Plenty to learn from the old masters. Some of this old film is rather poor quality but well worth a look.
British Training film extract WWII
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q1M8HPj5wmw&feature=related
I think it is the man himself in this extract:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Acz58vtl-K4
Fairbairn's system in use in the US.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rhUdTeo7gYA&feature=related
Fairbairn's book "All in fighting" (published in the US as "Get tough") is available online here:
http://www.vrazvedka.ru/main/learning/ruk-b/fairbairn-01.shtml
Might be interesting for the martial arts wallahs to compare the techniques.
I think I had one half hour lesson on this sort of thing in all the time I was in. It's probably worth spending more time over.
British Training film extract WWII
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q1M8HPj5wmw&feature=related
I think it is the man himself in this extract:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Acz58vtl-K4
Fairbairn's system in use in the US.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rhUdTeo7gYA&feature=related
Fairbairn's book "All in fighting" (published in the US as "Get tough") is available online here:
http://www.vrazvedka.ru/main/learning/ruk-b/fairbairn-01.shtml
Might be interesting for the martial arts wallahs to compare the techniques.
I think I had one half hour lesson on this sort of thing in all the time I was in. It's probably worth spending more time over.