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| | All-in fighting, |  | Author: W. E Fairbairn
Publisher: Faber and Faber limited
Category: Book
Buy New: $14.95
Avg. Customer Rating:  1 reviews
Sales Rank: 382704
Pages: 132
ASIN: B0006AQ1NY
Publication Date: 1942
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"Get Tough!" plus shooting June 22, 2006
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Newly reprinted by Paladin Press! From the start: yes, only three stars.
This is "Get Tough" plus a chapter on shooting. In all, not bad just dated. The shooting chapter is antiquated, but interesting from a historical perspective.
Regarding the unarmed combat part:
The shortcomings:
-The illustrations are only 'OK', not great. I like line drawings for illustrating unarmed combat, but usually it takes two or three drawings per technique to make things clear.
-A limited range of techniques. It covers the basics pretty well, but doesn't challenge the imagination.
-A lot of military texts (like this) were grouped as lesson plans. It wouldn't have been hard to do, but Fairbairn chose not to do it.
-One or two of the techniques don't stand up well to critical thought, most notably the one with a matchbox in one's hand. Only OK as a technique, but it is very easy for students to fixate on the matchbox rather than the principles of the technique.
Ultimately, the poor illustrations was the killer for me. Never the less, this book has a lot of merit;
-A limited range of techniques... Yes, this is also a shortcoming, but on the other hand it keeps the students focused on what matters.
-Clear and explicit text. This one is not going to win literary awards, but it conveys information clearly, completely, and concisely.
-'Been there, done that' credibility. Fairbairn was not a streetfront studio expert, nor was he a competition kickboxer, nor even a UFC wrestler. He had been a cop in one of the toughest cities in the world, and then trained British commandos in WWII. If the techniques didn't work, his trainees would have gotten really vindictive (if they lived). His trainees lived, and that alone is about the highest recommendation you could hope for.
Three stars, but it has a place in my permanant collection both for the techniques and for the historical value, take this as you will.
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