BJJ in the Military

Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu has been widely adopted by military organizations around the world as part of their combatives training. The U.S. Army’s Modern Army Combatives Program (MACP), for example, incorporates BJJ principles for close-quarters combat, emphasizing submissions, positional control, and ground survival. Other branches of the U.S. military, as well as forces in Brazil, Israel, and numerous European nations, have integrated BJJ into their training regimens.

The emphasis on leverage and control makes BJJ especially valuable in military contexts, where soldiers may find themselves in hand-to-hand encounters while carrying gear or weapons. Instructors from the Gracie family and other lineages have been instrumental in designing specialized curriculums adapted for battlefield or law enforcement use.