All-in Fighting.: Rifle Section by Captain P. N. Walbridge [together with four other contemporary publications on unarmed combat].
by FAIRBAIRN, William Ewart
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About This Item
London: Faber and Faber Limited,, 1942. First edition, first impression, decidedly uncommon, particularly so in the jacket. This copy accompanied by four other contemporary publications on unarmed combat. As Fairbairn explains in his introduction, "the majority of the methods shown are drastic in the extreme. In contrast to judo, they recognise no accepted rules. They are not intended to provide amusement for all-in wrestling spectators, but for use in these dangerous times as part of national preparedness against our enemies". The author was in charge of the Shanghai Municipal Police Riot Squad and was their chief instructor in self-defence. He was the first foreigner living outside of Japan to be awarded a Black Belt Degree by the Kodokan Jiu-Jitsu University of Tokyo. He is probably best known as co-designer of the Fairbairn-Sykes fighting knife, instructions for the use of which are contained in the present book. The description of the "grape vine" in the section "Various Methods of Securing a Prisoner" is a thing once read, never forgotten. Together, Five works, octavo. Fairbairn: original rust cloth, lettered in red on the spine and with red title panel to the front board. With the pictorial dust jacket; others in original wrappers. Numerous full-page illustrations. A few nicks, chips, and closed tears to jacket. A very good copy. The four other publications also very good.
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- Peter Harrington (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 158599
- Title
- All-in Fighting.
- Author
- FAIRBAIRN, William Ewart
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Place of Publication
- London: Faber and Faber Limited,
- Date Published
- 1942
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