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    Default 942 US Rangers Combat School - Knife fighting

    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=Nj3uL...os=NnNsgeoo0VI

    (starts at 01:49)
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    Thank you for the post. That video was quite interesting.

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    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!

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

    You can see some of his work on my site.
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    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.

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