LINE is a highly standardized system. It is emphasized that instructors precisely stick to the curriculum. Techniques are taught using "isms" which are short phrases which describe the moves. When demonstrating a technique, instructors will call out the move's "ism" which is then repeated back by the soldiers. Soldiers then practice in a synchronized manner, shouting out the "ism" for whatever technique they are working on.
Per the US Marines Close-Quarters Combat Manual the system is broken down into six parts:
LINE I - Wristlocks and counters against chokes.
LINE II - Counters against punches and kicks.
LINE III - Unarmed defense against the knife.
LINE IV - Knife fighting.
LINE V - Removal of enemy personnel.
LINE VI - Unarmed defense against a bayonet attack.
In a 2007 interview with Ron Donvito in Fight Times, he presents a slightly different version of the system which is likely due to updates, removing the 'unarmed defense against a bayonet' LINE and adding a LINE for 'ground fighting.'
Fight Times: Ron Donvito and the L.I.N.E. System
Fightland: LINE and MCMAP: The Martial Arts of the US Marine Corps
US Marines Close-Quarters Combat Manual
Bullshido: Donvito's Academy of Martial Arts
LINE VI - Unarmed defense against a bayonet attack.
In a 2007 interview with Ron Donvito in Fight Times, he presents a slightly different version of the system which is likely due to updates, removing the 'unarmed defense against a bayonet' LINE and adding a LINE for 'ground fighting.'
Fight Times: Ron Donvito and the L.I.N.E. System
Fightland: LINE and MCMAP: The Martial Arts of the US Marine Corps
US Marines Close-Quarters Combat Manual
Bullshido: Donvito's Academy of Martial Arts