated by Cpl. Christopher B. Reyes on Sgt. Evan M. Hughlett; all three ar... More
U.S. Marines prepare to start the culminating event
U.S. Marines prepare to start the culminating event of the Martial Arts Instructor Trainer course aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico, VA., June 21, 2017. The exercise is a five-hour event, which challenges the s... More
U.S. Marines participate in ground free sparring during
U.S. Marines participate in ground free sparring during the culminating event of the Martial Arts Instructor Trainer course aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico, VA., June 21, 2017. The exercise is a five-hour eve... More
Sgt. John Badon, a third-degree black belt Marine Corps
Sgt. John Badon, a third-degree black belt Marine Corps Martial Arts Program instructor-trainer with the Marine Corps Martial Arts Center of Excellence, demonstrates a MCMAP technique on fellow instructor-train... More
U.S. Marines participate in ground free sparring during
U.S. Marines participate in ground free sparring during the culminating event of the Martial Arts Instructor Trainer course aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico, VA., June 21, 2017. The exercise is a five-hour eve... More
U.S. Marine Master Gunnery Sgt. Melvin Venable prepares
U.S. Marine Master Gunnery Sgt. Melvin Venable prepares to engage in ground free sparring during the culminating event of the Martial Arts Instructor Trainer course aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico, VA., June ... More
U.S. Marines execute buddy drags during the culminating
U.S. Marines execute buddy drags during the culminating event of the Martial Arts Instructor Trainer course aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico, VA., June 21, 2017. The exercise is a five-hour event, which challe... More
Sgt. Joshua Stone, an imagery analyst and black belt
Sgt. Joshua Stone, an imagery analyst and black belt Marine Corps Martial Arts Program instructor with Marine Corps Forces, Pacific, performs a choke on fellow instructor Sgt. Brandon Cox, a rescue man with Air... More
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. David Ortega (center) delivers
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. David Ortega (center) delivers a brief prior to the start of ground free sparring during the culminating event of the Martial Arts Instructor Trainer Course aboard marine Corps Base Quant... More
U.S. Marines participate in ground free sparring during
U.S. Marines participate in ground free sparring during the culminating event of the Martial Arts Instructor Trainer course aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico, VA., June 21, 2017. The exercise is a five-hour eve... More
U.S. Marines participate in ground free sparring during
U.S. Marines participate in ground free sparring during the culminating event of the Martial Arts Instructor Trainer course aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico, VA., June 21, 2017. The exercise is a five-hour eve... More
U.S. Marines participate in ground free sparring during
U.S. Marines participate in ground free sparring during the culminating event of the Martial Arts Instructor Trainer course aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico, VA., June 21, 2017. The exercise is a five-hour eve... More
U.S. Marines participate in weapons free sparring during
U.S. Marines participate in weapons free sparring during the culminating event of the Martial Arts Instructor Trainer course aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico, VA., June 21, 2017. The exercise is a five-hour ev... More
U.S. Marines participate in ground free sparring during
U.S. Marines participate in ground free sparring during the culminating event of the Martial Arts Instructor Trainer course aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico, VA., June 21, 2017. The exercise is a five-hour eve... More
Daniel Pape, an associate director of employer development
Daniel Pape, an associate director of employer development at the University of Tennessee- Knoxville, and Jeremiah Hust, a military funding coordinator at Coastal Carolina University, try the reverse wrist-lock... More
U.S. Marines participate in ground free sparring during
U.S. Marines participate in ground free sparring during the culminating event of the Martial Arts Instructor Trainer course aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico, VA., June 21, 2017. The exercise is a five-hour eve... More
U.S. Marines participate in ground free sparring during
U.S. Marines participate in ground free sparring during the culminating event of the Martial Arts Instructor Trainer course aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico, VA., June 21, 2017. The exercise is a five-hour eve... More
U.S. Marines participate in ground free sparring during
U.S. Marines participate in ground free sparring during the culminating event of the Martial Arts Instructor Trainer course aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico, VA., June 21, 2017. The exercise is a five-hour eve... More
U.S. Marines participate in weapons of opportunity
U.S. Marines participate in weapons of opportunity free sparring during the culminating event of the Martial Arts Instructor Trainer course aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico, VA., June 21, 2017. The exercise is... More
U.S. Marine Corps Second Lt. Mark Green (center, left)
U.S. Marine Corps Second Lt. Mark Green (center, left) receives a fifth degree Martial Arts Instructor Trainer belt from Lt. Col Joseph Shusko at the Martial Arts Center of Excellence aboard Marine Corps Base Q... More
U.S. Marines prepare to start the culminating event
U.S. Marines prepare to start the culminating event of the Martial Arts Instructor Trainer course aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico, VA., June 21, 2017. The exercise is a five-hour event, which challenges the s... More
U.S. Marines prepare to start the culminating event
U.S. Marines prepare to start the culminating event of the Martial Arts Instructor Trainer course aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico, VA., June 21, 2017. The exercise is a five-hour event, which challenges the s... More
U.S. Marines participate in weapons free sparring during
U.S. Marines participate in weapons free sparring during the culminating event of the Martial Arts Instructor Trainer course aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico, VA., June 21, 2017. The exercise is a five-hour ev... More
A U.S. Marine pauses during the the culminating event
A U.S. Marine pauses during the the culminating event of the Martial Arts Instructor Trainer Course aboard marine Corps Base Quantico, VA., June 21, 2017. The exercise is a five-hour event, which challenges the... More
The Martial Arts Center of Excellence staff pose for
The Martial Arts Center of Excellence staff pose for a photo outside Raider Hall aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico, VA., June 21, 2017. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Melissa Marnell/Released)
U.S. Marine Corps Martial Arts Instructor Trainers
U.S. Marine Corps Martial Arts Instructor Trainers (MAITs) and their students pose for a photo following the MAIT course culminating event aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico, VA., June 21, 2017. The exercise is ... More
The Martial Arts Center of Excellence staff pose for
The Martial Arts Center of Excellence staff pose for a photo outside Raider Hall aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico, VA., June 21, 2017. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Melissa Marnell/Released)
U.S. Marines prepare to start the culminating event
U.S. Marines prepare to start the culminating event of the Martial Arts Instructor Trainer course aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico, VA., June 21, 2017. The exercise is a five-hour event, which challenges the s... More
A U.S. Marine participate in ground free sparring during
A U.S. Marine participate in ground free sparring during the culminating event of the Martial Arts Instructor Trainer course aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico, VA., June 21, 2017. The exercise is a five-hour ev... More
U.S. Marines participate in ground free sparring during
U.S. Marines participate in ground free sparring during the culminating event of the Martial Arts Instructor Trainer course aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico, VA., June 21, 2017. The exercise is a five-hour eve... More
U.S. Marines participate in ground free sparring during
U.S. Marines participate in ground free sparring during the culminating event of the Martial Arts Instructor Trainer course aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico, VA., June 21, 2017. The exercise is a five-hour eve... More
U.S. Marines participate in ground free sparring during
U.S. Marines participate in ground free sparring during the culminating event of the Martial Arts Instructor Trainer course aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico, VA., June 21, 2017. The exercise is a five-hour eve... More
U.S. Marines participate in weapons free sparring during
U.S. Marines participate in weapons free sparring during the culminating event of the Martial Arts Instructor Trainer course aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico, VA., June 21, 2017. The exercise is a five-hour ev... More
The Martial Arts Center of Excellence staff pose for
The Martial Arts Center of Excellence staff pose for a photo outside Raider Hall aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico, VA., June 21, 2017. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Melissa Marnell/Released)
Joseph Shusko, director of the Marine Corps Martial
Joseph Shusko, director of the Marine Corps Martial Arts Program, which is housed in Raider Hall on The Basic School campus, receives a presentation from former Marine Kemp Norman of an original copy of "Bless ... More
Kemp Norman, a former Marine, presents an original
Kemp Norman, a former Marine, presents an original copy of "Bless 'Em All," a comprehensive first-person history of the Marine Raiders written by his step-father, Oscar Peatross, to Joseph Shusko, director of t... More
Ryan Mazon, a program specialist at Embry-Riddle
Ryan Mazon, a program specialist at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, and Walter Smith, an assistant chemistry professor at Carthage College, practice the wrist-lock take down technique during Marine Corps ... More
U.S. Marine Cpl. Derek J. Gary demonstrates a joint
U.S. Marine Cpl. Derek J. Gary demonstrates a joint manipulation takedown technique on Cpl. Christopher B. Reyes. Gary is a Green Belt Instructor and a field radio operator with Combat Logistics Battalion 31, 3... More
U.S. Marines participate in ground free sparring during
U.S. Marines participate in ground free sparring during the culminating event of the Martial Arts Instructor Trainer course aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico, VA., June 21, 2017. The exercise is a five-hour eve... More
U.S. Marines participate in weapons of opportunity
U.S. Marines participate in weapons of opportunity free sparring during the culminating event of the Martial Arts Instructor Trainer course aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico, VA., June 21, 2017. The exercise is... More
U.S. Marines participate in weapons of opportunity
U.S. Marines participate in weapons of opportunity free sparring during the culminating event of the Martial Arts Instructor Trainer course aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico, VA., June 21, 2017. The exercise is... More
U.S. Marine Corps Martial Arts Instructor Trainers
U.S. Marine Corps Martial Arts Instructor Trainers (MAITs) and their students pose for a photo following the MAIT course culminating event aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico, VA., June 21, 2017. The exercise is ... More
The Martial Arts Center of Excellence staff pose for
The Martial Arts Center of Excellence staff pose for a photo outside Raider Hall aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico, VA., June 21, 2017. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Melissa Marnell/Released)
U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Carey Edwards (left) monitors
U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Carey Edwards (left) monitors students conducting a knife bout during the culminating event of the Martial Arts Instructor Trainer course aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico, VA., Jun... More