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)
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)
Fredrik Hall
"To study and not think is a waste. To think and not study is dangerous." /Confucius
Thank you for the post. That video was quite interesting.
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!
I believe the balding instructor is Francois D'Eliscu, of US Army fame.
You can see some of his work on my site.
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.
Jon Rivest
Myofu-An Montreal Dojo