Gutter Fighting training by OSS at Catoctin

Actual footage from Office of Strategic Services (OSS) training videos produced by John Ford. Courtesy of the National Archives.

[@ph9113]

I showed this to my Grandfather who is 94. He immediately started laughing and stated, "They showed us this when I served!"

[@TeaParty1776]

When I was a teen, I read a book about the OSS. One agent, in a long German military coat, entered a bar in occupied France. He looked at the German officers, opened his coat, pulled out two guns and opened fire. He then fled to a waiting car. The OSS also operated inside Nazi Germany.

[@paulcopherjr.9541]

Most know the taller masked officer at the beginning of the film and demonstrating the pistol disarming is Capt. Rex Applegate. He was a graduate of the British Commando School in Scotland.

[@timcondon5184]

Thats amazing

[@philpughsky]

The other, smaller one from the beginning is William Fairburn.

[@oldvet7547]

Applegate and Fairborn, two of the deadliest men on earth.

[@thebunnisher109]

“Judo chop!!” -Austin Powers

[@Rubix1982]

Don’t forget the egg flip.

[@paulyricca3881]

🚬👴🏿🥃 HA HA HA HA HA YO MOTHER CHOP

[@paulyricca3881]

@@Rubix1982👨🏻‍🦰 SOOO HOWS YO MOTHER DOIN?

[@paulyricca3881]

🍔🍔🍔🍔🍔🍔🍔🍔🍔🍔🍔🍔🍔🦍⬅️ BIG HAWK EATING BURGERS

[@LanceABoyle]

A judo chop chop - Fred Flintstone

[@dangerman007]

Read Kill or Get Killed by Col. Rex Applegate for more of this stuff. Also goes into a lot of detail handguns as well. A must read.

[@MrSlitskirts]

As mentioned below, the OSS agents wore masks to protect their identities for any upcoming behind enemy lines missions, should the enemy see the film somehow. Needless to say, the masks were often used in films and TV shows after WWII, perhaps they were war surplus and in plentiful supply, or the masks may have been based on an existing civilian design being adapted for OSS use..

[@jimmyleg5]

Pff. They were going to a masquerade party after getting all dirty from fighting.

[@skepticalbadger]

'Perhaps'? It's called a 'domino mask' and is very old indeed. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domino_mask

[@bigpapaboomboom9735]

Lone Ranger mask dumb dumb

[@pablodiaz9652]

Excellent video!

[@spiritosilente9754]

About disarm techniques,i think that a OSS agent dont have a chanche:try to disarm and risk to be killed or don t try and be sure of to finish tortured and killed.other Times,other brains,other situations.but they was very motivated and trained people,agents or soldiers.but today learn similar techniques to pacific,quiet people it s really dangerous for me.excuse me for my not perfect english,thank you for this precious footage

[@bigtony4829]

yes you need to remember the context of this training .if your stopped by the gestapo and you know the games up and your in for a torture session and execution you might as well have a go ....

[@bkw4662]

"remember your training"- man right before death.

[@dennykurzawski3690]

I'D BET A LOT OF GUYS DIED TRYING TO TAKE THAT REVOLVER AWAY..

[@rfletch62]

Might work, but reminded me too much of Gene Wilder in "Silver Streak" disarming the sheriff. "Gimmy that!"

[@theodoremcklean4455]

Yes yes yes this channel!!!

[@inventing...3717]

I learned alot

[@bowlofrice8]

Lol dude really just pulled out a black powder liegi derringer lol

[@joeygoguen1525]

This stuff is laughable besides the baton and big ass knife those would both work.

[@bowlofrice8]

@Barry O'Connor lol I have no doubt I own one pedersoli makes a reproduction that's around $200. I've never carried it though lol

[@ariturbo4094]

Where is the full complete video?? Any one have??

[@charlesklimko492]

At the 3:27 time-hack: Denzel Washington's character uses that handgun-disarm-move on one of the "The Equalizer" movies.

[@Nitrous-ej5zy]

Wow!!! That's the same move my Dad used to do to get the remote out of my hand when I was a kid?!!!!......

[@SeanDiVarco-bu4eu]

Learned that in high school and really 😮🎉

[@scottphillips2870]

Love the smachet.

[@davidhull6019]

Those disarms were hilarious

[@gabrielmartinez5325]

The one who created all these techniques is William E Fairbairn, he was a Shanghai policeman in a red light district, it is known that he has fought in approximately 500 or 600 street fights, having many knife scars on his body, so he has more experience in street combat than your average mma fighter for which I bet you suck at talking about fights, no friend, not everything that works is mma.

[@sonnysantana5454]

good old fairbrain the master of under handed methods of f$%king you up

[@horaceosirian8993]

00:14 Occupational & physical therapy for octagenarians with terminal dementia has come along way since 1892. Here, a clinician gingerly deploys the now-defunct "planting" therapeutic technique, which when properly administered, would render the patient temporarily incapable of wandering off in a fugue state for a fortnight and having all sorts of hilarious mishaps and adventures under the unshakable weaponized delusion that it's 1818, by taking a leaf out of Mother Nature's book, and committing the remains (or lower extremities thereof) of the dead (or very soon to be) to the bosom of the earth (or _"mud.")_

[@richardcheese7348]

Ya I know! It’s just really hard for us but we are going in the whole thing to get out! First time you pick it out from your work center and then you can go to your store to get it!

[@actionman9357]

"The Lone (Army) Rangers"

[@lunicpilot1566]

Oh look I'm zorro

[@georgewashington8184]

Mark Davis, Chipp bar 2

[@jessebaker2769]

anyone know where to get the full video this clip is from?

[@Jay_Mac1775]

Good question

[@machfiver753]

Excuse me is that a single action or double action Pew Pew?

[@annodomini7887]

I don’t care who you are or how badass you are, it’s just impossible to disarm someone without the gun going off or getting shot, either way your going to be in for one hell of a struggle!!!

[@robertlehnert4148]

People have pulled off gun disarms. Granted, it's a desperation move, but it has been done.

[@thetrippedup9322]

The man who wrote most of the training books on Allied hand to hand combat had been a policeman in Shanghai. If anyone knew whether and, if so, how it could be done, it was him.

[@solidtank7957]

You have no fucking idea what you are talking about. Imagine going onto a Fairbairn video and acting like you know better. Unreal.

[@jamesellis5549]

you need to get out of the house more,I have met a biker who das 2 pistols he has taken from people.

[@c3aloha]

Listen to Al Pacino in the Irishman. Guy with a gun you charge them! LOL

[@Alacard0malley]

If you tried any of these disarms you would almost definitely get shot

[@Alacard0malley]

@Colt Wayne You mean the kind of guy who's in a heightened adrenal state where the slightest move could cause him to pull the trigger? Blink and it would be over.

[@Alacard0malley]

@Colt Wayne Agree completely but you still get shot which is what I said would happen in the first place

[@Alacard0malley]

@Colt Wayne Yes absolutely, is that a threat 😂😂jk

[@Alacard0malley]

@Colt Wayne Saying you were born with few nerves so you don't feel much pain implies I wouldn't fair so good in say a fight against you, it was a dumb joke

[@Alacard0malley]

@Colt Wayne Heck yeah buddy it always seemed like a cheap way to get someone if you didn't have a real charge to me

[@lordofnothing255]

The Lone Ranger training academy.

[@gulfrelay2249]

Lord of Nothing duh... that's the Farm. OSS training facility. still used by CIA

[@wantonmee23]

**WW2 Commando performs disarm** Everyone: "Fuck off that doesn't work!" **Rando MMA guy dropout does the same disarm** Everyone: "WOW SO TRUE!!"

[@petergriffinreal4068]

I need to test this

[@tatumergo3931]

Self-defence is very simple, it's a matter of being physically fit & condition, knowing where to cause injury and damage, and taking an aggressive approach instead of being in the defensive. Few people expect an attack and fewer still expect a counterattack. That's how it works!

[@clockmonkey]

ffs lads the mask goes over your mouth and nose.

[@paulworgan6599]

😂

[@sir_i.p.freely3757]

Thanks for the laugh have a blessed day

[@Kitchdmn3]

Gold

[@davidmt23]

That's my laugh of the day sorted. Cheers

[@peterruiz6117]

" How to get shot in the groin... ".....Step to the side, as you grab, pull down and they pull back.... Instinctively....Then push back giving them their own momentum, as you twist it, and them. If that sounds complex, it is not. A wrestler would do this automatically. But, better NOT TO BE CAUGHT BY SURPRISE in the first place. ( Koga method ; '80s ...I never like his methods)

[@cstcomputers]

Lone Ranger training. Never before seen...

[@brdr7750]

1st documented use of an ASP

[@gordonames1892]

THIS TOOK PLACE AT MY OLD FORT RITCHIE DURING WORLD WAR II.

[@sonnysantana5454]

you mean Camp Ritchie

[@bluetv6386]

Now ladies we’d better learn a few tricks before we take that charter flight to Venice for carnaval.

[@Kyryyn_Lyyh]

Insane to think that at one point the army training was “Grab the gun, G. Hopefully it’s not single action” I love the masks. Was that a real security concern thing or just a jest at the training department?

[@ironsights1809]

So that's where the Lone ranger comes from.

[@takenbythewindNdrivenbythesea]

My God... this is James Bond original Martial Arts

[@sonnysantana5454]

funny that you should bring up hoo hoo 7' creator ian Fleming knew fairbairn well

[@takenbythewindNdrivenbythesea]

@@sonnysantana5454 oh yes, good idea 👍🏻

[@ericktamberg670]

Right! Author Ian Fleming received this same training directly from W. E. Fairbairn.

[@DonHavjuan]

That derringer is from about 1860. It's percussion FFS. At that size they call it a Muff Pistol, it's designed for ladies to go in their warming muff.

[@TonyqTNT]

Does anyone know where Captain Fairbairn studied martial arts?

[@gulfrelay2249]

Anthony Quintiliani system was developed in Shanghai when W.F. was Chief of police. learned from experience, and by input from his officers. not a Bleddy Brit. AKA, stay drunk and get through it.

[@lestersalvador2022]

He was a black-belt Judoka under Jigoro Kano himself, as I understand--and also he apparently studied Chinese boxing in Shanghai. Baguazhang, I believe. There's a double chin jab technique that he advocated as a self-defense move for women, and his pivoting footwork in the pistol disarm from the rear, these things seem to indicate a slight Bagua influence, as opposed to Judo/Jujutsu--at least, from what I have heard. The rest was probably from his own research and experience, especially when dealing with the Triad gangsters of Shanghai.

[@TonyqTNT]

@@lestersalvador2022 I read somewhere that when Fairbairn was studying at the big Kodakan dojo founded by Jigoro Kano Fairbairn was working out in a room reserved for "our foreign friends." The big man Kano himself came walking by and noticed Fairbairn working out in the room specifically reserved for foreign students. Kano was quoted as saying something to the effect of: "bullshit, Fairbairn works out in the main hall with the rest of the mainstream Japanese students. His technique is just as good as any man's in the house." Everyone sees what Fairbairn is showing the soldiers. Remember, that most of the WWII recruits were young and outside of Western boxing and wrestling most Americans had little reference knowledge of martial arts period. Furthermore, in 1941 hardly anyone in the United States knew anything about Eastern martial arts. Fairbairn had to get these guys ready in a short period of time. I wish Fairbairn had left behind detailed manuscripts of his Chinese martial arts training.

[@pfarquharson1]

@@TonyqTNT Fairbairn never studied at the Kodokan in Tokyo.

[@pfarquharson1]

@@gulfrelay2249 Fairbairn was never the Chief of police in shanghai.

[@heiftonheifton9412]

I went prepared with these killer techniques and skills......and my opponent came with an Ak ,.........and just with my single hand ,I finished the fight and signed the peace treaty with my opponent...😁😁😁.

[@user-pd9ch7hj6j]

The kosh looks similar to a telescopic police baton. I thought it was invented in America the police baton that is but I guess not it originates there.

[@Polentaccio]

Lol dead everytime on those pistol disarms...

[@R.J._Lewis]

Pretty sure, but cannot confirm, that the shorter white haired guy on the left at the beginning of the film is W.E. Fairbairn himself.

[@tatumergo3931]

I think that's major Eric Anthony Sykes.

[@satriagemilang9]

👍👍👍👍👍

[@JamesLaserpimpWalsh]

The Fairburne system. I learned this as a boy.

[@sonnysantana5454]

did you , im just glad that in the mid to late 70's in nyc it came back by way of the many products being sold from Soldier of fortune magazine it was a good investment of books and videos which also lead me to quitting college and enlisting in the Corps and many other ventures

[@tatumergo3931]

Fairbairn & Sykes

[@roba4295]

Try a little experiment. See if you can pull you trigger finger before the instructor goes from a hands up position to knocking the gun away. I think you will find that you shoot your prisoner 100% of the time.

[@dantae666]

Makes more sense though when you read OSS, what was the life expectancy of a captured spy in ww2. worth a try rather then being tourtured for information and killed anyway

[@machfiver753]

Going off the basis of that the guy holding the gun isn't in kill mode but I want you to surrender mode and it is quite possible to do such a thing. You're taken by surprise. If you're expecting it to come then you'd pull the trigger as soon as he blinks or even thinks of moving. Also if he was in kill mode with that gun in his hand you'd be shot before you had time to put your hands up.

[@ericktamberg670]

Fairbairn explains it in his book: the wide spread arms and hands are a impeditive to the enemy keep your both hands inside his field of view at same time. You begins the disarm with the hand more distant from enemy's eyes.

[@Dezzasheep]

Lone ranger school of combat

[@adobemastr]

What is the weapon at 1:21? A “kofh”?

[@jamesandrews3433]

"Cosh" or "Kosh" Cudgel, or blunt tool. Often improvised. Common American gangs refer to these as "dabbadoos"

[@adobemastr]

James Andrews Thanks!

[@tango-bravo]

I suppose those disarm techniques are fine if the person is stand 18” from you and hasn’t shot you yet. What about where they are standing 15 feet away? Isn’t that the whole point of a pistol anyway? 🤷‍♂️

[@mood1676]

Within 15 feet, between an knife and a gun, a knife wins.

[@tango-bravo]

@@mood1676 ehhhhh how ya figure

[@mood1676]

@@tango-bravo there have been a bunch of senario/tests that kinda prove knives are quicker within 20 feet. Mythbusters did an episode on it as well

[@wauzers]

@@mood1676 not always....

[@mood1676]

@@wauzers of course not every senario, but most times a knife wins

[@sheepdawwg]

Judo chop

[@prinzeugen4734]

How does German jiu jitsu stack up against this?

[@bigtony4829]

History would suggest not very well

[@yellowjackboots2624]

We're all DEVO

[@gwarlow]

What’s with the party masks?

[@bigtony4829]

if you were a secret agent would you want your mug plastered all over the movie theatre ?

[@michaelflint4159]

I'm the lone ranger! No I'm the lone ranger

[@fuckingcadillac1]

This training got a lot of men killed.

[@englishwithsteven2011]

Lol, been watching too many films!

[@abukhalid7447]

Not too sure about coming out on top with those gun disarm techniques

[@slackerengi2401]

The techniqe is faster now Hands near the gun But any instructor worth anything will tell you to never do this with a loaded gun because the gun can go off

[@timetravellerregisteredtra850]

probably best to just surrender then and get raped and murdered.

[@julast6658]

3:18he is dead 100%

[@napoleonbonerfart278]

You dont know how revolvers work, do you?

[@julast6658]

@@napoleonbonerfart278 zero chance of sopping that revolving unless your superman or rumple foreskin.

[@TheTrueMaJaY]

Funny thing is we don’t murder, just want to rejoice.

[@richkeeshan9757]

Why were they all wearing masks?

[@bigtony4829]

if you were a secret agent would you want your mug plastered all over the movie theatre ?

[@benyaminyisrael4634]

This wont work and is outdated information. No one should ever try any of these firearm disarming tactics under any circumstances, however a chin strike with the palm of the hand will disorient your attacker and give you time for a follow up strike or a quick retreat if possible.

[@alhuzayl6029]

nice! (some old dated techniques)

[@tatumergo3931]

Very basic applications, given that the average male of the 1900's was in better shape than today's, and those simple techniques would have been sufficient enough..

[@alhuzayl6029]

@@tatumergo3931 of course!

[@dc174]

Hey,have some respect guys😡

[@killzinshadows3767]

Wow I feel really bad for anyone trying to use most of these techniques in a life or death situation. It's like he watched a Bruce Lee movie and thought I can do that... Edit.... i know the guy was a bad ass im just saying that some of this shit lookes goofy as hell. Also Ther is a reason they have updated there training since then.

[@tbonepumper5623]

killzin shadows these guys did use these moves to kill people not sayin joe blow should watch this video and try them but they are effective im sure with the proper training

[@killzinshadows3767]

@@tbonepumper5623 Yea I'm shure if I trained on how to kill someone with a potato for 10 years I could be effective at killing someone with a potato.... But that doesn't mean it the best choice ya know

[@callummarshall4989]

These techniques are still used to this day in armed forces. It's the most effective fighting style to win a fight against any opponent.

[@ultimate0706]

Cause it's not like this guy trained the precursor of the CIA and the british secret service with these techniques, and it's not like he didn't study multiple martial arts before developing them, and it's DEFINITELY not like he participated in more than 500 street fights prior to developing these techniques...right?

[@killzinshadows3767]

@@ultimate0706 Yea i had a friend that told me he was in 500 street fights , 200 of those with robot ninjas !! He was pretty bad ass too

[@sonnysantana5454]

funny you mention bruce lee but you maybe 1' of the many who didn't know that besides acting since the age of 11' bruce lee wasn't a competitive fighter

[@alanwhite7127]

Batman

[@realguerillatrees]

cannabis seed are tiny bombs !!

[@eggbenedict-gt7mw]

🤣🤣🤣🤣 disarm

[@LateNightRewrites]

What a strange all-male masquerade party

[@nospam3327]

This is not a good idea...

[@diogallardo6505]

isis has no chance

[@jurmynicohen202]

Anybody who is allergic to ass whoppins do not try any of this at your local bars, nightclubs or public places in general. Thank You

[@user-nz6xh1sn3p]

Чушь полная .зачем стоять с пистолетом так близко . и только болван будет смотреть . и не выстрелит.когда хватаются за его пистолет).

[@jameslang1354]

Ridiculous shit.

[@timhofstetter5654]

Silly academic horsecrap. Pantywaist fighting.

[@bigtony4829]

i'm pretty sure those guys in the film have killed more people than you Tim ....yeah it's not as flash as Jason Bourne or John Wick but this is real life

[@timhofstetter5654]

@@bigtony4829 I'm pretty sure those guys in the film have killed nobody at all. Not with those techniques, certainly. All they've done is read a manual written by a necktied goon and played their part on camera. There is no value to what they show here in a real fight, where the other guy is dead-set on killing you. This is all academic technique, academic stuff. It's the sort of stuff you show your girlfriend when she asks you to "show her something", knowing fully well that she'll never be in any position to defend herself. Who are Jason Bourne and John Wick? I've never heard either name.

[@letsgobrandon.]

I wonder how many of these moves would work in a real situation....None !

[@lorraineanzaldo8584]

Read about Fairbairn in "Churchill's Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare"

[@TonyqTNT]

@@lorraineanzaldo8584 Is this a book about WWII written buy Churchill? Is the book available?

[@gulfrelay2249]

that's Fairbairn. wanna bet? the big guy is Rex Applegate. wanna bet?

[@TonyqTNT]

@@gulfrelay2249 Yeah, the little guy is Fairbairn and the big guy is Colonel Rex Applegate.

[@gulfrelay2249]

Anthony Quintiliani meant wanna bet on their abilities? of course,they're dead. should be a cakewalk for you.

[@connorvaughn6460]

I feel like these videos are all fake. Like someone made them in modern times in order to make some sort of artsy project. It just doesn't look like its from the 40's.

[@Ekaterinkaable]

Why doesn't it look like 40's?? What makes ye think so??

connor vaughn not fake my ignorant friend. My father was an Original member of the First Special Service Service Force; and these were some of the moves that he was taught. As children, my father taught us many of the moves. I disarmed my new father in law.. he was 6’4” 240lbs. I was 5’4” 105lbs... it was glorious to see the shocked look on his face. My father in law had been an MP.. there are stories of MPs attempting to man handle FSSF and being sent packing

[@laurencelance586]

@ You and I are the last of our breed. We knew those men. They were our fathers, uncles, and parents of our best friends. To a man, they were quiet and often humble. No one knew who they were, or WHAT they were unless it became absolutely necessary.

[@patrickh9226]

Made by John Ford's film unit. Maybe dated, but certainly not fake.

[@actionman9357]

I wonder how many OSS agents died due to this primitive crap?

[@timrandall9479]

OK I wasn't going to say anything. This system was used by both the British and American armed forces. There wasn't time to teach a long coarse they had about 120 days to teach codes, explosives and sabotage etc. They needed something that would be absorbed quickly and still be lethal. This "primitive shit" has accounted for more combat enemy deaths than all other systems combined. It worked in Korea as well. Vietnam was the beginning of more sophisticated systems. In the late 90s and early 2000s both the marines and army studied all known martial arts and they selected what worked and came up with each branch having their own system. Both systems have at the core boxing, catch as catch can wrestling and modified Brazilian Jujitsu. Not designed for sport but to kill an opponent Still at its center is Fairbairn's system.

[@robertunderdunkterwilliger2290]

@@timrandall9479 From a self defense perspective, the problem today (in Europe at least) is that many of the more hardened criminals are MMA fighters. Things evolve...

[@bigtony4829]

Most of the agents were on a one way trip and they knew it ...When your caught and know it's all over and they will torture you and either shoot you or hang you with piano wire you kind of have nothing to loose .Some of these techniques look silly because we are used to watching John Wick kill 6 guys with a pencil but the simple techniques could save your life