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S'està carregant… Get Tough (1942)de W. E. Fairbairn
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The author of this concise guide to unarmed combat and self-defence is a legend. W. E. Fairbairn (1885-1960) spent over thirty years in the tough environment of the Riot Squads of China's Shanghai Municipal Police. In order to lower levels of Police mortality at the hands of Chinese Tongs, he studied ancient Chinese and Japanese martial arts, including Ju-jitsu, and was the first foreigner to be awarded a black belt in the discipline. He developed his own system which he called 'Defendu'. At the outbreak of the Second World War, he was recruited by Britain's Special Operations Executive as an Instructor in unarmed combat and expounded the deadly mysteries of attack and defence to scores of trainee agents about to be dropped into occupied Europe. His methods were approved and officially adopted throughout the British army. Fairbairn also developed weapons and defence aids such as bullet proof vests. He is best known as the co-inventor of the famous Sykes-Fairbairn knife. In this boo... No s'han trobat descripcions de biblioteca. |
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Blows-Edge-of-the-hand; Chin jab; Boot (side kick); Boot defense; Boot ("Bronco kick"); Knee
Releases-From a wrist hold (one hand); From a wrist hold (two hands); From a strangle hold (one hand); From a strangle hold (Two hands); From a bear hug (front, over the arms); From a bear hug (front, over the arms) alternative release; From a bear hug (front, arms free); From a abear hug (back, over the arms) alternative release; From a bear hug (back, arms free); From a hair hold (back)
Holds-Thumb hold; Thumb hold (cont.); Sentry hold; Sentry hold (cont.); Japanese strangle hold; Japanese strangle hold applied from in front; Handcuff hold; Bent-arm hold; Head hold
Throws-Hip throw; Wrist throw; Back break
Miscellaneous advice-Chair and knife; The match-box attack; Smacking the ears; The art of getting up from the ground; Getting up from the ground (backwards); Attack with a small stick or cane; Attack with a small stick or cane (cont.); Attack with a small stick or cane (concl.); Various methods of securing a prisoner; A-from the handcuff hold; B-"The grape vine"; C-The chair; D-A substitute for handcuffs; Break-aways from "come-along" grips; A-Your opponent has hold of you as in fig. 108; B-Your opponent has hold of you as in fig. 109
Use of the knife-Use of the knife; Use of the knife (cont.); Use of the knife (concl.)
The smatchet-The smatchet (carrying, drawing, and holding); The smatchet (close-in blows); The smatchet (attacking blows)
Disarming an opponent of his pistol-Disarming an opponent of his pistol; A-Disarming from in front; B-Disarming from in front (alternative method); C-Disarming from behind; D-Disarming from behind (alternative method); E-Disarming a third party