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Video by Staff Sgt. Jennifer Reynolds

2019 Ohio Army National Guard Combatives Tournament

Ohio National Guard Public Affairs

Sept. 14, 2019 | 1:49

The sixth annual Ohio Army National Guard Combatives Tournament was conducted Sept. 14, 2019, at the Maj. Gen. Robert S. Beightler Armory in Columbus, Ohio. With over 65 competitors participating in the double-elimination tournament, champions were crowned in six weight divisions. This year, competitors got a special visit from the founder of the Modern Army Combatives Program (MACP), retired U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Michael Ferriter.

Voice Over: Staff Sgt. Jennifer Reynolds, Ohio National Guard Public Affairs

Interview 1: Retired Lt. Gen. Michael Ferriter, founder of the Modern Army Combatives Program (MACP).

Interview 2: Cadet Samantha Hawkins, of Company C, 837th Engineer Battalion, Columbus. Hawkins is a resident of Columbus, Ohio.

Interview 3: Spc. Anthony Skulina, of the 296th Engineer Detachment, Mansfield. Skulina, a Streetsboro, Ohio resident, is the current Ohio Army National Guard Combatives Tournament welterweight champion, and has won the title the past four years at the annual competition.