He is also a Kung Fu & Taiji Master, Author & TV Host best known for his self-penned BBC TV series 'Mind Body Kick Ass Moves' broadcast in over 180 countries worldwide. Notably he trained under Master Tsai Ching Fung, who was reputed to have been a former Imperial Palace instructor.ĭefendu - Chris Crudelli Martial IQ ForumsĪuthor of this article Chris Crudelli is a Graduate of London University’s SOAS & Beijing Shi Fan University. In the subsequent years he also studied to a high degree, Chinese systems that were regularly taught in Shanghai at the time. For the next three and a half years, and on a daily basis, Fairbarn trained with a Japanese Jiu-Jitsu expert and bone setter who was also based in Shanghai. We also have programs tailored for Adult advanced and beginner Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and Kickboxing. We provide programs tailored to Youth Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and Kickboxing.
This really signalled the beginning of Fairbarn’s obsession with finding an ultimate method of self defence in order that he should not have to suffer a similar beating again. Taos New Mexico Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and Kickboxing gym. After a stint with the Royal Marines, where Fairbarn was noted for introducing new techniques of bayonet work and a short service as guard for the British Consol in South Korea, he found himself in Shanghai and it was on a routine patrol of the notorious red light district one evening where he was confronted by a group of Triads, otherwise known as ‘Hatchet Men’, who were brutal in their dealings, that Fairbarn was seriously beaten and left for dead. This second system focussed less on restraining techniques and holds and instead concentrated on the use of lethal techniques to end conflict immediately. Moreover, according to Defendo Alliance Poland, Jyrki Saario in 1996 "introduced Krav Maga to the Scandinavian countries and was one of the first Krav Maga instructors in Europe".Developed by William E Fairborn is fighting form of close quarter, hand to hand combat system that is not regarded as a martial art or a sport but more a systemised method of ending physical confrontation as quickly as possible.įairbarn borrowed heavily, from his training at the famed Kodokan School in Tokyo adding many techniques from Jiu-Jitsu, and added with it practical experience of hand to hand fighting gained while serving in the Shanghai Municipal Police in China, which was at the time, known as the roughest police beat in the world.įairbarn first published a book about his methods of Defendu in 1926 but later modified the system and refined it into a system known as ‘Close Quarter Combat’ which he taught to allied forces in the second world war. According to Scandinavian Defendo, Jyrki Saario combined his years of martial arts experience with techniques "found from old hand-to-hand-combat manuals, like in Codex Wallerstein (year 1470), Defendu (1926) and Hand-to-Hand Combat (1943)". The Defendo Alliance was founded in 2005 by Jyrki Saario. While the Defendo Alliance has a name similar to Defendu (which was created by William Fairbairn), the Defendo Alliance is not associated with this older martial arts. In fact, the Defendo Alliance has partnered with a number of Krav Maga schools in the USA. Given this organization's focus on "facing different violent threats that we might confront in the modern society", it is similar to martial arts such as Krav Maga. Schools are primarily located in Scandinavian countries but this association expanding globally (i.e. The Defendo Alliance is a European martial arts focused on realistic self-defense training.
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