The fully illustrated distilled knowledge of W.E. Fairbairn, legendary
SOE instructor in unarmed combat, and co-inventor of the Sykes-Fairbairn
knife, who learned his deadly skills in 30 years on the Shanghai
waterfront. It has been suggested that Fairbairn was the inspiration for
Q Branch, in Ian Fleming's fictional books about the British Secret
Service agent James Bond.
Get Tough! is the fully illustrated manual of lethal unarmed combat
methods taught to British and US Special Forces in the Second World War
by Major W.E. Fairbairn, co-inventor of the Sykes-Fairbairn knife, and
senior instructor to WW2's Special Forces. The methods used in this book
should only be employed when life is in danger from an attacker, since
correctly applied they can kill or maim an opponent.
All-In Fighting 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.
Actual incidents provided the basis for Shooting to Live; this is an
instruction manual on life-or-death close-quarters shootouts with the
pistol. The emphasis is on training to fight with no notice, at very
close ranges, in poor lighting and in unexpected environments.
Originally published during the Second World War, Hands Off! shows the
emancipated woman how to deal with any 'unpleasant'situation which would
immeasurably increase their efficiency in the War effort. The methods of
self-defence were especially selected for use by women, taking into
account their disadvantages of weight, build and strength.
Scientific Self-Defence is the hand-to-hand combat system based on
practical experience mixed with jujutsu and boxing that Fairbairn
developed to train the Shanghai Municipal Police and was later taught in
expanded form to the Office of Strategic Services and Special Operations
Executive members during World War II.
Defendu is the classic hand-to-hand combat system based on practical
experience mixed with jujutsu and boxing that Fairbairn developed to
train the Shanghai Municipal Police.
