Defendu WW2 Combatives 2 DVD Set by Tommy Joe Moore

Explore the World War II combatives system associated with W. E. Fairbairn in this two DVD set presented by British boxer, self-defense instructor, and martial arts historian Tommy Joe Moore.

Fairbairn developed his approach through years of service with the Shanghai Municipal Police, drawing on martial arts and fighting methods from East and West. During World War II, he taught practical close combat skills to Allied commandos and Special Operations Executive personnel. Across these two volumes, Moore demonstrates the weapons, strikes, drills, and fighting principles associated with Fairbairn’s Defendu system.

DVD 1 introduces the system’s combat principles and primary targets, then examines the Fairbairn fighting knife, sentry elimination, knife defense, and the chin jab. Moore demonstrates how these techniques apply in different close combat scenarios.

DVD 2 continues with the double chin jab, edge of hand blows, striking mechanics, and reaction drills for attacks from outside the line of sight. It also covers Fairbairn stick techniques, stick defense against multiple opponents, wrestling and ground fighting situations, the personal piece of pipe (PPP) strike, empty hand defense against two opponents, and striking combinations.