Fight Like Your Grandad DVD

Some basic techniques from ww2 materials. This is part 1 of the dvd where everything is designed to be slow and clear to help you get the jist.
Part 2 with pressure tests, more resistance and scenarios coming Q3 2022.

[@bmphil3400]

I have over the years learned a lot of de escalation techniques and situational awareness. Being in the US we often have pistols or revolvers at hand. My late dad was very old school. 1st Dan black belt. Born in 42. We took a trip once and had to stop in a slightly less than optimal hotel on the road. It was 1 am when we had to stop. My wife was checking us in at the desk and I was helping my parents unload luggage. I see this guy maybe 6' 3 200 lbs make a direction change and zone in on my elderly parents still at the car. I stopped carrying luggage and began to move to intercept the guy. I got my hands up into the fence and yelled "back off!!!" The guy changed direction as fast as before and took off in the other direction. I thought "man that worked pretty well" ....I looked back and my dad was putting a 5 shot revolver back in his front pocket. He looks at me with a stern look and said "NEVER jump in front of me like that.....I could have shot you..!". I was thinking de escalation, hand to hand etc.....Dad was thinking "crap....I'm gonna have to kill this guy" Lesson.....don't pick on old men......they might kill you.

[@kevinokeefe8783]

Was taught this move in the Unites States Marine Corps in the late eighties and believe it or not have used it a few times and always worked , usually a knock out. Semper Fi

[@fenian21]

Semper Fi

[@MaddenMagician]

@Dazz Hughes that's what your mother said at least

[@mountainwolf1]

Alright marines brutal as always thank you for your service and godbless.

[@bradfarrahgerwing154]

Looks like Dazz wants to polish your helmet

[@kevinokeefe8783]

@@johnnycivello362 SEMPER FI, Iwas taught it at close combat classes with ANGLICO at Camp Pendleton probally around 87 but out of the classes it just stuck in my mind.

[@lifefocusinc.counselingand9370]

I've trained in many different martial arts over the years; most of what you see is more artistic in nature. What he is presenting is simple and brutal. Which is very effective during high stress. Simplicity is best.

[@aquilesml21]

Simplicity is the result of practice.

[@hvacstudent967]

I'm watching this as my wife and I prepare for the collapse of the United States. Thanks for sharing. We are practicing in the woods behind our home. Rather be a warrior in a garden, than a gardener in a war. Thanks mate. Best of luck out there.

[@_A_T_B_]

You better pray some gardeners take care of you, or your ass is going to starve.

[@joshuadeanb]

Chin jab 3:36 Edge of hand blow 12:28 Tiger claw 24:33 Cupped hand blow 29:43 Matchbox hook 32:52 Finger thrust 35:51 Knees 39:07 Foot Strikes 42:55 Boxing strikes 47:55 The Japanese strangle 54:26 Yoke hand blow 1:00:48 Stick 1:02:34 Knife 1:14:54 Baton 1:32:07 Slambag 1:33:34 Inverted chin jab 1:34:52 Gun disarms 1:36:10

[@TommyMooreww2combatives]

That’s a very helpful thing to do, cheers fella

[@joshuadeanb]

@@TommyMooreww2combatives no problem, I’ll keep expanding it as I go. Thanks for sharing this. Also, I think there is a way to pin this comment so it can stay at the top as a directory.

[@davidtownsend1792]

Great stuff, my Father served in the Royal Marines, and SBS, during world war two, and drilled the basics of this system in to me as a kid, 74 now and still practise, Ive practised other martial arts, but for street defense, this is the way to go, Thank you Tommy,

[@TommyMooreww2combatives]

Cheers mate, glad you’re enjoying and keeping your fathers lessons alive 🥊🙏

[@mikedasilva5239]

The unarmed combat of the British army is very effective!

[@peterhughes8319]

My grandfather a Aussie rat of Tobruk and a unarmed combat instructor trained in the Sykes and Fairbairn systems used to teach me the stuff

[@MartyMcK]

My old man fought in Burma during WW2 and gave me a little first hand training in this as a kid. He was also an amateur and army boxer.

[@1stinlastout165]

This Gentleman kept my grandfather alive with his teachings, up to the age of 94, lucky for me he passed some of the techniques on to me and I passed them on to my children. I'm in my latter years now but can hold my own against anyone still! Thank you for sharing.

[@ghostdog2898]

I would love to see a short vid sharing the teachings.

[@wmgthilgen]

When I was young, being an extremely small and extremely thin child; I was always being picked on by older and or larger boys and on rare occasions even girls. Once when I came home with a blood nose and scratchs and a bit of torn clothing. My grandfather who had been envolved in WWI. Asked me what happened, when I told him, he asked why I didn't defend myself. And proceded to teach me some of the moves you show. After wards, he stated that if and when I were ever in what I believed was going to result in an ass kicking. To never ever hesitate in the utilization of one or more of the various things he had just taught me. In the numerious times following, in which only lasted a year or so. I did as he instructed me in regards to the various moves and without any hesitation. It was soon apparent basically by word of mouth and those few were on the receiving end of the event they started. Was determined one to not pick on any longer physically.

[@zlorrrrrf]

If my grandad (infantry - signed up in '39, fought through until '45) could see what they've done to this country, he and his brothers wouldn't have taken even two steps down the dock towards Europe in the first place.

[@oldsoldier181]

This is an awesome piece of history!! The iterations of hand to hand has come full circle. Fairbairn was truly a pioneer. What most people dont understand, in military hand to hand (or whatever its called these days), is you rarely, if ever, strike with a closed fist. Thats a good way to break a hand. And a broken hand cannot operate a firearm (or most other things). Chops, palm strikes, are where its at. A man well ahead of his time.

[@dr.dylansgame5583]

FR this is why i study military systems and some old kung fu there both useful in a different way from my boxing people say martial arts like wing chun are useless but thrusting fingers to the eyes and throat, groin kicks, palm strikes, parries, traps, and so much more give you many low risk high reward options if you have a solid guard a good stance and quick reactions. I think for most styles its not the style itself but the user for instance while tai chi is useless in a actual fight it teaches you good balance, flow, wierd angles strikes and pressure point, how to fight off balance so on and so forth.

[@mikedasilva5239]

Yes, the old Okinawan Karate masters could you their fists effectively because of extreme hand conditioning!

[@alancranford3398]

Thanks. I've a dozen books by Fairbairn or on Fairbairn. I've corresponded with Rex Applegate, who may be Fairbairn's most famous student. Ian Fleming might have been through the course but Applegate used Fairbairn's methods to train the OSS.

[@dopeymark]

My grandfather fought in the Pacific during World War II. He always used to show me moves.... "Hey Mark did I show you this one"? This is great stuff, will presented. Thank you.

[@TommyMooreww2combatives]

Ahhh that’s amazing! What brilliant memories to have 🥊🙏

[@ninjapandatsd]

This is beyond awesome and shows your generous spirit and willingness to share your material. Thank you so much Tommy.

[@andrewhoward7200]

I was attracted by the title. My grandfather kind and gentle old man, one day coming home from the shops three Jamaicans started to insult us, my grandfather sent my sister and grandmother on ahead. He spotted a bottle, smashed the end and calmly faced the lads. They didn't want to know. He said if we'd ignored them they might have become even more aggressive and probably robbed us. This was Brixton in the late 70's. Wouldn't work now but it taught me a great deal about being confident and assertive.

[@richardbaxter2057]

I’d downloaded Fairbairn’s WW2 booklet, which shows a variety of these moves, many years ago now but nothing beats seeing a physical demonstration of them! Thank you very much indeed! 👍🏻👍🏻👏🏼👏🏼

[@sangkim7504]

Thanks for the upload. I first heard of Fairbairn from a guy who taught Systema and he spoke so well of it.

[@chudheadquarters7949]

The finger thrust towards the eyes is incredibly dangerous. If you miss and hit the skull you are very likely to damage your fingers and in a fight that is critical damage.

[@gbody2617]

Who told you that? Joe Rogan? Get lost Oscar Mayer!

[@nickmccarthy8783]

I teach the same stuff, but I must say you are a superb teacher Tommy

[@TommyMooreww2combatives]

That's very kind thank you mate

[@Mountainrock70]

I just found you and Im hooked! You are a great trainer!

[@TommyMooreww2combatives]

Cheers mate

[@alextop1850]

​@@TommyMooreww2combatives Where's the knife 🔪 disarms mucker. solid. Will come to one of your training days 💪 just want to know how neutralise oppenate as quick as possible and knife disarm s

[@johnmaddern3519]

As a smaller and older guy I loved this -so simple and effective. Thank you, Tommy, for your quality teaching on these combative strikes

[@A14b19]

Wow got shown things like this from a school mates dad when I was 12-13 I think he told me it’s to defend your self throws body movement and other stuff don’t think of it much years later coming home from school me and a mate got attacked by a rival school from behind Christ I moved so fast that I overpowered him fought him and threw him yards from me with a bang another charged me I cought him and told back and through I’m 5 yards on his back ran for the third one he ran my friend was ok it was so fast . Just can’t believe I remembered this years later all I know was he was a Pilot in ww2 😅 this brought it back

[@specialforces72]

Fantastic presentation!

[@daffyd5867]

My father taught me this.. he learned in British army ww2...it's basic but works.. maximum violence, minimum time....nothing fancy

[@Saintbow]

I'm jealous of the clothes. You wear a sweater in Florida and you might as well notify your next of kin... The content is top notch and thank you for making it!

[@elmanitasdeplomo]

My dad got his green beret in the Dutch commandos in the sixties and I’ve no doubt that their hand to hand techniques were based off of this. He never went to war or anything but one thing he always emphasized to me, is that if I’d ever get attacked in the street, there are no rules and there is no shame in fighting dirty. Luckily I’ve never had to.

[@dementeduncle]

Proper combatives well presented and instructed. Thank you for sharing!

[@TommyMooreww2combatives]

You’re very welcome mate

[@nikolab.4065]

this is awesome, old school is so great. can't wait for the pressure test

[@junheceta268]

I am absolutely delighted and grateful that you have posted much longer excerpts of one of your seminars; this is pure gold for someone like myself who is physically unable to attend because of sheer distance. I intend to study these as exhaustively as I can. Thank you so much again.

[@rodvan-zeller6360]

At 18:59, kidney strikes are underestimated, there is a reason why liver shots are allowed in boxing but kidney shots are not. Cervical strikes. well we know what that does lol

[@gutterfightsecrets]

OUTSTANDING JOB Tommy🤙 Helmets off to you bro 👍👍👍💯🔥

[@TommyMooreww2combatives]

Cheers buddy 🤙🥊

[@maksymshpolianskyi16]

Thank you for your knowledge and sharing! Please, make the 2nd part of this video. Also, please, if know this subject: can you make a good video about shooting to live with the one-hand gun, according by Fairbairn's and Sykes's ideas. Thank you.

[@Bengaltigergrowls]

Thank you for sharing. Simple and effective - gross motor skills based. That's why the techniques have stood the test of time. Much appreciated.

[@TommyMooreww2combatives]

Cheers buddy

[@MF-on3oq]

Thank you so much for posting this. I appreciate the work you do.

[@LuisfromAZ]

Thank you, Brother. Your videos and books are amazing. I recommend them to all my friends and colleagues. Keep up the great work! Cheers from Arizona, USA.

[@JoelHuncar]

Very generous of you to share this. Thank you!

[@andrewreed801]

Excellent tutorial.Fairburns methods for infighting were incomparable.

[@TommyMooreww2combatives]

Cheers buddy

[@garyharper4188]

You are so generous with the stuff you put out Tommy. God bless you, sir.

[@famousjohny2470]

Really good tips and techniques great content

[@makswagger8549]

This is a great foundation for those that want to know more about Defendu. Awesome work thanks for sharing this Tommy. 🤙

[@louistracy6964]

That hat! That beard! I'm sold.

[@borisvos1971]

Absolutely delightful! Battletested in the most brutal settings imaginable. Great presentation too, thank you for keeping history and pragmatism alive!

[@DefangtheSnake]

Thank you very much, much appreciated. Awesome narrated, love it.

[@bobadams7654]

Great video Tommy. Great depth of knowledge. Very well explained. God bless Fairbairn!

[@105alatorre]

I love your book and this video compliments it very well. Outstanding job!

[@alvarojurado2199]

Thanks for your instruction.

[@ybu22z]

Thanks for creating this. I got the book when you published it, and this is a perfect compliment. I am studying for a Karate Sensai/teacher rank and it is great watching this after having watched a heap of tradional kata videos as the same principles are there in application.

[@vin5388]

Thanks so much for this!!!! Great stuff and excellent explanations.

[@redrebel2978]

Excellent video, great instruction, thanks Tommy 👊🏻💥

[@billyjohnson2495]

I've used the chin jab many years ago and still remember the deviated guy it left on the side walk.

[@captainobvious8705]

Excellent, very well done. Thank you.

[@vyr01]

Excellent! Thank you.

[@RC-br1ps]

Detailed, well explained. Thank you. Stay awesome.

[@SysknSumu]

Love this material. Much appreciation for sharing. You teach it really well 😉

[@TommyMooreww2combatives]

You’re very welcome 🙏🥊

[@Priestbokmei1]

Excellent video, sir! Thank you for sharing your expertise!

[@TommyMooreww2combatives]

You’re very welcome

[@TheWizardOfTheFens]

As you have shared this gratis, I have bought your book in the hope it goes some way towards payback. Thank you.

[@raymondpoh]

Thanks for the video. Much appreciated

[@joeyarnold9372]

Thank you for this this is my kind of stuff real life selfdefense techniques it's refreshing

[@TheBigfatmatt]

Poor Chris! He didn't get a shot in🤣

[@mikedasilva5239]

His chin jab is similar to a boxer's Upper Cut but uses the base of the palm instead of the fist! Power comes from the whole body and not just the arm. Deception and the element of surprise is essential to get that close.

[@TommyMooreww2combatives]

Absolutely 🥊🥊❤️

[@QuantumMechanic_88]

Your name of your style style Bartitsu is most interesting . Just when I thought I'd heard and seen it all. Thanks for your video and all the best.

[@Thes564]

I actually like this so i will add it to my fighting system.Thank you for showing us this fighting system.

[@irishinnj72]

About 25 years ago, I had the pleasure of training under Carl Cestari who studied Defendu under Charles Nelson in NYC. Although they both called it Combatives instead of Defendu. Fantastic fighting system. Bill Wolfe in Canada also teaches the Defendu system, not many of you guys left. He once spoke of how disgusted he was that the military in the U.S. and Canada teach BJJ, Karate, Judo, Boxing, etc. for self defense or as he calls them "Sport Fighting." He'd love to see Defendu once again become the military's go to for self defense and I agree. A soldier is not a point fighter and shouldn't train like one.

[@ghostdog2898]

Much respect. Would've loved to train under those legends. Bill Wolfe teaches something different, and actually uses boxing in system. Its not bad at all, just doesn't remotely resemble Nelson or Cestaris' stuff.

[@jimhaze87]

Top Shelf Mate.. Awesome Stuff 👍

[@rolsson1693]

Thank you. Cheers!

[@chrisd1]

thank you so much for this!

[@CombativesGr]

Spot on sir, we teach and train all our practitioners these individually and in combination in addition to the physio-psychological and legal aspects. Then we implement them...

[@furiburi123454321]

awesome thanks so much for posting legend

[@fenian21]

I like the Finish the job part

[@thomasarillotta6518]

3/8/23 Viewing and learning; loved it!

[@terrynolan5831]

i enjoyed it , its 'simple' but core in terms of stance...basically how else would you train a group of civilians to become efficient in removing an obstacle...nice refresher , thank you , the head slap and shake works pretty well too !!

[@thomasarillotta6518]

6/15/23 Viewing and workout; loved it! When IS part 2 coming out?

[@fordwk]

Thank you VERY MUCH, this is exactly what I was looking for!

[@TommyMooreww2combatives]

You’re very welcome mate 👍

[@trainingvideotwo1262]

This is some great information

[@TommyMooreww2combatives]

You're very welcome

[@jejaitf]

Thank you

[@christhecelt]

Thank You for putting this together.

[@TommyMooreww2combatives]

You’re very welcome. I enjoy sharing it and getting people interested 👍

[@mjt106]

Excellent 👌

[@robertlehnert4148]

"Life changing injuries". Classical British Understatement.

[@hojohojo674]

Outstanding! Carry on.....

[@TommyMooreww2combatives]

Cheers mate ❤️🥊

[@blackcat19778]

No way I am watching it all but mad respect for uploading so much material. I hope your channel takes of. Currently sitting at 13.5k. All the best fella!

[@ghostdog2898]

You should watch it all. Unfortunately you might need it today, tomorrow.

[@jean-christopheollivier2565]

Merci beaucoup excellente leçon 👍

[@rongatewood5674]

I see some has been posted but was not sure if you had the long one, just got it tonight.

[@creativemetalworker]

Cool, the simple techniques are most likely to win. I teach a Wing Chun based self defense course to women, and for them, if they knock down or trip an assailant, I teach them to stomp on his foot or ankle instead of booting his head-if the bad guy is conscious as the woman needs to stay away from grabbing hands at all costs so stomping his ankle or foot to hinder a pursuit is safer. As shoes protect feet somewhat, stomps are better aimed at ankles. Trying to stomp a knee or head could get one grabbed, so trash an ankle and flee is my advice to my students.

[@Fahim_Lalani]

Amazing sir thx 🙏 very important for self defense thx 🙏 much peace ☮️ love ❤️ and blessings

[@TommyMooreww2combatives]

You’re very welcome mate

[@gfunkehauser502]

great channel

[@jodybennett2784]

Excellent! Just bought the book!

[@TommyMooreww2combatives]

Fantastic let me know what you think

[@jodybennett2784]

@@TommyMooreww2combatives the book is great! Your detailed descriptions of the movements are easy to follow and the overall look is fantastic!

[@horseman528]

Always heard that if you can get a person back on their feet and off balance, you've won the fight.

[@simontemplar4967]

wonderful stuff!!!! as a disabled person, i can do this as opposed to some of the self defense /martial art movements i learned when i was younger. hope i will be able to get the DVD here in The U.S.!!!

[@elund408]

look into cane fighting along with this

[@simontemplar4967]

@@elund408 yes. in Fairbairn's Get Tough there is a section on stick fighting. but the most helpful so far is the umbrella movement in Hands Off!! . very similar to the stick in Get Tough, but with the umbrella being longer, a bit more applicable to my cane. Thank You!

[@ZalMoxis]

Many Bagua moves in there

[@shurmike]

excellent!

[@alpacinothethird]

Brilliant 👏 👏 👏

[@TommyMooreww2combatives]

cheers buddy

[@alpacinothethird]

Hats off to you for putting out High quality content the beauty of this instructional is you could hand it to the layman and they would come away with some great concepts principles and a good idea of how to defend themselves.

[@FuzzyPoppa90]

Awesome video! Only thing I would say is to stress the point that kicks is LAST RESORT STUFF!! so easy to get thrown off balance. Don't cross your feet and they won't cross you!! But you are a very knowledgeable man! Would definitely love to have you to my right!

[@hilltopper600]

useful video!

[@thomasbayer2832]

Awesome!

[@supercomp7078]

When demonstrating the knife, I would be having a sneaky peak for the coppers as well mate.

[@fredazcarate4818]

I have seen my dear old dad use the edge of the hand blow, chin jabs, knees, and such in real craps. Yes it works! We all should learn to fight like dear old and granddad.

[@kevinokeefe8783]

The unattached chin jab was what im commenting about

[@manofkentcatapultsgunsando5069]

Cant beat it ,,,,,👍

[@dafunkycanuck]

Great techniques, thanks for sharing.