Martial arts in the U.S. Militray

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Martial Arts has been around for thousands of years now. It is used to teach a countries army how to fight. Each country has their own way of training their soldiers, and therefore different martial arts. The United States also uses martial arts in their military training. Unlike other countries that have one set art for fighting, the U.S. uses a multiple variety of martial arts from different countries. Therefore the U.S. also uses a wide variety of training methods. The history of how the American forces came to be and where they are now in the way of military practices is very interesting. Like any other military, America had to start somewhere, and does have its roots. The military is also diverse in their curriculum, and how it operates. Exercises are also a major part of combat training, and come into play with helping a soldier survive. Lastly, the foreign martial arts are now being stressed to be introduced to the American fighting forces. Unlike other countries, the United States’ military is very unique in how military fighting is conducted.
To start off the American army had to start somewhere in their martial arts training and that was during the Revolutionary War. General George Washington created America’s first army, and that was the Continental Army. Like every army, a soldier needs to be trained, and disciplined. General Washington’s army was a rag tag team of ordinary men. They were not very good fighters; in fact Washington got the help of a very well known Prussian military officer named Friedrich von Steuben. Steuben trained Washington’s soldiers at Valley Forge. Now, Steuben’s military philosophies were not practical in today’s military because, they were strict and ridged (Caine). On the oth...

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