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The author of this concise guide to unarmed combat and self-defence is a legend. W. E. Fairbairn (1885-1960) spent over thirty years in the tough environment of the Riot Squads of China's Shanghai Municipal Police. In order to lower levels of Police mortality at the hands of Chinese Tongs, he studied ancient Chinese and Japanese martial arts, including Ju-jitsu, and was the first foreigner to be awarded a black belt in the discipline. He developed his own system which he called 'Defendu'. At the outbreak of the Second World War, he was recruited by Britain's Special Operations Executive as an Instructor in unarmed combat and expounded the deadly mysteries of attack and defence to scores of trainee agents about to be dropped into occupied Europe. His methods were approved and officially adopted throughout the British army. Fairbairn also developed weapons and defence aids such as bullet proof vests. He is best known as the co-inventor of the famous Sykes-Fairbairn knife. In this book he expounds his distilled experience of unarmed combat. Fully illustrated, it shows how to deliver deadly blows with hand, fist, knee and boot; wrist, bear- and strangle holds (and how to break them); how to throw an enemy, and how to break their backs; how to disarm a pistol-wielding attacker; and securing a prisoner. The book also contains a chapter on the use of the rifle in close combat by Captain P. N. Walbridge.

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Naval & Military Press LTD
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9781847348531
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All-In Fighting
Author
W.E. Fairbairn
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Paperback
Language
English
Publication Year
2008
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Sports
Number of Pages
136 Pages

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5 out of 5 stars
by geeknoel06 Jun, 2017
My Dad Fought in WWII and I Recommend Anybody in Fear of Terrorists with Knifes etc You Must Read This Excellent Book. Teaches Unarmed Combat Today***
Recommend everybody with any fear of ISIS or any other Terrorists Threats To Buy This Book. Honestly, my Dad fought in WWII and was given this excellent book. Remember its fear of your enemy which kills YOU! Remember all these techniques work and were tested fighting the NAZI threat to our beautiful peaceful island of England. First page explains you are NOT PLAYING CRICKET and therefore YOUR ENEMY HATES YOU, you must use any technique in this wartime book to disarm, disable or even kill him first! Honestly, I have friends who are Muslims who state openly "ISIS is Evil and Is The Enemy of Islam. Don't get me wrong this book should be taught to your sons, daughters & wives and YOU must take control of the situation! If you have an ISIS murderer in front of you, It is HIS LIFE or YOUR. I believe if you are facing a murder intent on killing YOU! You must kill him quickly, or at least disable him, or disarm him! Why run away from a threat, face up to it, stand your ground. Honestly, I am a peaceful man but "Enough is an Enough" teach your children from this wartime book to take on a knife attack. You must take control of him by grabbing his arm, forcing him backwards, whilst placing your leg behind him, thus one opponent is disabled. Then its up to you - either stand on his windpipe or place your heel on his Adams Apple. He will not be able to shout for help, as most look for other victims, or if under threat take of your coat and wrap it around your left arm and wait for him to strike and use your coat as defence, by then someone will have directed armed police to you, or if still under threat knock him out with a hard fist, or a karate jab! Recommend this book wholeheartedly to every person in fear of terrorism! Well written by experts who faced a cruelest enemy than any ISIS the SS The Nazis and evil itself.Read full review
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4 out of 5 stars
by cridon201010 Feb, 2023
Interesting book on self defence
This book content dates from the 2nd WW and is written by arguably one of the best self defence experts this country has ever known. It is a book of techniques taught to the army and secret agents and carries with it a used and effective guarantee that they work, not just look good in glossy photos. The man who wrote this designed the knife that Uk Royal Marines still use so is testimony to his knowledge and experience having trained in Japan as well. The illustrations are old and show men in uniform but is testimony to the ‘street’ aspect of what he teaches, if you have an interest in self defence techniques then you would find it interesting bearing in mind it is illustrated with drawings not photos.
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by 4bu-2526 Jul, 2019
Excellent
The book is the best about this particular subject and procedures still used today by armed forces of the world.
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by georgkatsimpa_006 Jul, 2017
All in fighting
Fantastic old war book , but it's the same as get tough from F&S , highly recommended read
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by fusilier818320 May, 2020
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Excellent book
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