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Revision as of 05:30, 6 August 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]
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]
Books
| Title | ISBN |
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| Commando Manual of Unarmed Combat | 978-81-907765-9-2[11] |
| Forces Handbook of World Terrorism | 978-81-907765-8-5[12][13] |
| Encyclopaedia of Close Combat Ops - Advanced Commando Combat System | 978-81-907765-0-9[14] |
| Balidan: Essential Commando Skills for Counter Terror Ops | 978-81-938895-1-0[15] |
| Strike to Kill: Army Battle Combatives | 978-81-938895-0-3[16] |
References
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.
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