W. E. Fairbairn (1885–1960)

Contents

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… (más)

Contents

Preface
Introduction
1 Blows
Edge of the hand
Chin Jab
Boot (side kick)
Boot defence
Boot ('Bronco kick')
Knee
2 Releases
Against a wrist hold
Against a wrist hold with two hands
strangle (One hand)
Strangle (Two hands)
Bear hug (Front, over the arms)
Bear hug (Front, over the arms)
Bear hug (Front, arms free)
Bear hug (Back, over the arms)
Bear hug (Back, over the arms)
Bear hug (Back Arms free)
Hair hold (from behind)
3 Holds
Thumb hold
Sentry hold
Japanese strangle
Japanese strangle applied from in front
Handcuff hold
Bent arm hold
Head hold
4 Throws
Hip throw
Wrist throw
The back break
5 Miscellaneous advice
Chair and knife
The match-box attack
Smacking the ears
The art of getting up from the ground
Getting up from the grouknd (Backwards)
Attack with a small stick or cane
Various meghods of securing a risoneer
Break-aways form 'Come-along' Grips
Use of the knife
Position of arteries
Method of making the cut
The smatchet
Carrying, drawing, and holding
Close-in blows
Attacking blows
6 Disarming (pistol)
Disarm, from in front
Disarm, from in front (Alternative method)
Disarm, from behind
Disarm, from behind (alternative method)
Disarming a third party
7 The rifle in close combat by Captain P. N. Walbridge
Introduction
Preparation of the rifle
Aiming
Loading
Firing positons
Trigger pressing
Quick handling
Close-quarter fighting
The bayonet
Cleaning the rifle after use… (más)

Defendu, William E. Fairbairn's seminal manual on close-quarters combat, is finally available in t quality reprint edition. Originalliy published in 1926, the book was the first to present Fairbairn's hardcore system of close-in fighting under the name by which it became legendary among practitioners of no-holds-barred self-defense and battlefield skills.

Through Defendu and his other revolutionary books (including Scientific Self-Defence, Get Tough, and All-In Fighting), as well as his years spent training members of the Shanghai Municipal Police in the 1930's and elite-unit soldiers during World War II, W.E. Fairbairn probably had more infuence on the evolution of practical hand-to-hand combat than any other individual in modern history. As U.S. Marine Corps veteran and CQC expert Kelly McCann writes in the exclusive foreword to Paladin's reprint edition, 'W.E. Fairbairn contribute more to the knowledge base of how to kill the enemy in close quarters than perhaps anyone else.'

Paladin spent years actively searching for a copy of Defendu through the Internet, out-of-print outlets, rare-book shops, and military book specialists before we found one we could borrow to make this reprint edition possible. So it is with great pride that we add this highly sought volume, with an insightful foreword by bestselling author Kelly McCann, to our library of Combat Classic titles.

Contents

Foreword
Letter from Commissioner of Police
1 Defence against various holds
Wrist hold
Being strangled
Bear hug (front)
Bear hug (behind)
Waist hold (front)
Waist hold (behind)
Coat hold 1, 2 & 3
Belt hold
Neck hold (behind)
Simple counters
2 Disarming with an armed assailant
Disarming
Disarming (front) 1 & 2
Disarming (behind) 1 & 2
Arresting an armed opponent
Disarming (knife)
3 Holds
Police hold
Police hold with trip
Police hold with fall
Handcuff hold
Handcuff hold (small oppoinent)
Handcuff hold (prisoner)
Arm hold
Bent arm hold
Front strangle hold
Front strangle hold with throw
Front strangle hold (ground)
Back strangle hold 1 & 2
Wrist andelbow hold
Wrist and elbow hold (in bed)
Thumb and elbow hold
Head hold
Head hold with throw
4 Throws
Wrist thorw
Wrist throw with leg hold
Arm throw
Hip throw
Hip throw with leg hold
Ankle hold
Instep throw
Leg or scissor throw
Leg or scissor throw, with leg lock
5 Edge of the hand blows
6 Baton, night stick or club
How to hold
Blows
As a protection
As handcuffs
Silk cord v. leather thong
7 Walking stick
Attack and defense
Arm and neck hold
Arm hold
Back strangle hold
Crotch and arm throw
Neck throw
8 An effective know
How to make
Tying a prisoner
Tying up an opponent
Lifting a man up from the ground
The use of the handkerchief or glove
Being followed at night
The farce of the fireman'slift
9 Falling
The art o faling
Rolling dive
Side fall
Side fall with throw and leg lock
Fron fall
Geting up from the ground
Getting up from the ground (backwards)
Combination throw with a coat strangle
Certificates… (más)

When Major W. E. Fairbairn wrote Hands Off! in 1942, most men were off fighting the war, and women were left on their own to provide for and protect themselves. The father of modern hand-to-hand combat, about self-defense at the time-he had written much of it, including the classic Get Tough-and he knew that it was all geared for men. So he adapted the methods presented in Hands Off! especially for women. Fairbairn's hands-on techniques taught women how to turn their perceived disadvantages of weight, build, and strength into advantages to be exploited against potential attackers.

Even though the techniques in Hands Off! are still sound today, this historical gem's real value is as a record of the state of the world and women's self-defense 60 years ago. Long out of print, the original edition is available today primarily through rare book sellers and commands a steep price because of its uniqueness and its famous author. Paladin Press is proud to bring back a work by the inimitable self-defense master W. E. Fairbairn so that a new generation of Americans can enjoy his teachings.

Contents

Wrist hold (one hand)
Wrist hold (two hands)
Being strangled (one hand)
How to apply the 'Chin jab'
Being strangled (two hands)
'Bear hug'-from in front
'Bear hug'-from behind
Waist hold -from in front
Waist hold-from behind
Hair hold-from behind
Coat hold
Coat hold
Belt hold
Simple counters
Being held from in front
The theatre hold
Matchbox (warning)
Car 'Hold-up'
'Give me a light'… (más)