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U.S. Marines with the Martial Arts Instructor Trainer Course 2-25, spar during their training at The Basic School on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, May 13, 2025. Squads engaged head-to-head in different environments and scenarios simulating close quarters combat while implementing techniques learned within the Marine Corps Martial Arts Program. (Marine Corps video by Cpl. William Tucker)

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)

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.