942 US Rangers Combat School - Knife fighting

[Fred27]

This a clip from a 1942 Ranger combat training school in which they are taught all the basics of their trade, including long-knife/machete fighting:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nj3uLDR2qFg&playnext_from=TL&videos=NnNsgeoo0VI

(starts at 01:49)

[Juan Perez]

Thank you for the post. That video was quite interesting.

[Endboss]

Thanks for this. The instructor seems to have done a bit of fencing in his time, given his left-hand-behind-and-above-left-shoulder stance.

Interesting that it was all metal weapons training - no wood for these guys!

[JamesF]

I believe the balding instructor is Francois D'Eliscu, of US Army fame.

You can see some of his work on my site.

[Kirigakure]

Thx for sharing the clip.

It's always interesting to see the evolution of combat.
That knife fighting is definitely fencing-oriented. Quite a difference with what they teach in the army nowadays.