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CQC is real, however, its much more than hand to hand combat. It's defined as combat from 30 meters away or less and heavily features infiltration tactics. MGS focused more on the hand to hand aspect of CQC.



As far as it being Mixed Martial Arts or MMA, I would disagree. The hand to hand part of CQC is more similar to Krav Maga. MMA is a sport, that involves several ground fighting tactics that are useful in unarmed combat in 1x1 scenarios. For example, in an MMA fight, you may take down your opponent and continue to pursue him on the ground with either strikes or a submission. In CQC after throwing an opponent to the ground, it would be more effective to strike from standing position, or if you are armed to hold your opponent at gun point, rather then start wrestling/grappling with them.

As far as learning CQC, your best bet would be to find a Krav Maga studio, if there isn't one nearby you, then I would recommend either Judo or Brazilian Jujitsu. The latter are sports, however, will at least feature takedowns and throws.



Hope this helps!