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Жыл бұрын

July 1940. On the face of it, William Ewart Fairbairn was an aging policeman, newly commissioned by the British ‘Special Operations Executive’ - the SOE - as an Army Officer. The reality was, however, that this recently recruited soldier, this ‘force of nature’ - could kill you in a dozen different ways. He was the survivor of literally hundreds of deadly knife fights in the years before World War 2 whilst working the streets of Shanghai, China. His body was covered in the scars of these violent encounters and so I put it to you that this man has to be a serious contender for the title of ‘Most Dangerous Man of World War 2’…
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@Pablo-nd2sr
@Pablo-nd2sr 3 ай бұрын
In 2013 I was a "witness & subject" of demonstration "knife using" by RM Commando veteran. I was 39 yo and he was almost 90...he used butter knife for my safety;) I can tell only that knife (every kind) in experienced user's hand even that old is "deadly combination". Especially when you don't expect to meet an old man trained in knife killing.
@UlyssesFiles
@UlyssesFiles 3 ай бұрын
Ahh interesting. There’s a video on KZbin where a WW2 vet commando talks of the same - Stan W Scott courtesy of the National Army Museum in 2011: kzbin.info/www/bejne/q3WqeX6vd5iHlbcsi=BKGZ4zqovt2MvnpF
@MichiganHiker
@MichiganHiker 11 ай бұрын
My father was a Ranger in world war II, he never talked about things but one day he brought home a knife and said here, this is the kind of knife we used. He had someone make it for me. It was a Fairbairn fighting knife. I didn't realize the significance until after my father had passed away. Indeed my father was one of the most lethal but caring men I have ever met. Still miss you pa.
@UlyssesFiles
@UlyssesFiles 11 ай бұрын
🙌🏻
@synthWizkid
@synthWizkid 11 ай бұрын
❤️👊☮️🙏😎
@mjtriola5638
@mjtriola5638 11 ай бұрын
My late dad used to keep a sheath knife underneath the front seat of the family car, presumably for self-defense since he had never served. Only recently, decades later, did I realize it wasn't just a knife, it was a Korean War-era bayonet. I've seen Fairbarn-Sykes knives in various catalogs over the decades. Still available at a reasonable price from many makers.
@patrickedwards7107
@patrickedwards7107 11 ай бұрын
That was a very special gift and communicates it was a part of who he was that he wanted to pass down to you the martial spirit of this and what it embodied he still had respect for it years later hard to explain with this art some things are not to be loved no pleasure is taken in them but still regarded as necessary when you hold that knife understand that it exists out of a reverence for life as effective as it was in taking as beautifully crafted as they are they are from pommel to tip made for ugly work telling no lies in their form. Your right to breathe matters and no man should ever feel comfortable in depriving you of it such trespass should be met with answer. Fairbairns belief set is present within his defendu martial science the wages for invading another man's space with intent are steep violence is answered in a universal language when theres a breakdown in civility.
@MichiganHiker
@MichiganHiker 11 ай бұрын
@@patrickedwards7107 Yes it was Patrick, a very special gift and my father taught me to be honorable and never stand down. Always stand up for what you believe in, protect those who need protecting. And it is something I'm very proud to say my two sons embrace. I went on to become a second-degree black belt, now I'm in my late '60s and my son's tell me their friends are still afraid of me - lol. But being serious we are all responsible for who we are. My father was a good man an honorable man and I hope I embody what he wanted me to be.
@HHHGeorge
@HHHGeorge 8 ай бұрын
I am amazed that Fairbairn actually survived 30 years as a policeman in Shanghai and the Far East. It goes without saying that he knew how to survive so his fighting techniques were sound.
@hardrock1826
@hardrock1826 11 ай бұрын
Fairbairn was definitely a contender for most dangerous Man. But what truly made him dangerous over and over again. Is that he trained many other soldiers in his fighting techniques. So he was responsible for the creation of an army of equally dangerous Men as himself.
@UlyssesFiles
@UlyssesFiles 11 ай бұрын
Yes so true… 👌🏻
@robertdipaola3447
@robertdipaola3447 11 ай бұрын
A force multiplier at that, the father of what green beras do today
@glen1arthur
@glen1arthur 10 ай бұрын
I would put Corporal Bill Underwood against him, for many of the same reason.
@hardrock1826
@hardrock1826 10 ай бұрын
@@glen1arthur I met Bill Underwood twice. He did set up a school in the city where I lived. I went there with the intention of taking instruction but I could not afford it being in High School. My parents couldn't afford to pay for me as I was already training at a few other schools of Martial Arts that they were paying for. I don't know how much in the field, real hand to hand combat Underwood had. Or using a knife. But it seems Fairbairn had a great deal of real life experience.
@glen1arthur
@glen1arthur 10 ай бұрын
@@hardrock1826 well that is very true but you don't need to be the best hockey player to be the best hockey coach. Wow! - on meeting Bill.
@roninroshi44
@roninroshi44 6 ай бұрын
When I was a kid my dads best friend was a Ranger who trained in Scotland with the Brit Commandos. He taught me some very ‘cool’ combat skills that actually were very useful in my late teens and early 20’s and in the military during the Vietnam area where I was stationed from 64-68. Great film thanks for posting it!
@markd1810
@markd1810 11 ай бұрын
He is one of those men who would be considered dangerous in any time period and also anywhere on earth.
@UlyssesFiles
@UlyssesFiles 11 ай бұрын
Yes true 👌🏻
@TheOriginalRick
@TheOriginalRick Жыл бұрын
There's a story about Fairbairn when he was much older and out for a walk with his cane at his side. A couple of young punks thought they found an easy mark. He was considerate enough not to kill them, but they certainly regretted their poor potential victim selection skills afterwards.
@UlyssesFiles
@UlyssesFiles Жыл бұрын
Ah I’d not heard that story. Yes I wouldn’t have wanted to bump into him in a dark alley…. 😅
@jamesabestos2800
@jamesabestos2800 Жыл бұрын
Ultimate Lad Mad
@UlyssesFiles
@UlyssesFiles Жыл бұрын
@@jamesabestos2800 yes deffo
@xusmico187
@xusmico187 Жыл бұрын
yep, heard that from a cadre ata MOTC '86. many of his blade skills were taught SERE IQC. the AF kinfr is ok but not with a sharp pount. the US made (not asia) blackhawk is better. the spartan made dagger is my current use, infront of the randall 14.
@UlyssesFiles
@UlyssesFiles Жыл бұрын
@@xusmico187 interesting. I know the Randall. I’ll look up the Spartan.
@steverobinson2501
@steverobinson2501 7 ай бұрын
Fairbrain, Sykes and O'Niel no doubt were 3 of the most deadly men of WW2. Fairbrain has to be considered one of the greatest martial artist to ever live. 600 plus life and death encounters! We owe a great debt to these men.
@chrishoff402
@chrishoff402 11 ай бұрын
He appears mild mannered which gives proof to the adage of never underestimate your opponent.
@UlyssesFiles
@UlyssesFiles 11 ай бұрын
Ah yes
@gazza9463
@gazza9463 11 ай бұрын
It's the quiet, unassuming men,who have been trained to look after themselves, who are the ones to fear. Not the loud mouthed cocky individuals, who would wet themselves if they picked on one of these types. My great uncle was one of these men. A soldier of the Great War, small in statue, but he knew how to handle himself. He used to enjoy going for long walks, always taking a cane with him. One day a young man of the type above, confronted my uncle , with the intent of mugging him. Suffice to say he regretted his actions when he ended up on the floor with the cane resting firmly on his throat. My uncle was 80 at the time. Arthur adcock was his name. I carry that cane today when I go walking.
@lv2465
@lv2465 11 ай бұрын
Fairbairn absolutely deserves recognition because he's faced the most dangerous men on the streets and on the battlefield multiple times. A master in his own right.
@UlyssesFiles
@UlyssesFiles 11 ай бұрын
Yes agree. He’s a very notable character in the field 👌🏻
@jonstone9741
@jonstone9741 11 ай бұрын
When I saw those photos of bulletproof vests being tested by having one man shoot another man wearing a bulletproof vest (3:29), I thought: Good grief, that's brave but fricking insane.
@arielhermoso4262
@arielhermoso4262 11 ай бұрын
@@jonstone9741 They tested it first to a prototype model- thats why the gunner was 100% sure - the bullet from the gunner has no caoability to penetrate the "experimental" sample- being worn by the body armor wearer..
@johnraina4828
@johnraina4828 11 ай бұрын
@@arielhermoso4262 yes of but it gonna hurt anyways
@DamienNeverwinter
@DamienNeverwinter 10 ай бұрын
I agree -but you mean "in his own right" though, a "rite" is a religious ceremony
@liverpoolscottish6430
@liverpoolscottish6430 11 ай бұрын
100% Fairbairn was absolutely nails. I have the original handbook on unarmed combat that Fairbairn produced in the 1930's. The techniques are generally simple to execute- especially under the stress associated with a physical confrontation- when fine motor skills tend to go out of the window with most people. His system is extremely effective and brutal. Fairbairn developed his techniques after narrowly averting disaster in a number of street fights that he experienced as a Shanghai police officer. He developed his system with the intention of enabling a man who isn't trained in martial arts to defeat those who were highly proficient in such skills. His techniques produced THE most dangerous men of WW2 on any side of the conflict- the British Commando's. There is an interesting anecdote in Brigadier C E Lucas- Philips book, 'The Greatest Raid Of All,' concerning the legendary raid on St. Nazaire by British Commando's. No 5 Troop 2 Commando Liverpool Scottish Commando's participated in the St. Nazaire raid, where they fought in the Forbes tartan kilt- the last time British soldiers went into battle in the kilt. Prior to the actual raid, No 5 Troop were billeted in a Scottish town, which was in close proximity to a base where a Polish infantry battalion was based. Many of the Poles were dating local girls, so when the Liverpool Scottish lads went into town to the pubs, and attempted to chat girls up, trouble quickly flared up and a fight took place between the British and the Poles. Despite being heavily outnumbered, the British gave the Poles a hiding- they were all highly trained in Sykes-Fairbairn unarmed combat skills. When the RMP arrived on scene to deal with the disturbance, the Commando's and Poles joined forces and fought the Military Police! Numerous individuals were arrested.......The following day, a decision was taken to relocate the Liverpool Scottish Commando's to another town, in order to avoid further problems with the Poles. The Polish CO got wind of the plan to move the Commando's- who would be marching out of the town. The Polish Colonel paraded his battalion in the town, and lined both sides of the main street that the Commando's would be marching out of the town on. When the Commando's appeared, the Polish CO brought his battalion to attention, and he saluted the Commando's as they marched past. That display of respect transformed the future relations between the two respective units. The Commando's and the Poles developed close links, socialised together and played sports together. The incident serves to highlight how effective Sykes-Fairbairn fighting skills were, despite being heavily outnumbered, the Commando's defeated the Poles- who are robust, tough people and capable fighters. Over the past 30 years, I've read numerous accounts involving muggers who made the mistake of targeting old blokes- believing they would be an easy mark. These incidents have resulted in muggers being given terrible hidings by old boys who were intensively trained during WW2 and beyond in Sykes-Fairbairn unarmed combat skills. One Para veteran took the knife off his assailant, took him to the floor, and stabbed the attacker in the scrotum! A former Royal Marine confronted a burglar in his kitchen, who produced a screwdriver and threatened to stab him. The result? The burglar was stabbed to death with his own weapon- which had been promptly taken from him and used against him. The Marine was a post WW2 era RM. The late MP Paddy Ashdown was a Major in the SBS. Somebody made the mistake of trying to mug him in London with a knife. The result? Ashdown went for the guy, disarmed him and applied an arm lock which produced full compliance from the would be attacker. Ashdown restrained the male until the police arrived. I personally knew a guy who had served in the Royal Marines, and he was member of their unarmed combat demonstration team. He was utterly fearless and would tackle anybody- regardless of their size. He had a very positive mindset and total belief in his ability to defeat any opponent. Sykes-Fairbairn skills are alive and well to this day. The OSS used Sykes-Fairbairn tactics- which were taught at Camp 'X' in Canada by British instructors. The CIA still use the same unarmed combat tactics to this day. Royal Marines still do a certain amount of training based on Sykes-Fairbairn tactics, as do the SBS. The manual can be easily acquired to this day. ;)
@RasheedKhan-he6xx
@RasheedKhan-he6xx 11 ай бұрын
You seem to know quite a lot about it. I've heard of the Israeli krav-maga having similar genesis. Could you compare/contrast the two?
@brunod8578
@brunod8578 11 ай бұрын
You definitely can produce a video with this quote!
@UlyssesFiles
@UlyssesFiles 11 ай бұрын
Ahh very interesting and well-informed comment thanks Liverpool Scottish - that book on Operation Chariot is v good. Love your anecdotes especially the one on Paddy Ashdown! ❤🙌🏻
@liverpoolscottish6430
@liverpoolscottish6430 11 ай бұрын
@@UlyssesFiles Yes indeed, Paddy Ashdown took his assailant out in seconds- the vast majority of people would have been in serious lumber facing such a scenario. PA had the knife off him and a compliance hold on the guy in seconds. In a war situation, he would have simply snapped his neck- Endex. I've seen WW2 training footage of unarmed Commando's training to take down an enemy charging at them with a rifle and bayonet. They used the momentum and body weight of their opponent to throw them, whilst simultaneously seizing the rifle- which was then used to bayonet the prostrate enemy. Here's a fine example of Sykes-Fairbairn type tactics from the 1974 film, 'Callan.' Callan is a British intelligent agent and assassin- his background history was that he was a Commando who fought in Malaya- where he excelled at unarmed combat. Harry H Corbett- who appeared in 'Steptoe & Son,' served in the Royal Marines during WW2. He saw action in SE Asia. On one occasion, he killed two Japanese soldiers in close combat. He did one with a bayonet, and the other with his Sykes-Fairbairn fighting knife. He was very 'useful' bloke Harry- at one stage, he worked as a doorman in Soho to earn extra money as a struggling stage actor. Watch this clip from Callan- utterly ruthless take down of a very powerful opponent-Darth Vader no less! Not for the faint hearted- Stun punch to the solar plexus- causing excruciating pain, the reflex action is to throw the head back- exposing the throat- straight full power punch into the throat- smashing the wind pipe, then a follow up bladed neck chop- Goodnight. Mr Fairbairn would heartily approve. kzbin.info/www/bejne/d32semenrLejg6c
@UlyssesFiles
@UlyssesFiles 11 ай бұрын
Hajaa I enjoyed the clip - Edward Woodward played the part so well - tks 🙌🏻
@les3449
@les3449 Жыл бұрын
I would say that Col. Fairbairn is at the top of the list of most deadly soldier of WW2.
@UlyssesFiles
@UlyssesFiles Жыл бұрын
He’s gotta be way up there. Agreed
@mixedandknot5911
@mixedandknot5911 11 ай бұрын
I am a woman and learned a lot about Fairbairns and not to give up and keep movin. Loved it.
@exwade8777
@exwade8777 11 ай бұрын
Yes, what a great man! Invented all these marvelous techniques for killing people, and then proceeded to devote his life in teaching them to everyone he could. What a treasure to society.
@Rustebadge
@Rustebadge 11 ай бұрын
@@exwade8777 The techniques for killing was actually to save lives.
@neisserguerrero1648
@neisserguerrero1648 11 ай бұрын
Yes. I too keep moving. I run like the wind and don't give up till I reach a place of safety! 😮😎
@Greylocks
@Greylocks 11 ай бұрын
Many of the men in the OSS, SOE, Red Devils, SAS and more owe a lot to this man. I had the privilege to meet a former member of the Red Devils. He was a very old man but there was still the 'look' in his eyes. That look said you had just been measured, and you could feel that pushing him would still be a fatal mistake. Men like this still exist. We owe a lot to them, yet we'll never know who they are until a good 50 years later.
@UlyssesFiles
@UlyssesFiles 11 ай бұрын
Yes very true. I was a cadet as a very young lad and our instructor (a ‘Sergeant Bourne’) was a red beret in WW2. He jumped at Arnhem. A v old guy but still strong and steely. A right character.
@thomasshepard6030
@thomasshepard6030 11 ай бұрын
Read about Christopher lee he was an SOE OPERATIVE DURING WW2 when he was in the film lord of the rings the director asked him to try and imagine what it would be like to cut someone’s throat he said I don’t need to imagine that
@andrewcrompton9455
@andrewcrompton9455 11 ай бұрын
@@thomasshepard6030 well this has just made my day, Mr Lee is massive forever in my mind.
@conmcgrath7174
@conmcgrath7174 11 ай бұрын
Yeah, there's a photo on the wall of a pub 'somewhere in southern England' of a man Honourably Awarded a Black Belt in Ninjitsu. Out of interest he watched some of the locals (there are some very adept pracritioners there) in their training. He corrected them on a few points...you might guess they concerned lethality...!? This man was a legend unspoken and there are stories about him I just don't have the time or right to relate and the good judgement not to divulge. I think I'm safe to say he was original SAS and they used to bury themselves under a desert track awaiting armoured vehicles to pass over so that they may attatch magnetic mines. I can only try to imagine what that was like. Not like the movies, buried in hot sand, breathing through a straw and listening to the approaching 'doom' of heavy armour that would crush you in an instance even by accidentally straying off the track. God speed Sir. Here's where I say how much I trained full contact and studied, well yeah, I did and I have nothing but respect to those that learn and those that 'did it for real''. I was passing Royal Hospital Chelsea a few years ago and this 'man' that was surely late 80's passed by me, all gristle and bone, he looked at me and decided I wasn't a threat, lucky me. Pax
@steve3198
@steve3198 11 ай бұрын
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@malbig2344
@malbig2344 11 ай бұрын
Steven Seagull told me that he trained Fairbairn in the early 60's.
@UlyssesFiles
@UlyssesFiles 11 ай бұрын
😂
@HarryFlashmanVC
@HarryFlashmanVC 11 ай бұрын
That would have been before Seagal joined Meal Team Six 😂
@malbig2344
@malbig2344 11 ай бұрын
@@HarryFlashmanVC known as The Maccy D's
@tnreprasentog7769
@tnreprasentog7769 11 ай бұрын
This guy trained the spys of the OSS in WW2... A bad man indeed
@BlackRiverRoyal
@BlackRiverRoyal 11 ай бұрын
I’ve met a dutch SOE member, the hand to hand combat was one of the things he remembered most .
@mattmoochdogvlog
@mattmoochdogvlog 11 ай бұрын
The fact that many troops preferred his methods of unarmed combat to actual 'armed' combat speaks volumes. A thoroughly dangerous man, who was clearly not just very tough but also highly intelligent.
@alanrobinson4318
@alanrobinson4318 11 ай бұрын
Whereas a gun is offensive, a knife is offensive and defensive.
@qqqsfdf1232
@qqqsfdf1232 11 ай бұрын
Something else he said was "quarter of an inch of blade pushed into the back is enough to render the strongest of men at your bidding"
@jimksa67
@jimksa67 11 ай бұрын
Mu uncle was a policeman in Cdn Army WW1 and served in WW2. When in his late eighties he was jumped by a local thug- he wiped the floor with him. Great guy, very polite but not one you would want to cross. These are violent times for civilians- get prepared!
@UlyssesFiles
@UlyssesFiles 11 ай бұрын
He sounds similar to Fairbairn. Old but gold 👌🏻
@josephgavron1099
@josephgavron1099 11 ай бұрын
With the street thugs and Antifa types rampant in Chicago Fairbairn’s techniques are a necessity
@lindafoxwood78
@lindafoxwood78 11 ай бұрын
Great story! Reminds me of my teacher; Mister Chin. He was in America because his father was an international rep for the republic of China in Fayetteville, NC with the Army. His son when he turned 18 went to Hay Street - Ricks Lounge on his birthday. (back then 18 was legal to drink beer.) Chin was telling me this story. .... "I was so scared! Today - MY birthday!. I go to HAY Street; the most dangerous place to go!" He had his face down, I was only 13 years old; I felt scared too. I just looked at my clock! This story takes 30 minutes. Mr. Chin did not go to jail for 200yrs and General Westmoreland put Chin into the 82nd and et al. That was my teacher when I was 13.
@dullahan7677
@dullahan7677 10 ай бұрын
Reminds me of an account told to me by a person that supposedly witnesses the event, in which a couple of young girls were being harassed by four men in a bar, while they were serving drinks. Eventually, a little old man came in and sat down at the far end of the bar. Without a word, one of the girls brought his drink and went back about her duties. The old guy first witnessed the ongoing harassment, and even warned the tourists that type of behavior wouldn't be tolerated. So, as drink and bravado can pad good judgement and strip the armor from one's ego the four drew themselves up on the guy, who calmly finished his drink and invited the four outside, as he told them that the medics would have an easier job if everyone was outside. Furthermore, he told the four that he didn't wish to tear up the bar, either. Of course, the four roared with laughter, and proceeded to the door, which the guy was actually holding open for the group. The bar girls were pleading with him not to go outside, but the little old guy would have none of it. The story's source said that the old man said something peculiar as he went outside, telling the girl to lock the door behind them. The simple version is this: The old man waded into these four like Moses parting the Red Sea. It was a merciless, savage beating. After the guys were all on the ground having a rest while awaiting the ambulance, the little old guy came back inside a little beaten up and covered with blood, more their's than his, but he was at least walking while the four were laying outside perfectly starched. Turns out, the guy actually was the owner of the bar, the girls, his daughters, and was retired SAS.
@UlyssesFiles
@UlyssesFiles 10 ай бұрын
@@dullahan7677 just shows you never know who you’re messing with
@georgewilkie3580
@georgewilkie3580 Жыл бұрын
Col. Fairbairn, and German Outstanding Waffen SS Kommando, Col. Otto Skorzany were two extremely Lethal Men. I must also include the Great US Army Knife Fighting and Hand-to-Hand Expert, Col. Rex Applegate. Col. Applegate wrote the Famous WW2 Hand-to-Hand, and Combat Knife Fighting book titled, "KILL, OR BE KILLED". Col. Applegate also designed the famous Applegate Combat Fighting Knife. Col. Applegate, and Col. Fairbairn were friends, and would always get together when one of them were visiting the USA or Britain. My sincere Thank You to the producers of this truly excellent historical video... BRAVO!
@UlyssesFiles
@UlyssesFiles Жыл бұрын
Thanks George 🙏 yes they were good friends. Col. Applegate (and Skorzeny) were truly remarkable. Imagine sitting and having a beer 🍻 with these 3 😜😍
@davidmount9117
@davidmount9117 Жыл бұрын
That is an amazing list there! Applegate Is another one to make a video about! Never met the man, but I have a shelf of books with information I hope I never need, and there are a number of books there with his name on it. Lots of his books made it into those Army Navy Surplus stores that used to be everywhere. Cheap paperbacks but life enabling knowledge which, as I said, I hope none of us ever have a need to know.
@stefanschleps8758
@stefanschleps8758 Жыл бұрын
Kill or be Killed? I'm still studying my fathers copy from WWII. He served in Third Armored from 1944-1966 as an M.P. with the 503rd. That was the very first book on martial arts I ever read. It's a gift that just keeps on giving.
@georgewilkie3580
@georgewilkie3580 Жыл бұрын
@@stefanschleps8758 Hello, Stefan Schleps. My sincere Thank You for Your kind reply. Please give Your Father my very best. I'm a combat Vietnam Vet., and I proudly served with the, U.S.Army 505th PIR 82nd Airborne Division. I've been a Martial Arts Instructor for 51 years. My style is Traditional Japanese Shotokan Karate. I now hold an 8th Degree Black Belt (Hachidan in Japanese). While I was at Fort Bragg, N.C. I had the pleasure of meeting a full Bird Colonel that was a student of the great Hand-To-Hand Combat Instructor, Rex Applegate. I was a Staff Sergeant, and was already a First Degree Black Belt (Shodan) in Shotokan Karate. There were very few Martial Arts Black Belts at that time (The mid 60's). So, the Colonel watched me training at the base Gym. I was wearing my Karate Gi (Karate Uniform), so the Colonel came over to say, "Hello" to me. I was very honored that a Senior Officer conversed with me for about 2 hours. The next day, he even took me to lunch. Anyway, I gained much insight into the career of the legendary Col. Rex Applegate. And, I even learned more about the great British Col. Fairbairn. (Col. Applegate and Col. Fairbairn were good friends). By the way, my Dad was an NCO with the 42nd INF. Which was a part of Gen. Patton's 3rd Army. My Dad was badly wounded in the Ardens Forest during the Battle Of The Bulge, and that ended his Military career. So, I can really relate to Your great Dad, and his courageous service to our Great Country. Again, my heartfelt Thank You for Your kind reply. I really appreciate Your input. God's Speed To You and Yours.
@UlyssesFiles
@UlyssesFiles Жыл бұрын
@@davidmount9117 yes his point shooting stuff is fantastic. A great man
@tonobehnke5885
@tonobehnke5885 11 ай бұрын
To me, this man saw more action than most WWII commandos. And he survived to later teach those commandos to carry out their missions.
@UlyssesFiles
@UlyssesFiles 11 ай бұрын
Great point Kako 👌🏻
@mediocreman6323
@mediocreman6323 11 ай бұрын
He was obviously really good at what he was doing. Those who weren't, probably didn't live to teach their craft.
@UlyssesFiles
@UlyssesFiles 11 ай бұрын
True …
@johnbell4481
@johnbell4481 11 ай бұрын
I purchased a Fairbairn Sykes knife for my son when he was a US Marine and served in Syria (with the Green Beret) and Iraq. My great uncle was a Scots Guard at Buckingham palace and after Dunkirk became a British Commando. He was consumed with athletic prowess and keeping in shape long after the war. This was really a fantastic presentation and yes I think if Fairbairn did all these things and trained commandos like my uncle Tommy, he was probably the most dangerous man of WWII. They made Tommy chief constable of Coventry after the war.
@UlyssesFiles
@UlyssesFiles 11 ай бұрын
Still a great knife to carry after all these years. Your great uncle was quite a character!👌🏻
@tomsmith2209
@tomsmith2209 11 ай бұрын
By passing on his hard earned knowledge and training to so many, he probably did more damage to the enemy than just about anyone else. A proper force multiplier.
@UlyssesFiles
@UlyssesFiles 11 ай бұрын
A good way of putting it… ❤
@dirk143
@dirk143 11 ай бұрын
Actually that was his impact,.Everybody knows there were were Gurkha and Japanese Soldiers that were more dangerous, but didm't teach.
@UlyssesFiles
@UlyssesFiles 11 ай бұрын
@@dirk143 👌🏻
@Mbstr1
@Mbstr1 11 ай бұрын
Great point. I would say however that despite him training others, I still think the Finnish sniper nicknamed "White Death" was more dangerous. Just like the training of others is a force multiplier, the fear and reputation of white death is also a force multiplier as it spreads through all the Russian soldiers unfortunate enough to fight on his front.
@thedeathwobblechannel6539
@thedeathwobblechannel6539 11 ай бұрын
A proper British officer and gentleman.
@leegreenwood6316
@leegreenwood6316 11 ай бұрын
Yes, most certainly the most dangerous man. He was a precious jewel found at the right time in British history.
@jasonpoilovs4903
@jasonpoilovs4903 9 ай бұрын
Awesome video! He must be a candidate for most dangerous man of WWII as it’s 83 years on and I’ve actually hear of him.
@UlyssesFiles
@UlyssesFiles 9 ай бұрын
Cheers Jason 🙌🏻
@martinwebster1544
@martinwebster1544 11 ай бұрын
Family legend tells that my Grandfather, who served in WW1, taught explosive demolition at a 'Commando school' in WW2. This was allegedly at a local stately home but I can, of course, find no record of it! I sadly lost his notebook from WW1 which had beautiful hand-drawings of cutaway hand grenades and drawings of weak points in bridges. We would walk around our home city and he would point at a building and ask me 'How would you bring that down, lad? Four or five year-old me would reply 'Take it's knees away Grandad' in the approved fashion. He was and remains, my hero.
@UlyssesFiles
@UlyssesFiles 11 ай бұрын
Wow how cool was your grandfather 😜👌🏻👌🏻
@martinwebster1544
@martinwebster1544 11 ай бұрын
@@UlyssesFiles Very! He was in the Bradford Pals, joining on the second day of recruitment. They were sent into the Yorkshire Dales to feed up the malnourished at what was basically a scout camp. My Grandad was in the 'Church Lads Brigade' so fitted right in. Surprisingly, although he later went to France and was wounded twice his first posting was to Egypt to guard the Suez Canal. Imagine what that was like for lads who had never been out of their City, let alone their country. Although he started in the West Yorkshire regiment he ended up in the Royal Artillery after a cricket match! They held a single-wicket competition and my Grandad and another two were top scorers. they were immediately seconded to the RA as bomb-throwers. He was eventually invalided out in 1918 as he had a whitlow (a boil) on his trigger finger and in pre-antibiotic days, lost the end of it. Some people were known to shoot off their trigger finger to save being sent back but my Grandad told the tale of the poor lad who was left-handed and shot off the wrong finger. Like many of his fellow survivors, he didn't really speak about the bad things he experienced in France, apart from one time just before he died when he was in hospital and unburdened himself as he felt it was important that I knew what it was like so it wasn't over-glamourised, since he wanted better for me. I still think of him, especially on Remembrance Day
@zaczac3024
@zaczac3024 11 ай бұрын
Possible he taught at Shrivenham near Swindon, now the Royal Military College of Science
@UlyssesFiles
@UlyssesFiles 11 ай бұрын
Those Pals Battalions were something else. Nice idea in principle. Your grandad sure saw a lot. Unbelievable. Thanks again Martin 👌🏻🙏🙏
@jonathanbaron-crangle5093
@jonathanbaron-crangle5093 11 ай бұрын
Sounds like a good hand-book for sabotage & general demolition, what a shame you lost it.!
@timsimpson9367
@timsimpson9367 11 ай бұрын
Now that's one man you don't want to mess with. The bloke knew all the moves. Legend.
@snarflatful
@snarflatful 11 ай бұрын
Fairbairn didn't just talk the talk, he walked the walk. 👊
@markwalker4142
@markwalker4142 11 ай бұрын
I’ve trained in Karate since 1981 . I then policed from 1993 . There is a massive difference between both worlds . My Karate gave me advantages but not the full answers . The street and dealing with very violent people did . Fairburns books grace my book shelf . He policed a very different culture and attitude to weapons . Huge respect for the man .
@UlyssesFiles
@UlyssesFiles 11 ай бұрын
Great comment thank you 👌🏻
@fugu4163
@fugu4163 11 ай бұрын
I come from a karate background and it have saved me from various encounters with violent criminals though out the years. Training in a dojo are very different from the real thing.
@CaesarInVa
@CaesarInVa 11 ай бұрын
I'd love to hear more about the differences between martial arts training and your real-life experiences on the beat.
@batrocbjj7866
@batrocbjj7866 11 ай бұрын
@@fugu4163 thats why they invented that thing called mma
@jerryoshea3116
@jerryoshea3116 11 ай бұрын
Respect to ur experience..And a straight Leg kick to the 'Shin bone' should never be underestimated,if it's executed Correctly!!. .But I think the difference with someone like this,was down to pure ' street' experience! Now I'm sure any confrontation he had was never treated like a 'walk in the Park' but I would imagine he became like a top 'Prizefighter' in control &relaxed! (And the type of control= being able keep fully calm,with measured breathing so u see&feel everything,l like a MA Master of the street!)
@Dragonscout
@Dragonscout 11 ай бұрын
Great low key video with detailed facts on an eniigmatic figure that still impacts the military today. I missed a chance in the 70's to pick up an authentic Fairburn-Sykes when I was stationed in the Pacific and have regretted it ever since. The crap in the movies makes me ill because as a vet and former cop I can tell you up close and personal...no-one wins a "knife-fight". And it never lasts more than a few strokes since hydraulic shock from blood loss is a REAL thing. He was a great man that used his life experiences to benefit the free world in defeating utter darkness. And more importantly, teaching generations to do the same. Great work...you gained a subcriber.
@UlyssesFiles
@UlyssesFiles 11 ай бұрын
Thank you Dragonscout. Ah those original FS blades are a pretty penny these days too, I feel for you… Agree on the knife fighting thing 🙌🏻
@kendallkahl8725
@kendallkahl8725 8 ай бұрын
The Fairburn Sykes dagger is probably the best dagger ever invented. I examined a few and because they are so thick in the middle they are veritable wedge of death. Made of the finest Shefeild steel they have O give to them. Reports of tanks running over them and they were undamaged are to be believed. Even breaking the tip is extremely difficult. Until this video I thought they were made by Wilkinson of razor and sword fame.
@UlyssesFiles
@UlyssesFiles 8 ай бұрын
Yes it’s a great dagger. Made by a variety of firms though Wilkinson Sword were the first to make it. A pilot batch of 1500 mark I’s being made at the Wilkinson factory in Nov 1940.
@RickJZ1973
@RickJZ1973 11 ай бұрын
Excellent presentation! Fairbairn can definitely be considered the grandfather of modern close quarter fighting techniques.
@UlyssesFiles
@UlyssesFiles 11 ай бұрын
Thanks Rick - yes he’s got to be the or a grandfather of tí…👌🏻
@MrBillinoregon
@MrBillinoregon 11 ай бұрын
Well-deserved remembrance of a brilliant soldier and policeman. There is a brief mention of Col. Rex Applegate passing on many of Fairbairn's techniques to the OSS. Many years ago I was at a small gun show in the southern Oregon town of Roseburg put on by the local Lions Club. I passed a rather portly older fellow with a friendly smile selling a book, "Kill or Get Killed." The title didn't interest me greatly at the time, I am sorry to say, because the gentleman I exchanged "hello, how ya doin's" with was indeed Rex Applegate. I could have chatted him up for half an hour if I had known who he was and what he had lived through. It was at another of these small southern Oregon gun shows that I met another man whom I had the sense to chat with: Ian Skennerton.
@UlyssesFiles
@UlyssesFiles 11 ай бұрын
Wow I wish I’d met those 2 - incredible.
@daniellyne1
@daniellyne1 9 ай бұрын
Yes I fond your commentary very good & easy to listen to ,very interesting & informative I look forward to more like this . Thank you for taking the time to make it
@UlyssesFiles
@UlyssesFiles 9 ай бұрын
Thank you Daniel 😀🙌🏻
@googleisshittoss
@googleisshittoss 11 ай бұрын
My Dad was in F-Section..and would have agreed with you..He taught Fairburn's skills to the French Resistance
@UlyssesFiles
@UlyssesFiles 11 ай бұрын
Wow very interesting 😍
@aidanmcmillan-dx8lq
@aidanmcmillan-dx8lq 11 ай бұрын
gotta love commies, right
@matthewhopkins239
@matthewhopkins239 11 ай бұрын
Please spell his name correctly.
@davidmount9117
@davidmount9117 Жыл бұрын
Met the man, I also have a knife forged for him personally, so thank you so much for honoring a true hero. I will say I could only wish I had become the man he was. Salutes.
@UlyssesFiles
@UlyssesFiles Жыл бұрын
My goodness that’s amazing, I’d loved to have been in your shoes. I wonder what the circumstances were in you meeting him and coming to possess one of his blades?
@davidmount9117
@davidmount9117 Жыл бұрын
@@UlyssesFiles Hi there Thanks for the reply! Circumstances included my father who was very much known for 2 things, one being he was a 10th Dan martial artist and trained until the very last years of his life. They met and I had no pat in that but I did meet him. Obtaining the blade those was quite a matter of luck and timing, I can't remember dates so well but was a few months before his passing. I think the blade, which was the last design he made, was basically the same shape except it was all black with a bigger tang, bigger bolster and riveted handle with a different pommel to match. As it is one of my most prized possessions I still have it, I think it was #009.
@leonardangermund6262
@leonardangermund6262 Жыл бұрын
Dangerous Dan, has my vote!!!
@UlyssesFiles
@UlyssesFiles 11 ай бұрын
@@davidmount9117 gosh your father was amazing. Your blade is pretty unique. A prized possession indeed, I can only dream 😍
@UlyssesFiles
@UlyssesFiles 11 ай бұрын
@@leonardangermund6262 hejee great choice!
@justjosie1163
@justjosie1163 9 ай бұрын
Loved this as well as your video on d'Eliscu. Perhaps in the future you could do videos on Pat O'Neil, George de Relwyskow, and others who have not received the proper recognition of there outstanding accomplishments. Thank you for your time in providing these.
@UlyssesFiles
@UlyssesFiles 9 ай бұрын
Hi and thanks Josie. Good suggestion. I’m researching one currently on Anthony Biddle, and will look into Pat O’Neill and George de Relwyskow too now - these guys are legends in their fields for sure and as you say do not get their proper dues… 🙌🏻
@justjosie1163
@justjosie1163 9 ай бұрын
@OdysseusFiles Will be waiting to enjoy seeing the Biddle presentation. Thank you ever so much for all you do!
@UlyssesFiles
@UlyssesFiles 9 ай бұрын
@@justjosie1163😍🙌🏻
@CSGraves
@CSGraves 9 ай бұрын
Love Fairbairn's knife designs (& by extension, Sykes' work as well). I've got a couple reproductions of the F-S in my collection. Here & there you find folk who believe it was designed exclusively for thrusts, which shows they haven't actually read Fairbairn's own words on the matter. Got a reproduction smatchet too. Definitely feels like a parallel to the smaller examples of the Filipino barong, with its broad leaf blade. Much more compact than those Welsh WWI swords.
@UlyssesFiles
@UlyssesFiles 8 ай бұрын
I was thinking the same r.e. the smatchet. Definitely not as cumbersome as the Welsh Fusiliers thing and more like a barong. Oh and agree on the knife 👍🏻
@skivorable
@skivorable 11 ай бұрын
Fairbairn also gets credit in the book " Churcill's Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare" by Giles Milton. An essential read for anyone interested in the plethora of tactics used by Britain in WWII (and a travesty that those who contributed so much to victory remain unknown through petty jealousies of government officials).
@UlyssesFiles
@UlyssesFiles 11 ай бұрын
I must cop a copy of this; thanks for bringing it up Ivor 👌🏻
@al82117
@al82117 11 ай бұрын
I'll second the book recommendation, it's a cracking good read!
@UlyssesFiles
@UlyssesFiles 11 ай бұрын
Tks Andrew. I’ll order it on Amazon soon hejee 🙌🏻
@andym1594
@andym1594 9 ай бұрын
Along the origins of the SAS book (the origins, work in africa, italy and eventually Dday)- this is a must read.
@sergiozammel8261
@sergiozammel8261 11 ай бұрын
As a understudy of Fairbairn, and others without being armed, this man is definitely on the top of the most dangerous list.
@UlyssesFiles
@UlyssesFiles 11 ай бұрын
Yes agree Sergio 👌🏻
@MediaFilter
@MediaFilter 11 ай бұрын
"The world needs bad men. We keep the other bad men from the door."
@Wutzmename
@Wutzmename 11 ай бұрын
It's crazy watching all those people standing so close to ricochets coming off those surfaces.
@GF-nm1cl
@GF-nm1cl 11 ай бұрын
The guy that played saruman was the real James bond. And he certainly knew he way around that knife
@UlyssesFiles
@UlyssesFiles 11 ай бұрын
Ah Christopher Lee. Yeah I saw that story. Interesting 👌🏻
@binomesprite7829
@binomesprite7829 10 ай бұрын
There's a documentary where they get someone who teaches these techniques today and he tries to train some modern American troops. It's an eye opener. Several of them back out of the experiment saying it was immoral.
@larrycantwell1740
@larrycantwell1740 11 ай бұрын
Total respect to a incredibly skilled man, we owe him so much.
@UlyssesFiles
@UlyssesFiles 11 ай бұрын
Yes, thanks Larry 👌🏻
@RakkasanRakkasan
@RakkasanRakkasan 11 ай бұрын
With out a doubt he was,is,and will always be the real toughest most dangerous man of any age. I was trained by a man that was trained by a man who was trained by him.
@UlyssesFiles
@UlyssesFiles 11 ай бұрын
That’s a link straight to him then. Nice 👌🏻
@qtpwqt
@qtpwqt 11 ай бұрын
@@UlyssesFiles Same for me .
@RakkasanRakkasan
@RakkasanRakkasan 11 ай бұрын
The early u.s. special forces were trained by the old WW2 guys mind this was in the 80s the guy that taught me was trained in the 60s by the guy's from the 40s. There is a remarkable book about them and the Shanghai riot squad.
@qtpwqt
@qtpwqt 11 ай бұрын
I live in Toronto and my teacher trained with Bill Underwood.
@UlyssesFiles
@UlyssesFiles 10 ай бұрын
@@RakkasanRakkasan fantastic link to those early legends…
@wayneleeke8724
@wayneleeke8724 11 ай бұрын
He deserves the title. My father served with the Seaforth Highlanders of Canada during WW2 and he introduced me to Fairbairn fighting skills and knife when I was a child. I bought a Fairbairn commando fighting knife over fifty years ago at an estate sale. Unsure of its authenticity though
@UlyssesFiles
@UlyssesFiles 11 ай бұрын
Ah interesting. Is there any mark or writing on the ricasso?
@Denver_Risley
@Denver_Risley 11 ай бұрын
Well researched and produced. Kudos. I have to agree that W.E. was pretty damn dangerous. I have all his books in one hard-bound volume and have studied, on and off, various true combat fighting systems throughout history. His is a very modular system, meaning only a few basic techniques need to be learned to be effective. These modular systems, I have found, are always down-n-dirty and all about getting it done.
@fifthbusiness1678
@fifthbusiness1678 11 ай бұрын
Thanks for this ... one of my very favourite films of all time. I’ve subscribed and look forward to more content!
@UlyssesFiles
@UlyssesFiles 11 ай бұрын
Thanks so much 🙏🙌🏻
@joelmonkley6177
@joelmonkley6177 11 ай бұрын
I honestly think Charlie Upham was the most dangerous allied soldier of ww2 he was recommended for more than 2 Victoria crosses and his dispatches were always full of him really taking the fight to the Germans no hold bared he was a no nonsense soldier Fact Rest in peace ☮️🙏
@UlyssesFiles
@UlyssesFiles 11 ай бұрын
He was unbelievably brave. How he survived the War I’ve no idea. His exploits in Crete make for especially fascinating reading 😍
@julianwalls1077
@julianwalls1077 11 ай бұрын
Years ago my late father great friend from serving in ww2 Ted Sims later to run Ted Sims Engineering of Whangarei New Zealand that built boats etc was himself a Crack soldier he may have been trained by Fairbarn u like my Dad who served for 25 th battalion as ordinary soldier and later Nz army intelligence Ted was in a Crack unit that went behind enemy lines and killed Germans with his bare hands working with the Gurkas who were even better at killing people. To meet the man he was only about 5 ft 2 I remember meeting him when was about 14. A story went round in New Zealand in the 1970s during the height of industrial unrest where the Boilermakers union was very strong a visit to his premises of 6ft heavy built union delegate went to see Ted and said Mr Sims you have 20 engineering employees here and I note they are not a member of the union if they don t join the union you will have industrial problems!..well the guy was not standing for long Ted put over a engineering bench and threated to break his back I'm 2 places.. well after that he never saw a union official again 🙄
@RobWrinkle
@RobWrinkle 11 ай бұрын
I watched his funeral cortege marching to ChCh cathedral in 1994. Very solemn but also celebratory procession
@douglasgreen437
@douglasgreen437 11 ай бұрын
Mad Jack Churchill was bad ass...
@UlyssesFiles
@UlyssesFiles 11 ай бұрын
Great story 😜🙌🏻
@HeavySig
@HeavySig 11 ай бұрын
Thanks for this. I found a copy of Get Tough in a house our family lived in 50 years ago and was captivated by the brutality of the techniques it contained, with explanation on how long it would take people to die from the various holds and knife wounds. I have always been on the lookout for more information on the infamous William Fairbairn.
@UlyssesFiles
@UlyssesFiles 11 ай бұрын
Ah that’s an old copy then, maybe an original printing? Yes his stuff is v direct 😜👌🏻
@HeavySig
@HeavySig 11 ай бұрын
@@UlyssesFiles My guess is original; from the home/office of a British doctor who had immigrated to Canada after WWII. Since it was aimed at the Home Guard, that was my theory. Wish I still had it.
@UlyssesFiles
@UlyssesFiles 11 ай бұрын
Ouch yeah a really old maybe original copy then…
@andym1594
@andym1594 9 ай бұрын
Funny thing- when I was taking EMT training- I was thinking to myself of how an assassin could take all of this life saving info and use it in reverse and wondered about that.
@tanosanti
@tanosanti 11 ай бұрын
He was one of the most complete soldiers to develop teaching and techniques to produce the most dangerous forces
@UlyssesFiles
@UlyssesFiles 11 ай бұрын
Yes Tano 👌🏻
@derekstocker6661
@derekstocker6661 10 ай бұрын
Thanks for this very well done documentary, the Fairbairn-Sykes fighting knife must be one of the most recognisable weapons of all time, treasured by its users and owners alike, early models fetch a premium price now and still have the power to haunt with their history.
@UlyssesFiles
@UlyssesFiles 10 ай бұрын
Thanks Derek and very well put about the Fairbairn-Sykes knife.
@derekstocker6661
@derekstocker6661 10 ай бұрын
@@UlyssesFiles More than welcome, great video. Very well researched!
@philipswain4122
@philipswain4122 11 ай бұрын
My English teacher fought in Burma against the Japanese. His face and arms were covered with deep scares. He never spoke about his experiences, but his quiet disposition and pained look gave away his memories
@UlyssesFiles
@UlyssesFiles 11 ай бұрын
Ah interesting, Philip. My fathers uncle also fought in Burma and was captured by the Japanese and forced to work on the infamous Burma Railway. My father describes his disposition in a similar way.
@philipswain4122
@philipswain4122 11 ай бұрын
@@UlyssesFiles you just can’t imagine the trauma they went through. I guess the greatest generation had that certain stoicism born out of the 1930’s Depression.
@johnprudent3216
@johnprudent3216 11 ай бұрын
I’d heard about Fairbanks years ago cuz I across his story amongst others during a random search on WWII. I’d always been curious about him. This is the most I’d ever seen or heard about him. You never here about his style of combat as you always hear about the more John Wayne style epic battles and fights from that era. I think this guy would make a great subject for a movie.
@UlyssesFiles
@UlyssesFiles 11 ай бұрын
Ah I agree the subject would make for a great movie 🎥👌🏻
@nacholibre1962
@nacholibre1962 Жыл бұрын
Fairbairn and Sykes were also responsible for the setting up and running intially of Camp X, in Canada. To this day, the Canadian Army organization for secret military operations is called JTFX (Joint Task Force X). I have an original 1940s-era F&S Commando dagger. Of note: The OSS (the precursor to the CIA) was set up indirectly by Sir William Samuel Stephenson (a Canadian, codename Intrepid), in 1941. He was the inspiration for the 007 character, James Bond, created by Ian Flemming, also formerly of British military intelligence..
@UlyssesFiles
@UlyssesFiles Жыл бұрын
So many fascinating links there, thank you… Your original fs knife is it a mark 1, 2 or 3?
@tonykulikovsky
@tonykulikovsky Жыл бұрын
Inventors of the double-edged fighting knife
@joelpiva1541
@joelpiva1541 11 ай бұрын
You don't really mean that, do you? There's been double edged fighting knives for a long time before 1940.
@tonykulikovsky
@tonykulikovsky 11 ай бұрын
Did they not also have a training camp I Scotland for commandos
@Marvel66666
@Marvel66666 11 ай бұрын
"Ian Fleming formed a unit of commandos, known as No. 30 Commando, composed of specialist intelligence troops.The unit was based on a German group headed by Otto Skorzeny.The German unit was thought by Fleming to be one of the most outstanding innovations in sercret intelligence service. " " Fleming was a known admirer of Otto Skorzeny who revolutionized the asymmetric warfare in his use of intelligence and guerilla tactics, combining them with criminal practices, like blackmail, kidnapping, and extortion. The infamous German officer would later serve as inspiration for the character of Hugo Drax, the supervillain from Moonraker and Goldfinger. "
@danthompson1m
@danthompson1m 11 ай бұрын
Subscribed. More like this, please. I could watch hours of the original Fairbairn footage. Please post more of whatever you have.
@UlyssesFiles
@UlyssesFiles 11 ай бұрын
Thanks Daniel. Here’s our latest, about Paddy Mayne: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qGi1h5eYp6x1jdE
@UlyssesFiles
@UlyssesFiles 11 ай бұрын
It contains references to Fairbairn 🙌🏻
@mikederasmo7621
@mikederasmo7621 11 ай бұрын
the biggest weapon a human can Carrie with him or her, it's a sheer determination to live and survive!
@UlyssesFiles
@UlyssesFiles 11 ай бұрын
True 👌🏻
@sopwithcamelus
@sopwithcamelus 11 ай бұрын
He still influences any serious student of combatives to this day.
@UlyssesFiles
@UlyssesFiles 11 ай бұрын
How true 👌🏻
@sid35gb
@sid35gb 11 ай бұрын
Literally laid the foundations of all SF CQB training. A very dangerous man.
@UlyssesFiles
@UlyssesFiles 11 ай бұрын
Yes true 👌🏻
@joesgotya9930
@joesgotya9930 11 ай бұрын
Nope lol.. Nobody uses this shit.. “Knife fighting is a complete waste of time.” - Delta Force operator John McPhee
@michiveritas1420
@michiveritas1420 11 ай бұрын
@@joesgotya9930 Pish😂 Knife fighting is a waste of time?? It's an art and a skill. On the flip-side is knife-crime... I wonder how those cut, slashed, stabbed feel about that - I for one, also those dead by knife injuries would if they could(?)🤔
@UlyssesFiles
@UlyssesFiles 11 ай бұрын
Hmmm famous last words… 😜🤣👌🏻
@UlyssesFiles
@UlyssesFiles 11 ай бұрын
Exactly 👌🏻
@thefnaffan2
@thefnaffan2 7 ай бұрын
Great video, thank you for sharing
@robertlehnert4148
@robertlehnert4148 2 ай бұрын
Students of Fairbairn included not just David Niven and his "batman", Peter Ustinov, who also served in the Commandos, but also Christopher Lee and Ian Fleming.
@marcoslaureano5562
@marcoslaureano5562 9 ай бұрын
Pat O'Neil who worked under him in the Shanghai police was the man who trained and lead the Devil's Brigade (FSSF). He also helped design the V42 dagger for the First Special Service Force - which was a joint American/Canadian special operations force which was basically the precursor to CAG. Even Delta's red Airborne patches are similar to the FSSF.
@michiveritas1420
@michiveritas1420 9 ай бұрын
Pat O'Neil... You sure?? I thought it was Pat McGroin🤔🙂
@michiveritas1420
@michiveritas1420 9 ай бұрын
PS lol... Only teasing😆
@justjosie1163
@justjosie1163 9 ай бұрын
Yes, sadly he is rarely mentioned. He developed different "systems" based on who would be using them. So he taught one "system" to the Devil's Brigade, another to LEOs and another to intelligent agents after the war it is reported. I only wish we had resources to see the details of his systems.
@steverobinson2501
@steverobinson2501 7 ай бұрын
O'Neil was an OSS agent when he was with the FSSF and after in Japan.
@johnkracy9190
@johnkracy9190 11 ай бұрын
Thank you ! Semper Fi !
@UlyssesFiles
@UlyssesFiles 11 ай бұрын
😜👌🏻
@brucefile7430
@brucefile7430 11 ай бұрын
The only other person in WW2 who was comparable to him was Otto Skorzeny...
@stephenbailey1931
@stephenbailey1931 11 ай бұрын
What a hero. Respect and thanks.
@danbaumann8273
@danbaumann8273 11 ай бұрын
Very interesting. Love the history on this stuff and martial arts in general. Always wondered about the others too such as Applegate, Bill Underwood and Charles Nelson, and any friendships, possible rivalries or influences they had on each other
@UlyssesFiles
@UlyssesFiles 11 ай бұрын
Yes it’s a fascinating topic overall 👌🏻
@eipi5173
@eipi5173 11 ай бұрын
Metal of Honor recipients. They walked the walk.
@jollywally001gmail
@jollywally001gmail 11 ай бұрын
Wonderfully accurate and informative! Thank You!
@UlyssesFiles
@UlyssesFiles 11 ай бұрын
Thanks so much Wallace 🙌🏻
@lifetruth.2631
@lifetruth.2631 11 ай бұрын
100%. He was a man way ahead of his time. Many of his techniques are effective still today. The knife is absolutely the deadliest weapon ever.
@UlyssesFiles
@UlyssesFiles 11 ай бұрын
Agree 👌🏻🙌🏻
@elijahrobinson2362
@elijahrobinson2362 11 ай бұрын
No. It puts one in danger from an opponent. Guns are far more dangerous as they allow one to inflict damage from a safe distance.
@bryanbenson6551
@bryanbenson6551 11 ай бұрын
Lol, not even close! I'll take my AR 10 or .45 over your knife any day.
@lifetruth.2631
@lifetruth.2631 11 ай бұрын
@@elijahrobinson2362 You are talking about professional soldiers, which you and I are not. If it happens, you most likely will face a single criminal, and he will not expect you to have a knife. Since I have faced that situation more than once, I can tell you, make sure you have a good knife.
@lifetruth.2631
@lifetruth.2631 11 ай бұрын
@@bryanbenson6551 depends on a lot of things. Trust me you cannot carry an AR10 in most public places. That takes care of your long gun. Next is depending on what the surroundings are that we meet. And that will be by my choice. The greatest weapon is the brain, and I tend to use mine.
@dennycraig8483
@dennycraig8483 11 ай бұрын
Rickmansworth is a very small area but has produced lots of people who helped shape ww2 and history. Good and bad,Kim Philby also lived in the area. Heronsgate, Chorleywood, was also home to some very prominent people...
@ZEP0034
@ZEP0034 11 ай бұрын
True this man taught a lot his methods at the time arguably the main martial artist
@Aegis713
@Aegis713 11 ай бұрын
Great work! Never heard of this gentleman, and what a story that was!
@UlyssesFiles
@UlyssesFiles 11 ай бұрын
An amazing character. Thanks 🙏
@lewisnapton8399
@lewisnapton8399 11 ай бұрын
Some must kill so that others may live. How fortunate the man that knew he had their back. He was a force of nature.
@UlyssesFiles
@UlyssesFiles 11 ай бұрын
Yes a force of nature is an apt description 😜👌🏻
@nickmccarthy8107
@nickmccarthy8107 11 ай бұрын
Well, Paddy Mayne was probably more dangerous, but Fairbairn's methods helped Paddy. That's the point, Fairbairn formulated the template for special forces CQB that still exists today. His legacy is most important. I teach Gutter Fighting, so I am doing my bit to promote the Great Man's skills to the public.
@UlyssesFiles
@UlyssesFiles 11 ай бұрын
Great point Nick. It’s his methodology that singles him out along with the fact that he was able to pass it on to so many both directly and through his books. Interesting that you are teaching this now. Are you in the USA? 👌🏻
@schizoidman9781
@schizoidman9781 10 ай бұрын
Hi, Do you teach Nick? This is good stuff
@ronchappel4812
@ronchappel4812 11 ай бұрын
This is the most interesting thing i've seen in ages! Many thanks for posting
@UlyssesFiles
@UlyssesFiles 11 ай бұрын
Thanks Ron, glad you liked it 😍👌🏻
@bigtimepimpin666
@bigtimepimpin666 11 ай бұрын
I was a "student" in the John F Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School in the early 2000s. He and Sikes were still legends.
@UlyssesFiles
@UlyssesFiles 11 ай бұрын
Ah interesting- it’s fascinating to see how they’re still relevant 👌🏻
@houserental5424
@houserental5424 11 ай бұрын
Who is “he”?
@SoldierAndrew
@SoldierAndrew 11 ай бұрын
Yet the 'only' allied confirmed kill with unarmed bare hands in WWII was done by a female SOE agent named Nancy Wake, originally from New Zealand, immigrated to Australian then relocated to France before WWII. She joined the SOE and claimed in a video interview that Eric Sykes had been her instructor in silent killing (Fairbairn was on loan to the Americans at the time) and during a raid she was detained by a single Nazi German officer who she kicked in the three piece before chopping him across the neck with the edge of palm. He dropped dead. Confirmed later by war dept. She was most decorated woman of WWII allied forces. Her nickname was the White mouse.
@UlyssesFiles
@UlyssesFiles 11 ай бұрын
Ah I’ve heard of Nancy Wake - an incredible woman 🙌🏻
@unklbuk1
@unklbuk1 11 ай бұрын
My father was a member of the Canadian special forces unit called the ‘Special Service Force during WW2. They were called several names like, "Braves" the Black Devils, and the Devils Brigade until it was changed to Special Service Force. Remembering all the stories he had told my brother and I around a campfire back in the day at our lakeside cottage (I'm 67 now) were pretty gripping, and mind boggling. Those ole time Vets were definitely some bad asses, I miss him so.
@UlyssesFiles
@UlyssesFiles 11 ай бұрын
Very interesting comment your father was so cool - thank you for commenting 🙏
@johnnyquest5942
@johnnyquest5942 11 ай бұрын
That’s an amazing unit .. Thank you for your fathers service … Your father made history.
@unklbuk1
@unklbuk1 11 ай бұрын
@@johnnyquest5942 Thanks for the kind words, he was an amazing man.
@unklbuk1
@unklbuk1 11 ай бұрын
@@UlyssesFiles Thanks, he definitely was one in a million.
@doclockwood8809
@doclockwood8809 10 ай бұрын
My father, too, was in the Black Devils, and is now at Arlington Cemetery overlooking Memorial Bridge, the Lincoln Memorial, the Mall, the Washington Monument, and of course, the Capitol. And I can tell you honestly that he would rise from his grave to fight AGAINST the neo-fascists who stormed the Capitol in their cowardly and feeble attempt to overthrow our democratic elections. He fought fascism in Italy, and would not hesitate to fight it here in the US. I grew up in Arlington and the Cemetery was close enough for me to hear the caisson horses stomping their hooves in their stalls eager to pull yet another of thousands of caskets to its burial site. These men and women fought and died to keep fascism out of the US, and now it threatens us here at home as Traitor Trump threatens to take office once again. My father, a decorated FSSF commando, a hard right registered Republican, would make short work of Little Donnie Bone Spurs, a trifling pile of treasonous trash who wouldn't even brave the rain to pay respects to the fallen GIs at Normandy. He has no respect for Veterans. Trump is a fascist, a coward, and a loser. Hopefully, he won't share any hard fought ground with the real patriots at Arlington Cemetery. Btw, Brad Pitt's shoulder patch in "Inglorious Basterds" is the red Arrowhead of The Force...the 1st Special Service Force. Please google: "SUPERCOMMANDOS" for more info, and yep, that's Dad watching over the Mussolini Canal on the cover of the book.
@patv693
@patv693 11 ай бұрын
excellent, very informative, thank you for your compilation
@UlyssesFiles
@UlyssesFiles 11 ай бұрын
Thank you Pat 🙌🏻
@robertburch153
@robertburch153 11 ай бұрын
There is no doubt in the special operations community's mind as to the danger and discipline of Fairborn . He was and remains a world shaker. Years ahead of and has very few living or deceased peers. Captain Amigo
@UlyssesFiles
@UlyssesFiles 11 ай бұрын
Absolutely. Agreed
@AnonAnonAnon
@AnonAnonAnon Жыл бұрын
The most dangerous man post WWII was my old sergeant major. He should have gone to prison for half the things he got up to!
@UlyssesFiles
@UlyssesFiles Жыл бұрын
Sounds like an interesting story. They wielded a lot of power 😆
@Pantelijator
@Pantelijator Жыл бұрын
Could you please describe some of things he has done, it would be interesting to hear the stories?
@richardmcgonigle1160
@richardmcgonigle1160 Жыл бұрын
Ex French foreign legionnaires have some storys to tell even before joining....some are usually running n want a new ID. French passport.. the legion makes men of them but some are fucking crazy cut throats ... not shining a bad light on the legion here as they do make a man of you.. being a ruthless bastard helps but they instil discipline...the hard way.. the only way these men know. Legio patria nostra.
@DaveSCameron
@DaveSCameron 8 ай бұрын
And here's me believing my grandad who told me he was the most feared warrior in Europe 😂. Thanks again for your work and efforts uploading these. 👍
@UlyssesFiles
@UlyssesFiles 8 ай бұрын
😁
@adrianlouviere7650
@adrianlouviere7650 11 ай бұрын
Thanks for the information. Nice job
@UlyssesFiles
@UlyssesFiles 11 ай бұрын
Thank you 👌🏻
@maxpinson5002
@maxpinson5002 11 ай бұрын
Great video
@UlyssesFiles
@UlyssesFiles 11 ай бұрын
Thanks Max 😍
@nevadafitch5647
@nevadafitch5647 11 ай бұрын
I have known of Fairbairn, Sikes, and Applegate for many years. There is made a newer knife in a few different sizes, called the Applegate/Fairbairn Commando Knife, which is slightly shorter and has a little better handle on it, then the original Sikes/Fairbairn knife of WWII. It's still a double-edged dagger. As a civilian, I carry the Applegate/Fairbairn knife, in a custom kydex scabbard, whenever I leave home as a backup to my CCW pistol.
@UlyssesFiles
@UlyssesFiles 11 ай бұрын
Ahh nice comment thanks. I know the Applegate knife you refer to, it’s a very good design.
@misterstrongerman
@misterstrongerman 11 ай бұрын
What is your reasoning to cary a knife instead of a backup pocket pistol? There are .32ACP models which are smaller and lighter than a knife. And the statistical probability of both pistols jaming and no time to rack the slide is negligible. While a knife fight most certainly would result in bodily harm to you even if you win.
@nevadafitch5647
@nevadafitch5647 11 ай бұрын
@@misterstrongerman, It's not really a backup in case my pistol jams. In close combat, a good knife is sometimes better than a gun. And when carried on the off side, correctly, it can be drawn faster than a gun, and deployed forwards or backwards, and it doesn't jam or run out of bullets.
@johno3888
@johno3888 11 ай бұрын
YES, Fairbairn in my mind due to the fact that trench fighting and stalking and termination of enemy sentrys during WW2 required physical skill, training, strength, and an ongoing focus and dedication to the craft. I definitely believe William Ewart Fairbairn to be one of the most worth of the title Fierces and most dangerous combatant of WW2...............
@andrewholmes1889
@andrewholmes1889 Жыл бұрын
I remember reading a story about two young punks who jumped on to a bus full of retirees. The mistake the two young guys made was that all the retirees were SAS soldiers on a day out. Which they found out when they woke up chained to a post outside a police station.
@UlyssesFiles
@UlyssesFiles Жыл бұрын
Fantastic story… ❤
@am4793
@am4793 Жыл бұрын
Apocryphal.
@johnteets2921
@johnteets2921 11 ай бұрын
@@am4793 A story that good doesn't need to be true, c'mon MAN 😁
@HarryFenton6124
@HarryFenton6124 11 ай бұрын
These stories are always good. My old Dad was a guest scrum half for the Met police rugby team for evening away game. After the match they were all on the coach travelling home when they stopped at a transport cafe, late at night, for a piss stop. To their delight, when the coach stopped they were surrounded by a large gang of Teddy Boys, trying to look 'ard. Dad said their was a stampede to get off the coach, which was followed by a huge fist fight. 50 a side. No need to say which team won.
@katumus
@katumus 11 ай бұрын
That would be so nice to see if there just would have been a security camera in the bus....
@GreasyBelcher
@GreasyBelcher 9 ай бұрын
Himself vs Otto Skorzeny in a fight to the death, would have been a clash of the Titans.
@shallcarry
@shallcarry 11 ай бұрын
Yeah. I would definitely include him. And I would add Colonel Rex Applegate, who you did mentioned briefly in the video.
@UlyssesFiles
@UlyssesFiles 11 ай бұрын
Yes Applegate is a legend
@MartynTaylor50
@MartynTaylor50 11 ай бұрын
The smachet was indeed influenced by a blade carried by members of the Royal Welsh Fusiliers in WW1 modelled after a celtic short sword, a surviving one being in the regimental museum at Cardiff castle.
@robertdarcy2168
@robertdarcy2168 10 ай бұрын
Dangerous Dan aay. Most interesting/informative footage. The 'Commando' Knife as I always called it. What a piece of kit. Now understand origins and man responsible for such an iconic lethal weapon.👍
@chemtrailseventysix8952
@chemtrailseventysix8952 11 ай бұрын
Thank you for this great video!
@UlyssesFiles
@UlyssesFiles 11 ай бұрын
Thanks 🙌🏻
@Grumpy_Cyborg
@Grumpy_Cyborg 11 ай бұрын
8:18 At this moment the look in the eye and grin on the face tells you everything you need to know about this man.
@raycope2086
@raycope2086 11 ай бұрын
What an extraordinary documentary! I'd never heard of this gentleman, and his incredible contribution to our country's armed forces, when it was most needed. What an incredible life he has led. Is there a book about him? I hope he died peacefully, and lived a happy and well loved life after all the violence was no longer required from him. Thank you for introducing more of us to this brave man.
@UlyssesFiles
@UlyssesFiles 11 ай бұрын
Thank you for your comment here Ray; yes he was a most interesting man - an incredible character. I don’t think I’ve come across an autobiography/biography - but he wrote several books on self-defense…
@simonmaguire5250
@simonmaguire5250 11 ай бұрын
@@UlyssesFiles Not yet read it but try THE LEGEND OF W. E. FAIRBAIRN. GENTLEMAN & WARRIOR (THE SHANGHAI YEARS) by Peter Robins.
@DavidSmith-xs3or
@DavidSmith-xs3or 11 ай бұрын
I'd love to see a movie based on his life- like the way Hollywood used to make movies, similar to Lawrence of Arabia. But I cant think of directors up to the level of David Lean around Hollywood these days.
@raycope2086
@raycope2086 11 ай бұрын
@@DavidSmith-xs3or Oliver Stone might have made a good attempt when he was directing, but I agree with you about today's lot. Of course these awful days, the " woke " vermin wouldn't have allowed it to be made. Or else our hero would be a trans.
@UlyssesFiles
@UlyssesFiles 11 ай бұрын
@@simonmaguire5250 ahh nice one I’ll try to find this 👌🏻
@rgtrz9466
@rgtrz9466 10 ай бұрын
Nice piece of History. Thanks!
@UlyssesFiles
@UlyssesFiles 10 ай бұрын
Welcome 🙏- thanks for commenting 🙌🏻
@gusmoore7678
@gusmoore7678 11 ай бұрын
Great Story! I’d only heard of Him prior to seeing this… Very Informative… He was a Great Man
@UlyssesFiles
@UlyssesFiles 11 ай бұрын
Thanks Gus 🙌🏻
@gregary100
@gregary100 11 ай бұрын
Just watched this .. very interesting, never realised the the history behind the Fairburn Sykes knife . Well done... what a man he was ,such experience ... 👍
@UlyssesFiles
@UlyssesFiles 11 ай бұрын
Thanks Greg. Yes he’s quite a legend
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