The Vital Pyramid & Combatives Training Methodology
John "Lofty" Wiseman of the Special Air Service introduced the concept of the Vital Pyramid , which has since been used as the content framework for combatives practice by several instructors. Strangely enough, despite being common knowledge in the combatives fraternity, it isn't something that is readily enforced in regular British Military Units (From a specific combatives perspective not generic soldiering). Something I tried to get across in my time in the Royal Marines. The constant focus on peacekeeping type operations make the likelihood of close combat much more probable but severely paid lip service to. A discussion for another day . The Pyramid is a hierarchy of components comprising of what is needed to survive a violent engagement. This goes for absolutely anyone! from the tier 1 operator to the civilian trying to get home safe. What is a common argument by a lot of people who conduct no self defence training or discount it's value is "I would j...