In 2013 I was a "witness & subject" of demonstration "knife using" by RM Commando veteran. I was 39 yo and he was almost 90...he used butter knife for my safety;) I can tell only that knife (every kind) in experienced user's hand even that old is "deadly combination". Especially when you don't expect to meet an old man trained in knife killing.

@UlyssesFiles

6 ай бұрын

Ahh interesting. There’s a video on KZread where a WW2 vet commando talks of the same - Stan W Scott courtesy of the National Army Museum in 2011: kzread.info/dash/bejne/p3h7qq2ycpa6j7g.htmlsi=BKGZ4zqovt2MvnpF

My father was a Ranger in world war II, he never talked about things but one day he brought home a knife and said here, this is the kind of knife we used. He had someone make it for me. It was a Fairbairn fighting knife. I didn't realize the significance until after my father had passed away. Indeed my father was one of the most lethal but caring men I have ever met. Still miss you pa.

@UlyssesFiles

Жыл бұрын

🙌🏻

@synthWizkid

Жыл бұрын

❤️👊☮️🙏😎

@mjtriola5638

Жыл бұрын

My late dad used to keep a sheath knife underneath the front seat of the family car, presumably for self-defense since he had never served. Only recently, decades later, did I realize it wasn't just a knife, it was a Korean War-era bayonet. I've seen Fairbarn-Sykes knives in various catalogs over the decades. Still available at a reasonable price from many makers.

@patrickedwards7107

Жыл бұрын

That was a very special gift and communicates it was a part of who he was that he wanted to pass down to you the martial spirit of this and what it embodied he still had respect for it years later hard to explain with this art some things are not to be loved no pleasure is taken in them but still regarded as necessary when you hold that knife understand that it exists out of a reverence for life as effective as it was in taking as beautifully crafted as they are they are from pommel to tip made for ugly work telling no lies in their form. Your right to breathe matters and no man should ever feel comfortable in depriving you of it such trespass should be met with answer. Fairbairns belief set is present within his defendu martial science the wages for invading another man's space with intent are steep violence is answered in a universal language when theres a breakdown in civility.

@MichiganHiker

Жыл бұрын

@@patrickedwards7107 Yes it was Patrick, a very special gift and my father taught me to be honorable and never stand down. Always stand up for what you believe in, protect those who need protecting. And it is something I'm very proud to say my two sons embrace. I went on to become a second-degree black belt, now I'm in my late '60s and my son's tell me their friends are still afraid of me - lol. But being serious we are all responsible for who we are. My father was a good man an honorable man and I hope I embody what he wanted me to be.

I am amazed that Fairbairn actually survived 30 years as a policeman in Shanghai and the Far East. It goes without saying that he knew how to survive so his fighting techniques were sound.

Fairbairn was definitely a contender for most dangerous Man. But what truly made him dangerous over and over again. Is that he trained many other soldiers in his fighting techniques. So he was responsible for the creation of an army of equally dangerous Men as himself.

@UlyssesFiles

Жыл бұрын

Yes so true… 👌🏻

@robertdipaola3447

Жыл бұрын

A force multiplier at that, the father of what green beras do today

@glen1arthur

Жыл бұрын

I would put Corporal Bill Underwood against him, for many of the same reason.

@hardrock1826

Жыл бұрын

@@glen1arthur I met Bill Underwood twice. He did set up a school in the city where I lived. I went there with the intention of taking instruction but I could not afford it being in High School. My parents couldn't afford to pay for me as I was already training at a few other schools of Martial Arts that they were paying for. I don't know how much in the field, real hand to hand combat Underwood had. Or using a knife. But it seems Fairbairn had a great deal of real life experience.

@glen1arthur

Жыл бұрын

@@hardrock1826 well that is very true but you don't need to be the best hockey player to be the best hockey coach. Wow! - on meeting Bill.

When I was a kid my dads best friend was a Ranger who trained in Scotland with the Brit Commandos. He taught me some very ‘cool’ combat skills that actually were very useful in my late teens and early 20’s and in the military during the Vietnam area where I was stationed from 64-68. Great film thanks for posting it!

He is one of those men who would be considered dangerous in any time period and also anywhere on earth.

@UlyssesFiles

Жыл бұрын

Yes true 👌🏻

Fairbrain, Sykes and O'Niel no doubt were 3 of the most deadly men of WW2. Fairbrain has to be considered one of the greatest martial artist to ever live. 600 plus life and death encounters! We owe a great debt to these men.

Fairbairn absolutely deserves recognition because he's faced the most dangerous men on the streets and on the battlefield multiple times. A master in his own right.

@UlyssesFiles

Жыл бұрын

Yes agree. He’s a very notable character in the field 👌🏻

@jonstone9741

Жыл бұрын

When I saw those photos of bulletproof vests being tested by having one man shoot another man wearing a bulletproof vest (3:29), I thought: Good grief, that's brave but fricking insane.

@arielhermoso4262

Жыл бұрын

@@jonstone9741 They tested it first to a prototype model- thats why the gunner was 100% sure - the bullet from the gunner has no caoability to penetrate the "experimental" sample- being worn by the body armor wearer..

@johnraina4828

Жыл бұрын

@@arielhermoso4262 yes of but it gonna hurt anyways

@DamienNeverwinter

Жыл бұрын

I agree -but you mean "in his own right" though, a "rite" is a religious ceremony

“Beware of an old man in a profession where men usually die young. Old warriors did not get old by accident; they got old by being wise, having the right knowledge, and being tough. Never underestimate an old man who has grown up in a rough profession or a rough environment. These men have been around. They have done things, and experienced things, that you probably have never even thought about. They are tough, their minds are tough, and they have the knowledge, the skill, and the will to finish you off, if you force them to do so. A boy will fight you, but an older man will hurt you.” - Bohdi Sanders

There's a story about Fairbairn when he was much older and out for a walk with his cane at his side. A couple of young punks thought they found an easy mark. He was considerate enough not to kill them, but they certainly regretted their poor potential victim selection skills afterwards.

@UlyssesFiles

Жыл бұрын

Ah I’d not heard that story. Yes I wouldn’t have wanted to bump into him in a dark alley…. 😅

@jamesabestos2800

Жыл бұрын

Ultimate Lad Mad

@UlyssesFiles

Жыл бұрын

@@jamesabestos2800 yes deffo

@xusmico187

Жыл бұрын

yep, heard that from a cadre ata MOTC '86. many of his blade skills were taught SERE IQC. the AF kinfr is ok but not with a sharp pount. the US made (not asia) blackhawk is better. the spartan made dagger is my current use, infront of the randall 14.

@UlyssesFiles

Жыл бұрын

@@xusmico187 interesting. I know the Randall. I’ll look up the Spartan.

He appears mild mannered which gives proof to the adage of never underestimate your opponent.

@UlyssesFiles

Жыл бұрын

Ah yes

@gazza9463

Жыл бұрын

It's the quiet, unassuming men,who have been trained to look after themselves, who are the ones to fear. Not the loud mouthed cocky individuals, who would wet themselves if they picked on one of these types. My great uncle was one of these men. A soldier of the Great War, small in statue, but he knew how to handle himself. He used to enjoy going for long walks, always taking a cane with him. One day a young man of the type above, confronted my uncle , with the intent of mugging him. Suffice to say he regretted his actions when he ended up on the floor with the cane resting firmly on his throat. My uncle was 80 at the time. Arthur adcock was his name. I carry that cane today when I go walking.

@RichardEnglander

5 күн бұрын

That's English for you.

Whereas a gun is offensive, a knife is offensive and defensive.

This guy trained the spys of the OSS in WW2... A bad man indeed

Many of the men in the OSS, SOE, Red Devils, SAS and more owe a lot to this man. I had the privilege to meet a former member of the Red Devils. He was a very old man but there was still the 'look' in his eyes. That look said you had just been measured, and you could feel that pushing him would still be a fatal mistake. Men like this still exist. We owe a lot to them, yet we'll never know who they are until a good 50 years later.

@UlyssesFiles

Жыл бұрын

Yes very true. I was a cadet as a very young lad and our instructor (a ‘Sergeant Bourne’) was a red beret in WW2. He jumped at Arnhem. A v old guy but still strong and steely. A right character.

@thomasshepard6030

Жыл бұрын

Read about Christopher lee he was an SOE OPERATIVE DURING WW2 when he was in the film lord of the rings the director asked him to try and imagine what it would be like to cut someone’s throat he said I don’t need to imagine that

@andrewcrompton9455

Жыл бұрын

@@thomasshepard6030 well this has just made my day, Mr Lee is massive forever in my mind.

@conmcgrath7174

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, there's a photo on the wall of a pub 'somewhere in southern England' of a man Honourably Awarded a Black Belt in Ninjitsu. Out of interest he watched some of the locals (there are some very adept pracritioners there) in their training. He corrected them on a few points...you might guess they concerned lethality...!? This man was a legend unspoken and there are stories about him I just don't have the time or right to relate and the good judgement not to divulge. I think I'm safe to say he was original SAS and they used to bury themselves under a desert track awaiting armoured vehicles to pass over so that they may attatch magnetic mines. I can only try to imagine what that was like. Not like the movies, buried in hot sand, breathing through a straw and listening to the approaching 'doom' of heavy armour that would crush you in an instance even by accidentally straying off the track. God speed Sir. Here's where I say how much I trained full contact and studied, well yeah, I did and I have nothing but respect to those that learn and those that 'did it for real''. I was passing Royal Hospital Chelsea a few years ago and this 'man' that was surely late 80's passed by me, all gristle and bone, he looked at me and decided I wasn't a threat, lucky me. Pax

@steve3198

Жыл бұрын

@@conmcgrath7174 8

I would say that Col. Fairbairn is at the top of the list of most deadly soldier of WW2.

@UlyssesFiles

Жыл бұрын

He’s gotta be way up there. Agreed

100% Fairbairn was absolutely nails. I have the original handbook on unarmed combat that Fairbairn produced in the 1930's. The techniques are generally simple to execute- especially under the stress associated with a physical confrontation- when fine motor skills tend to go out of the window with most people. His system is extremely effective and brutal. Fairbairn developed his techniques after narrowly averting disaster in a number of street fights that he experienced as a Shanghai police officer. He developed his system with the intention of enabling a man who isn't trained in martial arts to defeat those who were highly proficient in such skills. His techniques produced THE most dangerous men of WW2 on any side of the conflict- the British Commando's. There is an interesting anecdote in Brigadier C E Lucas- Philips book, 'The Greatest Raid Of All,' concerning the legendary raid on St. Nazaire by British Commando's. No 5 Troop 2 Commando Liverpool Scottish Commando's participated in the St. Nazaire raid, where they fought in the Forbes tartan kilt- the last time British soldiers went into battle in the kilt. Prior to the actual raid, No 5 Troop were billeted in a Scottish town, which was in close proximity to a base where a Polish infantry battalion was based. Many of the Poles were dating local girls, so when the Liverpool Scottish lads went into town to the pubs, and attempted to chat girls up, trouble quickly flared up and a fight took place between the British and the Poles. Despite being heavily outnumbered, the British gave the Poles a hiding- they were all highly trained in Sykes-Fairbairn unarmed combat skills. When the RMP arrived on scene to deal with the disturbance, the Commando's and Poles joined forces and fought the Military Police! Numerous individuals were arrested.......The following day, a decision was taken to relocate the Liverpool Scottish Commando's to another town, in order to avoid further problems with the Poles. The Polish CO got wind of the plan to move the Commando's- who would be marching out of the town. The Polish Colonel paraded his battalion in the town, and lined both sides of the main street that the Commando's would be marching out of the town on. When the Commando's appeared, the Polish CO brought his battalion to attention, and he saluted the Commando's as they marched past. That display of respect transformed the future relations between the two respective units. The Commando's and the Poles developed close links, socialised together and played sports together. The incident serves to highlight how effective Sykes-Fairbairn fighting skills were, despite being heavily outnumbered, the Commando's defeated the Poles- who are robust, tough people and capable fighters. Over the past 30 years, I've read numerous accounts involving muggers who made the mistake of targeting old blokes- believing they would be an easy mark. These incidents have resulted in muggers being given terrible hidings by old boys who were intensively trained during WW2 and beyond in Sykes-Fairbairn unarmed combat skills. One Para veteran took the knife off his assailant, took him to the floor, and stabbed the attacker in the scrotum! A former Royal Marine confronted a burglar in his kitchen, who produced a screwdriver and threatened to stab him. The result? The burglar was stabbed to death with his own weapon- which had been promptly taken from him and used against him. The Marine was a post WW2 era RM. The late MP Paddy Ashdown was a Major in the SBS. Somebody made the mistake of trying to mug him in London with a knife. The result? Ashdown went for the guy, disarmed him and applied an arm lock which produced full compliance from the would be attacker. Ashdown restrained the male until the police arrived. I personally knew a guy who had served in the Royal Marines, and he was member of their unarmed combat demonstration team. He was utterly fearless and would tackle anybody- regardless of their size. He had a very positive mindset and total belief in his ability to defeat any opponent. Sykes-Fairbairn skills are alive and well to this day. The OSS used Sykes-Fairbairn tactics- which were taught at Camp 'X' in Canada by British instructors. The CIA still use the same unarmed combat tactics to this day. Royal Marines still do a certain amount of training based on Sykes-Fairbairn tactics, as do the SBS. The manual can be easily acquired to this day. ;)

@RasheedKhan-he6xx

Жыл бұрын

You seem to know quite a lot about it. I've heard of the Israeli krav-maga having similar genesis. Could you compare/contrast the two?

@brunod8578

Жыл бұрын

You definitely can produce a video with this quote!

@UlyssesFiles

Жыл бұрын

Ahh very interesting and well-informed comment thanks Liverpool Scottish - that book on Operation Chariot is v good. Love your anecdotes especially the one on Paddy Ashdown! ❤🙌🏻

@liverpoolscottish6430

Жыл бұрын

@@UlyssesFiles Yes indeed, Paddy Ashdown took his assailant out in seconds- the vast majority of people would have been in serious lumber facing such a scenario. PA had the knife off him and a compliance hold on the guy in seconds. In a war situation, he would have simply snapped his neck- Endex. I've seen WW2 training footage of unarmed Commando's training to take down an enemy charging at them with a rifle and bayonet. They used the momentum and body weight of their opponent to throw them, whilst simultaneously seizing the rifle- which was then used to bayonet the prostrate enemy. Here's a fine example of Sykes-Fairbairn type tactics from the 1974 film, 'Callan.' Callan is a British intelligent agent and assassin- his background history was that he was a Commando who fought in Malaya- where he excelled at unarmed combat. Harry H Corbett- who appeared in 'Steptoe & Son,' served in the Royal Marines during WW2. He saw action in SE Asia. On one occasion, he killed two Japanese soldiers in close combat. He did one with a bayonet, and the other with his Sykes-Fairbairn fighting knife. He was very 'useful' bloke Harry- at one stage, he worked as a doorman in Soho to earn extra money as a struggling stage actor. Watch this clip from Callan- utterly ruthless take down of a very powerful opponent-Darth Vader no less! Not for the faint hearted- Stun punch to the solar plexus- causing excruciating pain, the reflex action is to throw the head back- exposing the throat- straight full power punch into the throat- smashing the wind pipe, then a follow up bladed neck chop- Goodnight. Mr Fairbairn would heartily approve. kzread.info/dash/bejne/c4B9q5aqp7XWfag.html

@UlyssesFiles

Жыл бұрын

Hajaa I enjoyed the clip - Edward Woodward played the part so well - tks 🙌🏻

Steven Seagull told me that he trained Fairbairn in the early 60's.

@UlyssesFiles

Жыл бұрын

😂

@HarryFlashmanVC

Жыл бұрын

That would have been before Seagal joined Meal Team Six 😂

@malbig2344

Жыл бұрын

@@HarryFlashmanVC known as The Maccy D's

@matthewhopkins239

Ай бұрын

Ha Ha Ha.

Something else he said was "quarter of an inch of blade pushed into the back is enough to render the strongest of men at your bidding"

"The world needs bad men. We keep the other bad men from the door."

Check out my other video on similar topic - Commando/SOE ops in WW2 here:- kzread.info/dash/bejne/k4Sa0o-oc5yefNI.html

I am a woman and learned a lot about Fairbairns and not to give up and keep movin. Loved it.

@exwade8777

Жыл бұрын

Yes, what a great man! Invented all these marvelous techniques for killing people, and then proceeded to devote his life in teaching them to everyone he could. What a treasure to society.

@Rustebadge

Жыл бұрын

@@exwade8777 The techniques for killing was actually to save lives.

@neisserguerrero1648

Жыл бұрын

Yes. I too keep moving. I run like the wind and don't give up till I reach a place of safety! 😮😎

Love Fairbairn's knife designs (& by extension, Sykes' work as well). I've got a couple reproductions of the F-S in my collection. Here & there you find folk who believe it was designed exclusively for thrusts, which shows they haven't actually read Fairbairn's own words on the matter. Got a reproduction smatchet too. Definitely feels like a parallel to the smaller examples of the Filipino barong, with its broad leaf blade. Much more compact than those Welsh WWI swords.

@UlyssesFiles

11 ай бұрын

I was thinking the same r.e. the smatchet. Definitely not as cumbersome as the Welsh Fusiliers thing and more like a barong. Oh and agree on the knife 👍🏻

It's crazy watching all those people standing so close to ricochets coming off those surfaces.

His knife style is really close to Esrkima. In the end, what works is what works, no matter the origin.

I’ve met a dutch SOE member, the hand to hand combat was one of the things he remembered most .

The fact that many troops preferred his methods of unarmed combat to actual 'armed' combat speaks volumes. A thoroughly dangerous man, who was clearly not just very tough but also highly intelligent.

Fairbairn didn't just talk the talk, he walked the walk. 👊

Yes, most certainly the most dangerous man. He was a precious jewel found at the right time in British history.

The Fairburn Sykes dagger is probably the best dagger ever invented. I examined a few and because they are so thick in the middle they are veritable wedge of death. Made of the finest Shefeild steel they have O give to them. Reports of tanks running over them and they were undamaged are to be believed. Even breaking the tip is extremely difficult. Until this video I thought they were made by Wilkinson of razor and sword fame.

@UlyssesFiles

11 ай бұрын

Yes it’s a great dagger. Made by a variety of firms though Wilkinson Sword were the first to make it. A pilot batch of 1500 mark I’s being made at the Wilkinson factory in Nov 1940.

Now that's one man you don't want to mess with. The bloke knew all the moves. Legend.

Col. Fairbairn, and German Outstanding Waffen SS Kommando, Col. Otto Skorzany were two extremely Lethal Men. I must also include the Great US Army Knife Fighting and Hand-to-Hand Expert, Col. Rex Applegate. Col. Applegate wrote the Famous WW2 Hand-to-Hand, and Combat Knife Fighting book titled, "KILL, OR BE KILLED". Col. Applegate also designed the famous Applegate Combat Fighting Knife. Col. Applegate, and Col. Fairbairn were friends, and would always get together when one of them were visiting the USA or Britain. My sincere Thank You to the producers of this truly excellent historical video... BRAVO!

@UlyssesFiles

Жыл бұрын

Thanks George 🙏 yes they were good friends. Col. Applegate (and Skorzeny) were truly remarkable. Imagine sitting and having a beer 🍻 with these 3 😜😍

@davidmount9117

Жыл бұрын

That is an amazing list there! Applegate Is another one to make a video about! Never met the man, but I have a shelf of books with information I hope I never need, and there are a number of books there with his name on it. Lots of his books made it into those Army Navy Surplus stores that used to be everywhere. Cheap paperbacks but life enabling knowledge which, as I said, I hope none of us ever have a need to know.

@stefanschleps8758

Жыл бұрын

Kill or be Killed? I'm still studying my fathers copy from WWII. He served in Third Armored from 1944-1966 as an M.P. with the 503rd. That was the very first book on martial arts I ever read. It's a gift that just keeps on giving.

@georgewilkie3580

Жыл бұрын

@@stefanschleps8758 Hello, Stefan Schleps. My sincere Thank You for Your kind reply. Please give Your Father my very best. I'm a combat Vietnam Vet., and I proudly served with the, U.S.Army 505th PIR 82nd Airborne Division. I've been a Martial Arts Instructor for 51 years. My style is Traditional Japanese Shotokan Karate. I now hold an 8th Degree Black Belt (Hachidan in Japanese). While I was at Fort Bragg, N.C. I had the pleasure of meeting a full Bird Colonel that was a student of the great Hand-To-Hand Combat Instructor, Rex Applegate. I was a Staff Sergeant, and was already a First Degree Black Belt (Shodan) in Shotokan Karate. There were very few Martial Arts Black Belts at that time (The mid 60's). So, the Colonel watched me training at the base Gym. I was wearing my Karate Gi (Karate Uniform), so the Colonel came over to say, "Hello" to me. I was very honored that a Senior Officer conversed with me for about 2 hours. The next day, he even took me to lunch. Anyway, I gained much insight into the career of the legendary Col. Rex Applegate. And, I even learned more about the great British Col. Fairbairn. (Col. Applegate and Col. Fairbairn were good friends). By the way, my Dad was an NCO with the 42nd INF. Which was a part of Gen. Patton's 3rd Army. My Dad was badly wounded in the Ardens Forest during the Battle Of The Bulge, and that ended his Military career. So, I can really relate to Your great Dad, and his courageous service to our Great Country. Again, my heartfelt Thank You for Your kind reply. I really appreciate Your input. God's Speed To You and Yours.

@UlyssesFiles

Жыл бұрын

@@davidmount9117 yes his point shooting stuff is fantastic. A great man

New presentation here: "How the Little Professor" taught America to KILL: kzread.info/dash/bejne/iaeDxs-DgKuzY7g.html

@alphaeligon9226

Жыл бұрын

I will definitely say that's the mr. Fairbanks is definitely the most dangerous man of his time

Latest video about Irish SAS legend Paddy Mayne here: kzread.info/dash/bejne/pGuGuMaboqqoh9I.html

@michiveritas1420

Жыл бұрын

Nice one... Not watched yet, though🙂

@mattgoodmangoodmanlawnmowi2454

Жыл бұрын

Suggestion. History of the K-Bar. USMC standard combat knife. Semper Fi!

@trtmrt2203

Жыл бұрын

Otto Skorzeny a SS special operations officer was probably the most dangerous man of the WW II.

@UlyssesFiles

Жыл бұрын

@@mattgoodmangoodmanlawnmowi2454 nice ideaMatt 😜👍🏻

@UlyssesFiles

Жыл бұрын

@@trtmrt2203 yes an incredible character 👍🏻

Metal of Honor recipients. They walked the walk.

I’ve trained in Karate since 1981 . I then policed from 1993 . There is a massive difference between both worlds . My Karate gave me advantages but not the full answers . The street and dealing with very violent people did . Fairburns books grace my book shelf . He policed a very different culture and attitude to weapons . Huge respect for the man .

@UlyssesFiles

Жыл бұрын

Great comment thank you 👌🏻

@fugu4163

Жыл бұрын

I come from a karate background and it have saved me from various encounters with violent criminals though out the years. Training in a dojo are very different from the real thing.

@CaesarInVa

Жыл бұрын

I'd love to hear more about the differences between martial arts training and your real-life experiences on the beat.

@batrocbjj7866

Жыл бұрын

@@fugu4163 thats why they invented that thing called mma

@jerryoshea3116

Жыл бұрын

Respect to ur experience..And a straight Leg kick to the 'Shin bone' should never be underestimated,if it's executed Correctly!!. .But I think the difference with someone like this,was down to pure ' street' experience! Now I'm sure any confrontation he had was never treated like a 'walk in the Park' but I would imagine he became like a top 'Prizefighter' in control &relaxed! (And the type of control= being able keep fully calm,with measured breathing so u see&feel everything,l like a MA Master of the street!)

Mu uncle was a policeman in Cdn Army WW1 and served in WW2. When in his late eighties he was jumped by a local thug- he wiped the floor with him. Great guy, very polite but not one you would want to cross. These are violent times for civilians- get prepared!

@UlyssesFiles

Жыл бұрын

He sounds similar to Fairbairn. Old but gold 👌🏻

@josephgavron1099

Жыл бұрын

With the street thugs and Antifa types rampant in Chicago Fairbairn’s techniques are a necessity

@lindafoxwood78

Жыл бұрын

Great story! Reminds me of my teacher; Mister Chin. He was in America because his father was an international rep for the republic of China in Fayetteville, NC with the Army. His son when he turned 18 went to Hay Street - Ricks Lounge on his birthday. (back then 18 was legal to drink beer.) Chin was telling me this story. .... "I was so scared! Today - MY birthday!. I go to HAY Street; the most dangerous place to go!" He had his face down, I was only 13 years old; I felt scared too. I just looked at my clock! This story takes 30 minutes. Mr. Chin did not go to jail for 200yrs and General Westmoreland put Chin into the 82nd and et al. That was my teacher when I was 13.

@dullahan7677

Жыл бұрын

Reminds me of an account told to me by a person that supposedly witnesses the event, in which a couple of young girls were being harassed by four men in a bar, while they were serving drinks. Eventually, a little old man came in and sat down at the far end of the bar. Without a word, one of the girls brought his drink and went back about her duties. The old guy first witnessed the ongoing harassment, and even warned the tourists that type of behavior wouldn't be tolerated. So, as drink and bravado can pad good judgement and strip the armor from one's ego the four drew themselves up on the guy, who calmly finished his drink and invited the four outside, as he told them that the medics would have an easier job if everyone was outside. Furthermore, he told the four that he didn't wish to tear up the bar, either. Of course, the four roared with laughter, and proceeded to the door, which the guy was actually holding open for the group. The bar girls were pleading with him not to go outside, but the little old guy would have none of it. The story's source said that the old man said something peculiar as he went outside, telling the girl to lock the door behind them. The simple version is this: The old man waded into these four like Moses parting the Red Sea. It was a merciless, savage beating. After the guys were all on the ground having a rest while awaiting the ambulance, the little old guy came back inside a little beaten up and covered with blood, more their's than his, but he was at least walking while the four were laying outside perfectly starched. Turns out, the guy actually was the owner of the bar, the girls, his daughters, and was retired SAS.

@UlyssesFiles

Жыл бұрын

@@dullahan7677 just shows you never know who you’re messing with

By passing on his hard earned knowledge and training to so many, he probably did more damage to the enemy than just about anyone else. A proper force multiplier.

@UlyssesFiles

Жыл бұрын

A good way of putting it… ❤

@dirk143

Жыл бұрын

Actually that was his impact,.Everybody knows there were were Gurkha and Japanese Soldiers that were more dangerous, but didm't teach.

@UlyssesFiles

Жыл бұрын

@@dirk143 👌🏻

@Mbstr1

Жыл бұрын

Great point. I would say however that despite him training others, I still think the Finnish sniper nicknamed "White Death" was more dangerous. Just like the training of others is a force multiplier, the fear and reputation of white death is also a force multiplier as it spreads through all the Russian soldiers unfortunate enough to fight on his front.

@thedeathwobblechannel6539

Жыл бұрын

A proper British officer and gentleman.

I purchased a Fairbairn Sykes knife for my son when he was a US Marine and served in Syria (with the Green Beret) and Iraq. My great uncle was a Scots Guard at Buckingham palace and after Dunkirk became a British Commando. He was consumed with athletic prowess and keeping in shape long after the war. This was really a fantastic presentation and yes I think if Fairbairn did all these things and trained commandos like my uncle Tommy, he was probably the most dangerous man of WWII. They made Tommy chief constable of Coventry after the war.

@UlyssesFiles

Жыл бұрын

Still a great knife to carry after all these years. Your great uncle was quite a character!👌🏻

The guy that played saruman was the real James bond. And he certainly knew he way around that knife

@UlyssesFiles

Жыл бұрын

Ah Christopher Lee. Yeah I saw that story. Interesting 👌🏻

Awesome video! He must be a candidate for most dangerous man of WWII as it’s 83 years on and I’ve actually hear of him.

@UlyssesFiles

Жыл бұрын

Cheers Jason 🙌🏻

To me, this man saw more action than most WWII commandos. And he survived to later teach those commandos to carry out their missions.

@UlyssesFiles

Жыл бұрын

Great point Kako 👌🏻

@mediocreman6323

Жыл бұрын

He was obviously really good at what he was doing. Those who weren't, probably didn't live to teach their craft.

@UlyssesFiles

Жыл бұрын

True …

Family legend tells that my Grandfather, who served in WW1, taught explosive demolition at a 'Commando school' in WW2. This was allegedly at a local stately home but I can, of course, find no record of it! I sadly lost his notebook from WW1 which had beautiful hand-drawings of cutaway hand grenades and drawings of weak points in bridges. We would walk around our home city and he would point at a building and ask me 'How would you bring that down, lad? Four or five year-old me would reply 'Take it's knees away Grandad' in the approved fashion. He was and remains, my hero.

@UlyssesFiles

Жыл бұрын

Wow how cool was your grandfather 😜👌🏻👌🏻

@martinwebster1544

Жыл бұрын

@@UlyssesFiles Very! He was in the Bradford Pals, joining on the second day of recruitment. They were sent into the Yorkshire Dales to feed up the malnourished at what was basically a scout camp. My Grandad was in the 'Church Lads Brigade' so fitted right in. Surprisingly, although he later went to France and was wounded twice his first posting was to Egypt to guard the Suez Canal. Imagine what that was like for lads who had never been out of their City, let alone their country. Although he started in the West Yorkshire regiment he ended up in the Royal Artillery after a cricket match! They held a single-wicket competition and my Grandad and another two were top scorers. they were immediately seconded to the RA as bomb-throwers. He was eventually invalided out in 1918 as he had a whitlow (a boil) on his trigger finger and in pre-antibiotic days, lost the end of it. Some people were known to shoot off their trigger finger to save being sent back but my Grandad told the tale of the poor lad who was left-handed and shot off the wrong finger. Like many of his fellow survivors, he didn't really speak about the bad things he experienced in France, apart from one time just before he died when he was in hospital and unburdened himself as he felt it was important that I knew what it was like so it wasn't over-glamourised, since he wanted better for me. I still think of him, especially on Remembrance Day

@zaczac3024

Жыл бұрын

Possible he taught at Shrivenham near Swindon, now the Royal Military College of Science

@UlyssesFiles

Жыл бұрын

Those Pals Battalions were something else. Nice idea in principle. Your grandad sure saw a lot. Unbelievable. Thanks again Martin 👌🏻🙏🙏

@jonathanbaron-crangle5093

Жыл бұрын

Sounds like a good hand-book for sabotage & general demolition, what a shame you lost it.!

Well-deserved remembrance of a brilliant soldier and policeman. There is a brief mention of Col. Rex Applegate passing on many of Fairbairn's techniques to the OSS. Many years ago I was at a small gun show in the southern Oregon town of Roseburg put on by the local Lions Club. I passed a rather portly older fellow with a friendly smile selling a book, "Kill or Get Killed." The title didn't interest me greatly at the time, I am sorry to say, because the gentleman I exchanged "hello, how ya doin's" with was indeed Rex Applegate. I could have chatted him up for half an hour if I had known who he was and what he had lived through. It was at another of these small southern Oregon gun shows that I met another man whom I had the sense to chat with: Ian Skennerton.

@UlyssesFiles

Жыл бұрын

Wow I wish I’d met those 2 - incredible.

This is a new channel so it would really help a lot if you subscribe, thanks 😊 for watching ✌🏻

@davidmount9117

Жыл бұрын

Man you’ve got my subscription why don’t you start a thread about the next great man we can take a look at. Great men of violence what a great idea.

@TsarOfRuss

Жыл бұрын

He fought well for the royal family! None of his fights was at his border or in his own land... its very easy to use other people as training tool ofcourse.. that man is a psychopath

@UlyssesFiles

Жыл бұрын

@@davidmount9117 thanks David, and good idea. The way you frame - ‘Great men of violence’, is interesting ✌🏻

@UlyssesFiles

Жыл бұрын

@@TsarOfRuss ​ His actual fighting before the 2nd World War was in his service as a Shanghai Municipality Police officer. I accept this was a colonial thing… As for you saying he was a ‘psychopath’ - I don’t see the evidence for that. And in his service as a trainer in the SOE in WW2 he did a great job fighting in essence against Nazism. So I don’t really get your point?? But thanks for commenting 👍🏻

@d.cypher2920

Жыл бұрын

​@@TsarOfRusslet's be honest here, you have the word "Tsar" as part of your own username, and have the naivety to do that and with the same mind that says "he was a psychopath" and "he didn't fight on his own border or his own land" ??!!! Perhaps you should open a textbook about world history, more specifically Russian or Soviet history. They were absolutely riddled with psychopaths and sociopaths!! The Red terror. Czechoslovakia. Chechnya. Georgia. Afghanistan. Central African Republic. Congo. Holodomor of Ukraine. Stalin. Levrentia Beriev. (Etc. Etc. Etc.) So, what kind of man do you suppose you would send to do the dark arts in another country that is a vassal state of your reign? A Sunday school teacher? A sound and fair man of moral conviction? Or a ruthless streetfighter, a thug, that can get the job done the first time?!! The great game was at it's peak at the time, and it wasn't a place for those without a strong constitution and stomach for violence and things hidden from the common man. 😎🇺🇸

Students of Fairbairn included not just David Niven and his "batman", Peter Ustinov, who also served in the Commandos, but also Christopher Lee and Ian Fleming.

Yet the 'only' allied confirmed kill with unarmed bare hands in WWII was done by a female SOE agent named Nancy Wake, originally from New Zealand, immigrated to Australian then relocated to France before WWII. She joined the SOE and claimed in a video interview that Eric Sykes had been her instructor in silent killing (Fairbairn was on loan to the Americans at the time) and during a raid she was detained by a single Nazi German officer who she kicked in the three piece before chopping him across the neck with the edge of palm. He dropped dead. Confirmed later by war dept. She was most decorated woman of WWII allied forces. Her nickname was the White mouse.

@UlyssesFiles

Жыл бұрын

Ah I’ve heard of Nancy Wake - an incredible woman 🙌🏻

He still influences any serious student of combatives to this day.

@UlyssesFiles

Жыл бұрын

How true 👌🏻

New post about the legendary US Ka-Bar knife here: kzread.info/dash/bejne/hHym3KVrp9Sok7A.html

@mattgoodmangoodmanlawnmowi2454

Жыл бұрын

Thank you.

New video on Otto Skorzeny here: kzread.info/dash/bejne/eZWkycWmgqSqXdo.html

@glen1arthur

Жыл бұрын

I would put Corporal Bill Underwood against him.

@UlyssesFiles

Жыл бұрын

@@glen1arthur one of Canada’s best 👍🏻

@glen1arthur

Жыл бұрын

@@UlyssesFiles yes and we should have a few movies and books about him.

@billb1861

Жыл бұрын

I disagree. Maybe the best knife fighter one on one, granted. Hard to say most deadly unless you’re talking about silent kills and stealth. Most soldiers with any form of gun would kill him easily if not quietly, they don’t care about noise, only he does. Fighting skill is not determined by surprise attack from behind, anyone can kill if they have the silent stealth advantage and strike the first and perhaps only cut to an unaware enemy.

@andrewmorse4324

Жыл бұрын

​@@billb1861 . You have a point but he who lives and runs away lives to fight another day. If you look at the flying ace who scored the most kills in history he got in close so none of his bullets and shells missed and got out quick and climbed above to see the action in 3D. It must have worked because he shot down 50 Russian planes in a single month and downed 7 P51's in 1944 when his unit was flying against the USAAF attacking Ploesti in Rumania . Oh he survived over 10years in a Russian prison camp too post-war.

Excellent presentation! Fairbairn can definitely be considered the grandfather of modern close quarter fighting techniques.

@UlyssesFiles

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Rick - yes he’s got to be the or a grandfather of tí…👌🏻

Thank you ! Semper Fi !

@UlyssesFiles

Жыл бұрын

😜👌🏻

The only other person in WW2 who was comparable to him was Otto Skorzeny...

True this man taught a lot his methods at the time arguably the main martial artist

There's a documentary where they get someone who teaches these techniques today and he tries to train some modern American troops. It's an eye opener. Several of them back out of the experiment saying it was immoral.

Total respect to a incredibly skilled man, we owe him so much.

@UlyssesFiles

Жыл бұрын

Yes, thanks Larry 👌🏻

What a hero. Respect and thanks.

He was one of the most complete soldiers to develop teaching and techniques to produce the most dangerous forces

@UlyssesFiles

Жыл бұрын

Yes Tano 👌🏻

Rickmansworth is a very small area but has produced lots of people who helped shape ww2 and history. Good and bad,Kim Philby also lived in the area. Heronsgate, Chorleywood, was also home to some very prominent people...

Col. W.E. Fairbairn is truly the father of combatives, having honed his skills in arguably the meanest city in the world of the 1920s and 30s, where local gangsters were mostly practicing martial artists and experienced street fighters. In my opinion his Defendu/Gutterfighting system is far superior to any modern system in existence. It is realistic, devastatingly effective, does not rely on brute strength, and can be learned with relative ease and speed-essential qualities when training troops in a hurry due to the demands of war. Never disregard or disrespect the old school. Respect and Honor to “Fearless Dan”!

@UlyssesFiles

11 ай бұрын

Yes great comment. Agree completely 🙌🏻

"Get tough, get down in the gutter, win at all costs... I teach what is called 'Gutter Fighting.' There's no fair play, no rules except one: kill or be killed" William Ewart Fairbairn

He was 100% right about attitude, I was a Police Officer and thankfully have never been seriously injured or had to seriously injure another but I have had to face deadly and extremely scary moments. When this happens you need to be able to switch to a higher level of mental toughness, you need to think, not act instinctively, and you need to be able to get really mean and be prepared to use a serious degree of force if necessary. This doesn't only refer to knife fighting, but any kind of physical threat. If you cant do this then you are likely to get hurt because the next guy probably can.

@UlyssesFiles

Жыл бұрын

Great comment and speaking from from the front line… 👌🏻

Well researched and produced. Kudos. I have to agree that W.E. was pretty damn dangerous. I have all his books in one hard-bound volume and have studied, on and off, various true combat fighting systems throughout history. His is a very modular system, meaning only a few basic techniques need to be learned to be effective. These modular systems, I have found, are always down-n-dirty and all about getting it done.

Great video, thank you for sharing

Fairbairn also gets credit in the book " Churcill's Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare" by Giles Milton. An essential read for anyone interested in the plethora of tactics used by Britain in WWII (and a travesty that those who contributed so much to victory remain unknown through petty jealousies of government officials).

@UlyssesFiles

Жыл бұрын

I must cop a copy of this; thanks for bringing it up Ivor 👌🏻

@al82117

Жыл бұрын

I'll second the book recommendation, it's a cracking good read!

@UlyssesFiles

Жыл бұрын

Tks Andrew. I’ll order it on Amazon soon hejee 🙌🏻

@andym1594

Жыл бұрын

Along the origins of the SAS book (the origins, work in africa, italy and eventually Dday)- this is a must read.

Met the man, I also have a knife forged for him personally, so thank you so much for honoring a true hero. I will say I could only wish I had become the man he was. Salutes.

@UlyssesFiles

Жыл бұрын

My goodness that’s amazing, I’d loved to have been in your shoes. I wonder what the circumstances were in you meeting him and coming to possess one of his blades?

@davidmount9117

Жыл бұрын

@@UlyssesFiles Hi there Thanks for the reply! Circumstances included my father who was very much known for 2 things, one being he was a 10th Dan martial artist and trained until the very last years of his life. They met and I had no pat in that but I did meet him. Obtaining the blade those was quite a matter of luck and timing, I can't remember dates so well but was a few months before his passing. I think the blade, which was the last design he made, was basically the same shape except it was all black with a bigger tang, bigger bolster and riveted handle with a different pommel to match. As it is one of my most prized possessions I still have it, I think it was #009.

@leonardangermund6262

Жыл бұрын

Dangerous Dan, has my vote!!!

@UlyssesFiles

Жыл бұрын

@@davidmount9117 gosh your father was amazing. Your blade is pretty unique. A prized possession indeed, I can only dream 😍

@UlyssesFiles

Жыл бұрын

@@leonardangermund6262 hejee great choice!

I saw on few videos of soldiers from Ukraine having Fairbairn Sykes Dagers. Actually that brings me here to acknowledge a little bit of history behind it. It is very unusual design for fighting knife and itis not crazy haevy to. I think Fairbairn Sykes is a legend! Example of a tough man who serve and give a lot to his country. Recently I was visiting RRS Discovery in Dundee going through its history etc Incredible achievements and person of Robert Falcon Scott have that feelings that people like Fairbairn Sykes or Robert Falcon Scott are much harder to find or even exist in today's society.

@UlyssesFiles

Жыл бұрын

Great comment - yes they’re legends - though I think there are some interesting characters in every generation that go on to this kind of fame

@UlyssesFiles

Жыл бұрын

Agree about the dagger and interesting to see that you’ve seen Ukrainian soldiers carry it

My English teacher fought in Burma against the Japanese. His face and arms were covered with deep scares. He never spoke about his experiences, but his quiet disposition and pained look gave away his memories

@UlyssesFiles

Жыл бұрын

Ah interesting, Philip. My fathers uncle also fought in Burma and was captured by the Japanese and forced to work on the infamous Burma Railway. My father describes his disposition in a similar way.

@philipswain4122

Жыл бұрын

@@UlyssesFiles you just can’t imagine the trauma they went through. I guess the greatest generation had that certain stoicism born out of the 1930’s Depression.

He deserves the title. My father served with the Seaforth Highlanders of Canada during WW2 and he introduced me to Fairbairn fighting skills and knife when I was a child. I bought a Fairbairn commando fighting knife over fifty years ago at an estate sale. Unsure of its authenticity though

@UlyssesFiles

Жыл бұрын

Ah interesting. Is there any mark or writing on the ricasso?

Great low key video with detailed facts on an eniigmatic figure that still impacts the military today. I missed a chance in the 70's to pick up an authentic Fairburn-Sykes when I was stationed in the Pacific and have regretted it ever since. The crap in the movies makes me ill because as a vet and former cop I can tell you up close and personal...no-one wins a "knife-fight". And it never lasts more than a few strokes since hydraulic shock from blood loss is a REAL thing. He was a great man that used his life experiences to benefit the free world in defeating utter darkness. And more importantly, teaching generations to do the same. Great work...you gained a subcriber.

@UlyssesFiles

Жыл бұрын

Thank you Dragonscout. Ah those original FS blades are a pretty penny these days too, I feel for you… Agree on the knife fighting thing 🙌🏻

I’d heard about Fairbanks years ago cuz I across his story amongst others during a random search on WWII. I’d always been curious about him. This is the most I’d ever seen or heard about him. You never here about his style of combat as you always hear about the more John Wayne style epic battles and fights from that era. I think this guy would make a great subject for a movie.

@UlyssesFiles

Жыл бұрын

Ah I agree the subject would make for a great movie 🎥👌🏻

Yes I fond your commentary very good & easy to listen to ,very interesting & informative I look forward to more like this . Thank you for taking the time to make it

@UlyssesFiles

Жыл бұрын

Thank you Daniel 😀🙌🏻

My Dad was in F-Section..and would have agreed with you..He taught Fairburn's skills to the French Resistance

@UlyssesFiles

Жыл бұрын

Wow very interesting 😍

@aidanmcmillan-dx8lq

Жыл бұрын

gotta love commies, right

@matthewhopkins239

Жыл бұрын

Please spell his name correctly.

the biggest weapon a human can Carrie with him or her, it's a sheer determination to live and survive!

@UlyssesFiles

Жыл бұрын

True 👌🏻

He's pretty good.

Best defense against the knife? A sprint worthy of an Olympic final.

@UlyssesFiles

Жыл бұрын

I agree 💯😜

Himself vs Otto Skorzeny in a fight to the death, would have been a clash of the Titans.

As a understudy of Fairbairn, and others without being armed, this man is definitely on the top of the most dangerous list.

@UlyssesFiles

Жыл бұрын

Yes agree Sergio 👌🏻

Loved this as well as your video on d'Eliscu. Perhaps in the future you could do videos on Pat O'Neil, George de Relwyskow, and others who have not received the proper recognition of there outstanding accomplishments. Thank you for your time in providing these.

@UlyssesFiles

Жыл бұрын

Hi and thanks Josie. Good suggestion. I’m researching one currently on Anthony Biddle, and will look into Pat O’Neill and George de Relwyskow too now - these guys are legends in their fields for sure and as you say do not get their proper dues… 🙌🏻

@justjosie1163

Жыл бұрын

@OdysseusFiles Will be waiting to enjoy seeing the Biddle presentation. Thank you ever so much for all you do!

@UlyssesFiles

Жыл бұрын

@@justjosie1163😍🙌🏻

Pat O'Neil who worked under him in the Shanghai police was the man who trained and lead the Devil's Brigade (FSSF). He also helped design the V42 dagger for the First Special Service Force - which was a joint American/Canadian special operations force which was basically the precursor to CAG. Even Delta's red Airborne patches are similar to the FSSF.

@michiveritas1420

Жыл бұрын

Pat O'Neil... You sure?? I thought it was Pat McGroin🤔🙂

@michiveritas1420

Жыл бұрын

PS lol... Only teasing😆

@justjosie1163

Жыл бұрын

Yes, sadly he is rarely mentioned. He developed different "systems" based on who would be using them. So he taught one "system" to the Devil's Brigade, another to LEOs and another to intelligent agents after the war it is reported. I only wish we had resources to see the details of his systems.

@steverobinson2501

10 ай бұрын

O'Neil was an OSS agent when he was with the FSSF and after in Japan.

Thanks for this. I found a copy of Get Tough in a house our family lived in 50 years ago and was captivated by the brutality of the techniques it contained, with explanation on how long it would take people to die from the various holds and knife wounds. I have always been on the lookout for more information on the infamous William Fairbairn.

@UlyssesFiles

Жыл бұрын

Ah that’s an old copy then, maybe an original printing? Yes his stuff is v direct 😜👌🏻

@HeavySig

Жыл бұрын

@@UlyssesFiles My guess is original; from the home/office of a British doctor who had immigrated to Canada after WWII. Since it was aimed at the Home Guard, that was my theory. Wish I still had it.

@UlyssesFiles

Жыл бұрын

Ouch yeah a really old maybe original copy then…

@andym1594

Жыл бұрын

Funny thing- when I was taking EMT training- I was thinking to myself of how an assassin could take all of this life saving info and use it in reverse and wondered about that.

Thanks for this ... one of my very favourite films of all time. I’ve subscribed and look forward to more content!

@UlyssesFiles

Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much 🙏🙌🏻

Great video

@UlyssesFiles

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Max 😍

Some must kill so that others may live. How fortunate the man that knew he had their back. He was a force of nature.

@UlyssesFiles

Жыл бұрын

Yes a force of nature is an apt description 😜👌🏻

Even before I've watched this video, I thought, I can wipe this old fella ass... I soon changed my ignorant opinion!!! What a legend. I've been in the air force and I would love to serve with a Gentleman like this!! Legend

@UlyssesFiles

Жыл бұрын

Thanks! Agree he’s a legend. I wouldn’t wanna ‘wipe his ass’ either 😅👌🏻

Thank you for this great video!

@UlyssesFiles

Жыл бұрын

Thanks 🙌🏻

He was a hard man from hard times. It's a fact of life that the nature of our environment is a factor in every mans breed.

The smachet was indeed influenced by a blade carried by members of the Royal Welsh Fusiliers in WW1 modelled after a celtic short sword, a surviving one being in the regimental museum at Cardiff castle.

Literally laid the foundations of all SF CQB training. A very dangerous man.

@UlyssesFiles

Жыл бұрын

Yes true 👌🏻

@joesgotya9930

Жыл бұрын

Nope lol.. Nobody uses this shit.. “Knife fighting is a complete waste of time.” - Delta Force operator John McPhee

@michiveritas1420

Жыл бұрын

@@joesgotya9930 Pish😂 Knife fighting is a waste of time?? It's an art and a skill. On the flip-side is knife-crime... I wonder how those cut, slashed, stabbed feel about that - I for one, also those dead by knife injuries would if they could(?)🤔

@UlyssesFiles

Жыл бұрын

Hmmm famous last words… 😜🤣👌🏻

@UlyssesFiles

Жыл бұрын

Exactly 👌🏻

excellent, very informative, thank you for your compilation

@UlyssesFiles

Жыл бұрын

Thank you Pat 🙌🏻

YES, Fairbairn in my mind due to the fact that trench fighting and stalking and termination of enemy sentrys during WW2 required physical skill, training, strength, and an ongoing focus and dedication to the craft. I definitely believe William Ewart Fairbairn to be one of the most worth of the title Fierces and most dangerous combatant of WW2...............

With out a doubt he was,is,and will always be the real toughest most dangerous man of any age. I was trained by a man that was trained by a man who was trained by him.

@UlyssesFiles

Жыл бұрын

That’s a link straight to him then. Nice 👌🏻

@qtpwqt

Жыл бұрын

@@UlyssesFiles Same for me .

@RakkasanRakkasan

Жыл бұрын

The early u.s. special forces were trained by the old WW2 guys mind this was in the 80s the guy that taught me was trained in the 60s by the guy's from the 40s. There is a remarkable book about them and the Shanghai riot squad.

@qtpwqt

Жыл бұрын

I live in Toronto and my teacher trained with Bill Underwood.

@UlyssesFiles

Жыл бұрын

@@RakkasanRakkasan fantastic link to those early legends…

There is no doubt in the special operations community's mind as to the danger and discipline of Fairborn . He was and remains a world shaker. Years ahead of and has very few living or deceased peers. Captain Amigo

@UlyssesFiles

Жыл бұрын

Absolutely. Agreed

The Knife has many advantages over any other weapon: It is quiet! Every other armament will make some noise; It does not need to be reloaded! It can last Thousands of years: Easy to learn! Even a 3 year old can be taught 100 ways to kill with a knife; Totally concealable! A knife can be hidden anywhere, anytime, anyhow, for any reason! When done correctly: You will survive a knife fight: I have only 16 cuts so far; but the day is still young. Gulf War Vet 1990-91.

@UlyssesFiles

Жыл бұрын

Nice comment and from a veteran too. Thanks Linda 😻🙌🏻

@lindafoxwood78

Жыл бұрын

I have in my collection: 20+ Sheffield SF WW2 daggers, Camillus Raider Daggers made in 1944 and a ship made Raider from WW2, V42 dagger; etc al. Teaching knife fighting without getting cut is a skill! ... that I have not enquired in my past 55+ years... Get tough or Die trying. Gulf War Vet: 1990-91.

@UlyssesFiles

Жыл бұрын

@@lindafoxwood78 that’s a fantastic collection Linda… 👌🏻

Really interesting video. Thank you

@UlyssesFiles

Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much 👌🏻

Awesome. Cat on a hot tin roof ( light on the feet) My bro RIP 🙏 was a Master of the arts and trained with plastic knife's dipped in red paint to mark contact points. This stuff can only be achieved with years of experience. Thanks for the content. RIP Damo 🙏 ✌️❤️🇦🇺

@UlyssesFiles

Жыл бұрын

Sorry to hear he passed on. It sounds like he was a great character 😍

Thanks for this very well done documentary, the Fairbairn-Sykes fighting knife must be one of the most recognisable weapons of all time, treasured by its users and owners alike, early models fetch a premium price now and still have the power to haunt with their history.

@UlyssesFiles

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Derek and very well put about the Fairbairn-Sykes knife.

@derekstocker6661

Жыл бұрын

@@UlyssesFiles More than welcome, great video. Very well researched!

The man's a legend and a role model for anyone that wants to defend their Country. I read all his books when I was a teenager. I'm 73 now and I still am amazed about Mr. Fairbairns life.

@UlyssesFiles

Ай бұрын

Agree, an absolute legend and still worthy of study 🙌🏻🍻

great video thank you.

@UlyssesFiles

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Michael 🙌🏻

John Wick's grandpa

My father was a member of the Canadian special forces unit called the ‘Special Service Force during WW2. They were called several names like, "Braves" the Black Devils, and the Devils Brigade until it was changed to Special Service Force. Remembering all the stories he had told my brother and I around a campfire back in the day at our lakeside cottage (I'm 67 now) were pretty gripping, and mind boggling. Those ole time Vets were definitely some bad asses, I miss him so.

@UlyssesFiles

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Very interesting comment your father was so cool - thank you for commenting 🙏

@johnnyquest5942

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That’s an amazing unit .. Thank you for your fathers service … Your father made history.

@unklbuk1

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@@johnnyquest5942 Thanks for the kind words, he was an amazing man.

@unklbuk1

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@@UlyssesFiles Thanks, he definitely was one in a million.

@doclockwood8809

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My father, too, was in the Black Devils, and is now at Arlington Cemetery overlooking Memorial Bridge, the Lincoln Memorial, the Mall, the Washington Monument, and of course, the Capitol. And I can tell you honestly that he would rise from his grave to fight AGAINST the neo-fascists who stormed the Capitol in their cowardly and feeble attempt to overthrow our democratic elections. He fought fascism in Italy, and would not hesitate to fight it here in the US. I grew up in Arlington and the Cemetery was close enough for me to hear the caisson horses stomping their hooves in their stalls eager to pull yet another of thousands of caskets to its burial site. These men and women fought and died to keep fascism out of the US, and now it threatens us here at home as Traitor Trump threatens to take office once again. My father, a decorated FSSF commando, a hard right registered Republican, would make short work of Little Donnie Bone Spurs, a trifling pile of treasonous trash who wouldn't even brave the rain to pay respects to the fallen GIs at Normandy. He has no respect for Veterans. Trump is a fascist, a coward, and a loser. Hopefully, he won't share any hard fought ground with the real patriots at Arlington Cemetery. Btw, Brad Pitt's shoulder patch in "Inglorious Basterds" is the red Arrowhead of The Force...the 1st Special Service Force. Please google: "SUPERCOMMANDOS" for more info, and yep, that's Dad watching over the Mussolini Canal on the cover of the book.