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battalionma.bsky.social
Last part of Fairbairn's escape from a bear hug.

#hema #FairbairnSykes #combatives #combativestraining #martialarts #martialartstraining #history #ww2 #ww2history #ww2reenactment
May 30, 2025 at 11:04 PM
battalionma.bsky.social
Somebody is going to have a headache tomorrow

#fairbairnsykes #fairbairnsykesfightingknife #hema #combatives #streetcombatives #combativestraining #chinjab #palmstrike #ww2combatives #martialarts #martialartslife #york
March 15, 2025 at 8:42 PM
battalionma.bsky.social
An Incredibly brave woman who you may not have heard of.

#ww2 #ww2history #hema #ww2combatives #combatives #combativestraining #combativestrainingcourse #womenwhofight #lestweforget
April 2, 2025 at 10:48 AM
battalionma.bsky.social
Introducing Fairbairns knife system in session two of our beginners course

#hema #fairbairnsykes #knifedefence #combatives #combativestraining #combativestrainingcourse #ww2 #ww2history #ww2combatives
March 12, 2025 at 9:58 AM
battalionma.bsky.social
Ear clap followed by dragging enemy combatant to the floor by their eyes

#combatives #combativestraining #hema #ww2 #MilitaryCombatives #history #WorldWarII #fightlikeyourgrandad
November 30, 2024 at 8:33 AM
battalionma.bsky.social
This is my first shot at a semi-instructional TikTok, featuring John Styers’ “Out of Line” technique from Cold Steel.

Just trying to bring some of this material to life.

#hema #ww2 #ww2history #ww2reenactment #combatives #combativestraining #knifedefence #knifedefense #usmarinecorps
June 17, 2025 at 8:16 AM
battalionma.bsky.social
A introduction to Fairbairns stick in Tuesdays class

#fairbairn #fairbairnsykes #fairbairnsykesfightingknife #hema #ww2 #ww2history #combatives #combativestraining #combativestrainingcourse #stickfighting #eskrima #kali
March 19, 2025 at 3:48 PM
battalionma.bsky.social
Sadly Fairbairn and Sykes don't give you much advice for how to defend against a knife attack. Luckily the American army and marine manuals have a few suggestions.

#usa #america #usmarines #usarmy #fairbairn #hema #knifedefense #ww2 #ww2history #ww2combatives #combatives #combativestraining
February 19, 2025 at 1:20 AM
battalionma.bsky.social
Students trying out Fairbairns strikes for the first time.

#fairbairnsykes #fairbairnsykesfightingknife #hema #combatives #streetcombatives #combativestraining #chinjab #palmstrike #ww2combatives #martialarts #martialartslife #york
March 11, 2025 at 9:32 AM
battalionma.bsky.social
Three days to teach your close combat instructors. It's why Fairbairn and Sykes system is so simple

#hema #history #historical #ww2 #ww2history #ww2reenactment #combatives #combativestraining #ww2combatives #fairbairn #fairbairnsykes
May 28, 2025 at 8:38 AM
battalionma.bsky.social
Tiger claw to the face tends to calm people down 😂

#tigerclaw #fairbairn #hema #knifedefense #knifedefensetraining #strikeing #ww2 #ww2history #ww2combatives #combatives # #combativestraining #military #militaryhistory
February 7, 2025 at 8:38 AM
battalionma.bsky.social
I was told there wasn't enough content to do a weekly WW2 combatives class. I beg to differ 😁

#hema #ww2history #ww2combatives #manuscripts #combativestraining #york #hemaclass #combativesbooks #fairburnsykes #fairburnsykesfightingknife
December 17, 2024 at 12:57 PM
battalionma.bsky.social
A handshake gone wrong 😉, the SOE did not play fair! This system is designed to preemptively strike before your target has a chance to defend themselves.

#fairbairnsykes #hema #ww2 #ww2history #ww2combatives #combatives #combativestraining #combativestrainingcourse
March 17, 2025 at 2:27 PM
battalionma.bsky.social
Fairbairn's Chin jab

#combatives #combativestraining #hema #ww2 #MilitaryCombatives #history #WorldWarII #fightlikeyourgrandad #fairburn #sykes #chinjab #yorkshire
November 26, 2024 at 8:59 AM
battalionma.bsky.social
Utilising Fairbairns strikes after controlling the knife hand.

#fairbairn #hema #knifedefense #knifedefensetraining #strikeing #ww2 #ww2history #ww2combatives #combatives # #combativestraining #military #militaryhistory
February 25, 2025 at 9:45 PM
battalionma.bsky.social
Fairbairn's Japanese strangle

#hadakajime #rearnakedchoke #ww2 #combativestraining #combatives #hema #fairburnsykesfightingknife #womenwhofight #giveagirlasword #chokehold #commando
December 10, 2024 at 9:37 AM
battalionma.bsky.social
Simulating group fighting is always a fun session

#fairbairn #fairbairnsykes #fairbairnsykesfightingknife #hema #ww2 #ww2history #combatives #combativestraining #combativestrainingcourse #stickfighting #eskrima #kali
April 1, 2025 at 7:18 AM
battalionma.bsky.social
Edge of hand blows are one of the most ubiquitous techniques in WW2 combatives.

Easy to teach and apply with a lot of power and can be very lethal when targeting the neck and throat

#ww2 #worldwar2 #fairburnsykes #edgeofhandblow #judochop #karatechop #york #hemaclass #yorkshire #combativestraining
December 15, 2024 at 10:33 AM
battalionma.bsky.social
Gun disarm gone wrong

Elbow push, clout to the back of the head and pushed out of disarming range.

#fairbainsykes #hema #fairbairnsykesfightingknife #gundisarms #combatives #combativestraining #ww2 #ww2combatives #gunsafety #militarycombattraining
January 18, 2025 at 9:12 AM
battalionma.bsky.social
It was great to be invited to attend a session with Hull University's War Studies students and teachers yesterday evening.

#ww2 #ww2history #ww2reenacting #ww2combatives #combatives #combativestraining #hema #hull #hulluniversity #warstudies #war
April 8, 2025 at 6:49 AM
battalionma.bsky.social
You come round the corner to find your friend being held up...... Something, something.......kick them in the testicles!

#fairbainsykes #hema #fairbairnsykesfightingknife #gundisarms #combatives #combativestraining #ww2 #ww2combatives #gunsafety #militarycombattraining
January 6, 2025 at 4:57 PM
battalionma.bsky.social
All ready for teaching disarms in the beginners course.

Disclaimer: these are all made of solid rubber for training purposes.

#ww2 #ww2history #combatives #combativestraining #combativestrainingcourse #hema #ww2combatives #fairbairnsykes #fairbairnsykesfightingknife
February 3, 2025 at 3:25 PM
battalionma.bsky.social
Fairbairn's chin jab developed into a grip on the face in a group wrestle

#combatives #combativestraining #hema #ww2 #MilitaryCombatives #history #WorldWarII #fightlikeyourgrandad #wrestling #chinjab #fairburn #sykes
December 2, 2024 at 11:18 AM
battalionma.bsky.social
There are tons of manuscripts looking at both world war 2 and world war 1 approaches to combatives.

#combatives #combativestraining #hema #ww2 #MilitaryCombatives #history #WorldWarII #fightlikeyourgrandad
December 1, 2024 at 1:12 PM
battalionma.bsky.social
An excellent first night tonight hopefully one of many to come. Everyone did fantastically and it was great to see so many people enjoying combatives.

#hema #combatives #streetcombatives #combativestraining #ww2combatives #york #uk #martialarts #martialartslife
March 4, 2025 at 10:19 PM