Skip to main content
No military in the world sees more action in more places than the United States Marine Corps. The average marine has been in at least two combat engagements per year since 1775. As a result, the Marine Corps' close combat program has been incorporating techniques from the various countries they've killed people in, culminating in the "Marine Corps Martial Arts Program," or "MCMAP." The modern program also teaches the use of improvised weapons, bayonets, and parts of the gun other than the bullets.
Before MCMAP came along, the marines had something called the LINE System (Linear Infighting Neural Override Engagement) which was invented in the 1980s. MCMAP was formed in 2001 because marines were increasingly being used in situations that didn't require them to kill their opponents, and that was the only thing LINE was good for. Now, when you use a MCMAP move on somebody, each move typically has the option to utterly destroy whatever body part you have in your hands or just put it in excruciating pain...or both, thus leading to a kinder, friendlier Marine Corps that only sometimes kills you.
MCMAP by Dancing with Fire June 8, 2011
MCMAP mug front
Get the MCMAP mug.
See more merch
MCMAP stands for Marine Corps Martial Arts Program.

First introduced in 2001 to replace the LINE combat system, MCMAP (pronounced "McMap")is a custom combination of other martial arts disciplines. Unlike LINE, which trained soldiers primarily to kill, MCMAP is a more versatile system which teaches soldiers how to most effectively subdue enemies, not necessarily kill them. This key difference has made MCMAP a useful tool for martial law enforcement and other situations in which non lethal techniques are often desirable.

MCMAP is taught to all new Marine recruits, who exit boot camp with the lowest of the five obtainable belts. From lowest to highest rank, the belts are tan, grey, green, brown and black. These unconventional colors were chosen because they do not clash with Marines' camouflage uniforms.

After they have complete basic training and earned their first belt, Marines are eligible to earn higher belts if they log enough instruction hours and are of a high enough rank.
Jimmy took karate classes as a kid, and Timmy knows judo, but Johnny joined the Marine Corps, so he knows MCMAP, which is more applicable to real-world situations.
MCMAP by HiddenHero April 3, 2009
Related Words

Mctapper 

Nickname for the irish MMA fighter Conor McGregor who is famous for tapping out in fights.
Yo did you see the fight last night
Ah, mctapper tapped again... What a fuckin chicken
Mctapper by boy O boy August 13, 2021

mcap steve 

mcap steve is an inspirational artist, and he is the creator of "Mine Diamonds". He is my senpai
Man, mcap steve is the best artist.

Andrew McMahon

Singer/songwriter/pianist of Something Corporate, and side project Jack’s Mannequin. Truly a musical genius, who amazingly incorporates piano(barefoot :)into rock music. His voice is full of emotion, although his appearance is known to be a little nerdy...but totally hot. Andrew has been diagnosed with Acute Lymphatic Leukemia,is being treated in Los Angeles and his doctors expect a full recovery. GET BETTER! <3
Andrew McMahon by Freya_x November 14, 2005
A large and pretentious house, typically
of shoddy construction, typical of "upscale" suburban developments in the late
20th and early 21st centuries. Such houses
are characterized by steep roofs of complex design, theatrical entrances, lack of stylistic integrity and backsides which are
notably less fussy than their fronts. They are often placed closely together to maximize the developer's profits and appeal to people who value perceived social status over actual, physical, economic or historic value.
Although Nancy is just a school teacher,
she mortgaged herself up to her neck to
buy a new McMansion on Woodbridge Road Court in Clayton Hills Valley Estates at North Pine River Hollow Meadows.
McMansion by Cireel Wittsberg November 15, 2004

mcap steve 

MineCraft Awesome Parodys (mcap steve) is a YouTuber and a satirical musical artist. His style is making parodies of songs, and remaking the lyrics so they are Minecraft themed. He also makes Minecraft lets plays in a series called Minecraft Hardcore. His voice is like the voice of god’s, if that God sounded like a microphone was up his throat. Widely hailed as one of the greatest lyricists of our generation, he continues to make music with very meaningful lyrics such as “I don’t know what to mine, I’ll mine this anyway.” Despite being swindled out of a Grammy due to academy corruption, this does not stop him– he continues to make new music constantly, to the benefit of the public and the world.
mcap steve by not_dover_ben January 6, 2019