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What martial art is used widely by the United States Military and Law Enforcement agencies throughout the world?

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What martial art is used widely by the United States Military and Law Enforcement agencies throughout the world?

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The Military has recognized the effectiveness of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu as a martial art not only for sportive contests, but in the real world as well. Sophisticated armies around the world cannot afford to buy into theories or Hollywood myths about martial arts; for a soldier, knowledge of martial arts is life and death, not a hobby or a film script. Through a scientific method, trial and error and process of elimination, The United States Army chose Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu to be the core of their Combatives Program. In 2002, SFC Matthew Larson rewrote the Army Combatives Manual (FM 3-25.150) and made Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu the backbone for the entire work. Today, it is hard to find any elite Military or Law Enforcement agency that does not incorporate Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu as a serious part of their doctrine.