Defendu

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This article is about the fighting style developed by Fairbairn and Sykes. For Bill
Underwoods system, see !efendo.
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!efendu
Also known as
#utter Fighting, Fairbairns #utter
Fighting, The Fairbairn Fighting
System, The Fairbairn system,
$odern !efendo
Focus %clectic
Country of
origin
United &ingdom
Creator William %. Fairbairn, %ric '. Sykes
Famous
practitioners
(e) 'pplegate, !ermot $. *"'T*
+,eill, !evils Brigade, -an
Fleming, Samuel #. Ta)is, Bill
Wolfe
Parenthood
Bo)ing, Wrestling, Savate, .u/utsu,
.udo, "akua, #atka
Olympic sport ,o
Defendu is a modern martial art developed by William %. Fairbairn and %ric '. Sykes
prior to World War --. -t is a hand0to0hand combat system based on practical e)perience
mi)ed with /u/utsu and bo)ing that was developed to train the Shanghai $unicipal
"olice, and was later taught in e)panded form to +ffice of Strategic Services and Special
+perations %)ecutive members during World War --.
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