William E. Fairbairn
✓ Source-basedfallingBritish general (1885-1960)
United KingdomLived 1885 to 1960 · aged 75Lieutenant Colonel William Ewart Fairbairn was a British soldier and police officer. He developed hand-to-hand combat methods for the Shanghai Police during the interwar period, as well as for the Allied special forces during World War II. He created his own fighting system known as Defendu.
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Lieutenant Colonel William Ewart Fairbairn was a British soldier and police officer. He developed hand-to-hand combat methods for the Shanghai Police during the interwar period, as well as for the Allied special forces during World War II. He created his own fighting system known as Defendu. Notably, this included innovative pistol shooting techniques and the development of the Fairbairn-Sykes fighting knife.
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