- S.C.A.R.S. (military)
Special Combat Aggressive Reactionary Systems or S.C.A.R.S. is a fighting system created by
Jerry L. Peterson from the science ofAutokinematics developed by Peterson after serving two tours in theUS Army 173rd Airborne "Charlie Company "Vietnam War .Fact|date=November 2007Currently
marketed through private seminars and videotape, SCARS was initial presentated to theDepartment of the Navy in1988 Fact|date=October 2008While the "SCARS Institute of Combat Sciences" has developed training courses for branches of the Army, Air Force as well as foreign governments and various law enforcement agencies.Fact|date=October 2008Cancellation of the SCARS course was approved on April 17, 1998 by the Naval Special Warfare Commander, G.M. Moy, Assistant Chief of Staff for Operations. (FOIA document 1500 Ser N32/0293 17 Apr 98)Fact|date=October 2008
Criticisms
Within the martial arts community, Peterson and SCARS have been subject to
controversy . Accusations have also been levelled at Peterson aboutsensationalistic and misleading advertising about SCARS, often involving cliams of how widely the system has been taught in theNavy . The system has defenders such as Navy SEAL LCDR Mark D. Divine, [ [http://navyseals.com/seal-training NavySEALs.com] ]References
ee also
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Marine Corps LINE combat system
*Combatives External links
* [http://www.scars.com/SCARS/dacMain.jsp S.C.A.R.S. Institute of Combat Sciences]
* [e Official Naval Special Warfare Command Documents]
* [http://forum.kungfumagazine.com/forum/archive/index.php/t-2775.html Online thread discussing history of SCARS program]
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