W. E. Fairbairn and R. Applegate Instructing the OSS

[qwertyuiop298]

They see me brawlin'

They hatin'

Refereein' they tryin' to catch me fighting dirty

My knee strikes so hard

I'm gougin'

They hopin' that they gon catch me fighting dirty...

[stammlager5]

How awesome would it be to be instructed by Fairbairn and Applegate? Holy crap.

[Dragonfist12185]

Is there any way of seeing the full training film?

[SwordsmanMercenary]

What's with the Zorro masks?

[CharleyVCU1988]

@SwordsmanMercenary They didn't have the technology to blur out faces back in those days...

[SwordsmanMercenary]

@CharleyVCU1988 That makes sense then.

[1969jmac]

at 1:32 BAM there goes yoru right arm.........BAD move

[Lestat220289]

Shit, I can totally imagine WWI era Union Jack practicing these moves. Its interesting to learn about this stuff.

[jpd782]

When he was in the Marine Corps during World War 2 my Grandfather went through a 30 day Hand to Hand combat course. These were some of the techniques he was taught. He also trained under Drexel Biddle.

[kilogulf59]

Maybe but WEF got them from Judo and Ju Jutsu and Chinese boxing. We all share LOL

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Ken aka kilogulf59

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[TurboRatownik]

@kilogulf59 by "Chinese boxing" you mean Wing Tsun?

[MegaThoughtCriminal]

krav maga stole those moves

[MultiFred50]

not really krav maga has similar techniques so does sambo and kapap 

[jpenna1976]

@MegaThoughtCriminal I would say "borrowed". Most modern martial arts are picking techniques from here and there. There is not much point re-inventing a wheel, but more like finding what works and concentrating on that.

[azreal289]

holy shit, those guys back then were epic.

[HalfCracker4life]

SICK!! Thanx posting.

[RustedCaltrop]

Very cool video.