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Back then they even wore ties to demonstrate fighting techniques.
And glasses.
Nor would the be seen dead with earings.
Ties can be used as a garrotte.
@@MountainRaven1960 or to defend against knives, or a tourniquet..or as a buttplug. Depends what you’re fighting for I suppose lol
One must always be attired as befits a gentleman killing machine... I mean, who's going to tell him his tie doesn't suit th situation...not me, not even from inside a tank, 100 yards away from him, on th other side of a river...
anyone else notice the slightly crazed look in the instructors eyes at the end lol,
lmao the way he looked back!
Probably seen some shit if he's doing a tutorial on where to keep a knife on someone's back 👀
😂😂😂😂😂
Good call. That definitely gives me chills.
That look is the difference between "killer instinct" in a sporting match and someone who's actually been there. If someone looks at you like that, the fight won't be a game to them.
This man is as deadly as any I've ever seen. Look at his eyes. This is absolutely someone you would NEVER want to be in front of.
The amazing thing was he remained modest and helpful throughout his life, even though he dedicated his life to kicking ass. He was a cop in Shanghai back when it was pretty much the Mogadishu of its day -- the Wild West was a laugh compared to that place. He and a small police department cleared it up. He invented this fighting system himself by learning everything he could and getting into a terrifying number of fights. He developed a simple system anyone can learn the basics of quickly and could be used by both the tiny Chinese officers and the huge European officers. That is a great feat, because man fighting systems and combatives today all seem to assume that anyone learning, trying, studying, or using them is a ripped six footer. The truth is, not even 5% of people on earth are that size and build. I love his Gutter Fighting system, because it's easy, effective, and universal. I reread his book on it every single year. It's helped me out quite a few times in college, especially with drunk people who thought that the request to stop their 3AM loud music parties were "punch me" signs. And then there was the guy who tried to strongarm me into giving him my money. Nope. And the guy who tried to pickpocket me. He had muscle and inches on me, but this stuff really made the difference. Learn it and practice it. it's been more than 100 years and this stuff still works like nothing else.
I would have loved to have an in depth conversation with him, but of course that's impossible. What is impressive is his ability to adapt the Chinese systems into something the 1940s Western mind would accept.
For me some of the most impressive things about Fairbairn are his commitment to practicality, and the way he integrated his platforms for unarmed, knife, smatchet and similar, and shooting. Starting with how the body behaves under duress, and what the smaller can do to the larger person reliably and with effect he really pared things down to be taught in limited time but with a bit of practice available when you needed it. Still important stuff today I feel. Rick
Absolutely! And his 1,000 plus encounters proves both your and his point.
Old school people were a lot different
@Cue Ball I know you're just joking but for those who don't, Fairbairn died in 1960 at the age of 75, when Norris had only studied Karate for two years. Dermot O'Neill, a colleague of Fairbairn on the SMP (Shanghai Municipal Police), was the close combat instructor for the 1st. Special Service Force in WW2 (immortalized in the mess fight scene in the movie The Devil's Brigade).
Interesting generation of people. They would have been studying with the generation that taught the teachers of Bruce Lee.
+ironpirites Which means he was close to 60 when they made this footage in 1944. Tough old bastard.
*Pat* O'Neill not only came in to train the Americans and Canadians in the rough stuff, but when the training was over, he is said to have stated " I damn well trained them, I damn will go to fight with them..." What could they do, tell him "no"? They commissioned him a Captain, and off to war with the Devil's Brigade he went.
@@henryhalterman493 He also went on to train the CIA
i love it how fairbairn looks small and geeky, and fucks everyone up. pure knowledge and attitude, seriously dangerous man
Lol, he gives you that look and you gotta shuffle over and just let him fuck you up. He's already won
Bullshyte!
Watch out he'll give you 1/16th of an inch...
@@nickpolizzi5897 bullseye
Like Mad dog Churchill another weapon of a man.
Part 2, narrated by Adolf himself.
😂
I was thinking that was DUTCH, Nederlander, nicht Deutsch, (mine is a lot rusty)...made for training the resistance forces in England before dropping them back to their home countries by parachute, in the dark, in N*z* Occupied Europe. And a lot were women, believe it or not! Julia Child was in the OSS. Makes you think differently now about watching her cut up a chicken! (No! Not Dan Ackroyd!) /;p
lol
@@johnnygnoneeded it was high German not Dutch, or Swiss... It confused me too.
For crying out loud, that's definitely German! Natuerlich ist das Deutsch, Jawohl! Schlag die Pisse aus ihm raus!
All I can say is, thank God he was on our side.
Now I know where Capt. Kirk got his fighting style.
Hahaha
we exist together in this plane of thought
Underrated comment xD
I don't get the reference
@@sovereignboss1841 Star Trek, the original series. Trust me, you won't regret watching it.
The legend himself, the creator of the principles of "Gutter fighting"
Commented before I saw the vid bc I was so excited to see Fairbairn In the thumbnail 😂
You love that little smile that says " i wrote the book , and when its done rIght it looks good!!
Albert Steptoe was very handy in those days lol seriously though amazing to see clips like this many thanks for uploading it.
William Fairbairn is my candidate for history's most badass individual. He was Batman before Batman was a thing, if Batman didn't mind assassinating you in a dark alley and teaching younger guys how to kill Nazis.
You need to consider his contemporaries, Rex Applegate and his Commonwealth counterparts, Harry Baldock, Pat O’Neil and Geoff ‘Tank’ Todd. Neither was Captain Ben Mängels, late of the Rhodesian SAS any slouch at it.
Jelly Bryce
Didn't batman originate in the 30's?
I recall him shooting a lot of people.
The look at the end, glad it was not directed at me.
When at the end Fairbairn turns toward you, you see the eyes of a seasoned killer.
1:37 The last technique consist in hammering your enemy jaw while your finger are in his mouth...so you can clip your nails too...right.
Noticed that too. It's probably best not to stick your fingers in an opponents mouth for any reason.
I believe the finger is between the cheek and teeth so not being chomped on
@J P it's a fish hook, theyee relatively effective for controlling someone's upper body movement for a few seconds
@J P I'll agree with ya there, I guess when it's life or death you're willing to maybe lose a finger or two if you can finish off the other guy
Getting your nails done, beating up your opponent while you make him suck on your fingers is both a good experience and asserting dominance in one of the most demoralizing way possible... sounds good to me 👍
Still in service today, tge Sykes Fairbairn knife.
Broke my wrist from a drunk punch, boxers fracture from punching a forehead and many dislocated fingers and minor swollen hands from punching the concrete/walls and not to mention infections from cuts from punchingTEETH.
Gentlemen - I’m telling you - slaps and “karate chops” to the neck are your best friend in a street fight. The reality is a closed fist is super risky in uncontrolled conditions
100%. The skull is many times harder and denser than a fist, there is a very high chance you will injure your hand if you land even a good textbook punch to someone. A hard slap across the side of someone's face that also hits the ear will disable a person much quicker than a punch and is much safer for your hand. The only downside is that a slap comes from the side and can be blocked easier, whereas a punch can be delivered in a straight line from shoulder to opponent's face and they won't even see it coming.
@@TheStupidcommentthat’s why you palm strike with your jabs
The kicker for me is that Fairbairn means "beautiful baby" in Scotland.
Ah, but they do grow up and we all know what mad lads the Scots can be! :)
It's English meaning is similar, someone with attractive, youthful looks, it's also an English place name.
"... he [Fairbairn] could kill a man with a folded newspaper, and his finger-jab had blinded many a Shanghai gangster."
The last scene where he looks into the camera, those are the eyes of a badass...
It's ALWAYS in the eyes.
Who would dislike this? If you searched or wanted to watch this... you must expect this stuff. He was badass.
Maybe they disliked the teaser clips and were expecting more.
Maybe they disliked the fact that it's all in Greek for some reason.
Great stuff...This man is the epitome of kickass n take names....A legend...Thx for posting..!!
When you turn up for your first job interview in suit and tie but they tell you to defeat the enemy so you grab the CEO by the balls
The Fairburn Sykes dagger, is the unit emblem of British commando forces. I left mine (issued) in the boot of a car I sold 😂. The other I had is mounted on a wall plaque in my mothers kitchen. Maybe I’ll get another one day, but uk ‘knife law’ suggests it’s unlikely.
Don’t ever underestimate grabbing your opponent in the testicular region and giving a crisp karate chop to the upper cheek bone.
I never have🤣
Cheek bone huh?
He's actually striking at the joint that holds the bottom jaw, break a jaw and they can't yell for help or surrender. Joints and static bones are the weak points He's striking, damage, pain, incapacitate, kill if you must. Make your assailant a victim.
@@Veltrosstho I’m sorry if I’ve ever upset you. Please forgive me. 🫣
Understand one thing; tournament and dojo life have absolute nothing in common with combat. "No rules, no time limit" mean exactly that. No one is coming to help you, and your enemy is just as likely to get you down, break you down, beat you unconscious and then cut your throat as not. Real combat is very simple stuff. There's no time for anything else. If it lasts longer then 10 seconds then you are in trouble. It's imperative to rob your enemy of time, position, and choice. This must all be done before he has the conscious ability to understand what is happening. This is battlefield management, and it applies with individuals just as much as it does in an army.
Having been to school in Hackney, East London. This looks very familiar!
Perfect disguise. Looks like a Poindexter. Kills like an assassin.
There really need's to be a TV series about his life. You wouldn't guess by looking at him that he could kill you in many unpleasant way's.
His nickname among the British commandos and spies was "Dangerous Dan".
Squirrel grip, a timeless technique. 😬
Also called the Christmas Grip by some I knew.
"Those techniques will never work because he hasn't fought in the octagon."
--Joe Rogan
Surprised as an English man that there is some confusion in the title if you stick a knife into the back of a another person he/she will instantly drop to their knees due to the vega nerve and will also probably start sobbing "pere mere pere terram," and god save the King.
Mild mannered janitor looking guy would leave me dead in seconds.
As I've often told my missus, if the shit REALLY hits the fan, stay behind me; because EVERYTHING in front of me is going to experience a REALLY bad day!
The narrator speaks Greek, which is mindblowing to me as to why our special forces would have this kind of footage available to them from Fairbairn.
It's an oss film, and the oss taught and trained much of the resistances in western Europe in WW2
Sitting here watching this like: "I wonder how they used to get words superimposed over the film." And "hmmm, wonder how they chose that font; were there many fonts back then? Was that a new and exciting font?"
I feel like maybe you've seen the documentary Helvetica. If you haven't, then you should.
@@bodhimind108 Thanks, I'll check it out.
1:32 This makes no sense, hit with your fingers your opponent scull (that would hurt you more than him), then put your fingers inside his mouth and close his jaw by hitting it with your palm while your fingers are still inside his moth (you would chop off your own fingers)
I doubt he's going to yank a man around by the nose instead of the mouth for a demonstration.
Fairbairn was the inspiration for "G.I Joe with the Kung Fu Grip"
Almost looks like he was doing some Kenpo techniques
Perfect!
That's one bad ass Poindexter.
This cold killer is really Albert Steptoe in a shirt.
You can see the evolution now it's straight to the neck chop without doing the arm first.
I have a copy of Maj. Rex Applegate's book 'Kill or be Killed'. In the preface he lists Fairbairn and Sykes among his instructors.
Those eyes at the end. Oooooweeeeee killer eyes right there
1:07 Ah, yes, the patented Fred Flintstone Judo Chop technique
Hello, I'm trying to get hold of a copy of these films to include in a British TV documentary. Are they still available anywhere? Thanks, Ceara
The Boogeyman checks under his bed for William Fairbairn....
Lol, thats how all fights go in my head.
Well this is a different fairbairn than I'm used to
golden age of hand chops
That look back at the end 🤣
So he watched some Star trek and was like wow that captain Kirk's technique is impeccable.
he had his finger in his mouth when he slammed his jaw. Probably not a good idea.
You just exposed this man
It's a fish-hook. One of the dirtiest and most effective techniques in controlling your opponent's head position.
Beautiful!
self defense step 1: get out your massive shank and approach from behind
I’m just learning about this guy and I have to say ‘ I like him already. Do any of you guys own s FS knife ? And is it really any good.
I am quite inclined to believe that i can provide a rather conclusive answer to yer query , chap. Depends on the model and the manufacturer entirely the most famed being mc donald armouries of Edinburgh and the fair dinkum original patented manufacturers J nowell and sons of Sheffield. Now as for the given utility of the said blade it is a matter of perspective entirely , the blade as it is , is entirely and specifically made to take a life ....yes , ye cannot use it for basic utility of sorts no or perhaps in a field of day to day chores akin other combat knives like perhaps the American ka-bar . The streamlined approach of the blade specifically proved useful whilst lodging in necks , gullet or perhaps the lower back on unsuspecting sentries whilst on covert raids during the early commando missions of 1944 in occupied Europe . Nevertheless a firm honing and Sharpening can somewhat improve the cutting power , also as for the handle the pattern 3 has ribbed grips ( comes in a full black , chrome or brass handle ) and the pattern 2 which unlike it's latter predecessor has a chequered or "beaded" grip . Whilst purchasing be a tad tentative as to the brass that the market is chocka with jarg counterfeit Chinese copies. I as a matter of fact would sternly suggest to purchase one online from the Sheffield cutlery store ( which happens to be the genuine war time supplier of the knife ) it will come about £ 75 - £125 according to the pattern or finish of yer choice. Hope this helps have a Brill one , cheerio 👍
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Not impressed with the "unarmed" techniques.
not at all, kind of reminds me of Fred Flintstone judo classes
Wow you two brilliant men should get in your time machine and go back and take Fairbairn to school! I cant wait o wise ones!!!
@@frakismaximus3052 on unarmed techniques, I could certainly take him to school. On knife techniques, I know nothing. You have no idea what I have done in life.
@@fordguyfordguy the point is, we are 75 years ahead of their time. No shit Sherlock!
@@frakismaximus3052 of course. I am not disagreeing with that notion.
Check out the right hand at 1:29
Fairbanks Sykes devolped the famous British commando fighting knife.
No elbow destruction?
Back when people though karate chops were lethal.
A karate "chop" can be lethal depending on where you deliver it. Getting hit in the throat full force can absolutely kill you and is nothing to fool around with. Also, it's not a chop, but a blow, and it's usually not done with the side of the hand. It's actually the bone on the very edge of the palm or the long forearm bone below the wrist that's making contact, and that's a very hard blow. The reason you make a "knife hand" is because it makes the arm stiff.
Weird that it’s in Italian and German.....almost like The Axis was using this Ally video for their own soldiers
Imagine getting duffed up by Albert Stept0e.
Everyone here who commented this man was deadly and a badass....YOU ARE ON DRUGS!!! ROFLMAO
The footage is from the 40's.
Huh, look familiar. I'm pretty sure I saw this film in 1983 at Army ROTC at University of Washington.
Thanks a lot for this video!
The main thing with the knife in the lower back, are you ready to thrust that knife in if your target makes a wrong move? That is not an imtimadation move, that is made for a instant mobile incapacitation. You will not be able guide your target on 2 feet once you 'administer' that move...
I believe the preferred method was to pull the opponent in and fall in on the knife rather that thrusting it in. I remember reading about that.
@@Rooftop-Ali-BR Using an opponent's body weight. Very good. Im 5' 9" 155lbs, I dont have much weight to throw at anyone. But tripping or twisting an opponent can go along way.
I watch my fair share of murder shows and am always baffled by stabbings over shootings or blunt weapon attacks. I'd assume when stabbing (in self defence, of course) that its a moment that feels like an eternity and a very intimate one at that. I'd think you can feel the blade puncture through clothes, then skin, muscle and slip past bone. It'd be a very unnatural feeling, not like trimming fat off a piece of steak.
Not to make this comment too graphic or dark, but it seems like you'd have alot of time to think about what you're doing..
Mit deiner ganzen Stärke, mit der rohesten Kraft
Wtf😂
Chuck Norris has been real quiet since they found this 😳😳😳
always think EYES FIRST, then proceed...; and, why no kukries used?
👀 real life emoji for his eyes
Are these actually translated? It looked like they gave up a third of the way through.
That is very similar to arnis and kali fighting. Interesting.
I see the origins of MCMAP here
"Everyone's got a plan, until they get hit in the face."
~Einstein 👀
Mike Tyson
@@rick1646 nah it's Einstein quote
It's a boxing quote, Mike Tyson said it.
Back when Batman actually wore hockey pads
Wtf why is the first part in Greek?
The vocal prompts are like chin na.
So this guy will straight up stab you in the back but if he is unarmed we are going straight to karate chops🤣🤣🤣 man the 40s where a wild time
Beware of old men in occupations where men die young.
Waiting for the instructional underwater knife fighting clip(s)
I know he's cheeking dude but mistakes happen and someone will lose their fingers performing that last move.
Arh yes the well famouse kirk chop
Everything sounds scarier in German
Ha ! In "Game of Thrones", one of Clyburns' little birds stabs Lancel Lannister in the lower back (as described) paralyzing him so that he can't blow out the candles, used as fuses, for the Wildfire to blow up the Sept.
Ja q cara de loco!! Ja his crazy face
why is it in germen
His fighting methods correlated alot with Pankration. Even in this video hes using fish hooks and ball clamping/ripping.
The first voice over is in greek. How comes?
John Wick's grandpa.
What I wanna know is how one 16th of an inch reduces somebody’s AGE !!! 👨🏼🦳> 👶🏻 … WOW
1:37
...RUN
Can these techniques be executed with most knives or does it have to be a Fairbairn-Sykes fighting knife?
i like it!
Back when 33 yr old men looked 63..
He would have been about 57 years old at the time of this film. And make no mistake, he lead a hard life... Royal Marine in his younger days and in his later years his body was covered in scars from knife wounds.
And sounded like they ate gravel for breakfast.
Rapid aging syndrome
@@jasonlovi8745 that's what I keep telling myself every time I look at my messed-up tennis balls.
Nowadays they look like spoon fed babies
"One-sixteenth of an inch reduces any man to your own height, weight, age and strength." This saying will be on my next Christmas card I give out to everybody.
Comment wins the internet.
@@recipehacker9752 My mommy would be proud!
What does that even mean???
@@cinder7377 It means that I care if you get a card from me.
@@martialhealth4062 U make no sense im talkin about the quote
Fairfield was in about 600 legal encounters while he was heart of the Shanghai vice squad... Fighting the tong on thier own turf. The palms of both hands were said to be solid scar tissue from all the knife fights. This guy was a true badass. They didn't bring him to the OSS for no reason.