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Currently Playing: Inside WWII's Secret Combat Training — SOE, OSS, Fairbairn & Sykes, Shanghai & More (Full Interview)

#WWII #MartialArts #MilitaryHistory In this full-length interview on WWII combat training, SOE, OSS, Fairbairn, Sykes and Defendu, I sit down with Chris May of Battalion Martial Arts for an in-depth discussion about the origins and evolution of British military combatives. Following our reconstruction of the original Fairbairn combat course, we go much deeper into the Special Operations Executive (SOE), Office of Strategic Services (OSS), William Fairbairn, Eric Sykes, Defendu, Shanghai and WWII close-combat training. We discuss what these systems were actually designed to do, how the training was conducted, the people behind it, and how Fairbairn and Sykes' experiences in Shanghai helped shape the combat methods taught to Allied personnel during the Second World War. This is the extended conversation that I couldn't fit into the main documentary, covering many of the fascinating details, stories and history behind WWII's secret combat training. Thanks for supporting the channel and making videos like this possible! 🎬 Watch the main documentary https://youtu.be/qmgyIM7gn2E Train with Chris / Battalion Martial Arts https://battalionmartialarts.co.uk/ 📚 Books & Resources WWII SOE Training Manual How to Become a Spy: The World War II SOE Training Manual British Special Operations Executive eBook: https://amzn.to/4yw6MCc Paperback: https://amzn.to/4ffCFWM 🔪 Fairbairn-Sykes Fighting Knife WWII Replica Fairbairn-Sykes Fighting Knife – Black Coated Blade https://amzn.to/4vw7Wuz 📖 William E. Fairbairn's Original WWII Combatives Manuals DEFENDU: Scientific Self-Defence https://amzn.to/3XKoQHA All-In Fighting https://amzn.to/44kJr92 GET TOUGH! https://amzn.to/44RV9rS 📚 My Books Legendary Masters of the Martial Arts eBook: https://amzn.to/47DBD4g Hardback: https://amzn.to/47SzcJU Paperback: https://amzn.to/47DBIF6 The Martial Arts of Vietnam: An Overview of History and Styles eBook: https://amzn.to/41bESMq Paperback: https://amzn.to/48jTgWz Top 10 Techniques Every Fighter Should Know Kicks eBook: https://amzn.to/4cdrOMM Paperback: https://amzn.to/3Qc5732 Elbows and Knees eBook: https://amzn.to/4mzYOlT Paperback: https://amzn.to/4taBuO2 Some links above are affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases at no extra cost to you. Timestamps: 00:59 — What Was the SOE? 02:43 — The SOE's Six-Lesson Combat Course 04:43 — Weapons & Close Combat Training 06:10 — The Attacking Mindset 10:26 — How WWII Combatives Evolved 14:42 — The Forgotten Masters of WWII Combatives 18:37 — Fairbairn, Shanghai & Asian Martial Arts 21:17 — Fairbairn vs Sykes 22:54 — Is WWII Combatives Still Relevant? 26:03 — Why We Should Preserve It