{"title":"Capt W E Fairbairn","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"defendu-book-capt-w-e-fairbairn-9781581606027","title":"Defendu","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Fairbairn's system was based on his training and knowledge in boxing, wrestling, savate, jujutsu, judo and fights he was involved in during his police work, Fairbairn began to develop his own system of hand to hand combat, initially referring it as Defendu. It was designed to be simple to learn and to provide effective results. Fairbairn published his book, Defendu, in 1926 2] (reprinted as Scientific Self Defence in 1931), illustrating this method and it is here that the term Defendu first appeared This confused early readers of the book, who assumed that the techniques within had been based mainly in the Eastern martial arts that Fairbairn had learned. Thus, in an attempt to highlight the originality of Fairbairn's material, the term did not appear in the 1931 edition of the book.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFairbairn was called upon by the British to help train Allied troops in World War I. Fairbairn and others expanded on this system to create the Close Quarters Combat system that was then taught to the troops. This system was built on Defendu, but modified for military applications, rather than police and riot control.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe original Defendu was oriented towards self-defence and restraint, while the Close Quarters Combat system concentrated on rapid disabling of an opponent, with potentially lethal force. The militarised version of Defendu is described in the military manual All in fighting 1942, used as a supplement during W2 CQB-training. This book was later published in a civilian edition, missing the chapters on bayonet-fighting and rifle sighting, under the name Get Tough  How To Win In Hand-To-Hand Fighting. As Taught To The British Commandos And The U.S. Armed Forces. Fairbairn's CQC-system is also described in Rex Applegate's book Kill or Get Killed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePublications: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDefendu\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eScientific Self-Defence\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAll-In Fighting\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGet Tough\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHands Off  (Self Defence for Women and Girls)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShooting to Live\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAll of Fairbairn's works are published and available from The Naval \u0026amp; Military Press.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49615774810385,"sku":"GOR007685183","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1581606028.jpg?v=1751245354"},{"product_id":"shooting-to-live-book-capt-w-e-fairbairn-9781581606782","title":"Shooting to Live","description":"This book, written in 1942, presents an excellent review of standard techniques and some unorthodox methodology in the use of the pistol. Firing positions, loading, unloading, the building of combat ranges, known-distance ranges, types of holsters, and the wearing of pistols are delved into with great clarity and precision. For weapons enthusiasts and professionals who are tasked with pistol training and marksmanship, this book will add to your knowledge and capabilities in carrying out your duties. Captain William E. Fairbairn was Assistant Commissioner, and Captain Eric Anthony Sykes was officer in charge of the Snipers Unit, both of the Shanghai Municipal Police Department.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":50419117883665,"sku":"GOR007406842","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ VERY_GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50663455719697,"sku":"CIN1581606788VG","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":51119915335953,"sku":"CIN1581606788G","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1581606788.jpg?v=1750991579"},{"product_id":"scientific-self-defense-book-capt-w-e-fairbairn-9781581605297","title":"Scientific Self-Defense","description":"\u003cp\u003eGet tough, get down in the gutter, win at all costs... I teach what is called 'Gutter Fighting.' There's no fair play, no rules except one: kill or be killed. - W.E. Fairbairn\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLearn self-defense from one of the most badass hand-to-hand combat experts the world has ever seen \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eW. E. Fairbairn is an absolute legend in the world of martial arts. He is credited with inventing the SWAT team, riot police, bullet-proof vest, and the Fairbairn-Sykes fighting knife used to this day by Special Forces, Marines, and Armies around the world. After enlisting in the British Royal Marines at age 16, Fairbairn spent the years between 1903 and 1907 stationed in Japan and Korea eagerly studying every form of martial art he came across. Fairbairn then accepted a position as a patrolman with the Shanghai Municipal Police department, which, in the early days of the 20th Century, was struggling against seemingly endless swarms of organized criminals and violent gangsters. Tasked with training the underfunded department, Fairbairn wove together his military training, mastery of Eastern martial arts, and everything he learned from personal experience street-fighting deadly criminals into a new style of no-holds-barred, 'gutter-fighting' called Defendu. In the 35 years he spent walking the streets of Shanghai, Fairbairn allegedly survived over 600 physical engagements, the violence of which left his body covered head-to-toe with the scars of knife and bullet wounds. Upon leaving Shanghai Fairbairn accepted a job to train elite agents for the British Secret Service in anticipation of WWII.\u003c\/p\u003e Written in 1931, after 20 years on the gritty, lawless streets of Shanghai, \u003ci\u003eScientific Self-Defense\u003c\/i\u003e is a no-nonsense guide to protecting yourself by any means necessary against any conceivable assailant. 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