Fight Like NCIS

One of the most popular police dramas on TV to isSpecialist Abby Sciuto also are typical of the agencies'
NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service which issupport personnel. Mossad Liaison Officer Ziva David
often referred to by is acronym NCIS. Each weekon the other hand is pure fantasy, and no intelligence
millions of viewers tune in to watch Mark Harmon andagency has foreign agents even from a friendly
the rest of the cast take on criminals, terrorists, andnation on staff. The agency requires its agents to
traitors in Washington D.C. and around the globe.have a bachelor degree and backgrounds very from
While there is plenty of action and intrigue how muchlaw enforcement to journalism.
of what happens on the show actually goes on in aThe show is accurate to a point, but it also important
typical NCIS agent's day? Now of coarse any TVto know that the agents also show some reality in
show greatly exaggerates any real life situation, buthow they fight. When the team has to take down a
is everything the fictional agents of NCIS completelysteroid crazed marine they don't use any fancy
fantasy? While NCIS isn't overly technical and by notechniques, they just overwhelm him with numbers
means a documentary of the agency it does get aand effective brute force. They weren't afraid to get
lot right, and they do know how to fight.hurt, and they knew normal techniques wouldn't
Prior to the Korean War Office of Naval Intelligencework in that situation. In one episode when Gibbs and
(ONI) handled many of the duties NCIS handlesDiNozzo are working out in the boxing ring Tony asks
today, but in the 1950's more civilians began joiningif Gibbs learned how to box in the Marines, Gibbs
the force and by 1969 they were their own separatethan catches Tony's arm and takes him to the
unit. The mission of the real NCIS is protect theground with a combat judo take down and says,
families and assets of the Navy and Marines, and is"they teach you fighting in the Marines not boxing."
summed up in their three strategic priorities, PreventWhen Abby has to deal with a hit man on her own
Terrorism, Protect Secrets, and Reduce Crime. Whileshe uses mace and a tazer to defend her self until
the list is short it keeps the over 1,000 agents in 14help arrives. At the end of season 6 agent DiNozzo
field offices and 140 locations around the world veryuses one of the few possible defenses against a rear
busy. In recent years NCIS agents caught spychoke when he is fighting for his life against a rogue
Jonathan Pollard, and after September 11, agentsIsraeli agent's in Ziva's apartment.
were deployed to Cairo to protect shipping in theThere are other examples of NCIS members using
Suez Canal, and agents have uncovered billions incorrect techniques in combat, but in the end they fall
fraud. The agency protects Navy and Marinesvictim to what many fictional characters experience.
personnel so they're better able to fulfill their duties.Reality isn't exciting enough for entertaining purposes.
If you talk to anyone about NCIS you'll probably soonIn many episodes a fight could have been cut short
realize the show is character driven, and because ofby a simple strike to the throat or even the groin,
that there isn't as much focus on the technical sideand if an officers feels threatened they will shoot,
of things. Supervisory Special Agent Leroy Jethrobut that wouldn't give you dramatic moments and
Gibbs a former marine and agents Anthony DiNozzo,intense fights. Any real NCIS agent will try to end a
Timothy McGee, and Caitlin "Kate" Todd are all goodfight as quickly as possible and will use what ever
examples of NCIS agents with backgrounds in lawmeans they can to win. So sit back and enjoy the
enforcement the military, and computers. Medicalshow, but remember you need a better source for
Examiner Donald "Ducky" Mallard and Forensicyour self defense and martial arts training.