Decline
After World War II, with no institutional system of educating new instructors, the rise of Asian martial arts in the US, and the increasing role of the military in a peacekeeping capacity, realistic CQC training degenerated and in many places, died out. Thanks to the promotion of modified WWII combatives by modern warriors such as Carl Cestari and Bob Kasper, Kelly Mcann, Clint Sporman, Mr. Lawrence A. Jordan, and Mr. John Perkins these proven methods and techniques are beginning to make a strong comeback. -
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