Editorials
Black Belt MagazineOverall, the curriculum turned out to be more varied than I had expected. During the 40 hours, we practiced hand-to-weapon attacks using padded clubs and knives. Then we went on to study disarms involving rifles and semi-automatic pistols. The same basic SCARS moves and principles always carried over seamlessly to all those ancillary exercises. |
Men’s Health MagazineI WAS ONE OF 33 men who had signed up for a 3-day SCARSĀ® Institute of Combat Sciences camp. SCARS stands for Special Combat Aggressive Reaction Systems. Since 1987, a very small group of instructors in Phoenix has taught SEALs teams, FBI agents, Green Berets, NATO special-forces agents, and private bodyguards how to kill (or very seriously injure) someone who wants to harm them. After selling a few million dollars’ worth of instructional videotapes, the SCARS instructors cautiously decided to try civilian camps in late 1997. There’s now a 3-month waiting list for the course, at up to 5 grand a head. |
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