Hand-to-hand combat is a physical confrontation between two or more persons at short range. Handheld weapons may include knives, swords, clubs, spears, axes, or improvised weapons such as entrenching
Pankratiasts portrayed on a Roman relief. 2nd or 3rd century A.D.
Corporal Alvin "Tony" Ghazlo, the senior bayonet and unarmed combat instructor at Montford Point, demonstrates a disarming technique on his assistant, Private Ernest "Judo" Jones.
Hand-to-hand combat training in the Soviet Army, 1976
Rangers in Action 10-African Land Forces Summit, US Army Africa, 2010
Close-quarters battle, also called close-quarters combat, is a close combat situation between multiple combatants involving ranged or melee combat. It can occur between military units, law enforcement
Hand-to-hand combat
…including law enforcement officers, civilians, and criminals. Combat within close quarters, to a range just beyond grappling distance, is commonly termed close combat or close-quarters combat. It may include lethal and non-lethal weapons and methods, depending upon restrictions imposed by civilian law, military rules…
Los Angeles Police Department SWAT officers engaged in close-quarters battle during a joint training exercise with the U.S. Navy, 2007
A U.S. Army Special Forces soldier preparing to breach a structure during training
Atlantic City Police Department SWAT officers conducting CQB training
Czech Designated Reserves (armed civilians) training CQB elimination of active shooter