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{{short description|Indian combat trainer and author}} |
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'''Deepak Rao''' is an Indian military trainer and author. He has helped train the [[Indian Army]], Navy, Air Force as well as police forces of major cities and states, for more than 17 years without compensation. For his service in modernization of close quarter battle training,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.majordeepakrao.com/images/76.jpg|title=Territorial Army citation}}</ref><ref |
'''Deepak Rao''' is an Indian military trainer and author. He has helped train the [[Indian Army]], Navy, Air Force as well as police forces of major cities and states, for more than 17 years without compensation. For his service in modernization of close quarter battle training,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.majordeepakrao.com/images/76.jpg|title=Territorial Army citation}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=August 23, 2010 |first1=Prachi|last1=Rege|first2=Nishat|last2=Bari|first3=Mitali|last3=Patel |title=The unstoppables |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/supplement/story/20100823-the-unstoppables-743780-2010-08-13 |access-date=2022-03-16 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=September 27, 2009 |first=Nitasha |last=Natu|title=This couple tackles terror together|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/this-couple-tackles-terror-together/articleshow/5061209.cms |access-date=2022-03-16 |website=The Times of India |language=en}}</ref> he was awarded commission as Honorary Major of the [[Indian Territorial Army]] in 2011.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2011-11-02 |title=Army honour for close combat warfare expert |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/news-archive/web/army-honour-for-close-combat-warfare-expert/ |access-date=2022-03-16 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Ms Dhoni, Abhinav Bindra and Dr Deepak Rao Granted Honorary Rank in Territorial Army |url=https://pib.gov.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=76949 |access-date=2022-03-16 |website=pib.gov.in}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=November 30, 1999|title=Facts about Indian Territorial Army: 5 Terriers India is proud to have |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/education-today/gk-current-affairs/story/indian-territorial-army-facts-839047-1999-11-30 |access-date=2022-03-16 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref> He is acting as a Brand Ambassadors of the Indian Army.<ref name=":0" /> |
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⚫ | Rao has been a trainer for the [[Indian Army]] since 1994. He specializes in [[close-quarters combat]],<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=October 12, 2009|title=Combat couple |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/eyecatchers/story/20091012-combat-couple-740916-2009-10-01 |access-date=2022-03-16 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite web |date=May 19, 2020|title=Men in uniform get a shot in the arm from combat couple {{!}} Mumbai News - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/men-in-uniform-get-a-shot-in-the-arm-from-combat-couple/articleshow/5060789.cms |access-date=2022-03-16 |website=The Times of India |language=en}}</ref> and along with his wife, [[Seema Rao]], invented a new form of reflex shooting, named the Rao System of Reflex Fire, for the [[Indian Army]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dr Seema Rao: India's First Female Combat Trainer, Fighting Stereotypes |url=https://www.forbesindia.com/article/2019-wpower-trailblazers/dr-seema-rao-indias-first-female-combat-trainer-fighting-stereotypes/52713/1 |access-date=2022-06-30 |website=Forbes India |language=en}}</ref> Rao is a qualified physician who practices sports medicine. |
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⚫ | According to Rao's instructor [[Richard Bustillo]], an original student of [[Bruce Lee]], Rao is one of the few instructors in India who teach Bruce Lee's art of [[Jeet Kune Do]] correctly.<ref>{{Cite web |agency=PTI|date=Jan 1, 2012 |title=Bruce Lee's legacy is being abused: Bustillo {{!}} More sports News - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/more-sports/others/bruce-lees-legacy-is-being-abused-bustillo/articleshow/11325249.cms |access-date=2022-06-30 |website=The Times of India |language=en}}</ref> |
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⚫ | Rao has been a trainer for the [[Indian Army]] since 1994. He specializes in [[close-quarters combat]],<ref |
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In 2024, Rao was asked by [[Chief of the Army Staff (India)|Chief of the Army Staff]] General [[Manoj Pande]] to visit the Army Institute of Physical Training to improve the Indian Army Martial Arts Routine (AMAR) by adding new termination skills.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Goa |first=Viva |date=2024-10-25 |title=Hon. Major Deepak Rao helped improve martial arts training in Indian Army - VivaGoa Magazine |url=https://vivagoaonline.in/index.php/2024/10/25/hon-major-deepak-rao-helped-improve-martial-arts-training-in-indian-army/ |access-date=2024-10-29 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=At 60, Hon. Major Deepak Rao Continues to Contribute to Indian Army With His Battle Techniques |url=https://www.news18.com/india/at-60-hon-major-deepak-rao-continues-to-contribute-to-indian-army-with-his-battle-techniques-9098181.html |access-date=2024-10-25 |website=News18 |language=en}}</ref> |
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⚫ | According to Rao's instructor [[Richard Bustillo]], an original student of [[Bruce Lee]], Rao is one of the few instructors in India who teach Bruce Lee's art of [[Jeet Kune Do]] correctly.<ref |
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== Books == |
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Rao has co-authored two books with his wife—A Comprehensive Analysis of World Terrorism and The Encyclopaedia of Close Combat Operations; the latter was distributed to the Police and Paramilitary for free by the Home Ministry.<ref name="timesofindia.indiatimes.com">{{cite web|title=Men in Uniform get a Shot in the Arm|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-09-27/mumbai/28088700_1_terrorists-hostage-training|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130902204936/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-09-27/mumbai/28088700_1_terrorists-hostage-training|url-status=dead|archive-date=2013-09-02|work=[[The Times of India]]|accessdate=2012-04-18}}</ref> |
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Rao has co-authored two books with his wife, "A Comprehensive Analysis of World Terrorism" and "The Encyclopaedia of Close Combat Operations;" the latter was distributed to the Police and Paramilitary for free by the Home Ministry.<ref name=":2" /> Some of their books on combat training are included in the FBI and INTERPOL Libraries.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Pawar |first=Nivedita Jayaram |date=2017-06-25 |title=India's wonder woman |url=https://www.asianage.com/age-on-sunday/250617/indias-wonder-woman.html |access-date=2024-11-27 |website=www.asianage.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-06-14 |title=Meet India's only woman commando trainer Dr Seema Rao - CNBC TV18 |url=https://www.cnbctv18.com/buzz/meet-indias-only-woman-commando-trainer-dr-seema-rao-3692201.htm |access-date=2024-11-27 |website=CNBCTV18 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-07-21 |title=Meet Seema Rao, India's Only Female Commando Trainer, Who's Also A Firefighter & A Filmmaker! |url=https://www.indiatimes.com/culture/who-we-are/meet-seema-rao-india-s-only-female-commando-trainer-who-s-also-a-firefighter-a-filmmaker-258725.html |access-date=2024-11-27 |website=Indiatimes |language=en-IN}}</ref> |
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|Commando Manual of Unarmed Combat |
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|978-81-907765-9-2<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Rao |first1=Deepak |url=https://nationallibraryopac.nvli.in/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=389713&query_desc=kw,wrdl:%20Seema%20Rao |title=Commando: manual of unarmed combat |last2=Rao |first2=Seema |date=2010 |publisher=UCCA Publication |isbn=978-81-907765-9-2 |edition=Limited |location=Mumbai}}</ref> |
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|Forces Handbook of World Terrorism |
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|978-81-907765-8-5<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Rao |first1=Seema |url=https://nationallibraryopac.nvli.in/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=1440071&query_desc=kw,wrdl:%20Seema%20Rao |title=Forces handbook of world terrorism |last2=Rao |first2=Deepak |date=2010 |publisher=UCCA |isbn=978-81-907765-8-5 |edition= |location=Mumbai |language=English}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last1=Sīmārāvu |url=https://inb.nvli.in/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=306286 |title=Forces handbook of world terrorism |last2=Rāvu |first2=Dipāk |date=2010 |publisher=UCCA Publication |isbn=978-81-907765-8-5 |location=Gurgaon(Mumbai)}}</ref> |
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|Encyclopaedia of Close Combat Ops - Advanced Commando Combat System |
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|978-81-907765-0-9<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Rao |first1=Deepak |url=https://nationallibraryopac.nvli.in/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=1440072 |title=Encyclopedia of close combat OPS : advanced commando combat system |last2=Rao |first2=Seema |date=2010 |publisher=UCCA |isbn=978-81-907765-8-5 |edition= |location=Mumbai |language=English}}</ref> |
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|Balidan: Essential Commando Skills for Counter Terror Ops |
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|978-81-938895-1-0<ref>{{Cite book |last=Rao |first=Deepak |url=https://nationallibraryopac.nvli.in/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=1623447&query_desc=kw,wrdl:%20Deepak%20Rao |title=Balidan |date=2019 |publisher=Unarmed Commando Combat Academy |isbn=978-81-938895-1-0}}</ref> |
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|Strike to Kill: Army Battle Combatives |
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|978-81-938895-0-3<ref>{{Cite book |last=Rao |first=Deepak |url=https://nationallibraryopac.nvli.in/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=1623276 |title=Strike to kill: army battle combatives course: the ABC method of unarmed combat: a 24 period field manual of UAC |date=2018 |publisher=UCCA Publication |others=Unarmed Commando Combat Academy |isbn=978-81-938895-0-3 |location=s.l.}}</ref> |
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|Field Book of Explosive Recognition for Anti Terror Ops |
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|978-81-907765-4-7<ref>{{Cite book |last=Rao |first=Deepak |url=https://nationallibraryopac.nvli.in/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=1440262&query_desc=kw,wrdl:%20Seema%20Rao |title=Filed book of explosive recognition for anti terror OPS |last2=Rao |first2=Seema |date=2018 |publisher=UCCA Publication |isbn=978-81-907765-4-7 |location=Mumbai}}</ref> |
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== References == |
== References == |
Latest revision as of 17:27, 27 November 2024
Deepak Rao | |
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Brand ambassador of Indian Army | |
Military career | |
Allegiance | India |
Service | Indian Army |
Years of service | 1994-present |
Rank | Major |
Unit | Territorial Army |
Spouse(s) | Seema Rao |
Website | https://www.majordeepakrao.com/ |
Deepak Rao is an Indian military trainer and author. He has helped train the Indian Army, Navy, Air Force as well as police forces of major cities and states, for more than 17 years without compensation. For his service in modernization of close quarter battle training,[1][2][3] he was awarded commission as Honorary Major of the Indian Territorial Army in 2011.[4][5][6] He is acting as a Brand Ambassadors of the Indian Army.[5]
Rao has been a trainer for the Indian Army since 1994. He specializes in close-quarters combat,[2][7][8] and along with his wife, Seema Rao, invented a new form of reflex shooting, named the Rao System of Reflex Fire, for the Indian Army.[9] Rao is a qualified physician who practices sports medicine.
According to Rao's instructor Richard Bustillo, an original student of Bruce Lee, Rao is one of the few instructors in India who teach Bruce Lee's art of Jeet Kune Do correctly.[10]
In 2024, Rao was asked by Chief of the Army Staff General Manoj Pande to visit the Army Institute of Physical Training to improve the Indian Army Martial Arts Routine (AMAR) by adding new termination skills.[11][12]
Books
[edit]Rao has co-authored two books with his wife, "A Comprehensive Analysis of World Terrorism" and "The Encyclopaedia of Close Combat Operations;" the latter was distributed to the Police and Paramilitary for free by the Home Ministry.[8] Some of their books on combat training are included in the FBI and INTERPOL Libraries.[13][14][15]
Title | ISBN |
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Commando Manual of Unarmed Combat | 978-81-907765-9-2[16] |
Forces Handbook of World Terrorism | 978-81-907765-8-5[17][18] |
Encyclopaedia of Close Combat Ops - Advanced Commando Combat System | 978-81-907765-0-9[19] |
Balidan: Essential Commando Skills for Counter Terror Ops | 978-81-938895-1-0[20] |
Strike to Kill: Army Battle Combatives | 978-81-938895-0-3[21] |
Field Book of Explosive Recognition for Anti Terror Ops | 978-81-907765-4-7[22] |
References
[edit]- ^ "Territorial Army citation".
- ^ a b Rege, Prachi; Bari, Nishat; Patel, Mitali (23 August 2010). "The unstoppables". India Today. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
- ^ Natu, Nitasha (27 September 2009). "This couple tackles terror together". The Times of India. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
- ^ "Army honour for close combat warfare expert". The Indian Express. 2 November 2011. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
- ^ a b "Ms Dhoni, Abhinav Bindra and Dr Deepak Rao Granted Honorary Rank in Territorial Army". pib.gov.in. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
- ^ "Facts about Indian Territorial Army: 5 Terriers India is proud to have". India Today. 30 November 1999. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
- ^ "Combat couple". India Today. 12 October 2009. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
- ^ a b "Men in uniform get a shot in the arm from combat couple | Mumbai News - Times of India". The Times of India. 19 May 2020. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
- ^ "Dr Seema Rao: India's First Female Combat Trainer, Fighting Stereotypes". Forbes India. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
- ^ "Bruce Lee's legacy is being abused: Bustillo | More sports News - Times of India". The Times of India. PTI. 1 January 2012. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
- ^ Goa, Viva (25 October 2024). "Hon. Major Deepak Rao helped improve martial arts training in Indian Army - VivaGoa Magazine". Retrieved 29 October 2024.
- ^ "At 60, Hon. Major Deepak Rao Continues to Contribute to Indian Army With His Battle Techniques". News18. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
- ^ Pawar, Nivedita Jayaram (25 June 2017). "India's wonder woman". www.asianage.com. Retrieved 27 November 2024.
- ^ "Meet India's only woman commando trainer Dr Seema Rao - CNBC TV18". CNBCTV18. 14 June 2019. Retrieved 27 November 2024.
- ^ "Meet Seema Rao, India's Only Female Commando Trainer, Who's Also A Firefighter & A Filmmaker!". Indiatimes. 21 July 2016. Retrieved 27 November 2024.
- ^ Rao, Deepak; Rao, Seema (2010). Commando: manual of unarmed combat (Limited ed.). Mumbai: UCCA Publication. ISBN 978-81-907765-9-2.
- ^ Rao, Seema; Rao, Deepak (2010). Forces handbook of world terrorism. Mumbai: UCCA. ISBN 978-81-907765-8-5.
- ^ Sīmārāvu; Rāvu, Dipāk (2010). Forces handbook of world terrorism. Gurgaon(Mumbai): UCCA Publication. ISBN 978-81-907765-8-5.
- ^ Rao, Deepak; Rao, Seema (2010). Encyclopedia of close combat OPS : advanced commando combat system. Mumbai: UCCA. ISBN 978-81-907765-8-5.
- ^ Rao, Deepak (2019). Balidan. Unarmed Commando Combat Academy. ISBN 978-81-938895-1-0.
- ^ Rao, Deepak (2018). Strike to kill: army battle combatives course: the ABC method of unarmed combat: a 24 period field manual of UAC. Unarmed Commando Combat Academy. s.l.: UCCA Publication. ISBN 978-81-938895-0-3.
- ^ Rao, Deepak; Rao, Seema (2018). Filed book of explosive recognition for anti terror OPS. Mumbai: UCCA Publication. ISBN 978-81-907765-4-7.
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