Part and parcel of modern warfare tactics is the trinity of Stealthy Movement/Individual Movement Technique [IMT], Cover/Concealment, & Camouflaged Action. When Colonists first encountered these methods whether here on the American Continents or in other encounters with Indigenous peoples whether they be in the African Interior or Borneo this method of warfare was identified as “ the skulking way of war.” It was thought base, coarse, “ not cricket ,” and the less than decorous “ not very White .” Fast forward to the 21 st -century and “coarse” skulking is the standard. There are more than a few crafty and canny ways of skulking movement and we will cover these in tactical detail in an upcoming unit within the Rough & Tumble Program. Here I offer a conditioning circuit that includes one variation on a standard-- the bear crawl. Quadrupedal Movement, or low movement of any kind can be of utmost importance in battle scenarios or ambuscades. It was ...
Examining & Resurrecting Indigenous Skills and Frontier Rough & Tumble Combat