U.S. NAVY WWII ERA TRAINING FILM HAND TO HAND COMBAT PART 1 & PART 2 79444

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This black & white training film is about hand to hand combat techniques, part 1 and 2 in a series. Copyright 1942. Part 3: • WWII U.S. ARMY & MARIN...
Opening titles: U.S. Navy Training Film presents Hand to Hand Combat in Three Parts Part 1 (:06-:24). Four different sports shown on the screen at once (baseball, golf, skiing, etc). Men perform sports and box, wrestling, play basketball, etc. A man does hand to hand combat. The instructor speaks about hand to hand combat to the viewer (:25-1:50). Title: Stance for Counter-Attack. Instructor shows a group how to maintain a proper stance as a narrator explains. Instructor works with a man to perform basic moves. First up, certain points on the head and body to strike to give yourself an advantage (1:51-3:47). Title: Basic Handholds and Leverage. A wristlock. A hammerlock. Basic headlock. Leverage is explained and shown (3:48-5:11). Title: Breaking Grips - Hand Holds. Basic handholds. Title: Breaking Rear Stranglehold with Body Twist. A sudden twist will break the hold. Title: Breaking Rear Stranglehold with Thumb Lock. Apply grip and pain to the assailant's thumbs. Slow motion is shown. Title: Breaking Rear Stranglehold with Flying Mare. Man is placed in a stranglehold, he grabs arm, loosens strangle, over the shoulder toss. Slow motion breakdown (5:12-8:05). Title: Breaking Rear Bodylock with Leg Lift. Bend down and seize the ankle, this breaks move. Slow motion review. Title: Breaking Rear Bodylock with Standing Switch. Breakdown and then slow motion review. Title: Breaking Rear Bodylock with Hip Lock. Turn in as you're grabbed and step across, tossing him. Slow motion breakdown (8:06-10:37). Title: Breaking Front Strangle with Arm Wedge. Man being strangled, lunges upward and then pushes back with clasped hands. Slow motion breakdown. Title: Breaking Front Bodylock with Knee Lift or Foot Kicks. This is broken down and shown slow motion (10:38-12:32). Title: Breaking Front Bodylock with Hiplock. Man is hip tossed as a counter. Breakdown with slow motion. Title: Backward Flip - Foot to Stomach. Pull assailant towards you and do flip by holding clothes and using foot to stomach, breakdown in slow motion (12:33-14:10). End credits (14:11-14:16).
Opening titles: U.S. Navy Training Film presents Hand to Hand Combat in Three Parts Part 2 (14:17-14:28). Title: Chancery Against Low Frontal Attack. Breakdown followed by slow motion of arm hook and knee lift. Title: Arm Drag. Quick arm drag takedown (14:29-16:16). Title: Leg Pickup. A man rushes another man and he picks him up and slams him to the ground. Breakdown with slow motion. Title: The Hiplock. Draw opponent in and lock his arm before pulling him over. Slow motion(16:17-18:14). Title: Reverse Hiplock. Man is tossed backwards to the floor. Title: Offensive Wrist Lock. One handed strangle turns into wristlock (18:15-20:24). Title: Reverse Wrist Lock. If someone grabs your clothing with one hand, grab the hand and twist downward. Slow motion breaks it down. Title: Double Wrist Lock. The lock turns into a twisting hammerlock, slow motion shows breakdown (20:25-22:04). Title: Standing Defense Against Kicks from Front with Leg Lift and Trip. You must move swiftly and clamp the leg. Grab leg and kick standing leg, slow motion breakdown. Title: Kneeling Defense Against Kicks from Side. This is more of a timed move which requires grabbing a leg and turning leg into toe hold. Slow motion shows breakdown (22:05-24:28). Title: Prone Defense Against Kicks - Knee Lock. As assailant moves towards you, you strike at the knee. Title: Prone Defense Against Kicks - Leg Scissors from Side. As assailant advances, swing your leg around his knees and strike with other leg to throw him. Breakdown and slow motion (24:29-26:19). Title: Defense Against Club. An assailant swings a club. Crossing your arms and going forward takes the blow so i doesn't strike your head. Then grab arm and twist - breakdown and slow motion. Title: Defense Against Knife - Downward Thrust. Grab the wrist which holds the weapon to block the knife. Slow motion breakdown (26:20-28:28). Title: Upward Thrust with Knife. Seize the wrist going low. Breakdown in slow motion. Title: Side Thrust with Knife. Seize the wrist going low, grab arm into hammerlock and twist down. Title Club Defense against Knife. Strike at the person's forearm with your club (28:29-30:57). End credits (30:58-31:07).
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[@anamerican481]

My Dad was a WW2 Navy Veteran he showed us these moves and we wore ourselves out day after day doing them. Thank you Dad and US Navy🇺🇸

[@jdean2131]

That’s a GREAT! Story! Thanks for sharing!

[@momo7gato]

Wow, I had forgotten about the leverage maneuvers. Much props to the "volunteer" for getting rag-dolled--all in the name of education.

[@moa3008]

These hand to hand combat lessons should be taught to all school students in the gym classes and after school classes for those who want to improve their hand to hand combat skills!

[@tom-vf1xv]

why, just buy a gun and focus on physical fitness instead

[@RonaldDump_real]

@@tom-vf1xv this is what grandpas advice to deal with school bullies look like

[@respiredflame]

then everyone would know if and use it for non-self defence

[@ianlaughlin85]

Those knife jabs are responsible for many broken fingers. Lol

[@johnnysreviewsandmore]

I love these old school martial arts

[@user-sr1jj4ys6h]

Those Navy body locks seem to be their greatest fear lol

[@philoupaulo]

To be truly effective in these close combat tricks, you have to perform daily. Making judo 2time 8 hours a week our teacher told us 2 times 1,5 hour of self defense, i was sure of me, never afraid of bullies. In case of attack i was able to inflict good correction. I was seventeen, eighteen. I've always been very peaceful, sometime dangerous in bad cases... The only secret : hard practice, automatism and sweat.

[@bobadams7654]

Good points, but a lot of the training lasted only 1 or 2 days for spies being dropped behind enemy lines in Europe.

[@sleeve8651]

As with anything, to excel, you have to put in the time ! The more repetitions the more you are training your subconscious ! Muscle memory is what you are after ! So without thinking about it, your body and mind react ! But only after hours of putting in the work ! But well worth the effort, should you ever need it !

[@Cetok01]

Ignore those stiff-finger jabs. Keep the fingers slightly bent or they'll get broken. And unless you're a karate master with lots of brick-breaking experience with finger jabs, DON'T do it to the stomach. It's not "live and learn," it's learn...and live.

[@UCannotDefeatMyShmeat]

“Now soldier, try to remember some of the basics for CQC”

[@GRPPLRJORDAN]

😂

[@f.b4862]

These still work today … 👏

[@flame-nl4wt]

good if your giting robed

[@machfiver753]

I think the hardest part to master in your couple of sessions at best during basic training is that there's so many different things to learn. Unlike what i saw with the Fairbairn gutter fighting. Which had minimal parts to it. Focussing on clawed fingers to the eyes, uppercuts with the palm of your hands, chops to Adam's apple or side of neck, kicking balls, crushing balls with hands, stomping on feet, kick to anywhere followed up with claw to eyes and palm strike to Jaw, and if you must grab an arm pull the guy down so you can kick his teeth out. And above all act first whenever possible and do so to blind first then beat to dead or unable to retaliate. And use them as a last resort if at all possible use a weapon improvised or otherwise.

[@jemcnair76]

Quite so.

[@bobadams7654]

Totally agree. A lot of Fairbairn's techniques were learned over 1 or 2 days, by spies being dropped off behind enemy lines in Europe.

[@ant7936]

"It'sh a Shmith and Wesshon. And you've had your shix". Bang!

[@JakeV.]

I've been training for several years and love seeing old footage of solid techniques! Only thing is it takes lots of time on the mats to do it live!

[@62M.St.]

Excellent! Regards, The '62 Mathew St. 1-Man-Band (Total Retro Rock)

[@tedicombatteam3665]

A lot of the teqniques are real deal, using a lot of efficent judo, wresling and jiujitsu moves. At min 21:18 you can even see a kimura trap that is being used at the highest level of mma today

[@jeffmoore4940]

Really cool to see solid technique transcend generations.

[@marcoslaureano5562]

@@jeffmoore4940 certain techniques will work always work regardless of generation. As long as humans are built the same way in the future - certain techniques will always work.

[@user-vm9we7fs4d]

@@marcoslaureano5562Bruce lee said something like that

[@bobadams7654]

Excellent information. Respect to all.

[@fredeagle3912]

Inflicting pain goes against all our upbringing and the law which is ready to punish violence. In defence of your life your mind has to shift to technique drilled in and a savage temperament turned on instantly. It’s a scary to think knowing how to kill or maim someone. Live or die. Choose quickly.

[@AndyPutt1]

Small circle Ju Jitsu!

[@KILLHACAY]

wow! its actually really good! i was skeptical at first but as the saying goes never judge a book by its cover and with abit of modern day military updating could be used for basic combat self defence also someone made a youtube commet which was these techniques could be taught in schools etc

[@gustavogermanpizarro6514]

Gracias x el esfuerzo de rescatar estos tesoros!

[@PeriscopeFilm]

Mucho gusto!

[@SoldierAndrew]

Wesley Brown creator of WWII Combat Judo, combining American Wrestling w/Pre-War Kano Jiujitsu.

[@veteransowhat5669]

Does he know Shela?

[@veteransowhat5669]

I really like the flying Mayor. I know a man named "Mayor," he's a third degree black belt in Judo.

[@loser300]

@@veteransowhat5669 It’s actually “flying MARE” my friend. But I agree. It’s so badass. I do Muay Thai and wish I wrestled in highschool

[@veteransowhat5669]

Yeah but this is a screen it still is not the real world

[@45newsutah]

No animals were hurt during filming. But the other guys were violated

[@samuelcolt3708]

Excelent

[@erwankervevan9375]

This is jujitsu !!!

[@nickvandermey6065]

You left the I out of jujitsu, I liked that. Thank you

[@Stoneyfonik]

I love how he says to hit em in the balls

[@philoupaulo]

It works too in case of defence facing a german sheperd. A male of course but you have a very little time to verify his gender !

[@klee9you2]

Great upload, sir. Waiting for part2

[@hash510]

24:36 - the famous chinese technique , very useful by Bruce Lee

[@rockydavis94]

Which other fighting styles aside from karate use open hand strikes or knife hand strikes?

[@TheSilence1]

Jujutsu

[@Grayman58]

I think a big problem with American thinking is not keeping it simple if there's too many moving parts it probably will go wrong .

[@nickvandermey6065]

Well if you learn muscle memory you use it, I've used jujitsu ive never been taught hahaha I stole a shoulder lock from side control from tim Kennedy with his very limited exposure in his sheepdog whatever. You could never have confidence in any jujitsu with concrete under you, that's why we punch each other in the face right haha

[@user-kc3dl2dm1r]

пробежка в лесу, я снова ввязался в ссору

[@rockydavis94]

Some techniques look like aikido and Krav Maga. But if he says the techniques are Savate and Jujitsu, why do they have knife hand strikes like in Karate and there’s not much kicking? Savate is French kickboxing

[@nickvandermey6065]

Definitely aikido judo and old-school jujitsu, not so sure about the Krav, that's more so in the marine corps version. Club and knife fighting incorporates a lot of rib throat neck jaw balls knees. Personally I think the neck/trapezeus and rib shots with a club are pretty mean and would definitely equalize in a 3vs1

[@JusticeEvan-md4xw]

looks like jutaijutsu

[@LanceABoyle]

I studied Nihon Hoshin Aikido. A lot of the techniques shown are familiar.

[@evilpandakillabzonattkoccu4879]

Well then..... Now I know why my Dad (Army Vet; Stationed in S. Korea during Vietnam War), Uncle (Marine Vet; Infantryman during Vietnam, x4 Purple Hearts over 4 tours) and Grandpa (Navy Vet; on aircraft carrier during the Korean War) were always able to hand me (Not a vet) my ass, consistently. 👍😄

[@ClydeRowing]

Anyone know this instructors background? I'm guessing catch wresting or jiu jitsu

[@glenmcinnes4824]

Boxing, Savete, Catch Wrestling and a bit of jujitsu pre-war, he then got some upgrades to his training by Fairbirn who had all of the above with more Jujitsu, Judo, Kung-fu, Kempo (Japanese & Chinese), Hasing-i and experience with a bunch of other styles.

[@glenmcinnes4824]

@Whammer79 Fairly sure that's Rex Applegate, Pre-War he was a Lawyer, he had a hart condition so they wouldn't allow him front line service, so he became a MP and later unarmed combat instructor, he had a fairly diverse martial arts background for the time that included Boxing, Wrestling, Savete and a bit of Judo & Jujitsu. he would go on to be further trained by the most dangerous unarmed fighter of the 20th century and perhaps all time W.E. Fairbairn

[@KraljCorvin]

@@glenmcinnes4824 you, sir, are a total dumbfuck. That is not Rex Applegate. These men are Wesley Brown and Joe Begala.

[@robertlehnert4148]

@@glenmcinnes4824 I know, from 2 years ago, but this is Wesley Brown, who was a College Wrestling Instructor , who also had a background in pre-War Judo, The Fairbairn Methods (especially the blows) came from many sources, including the USMC exposed to it in Shanghai.

[@junaidyaustero7807]

OUCH THAT HURT 😬

[@philoupaulo]

In training too...

[@KhalidMhammaed-tk8wn]

29:30

[@bcarroll7317]

Would you mind standing still while I defend myself against you please?

[@wolfsegovia]

Docens of men, not even a single fat guy

[@BerettaTV]

Wtf they will break there fingers like that

[@user-osliki66]

🙀🙀🙀

[@andrewbarry6702]

Is this gonna save you from drunk college football players? Is it MP TRAININGS

[@andrewbarry6702]

Detroit Urban Survival Training

[@mattnobrega6621]

Leaving your opponents in the D.U.S.T 😂

[@user-vm9we7fs4d]

This shit works cuck

[@rolandomartinez1927]

WW2 Vets are the Greatest Generation cause They don't teach The Navy sailors how to fight now days what happend my generation is a Bunch of Snowflakes SMH😅

[@Austyn_Young7]

LOL gorgeous

[@Rich_Mixture]

so basically fight like 3 stooges??

[@joemoore8107]

Thank you for showing this video and show more of them 💕