WWII Combatives Have More Confirmed Kills Than Any Other Military Combatives System

But Is It The Right Self Defense System For You?

It seems as though when it comes to combatives and close quarters combat that everyone comes out of the woodwork to correct you as to how it really is.

In combatives there seems to be a great deal of politics and in fighting regarding whose system is best, who the true founders of a certain style is, so on and so forth.

This same bickering and arguing goes on in every type or system of self defense or martial art. Krav Maga, Kung Fu, Karate, Jiu-Jitsu you name it they all have the same kind of in fighting.

When it comes to the specifics and details of who founded what, dates, times and places my facts may be good but they may also contain some errors.

I will be the first to admit that I'm not always 100% correct, after all I am human!

However these minor details are not important to me.

What I am concerned about is distinguishing the major differences between the various styles, which one do I like the most and which one is easy to apply and learn for the average joe.

My interest lies not in the history but more in determining what kind of system I think is effective and what is a good fit for me and potentially you.

Combatives is another word that the US Army uses for hand to hand combat techniques.

Militaries have used combatives as long as there have been boots or feet on the ground.

If you really break it down most martial arts are or were a "combative" at one point in time.

So we'll start there!

If you discuss World War II combatives with anyone who knows even a little bit two British names always come up. The two names are William E. Fairbairn and Eric A. Sykes.

If you want to learn more about the unique history of combatives , let google be your guide as the number of different paths that can be researched is phenomenal.

Whether it was on the battlefields of WWII or on the streets of Shanghai combatives were there and served their purpose.

WWII combatives and combatives in general are effective in a kill or be killed self defense situation. They are easy to learn and do not take five to ten years to be able to effectively defend yourself.

Simple and effective is the key.

In fact the real acid test for any self defense system is does the system work when the person being attacked is under stress, caught off guard or physically fatigued.

Combatives and especially WWII combatives rely on simplicity of movement and large motor skills. This is why they pass the acid test above.

In fact any good combatives training and testing includes having the trainee undergo some intense physical activity to zap their energy levels.

They also expose them to some psychological stress when similating an attack by putting them in a confrontation where people are verbally insulting and attacking them.

And this is done on top of the intimidation factor of having the training opponent moves first with an unplanned attack not known to the trainee.

The adrenaline dump from all these stressors simulate what it is like in real life.

When you are under the effects of such stress and the adrenaline is pumping through your body the non-professional fighter simply cannot perform any fine motor skills or movements to attack or to defend themselves.

This is why combatives by and large use self defense techniques that involve only your large motor skills.

This kind of training gives the end user a realistic training environment, muscle memory and confidence.

Combatives in my mind are the best way to prepare for a real life confrontation.

To review the most common types of WWII combatives are Defendo and Defendu.

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