Marine bayonet training

by United States. Marine Corps

Figure 40.—Vertical Butt Stroke With Pugil Stick.

(8) A round-robin type elimination is effective in getting all students into bouts, and emphasizing the importance of aggressive action in winning. The winners of each bout are allowed to fight again after a brief rest, until they are defeated. This provides one winner in the end, with appropriate personal recognition.

e. Demonstration and Application.—All movements, offensive, defensive, and combinations are demonstrated with the pugil stick. The student is then given the opportunity to go through the movements with the pugil stick in slow motion, and then at normal speed. After gaining proficiency in all movements the students are given an opportunity to practice what they have learned against a target. An artificial stationary target offering resistance further develops timing and coordination. Heavy bags, similar to the type used by boxers in training, can be used effectively to train bayonet fighters. (See fig. [41].) After the student has attacked the dummies, allowing him the sensation of attacking a solid target, and practicing the attack movements, he is then ready for bouts against other students.

Figure 41.—Stationary Targets for Pugil Stick Training.

INDEX

	Paragraph	Page
A
Assault course	703	[62]
Construction	703c	[70]
Demonstration and application	703e	[72]
Obstacles	703b	[63]
	figs. 27-36	[63-71]
Purpose	703a	[62]
Safety precautions	703d	[70]
Attack, group	602	[53]
Three against two	602b	[54]
Two against one	602a	[53]
B
Bayonet:
Evolution of	101a	[1]
Importance	101c	[9]
Bayonet fighting techniques:
Change of direction	203	[18]
Combination movements	501	[51]
Development of	101b	[4]
Foot movements	204	[18]
Group attack	602	[53]
Group defense	603	[54]
Guard position	202	[14]
Individual attack	301	[23]
Individual defense	401	[43]
Principles of	102	[10]
Biddle system	101b(3)	[8]
Blocks:
Against slash	404	[46]
	fig. 21	[49]
Against vertical butt stroke.	405	[48]
	fig. 22	[50]
C
Change of direction	203	[18]
General	203a	[18]
Whirl, execution of	203b	[18]
Combination movements	501	[5]
Combination obstacle	fig. 36	[71]
Construction of obstacles	703c	[70]
Construction of pugil stick	704b	[73]
Course, assault	703	[62]
D
Defense, group	603	[54]
One against two	603a	[54]
Two against three	603b	[54]
Direction, change of	203	[18]
E
Evolution of the bayonet	101a	[1]
F
Foot movements	204	[18]
General	204a	[18]
Shuffle forward	204d	[20]
	fig. 5	[21]
Shuffle left	204c	[19]
	fig. 4	[20]
Shuffle right	204b	[19]
	fig. 3	[19]
G
Group attack	602	[53]
Two against one	602a	[53]
	fig. 23	[55]
Three against two	602b	[54]
	fig. 24	[56]
Group defense	603	[54]
One against two	603a	[54]
	fig. 25	[57]
Two against three	603b	[54]
	fig. 26	[58]
Growl	202f	[17]
Guard position	202a	[14]
	figs. 1 & 2	[15] & [16]
Position of body	202c	[14]
Position of feet	202b	[14]
Position of hands	202d	[17]
Position of rifle	202e	[17]
H
Horizontal butt stroke	305	[34]
Execution	figs. 13-15	[35-37]
Obstacle	fig. 34	[69]
Recovery to guard position	305b	[34]
Horizontal slash	302b	[25]
I
Importance of bayonet	101c	[9]
Individual attack	301	[23]
Horizontal butt stroke	305	[34]
	figs. 13-15	[35-37]
Horizontal slash	302b	[25]
Jab	306	[38]
	figs. 16-18	[39-41]
Slash	302	[23]
	figs. 6 & 7	[24] & [26]
Smash	304	[31]
	figs. 11 & 12	[32] & [33]
Vertical butt stroke	303	[27]
	figs. 8-10	[28-30]
Individual defense	401	[43]
Block against slash	fig. 21	[49]
Block against vertical butt stroke	405	[48]
	fig. 22	[50]
Parry left	403	[44]
	fig. 20	[47]
Parry right	402	[43]
	fig. 19	[45]
J
Jab	306	[38]
Execution	figs. 16-18	[39-41]
Obstacles	fig. 27	[63]
	fig. 31	[66]
	fig. 35	[69]
Recovery to guard position	306b	[38]
M
Movements:
Combination	501	[51]
Foot	204	[18]
General	204a	[18]
Individual attack	301	[23]
O
Obstacles	703b	[63]
	figs. 27-36	[63-71]
Construction of	703c	[70]
P
Parry left	403	[44]
	fig. 20	[47]
Parry right	402	[43]
	fig. 19	[45]
Pugil stick	704	[73]
Construction	704b	[73]
	fig. 37	[74]
Employment	figs. 38-40	[78-80]
Regulations for bouts	704d	[76]
Safety equipment and precautions	704c	[75]
S
Seidler, Dr. Armond H.	101b(3)	[8]
Slash	302	[23]
Execution	302a	[23]
	figs. 6 & 7	[24] & [26]
Obstacle	fig. 30	[66]
Recovery to guard position	302c	[25]
Smash	304	[31]
Execution	figs. 11 & 12	[32] & [33]
Obstacles	fig. 29	[65]
	fig. 32	[67]
Recovery to guard position	304b	[31]
T
Training	701	[59]
Assault course	703	[62]
Demonstration and application, basic principles	702	[60]
General	701	[59]
Pugil stick	704	[73]
V
Vertical butt stroke	303	[27]
Execution	figs. 8-10	[28-30]
Obstacles	fig. 28	[64]
	fig. 30	[66]
Recovery to guard position	303b	[27]

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