U.S. Army's Basic Hand To Hand Fighting of World War 1 (Silent film)

[EndGame5X]

Anyone else try to turn the volume up?

[11Kralle]

These constant repetitions of the first tempo clashing is very old school and hence very effective exercising.

[britishsombo]

Proves you can not re invent the wheel

[kenseisato1989]

looks like Jujutsu to me with a awsome minor changes

[drogoscg1]

This was funny. I've got two young kittens and the boxing looked just like my cats playing.

[trunitus123]

People were really fast back in those days

[thehawk379]

good old basic hand-to hand combat. Dennis Brown Shaolin Wu-Shu Training Center ( PG County Maryland). former 6th Marines Camp LeJeune NC.

[1roiboi]

i like those boots

[404boxing]

Isee theres alot of juijitsu.juijitsu has been in america for a very long time.teddy rosevelt trained in juijitsu.he probaly had something to do with this.

[patrickhenrysghost]

@404boxing Teddy Roosevelt was a brown belt in Judo.

[XvChriisvX]

all this needs is old timey piano music and text that says "i challenge you, good sir, to fisticuffs!" "have at thee!"

[guitarhamster102]

There was definitely far more hand-to-hand combat back in WWI than today. Nevertheless, I hope my drill sgt. will teach me some of those techniques when go to Basic at Bennings =)

[petelebu]

so funny ad at the same time some of the techniques being used still effective today, very good video.

[spiritwolf50]

@petelebu Its because those old movie where speed up. so it looks funny

[spiritwolf50]

@petelebu Its because those old movie where speed up. so it looks funny and man those uniforms where ugly looking

[AlexSDU]

Anybody know which camp did this film were made?

[Dragonfist12185]

@AlexSDU I believe Camp Benning, Columbus, Georgia USA

[AlexSDU]

@Dragonfist12185

Thanks. I'm gonna check that place out, to see how much changes the camp look like now compared to those days.

[Dragonfist12185]

@misipi6guns451 Any of these on you tube?

[undeadpresident]

They had more knowledge than I had previously realized.

[LALizzie]

@gatorneck305 Yes, worthless because none of this would have helped against an MG08 German machine gun (but not because these were ineffective techniques - I'd bet money on any one of those old time instructors against your Brazilian jujitsu, MMA, or some other bullshit any day.)

[Dragonfist12185]

@LALizzie we get it, your a gun fan.

[Amishexmachina]

@LALizzie The instructor clearly knows what he's doing. It is telling, however, when your training sessions end in a game of Duck-Duck-Goose. I'm fairly certain that's not going to do well against an MG08 either.

[nightlight7142]

great post ,

[sablebayonetas]

Really A cool video!!! EXCELLENT!!!

[mysticpiggyx]

we need more old footage, its the best. love looking at old books of fight etc.

[sarglee]

they were Pioneers... things evolve... still a great job.

my respect for these men, many died on the battlefields of WW1

[Kingcove1]

wat video is this from

[happygamestvfun1]

crapy effects

[trueronin]

Text at 3:31 says,

On the way to the drill ground two of the garrison suspect Capt. Smith of being a German spy, with disastrous results for themselves.

[fioredeiliberi]

Excellant clip, Thanks for sharing.

[capricorn83]

Wow Hand to Hand has come a long way since those days, especially the grappling. The Stand Up now a days us much more dynamic too

[Ronin6575]

This was pretty good. Those old crank movie cameras made everything go faster.

[Dragonfist12185]

just go to ejmas.com on google or download "The secrets of jujitsu: a complete course in self defense" by Captian Allan Corstorphin Smith, and you can learn this shit.

[etraise2]

Useful shit. I wish they taught me that.

[kyutube75]

They move really fast.

[Czaendermajer]

the good thing about silent films is, you can add any music you want.

heavy metal anyone???▐▐▐ }:D

[holdenc96]

Now I know how America saved Europe twice...

[mazilin2]

you don't see any efficient and direct stuff like that anyomre in any army

[THMX1000]

Far better than the shit you see today in the army.

[VingTsunFANATIC]

@THMX1000 true. That shit is called: 'brasilian jujutsu' :p

[frrtop]

Whats the music name ? anyone

[darraghtank]

@frrtop

i dont know but i hope lady gaga does a cover of it for the rest of her career

[talon115]

You will learn more from this video than in five years of some stupid Mcdojo!

[talon115]

Incredible!

[bigj408CDL]

what a great video! wow! amazing...

[gman23sa]

Very cool vid! Thanks for posting!

[jonspec62]

0:55 wow, slipping to the inside of a jab for a body shot. it would be too dangerous and not worth doing if they weren't bareknuckle. it really shows how far boxing has gone away from its original,more practical attributes.

[faltagh]

Mike Gibbons was the Army's head hand to hand fighting instructor. He had a wrestling background and was one of the elite middleweight boxers in the world. He was chosen ahead of the likes of Benny Leornard. He said he taught boxing, wrestling, rough & tumble and Jujitsu. He was known as the best boxer of his time. He even had a style called the Gibbons style of boxing named after him. His brother Tommy was a leading contender at heavyweight who went 15 rnds with Dempsey. The only one ever.

[Versus2000]

@faltagh Dempsey also served in WW2 as a hand to hand combat instructer, he was also skilled in Catch Wrestling and Judo/Jujutsu and knew the difference between sport fighting and real fighting.

[faltagh]

@Versus2000 Absolutely !! Greatest PFP Heavyweight in history.

[CQB72]

For those that don't know, the second part starting at 3:32 is Allen Smith from the book Secrets of Jujitsu 1920. Excellent stuff, I have these films as well.

[blutobelushi]

fascinating.

[HalfCracker4life]

THIS was an awesome video!! PLZ post more if U have them. (-: