Whether it be an each weapon or unarmed assault. There are many variables that can decide or affect the outcome.
The proficiency and competency of the combatants has a major role to play in combative outcomes.
When I say the proficiency and competency of the combatant I don’t only mean tactics and physical skills I mean their mental toughness and intestinal fortitude.
Like in knife combat. All knives are loaded and dangerous regardless of the means of execution, however there are safer and more effective options.
Whether it be armed or unarmed offensive or counteroffensive combative skills employments individual’s physical attributes capabilities and disabilities are important considerations in regards to threat assessment decision-making and the employment of the best skills to achieve the objective.
While there may be many ways to achieve the desired outcome and objective, in proving military combative skills especially for entire armies it very much comes down to the military science of military close quarters combat.
Because CQC courses of instruction are set duration and exponents are of both genders and wide ranging physical statures and physical attributes, skills must be based on the most effective and safest means of objective achievement for the entire course and not and not always individual skills options to fit individual combatant body types and mentalities.
The quickest weight between two points being straight, the employment of dirty tricks deception and distraction including covert skills employments all add to the increased chance of objective achievement. Attacking direct entry lines of travel from outside underneath or on a diagonal upward angle where peripheral vision detection is too late to assist in defensive capabilities provides definite increased chances of objective achievement.
Straight-line entry requires confident cover guarding to increase safety to the maximum.
Circular assault entry can cause confusion, but it also can mean more groundcover and as such more chance of detection and counter.
Sound cover guard and deflection capabilities combined with straight line or angled/diagonal straight-line entries are economical and when executed from close to point-blank range with 75% plus commitment and of course dirty tricks setups increase the odds of objective achievement.
The military science of CQC in relation to skills proving comparisons would set up CQC primary practice experiments that utilise combatants of equal height, weight and arm length moving at the same committed speed and one employing a Roundhouse unarmed or armed skill and the other a straight-line unarmed or armed skill.
One of the most important things about conducting such experimental tests is that the tests are not influenced by preferences to styles systems or codes. All experimental tests must be performed with all things as equal as humanly possible to determine the best or primary option. Combatants involved in the testing must test skills to destruction without preference or predigest.
Emotion personal bias or preference must never influence the outcome.
The experimental testing must be clinical and those involved must not deviate from the testing objective by changing the nature or components of the testing to advantage or disadvantage either option under going experimental testing
Some simple findings will be evident such as all things being equal the quickest way between two points is straight-line over curved.
This in no way means that other options could not achieve the objective or that highly proficient individuals could not defeat their foe with non-straight-line or less proven skills.
What it does determine is the best and safest option to neutralise a formidable enemy combatant all things being equal or the enemy per having physical advantages.
It is very important to prove and adopt primary skills as if used against an enemy with superior physical capabilities and with a higher level of training they are the best and safest means of being the Victor over being defeated.
This is very important when developing testing and approving skills for entire armies.
The modus operandi of skills testing must be strict and to the point neutral preference detailed experimental tests to provide factual findings and true outcomes.
