Fairbairn Teaching the OSS

W.E. Fairbairn demonstrating his system of unarmed combat to the OSS during WWII.
For this same video, but with sound:
• Fairbairn and Applegat...
members.shaw.ca/tmanifold/multimedia.htm

[@SD78]

Rex Applegate had a funny story on his first encounter with Fairbairne. It ends with: "...the next thing I knew, I was flying through the air and landed on the first two rows of the audience."

[@josecarlos1955]

excellent time capsule video of Fairbair's western combatives! I wish there was a DVD collection of all his footage. notice the knee to the groin and chin jab are a standard in his system. the closest thing to this still taught out there are American Combatives and Canadian Combato. Charlie Nelson passed away however there are some still dedicated to keeping American combatives (adaptation of Fairbairn)alive. thanks for posting!

[@triune99]

Thanks so much for posting this! I've just started reading up on Fairbairn and his techniques and it really makes a difference being able to see it in action.

[@DeathSquadLegionaire]

Oh my god! Thank you so much for posting this! I love the Fairbairn system.

[@DefendYourself101]

Great stuff - I'm glad you brought it to my attention!

[@shotfirer1972]

excellent to be sure! thanks!!

[@ElderGrimm1994]

When you realize the actor Cristopher Lee was in the OSS.....

[@alanrogs3990]

I thought he was British?

[@cheshire_skatkat9093]

I feel like I should be smoking a filter less cigarette while cooking a steak and drinking scotch as I watch this.

[@Nhia89]

@Vicfangio alrite giddy giddy

[@dreamingnebula8282]

duuuuude, nasty!

[@ptupper72]

This film cries out for the MST3K treatment.

[@genaroflores835]

The Art of Murder 💥👊😎

[@Nhia89]

wats up with the mask??

[@mdub2000]

whats up with the masks....????? was this supposed to be secret video??? was it for the public?

[@alanrogs3990]

Military training. This might have been made during WWII so they wore masks.