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World War II combatives are close quarters combat techniques including hand-to-hand fighting, advanced firearm point shooting methods and weapons techniques (knife/bayonet/improvised weapons) that were taught to allied special forces in World War II by notable instructors such as Rex Applegate and William Ewart Fairbairn. Distinctions between World War II combatives and modern combatives include: 1) The former is based upon rapid high percentage gross motor strikes to vital targets whereas the latter is based upon fine motor skill grappling.

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  • World War II combatives are close quarters combat techniques including hand-to-hand fighting, advanced firearm point shooting methods and weapons techniques (knife/bayonet/improvised weapons) that were taught to allied special forces in World War II by notable instructors such as Rex Applegate and William Ewart Fairbairn. Distinctions between World War II combatives and modern combatives include: 1) The former is based upon rapid high percentage gross motor strikes to vital targets whereas the latter is based upon fine motor skill grappling. (en)
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  • World War II combatives are close quarters combat techniques including hand-to-hand fighting, advanced firearm point shooting methods and weapons techniques (knife/bayonet/improvised weapons) that were taught to allied special forces in World War II by notable instructors such as Rex Applegate and William Ewart Fairbairn. Distinctions between World War II combatives and modern combatives include: 1) The former is based upon rapid high percentage gross motor strikes to vital targets whereas the latter is based upon fine motor skill grappling. 2) The former seeks primarily to disable the enemy as quickly as possible at all costs, whereas the latter seeks primarily to build "warrior ethos" and the courage to close with the enemy. (en)
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  • Rex Applegate, William Ewart Fairbairn, A.J. Drexel-Biddle, John Styers, Eric A. Sykes, Jack Dempsey, Bill Underwood (en)
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