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U.S. Marines train to become Martial Arts Instructor Trainers at the Martial Arts Center for Excellence on Marine Corps Base Quantico, VA, on March 28, 2024. The MAIT course is a 3 week training course that challenges the mental and physical strength of its students to see if they have what it takes to become a Marine Corps Martial Arts Instructor Trainer. (Marine Corps video by Cpl. William Tucker)

U.S. Marines with various units conduct close combat scenario-based training during a Martial Arts Instructor Course (MAIC) culminating event at Naval Air Station Oceana, Dam Neck, Virginia, Jan. 27, 2023. The MAIC is designed to develop the individual Marine’s understanding of combative techniques while enduring both mental and physical stressors in order to establish a warrior's ethos. This reel was created for Instagram with the purpose to recruit and attract current active duty Marines to become a martial arts instructor. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Angel Alvarado)

U.S. Marines with Marine Corps Security Force Regiment participate in Martial Arts Instructor (MAI) Course 101-22 at Naval Weapons Station, Yorktown, Virginia, Oct. 22 - Nov. 5, 2021. MAI Course 101-21 is a three-week long course incorporating practical application of Marine Corps Martial Arts Program (MCMAP) techniques in various environments to ensure Marines have one mind, any weapon. MAIs are capable of training Marines in MCMAP, a combative program incorporating close-quarters combat tactics, warrior ethos and weapons of opportunity. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Angel Alvarado)

U.S. Marines in Martial Arts Instructor course 170-21 execute various Marine Corps Martial Arts Program (MCMCAP) techniques at Camp Elmore, Norfolk, Virginia, from May 18 to June 3, 2021. The Marine Corps Martial Arts Instructor course certifies Marines to instruct and lead MCMAP courses. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Angel Alvarado)

To Staff Sgt. Eric McBurney, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Europe and Africa command center watch chief, the Marine Corps Martial Arts Program isn't just a form of physical training, it's a way of life and one that provides him the unique opportunity to give back to the Marine Corps by shaping and developing Marines. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. James Bourgeois)

U.S. Marines and Sailors with Chemical Biological Incident Response Force conduct a Martial Arts Instructor Course training course aboard Naval Support Facility Indian Head, Md., on Oct. 9th, 2019. Sgt. Daniel Mariscal and Sgt. Kaden Keele were the two Martial Arts Instructor Trainers for this course. The purpose of this course is for Marines to become Instructors so they can train other Marines in the Marine Corps Martial Arts Program. (Official U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Blakely Graham/Released)

U.S. Marine Corps Martial Arts Program instructor trainers with the Marine Corps Martial Arts Center of Excellence visit Mallard Creek High School and Piedmont High School, in North Carolina, to demonstrate MCMAP to students during Marine Week Charlotte, Sept. 5, 2018. Marine Week Charlotte is an opportunity to connect with the people of the greater Charlotte area, and showcase the Corps’ capabilities and missions as America’s expeditionary force in readiness. (Marine Corps video by Cpl. Jorge A. Rosales)

Recruits of Papa Company, 4th Recruit Training Battalion, put in a few hours toward their tan belts Feb. 23, 2017, on Parris Island, S.C. In order to graduate, each recruit must earn a tan belt in the Marine Corps Martial Arts Program. The program builds physical, mental and moral strength. Papa Company is scheduled to graduate April 28, 2017. (Video by Cpl. Aaron Bolser)

Sgt. Felix Raudales is a Marine Corps Martial Arts Instructor Trainer. He teaches and mentors Marines as they endure a rigorous three week long course to become an MAI. Stay tuned to Marine Corps Installations Facebook and YouTube and @OkinawaMarines on Instagram for parts 2 and 3.

Marines with 8th Communication Battalion, II Marine Expeditionary Force pushed themselves to their limits during the unit’s grueling three-week-long Marine Corps Martial Arts Program instructor course held aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., Sept. 15 – Oct. 3, 2014. Instructors provided the students with intense, hands-on martial arts instruction and physical conditioning in addition to a wide range of classroom instruction covering everything from human anatomy and leadership techniques, to the Marine Corps’ martial arts history. The Marines also learned how to conduct their own martial arts courses for fellow service members. At each stage of the training, students were tested with written exams and performance evaluations, which included a culminating exercise that tested their martial skills, physical endurance, and capacity to lead. The students will return to their various units around Camp Lejeune to help guide fellow service members through the Marine Corps Martial Arts Program.

Martial Arts Instructors course students led a free sparring event Tuesday March 5 at House of Pain North. Lance Cpl. Stephen Himes steps into the ring to learn more about the course. Available in high definition.