Advanced commando combat system

Advanced Commando Combat System (ACCS) is a training system developed in India incorporating armed and unarmed self-defence, close quarter battle and specific techniques of use to military special operations units in the line of duty.

In 2004, after spending many years researching military combatatives and terrorism, Deepak Rao and Seema Rao began teaching their system to Indian military and police forces.

Based on their knowledge of Jeet Kune Do, principles of Sun Tzu's Art of war and the results of their research into the experiences and requirements of the military; ACCS combines elements of unarmed combat, defences against armed attackers, silent termination of sentries, close range shooting and small team tactics.

ACCS also has specific tactics for special operations such as room intervention and fighting in confined spaces.

Components
Close range shooting
The ACCS techniques for firearms use at close quarters was predominantly developed for sport shooting and adapted to CQB operations. The technique is different from conventional shooting in two respects; first, it advocates carrying the rifle barrel pointing upwards while engaging the target and second, shooting by aiming only with the foresight, as the angle of deviation is at a minimum at close quarters. ACCS claims that this reduces the reaction time and improves shooting accuracy.

Dealing with sentries
Techniques to quickly and silently kill sentries using a dagger are included. Priority is given to techniques intended to cause hemorrhage within body cavities rather than those that result in external bleeding to avoid leaving behind evidence during a covert operation.

Edged-weapon and Firearm defence
Techniques of avoiding the arc of thrust of an edged weapon attack and deflecting the line of fire while being threatened by a firearm are taught. ACCS has a technique called bullet evasion where the defender ducks the line of fire whilst the attacker is aiming

Bare hand methods
Emphasis is placed on quickly disabling an opponent through suffocation, choking, strangulation, hanging and garrote or cardiac tamponade.

Fighting in confined spaces
In confined spaces, in particular within an aircraft, anything can be used as a weapon. of combat. In 2005 The Army Chief once again bestowed his appreciation to the founders of ACCS for their research and efforts in CQB projects. The ACCS art of the Raos has been featured in leading magazines and newspapers of India.

Forces trained by the Raos
By 2007 the Rao couple had trained the majority of Indian forces like NSG, Garuds, Rashtriya Rifles, Para SF in ACCS close combat courses. The Army commander invited Deepak Rao and Seema Rao to impart ACCS training in modern CQB to various Corps Battle schools in the Northern Command Jammu Kashmir Valley.

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