The monograph defines the main sections of technical and tactical training in sports hand-to-hand combat and the optimal sequence of training in the technical actions of these sections at the stage of initial training; criteria for assessing the quality of mastering the educational material were identified; the methodology of pedagogical control of basic technical and tactical training of young fighters 10-13 years old is presented; additional children's categories and technical categories are proposed, which helps to increase motivation for long-term sports activity. For teachers of sports schools and universities, coaches in sports hand-to-hand combat.