Thanks I'm going to try and cite the source wherever I can as I find this incredibly annoying as well

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.

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Some excellent Nancy Wake quotes

She was an SOE agent nicknamed the white mouse by the Germans for her uncanny ability to escape capture. Also one of the few recorded hand to hand combat kills in WW2.

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

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Three days to teach your close combat instructors. It's why Fairbairn and Sykes system is so simple

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According to many comments you'd think the icepick grip was never used well.......

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Pistol disarm when you happen upon your friend being held up.

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Happy 80th anniversary of VE Day everyone.

Even if you do nothing else today, please take some time to remember all the brave men and women who sacrificed during WW2.

Adding some extra spice to Fairbairns handshake from the gutter fighting films

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Don't trust a handshake, raising the arm high going through the gap and drawing a knife as seen in the Fairbairn gutter fighting films.

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This has got to be my favourite moment from my class last weekend 😂, sneaky sneaky sentry eliminations.

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The greatest jousting tournament in Yorkshire took place at our annual Art That Adorns You event this year. Yep @royalarmouries.bsky.social , you heard me right.

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We had a fantastic time teaching at the York School of Defence event, ATAY2025, this weekend.

A big congratulations to TA Davide, who won the Judges' Technical Prize in the Pugilism competition! 😃

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Come join us for a free give it a go evening in May.

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Stick retention: Get your stick back then make them regret their life choices.

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Grip variations on a Fairbairn Sykes knife. Not all of these were recommended but there will have been occasions where all were used.

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Fairbairn comments on this escape that you will lose a chunk of hair but probably won't notice

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It was great to be invited to attend a session with Hull University's War Studies students and teachers yesterday evening.

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So I put in an order to the merch store to check the quality and I'm pretty happy to be honest.

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An Incredibly brave woman who you may not have heard of.

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Simulating group fighting is always a fun session

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Playing around with drawing the knife from different grappled positions. It's great practice and you'd be amazed how often people fumble drawing the knife.

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A really interesting firearm the De Lisle carbine. Designed for sentry removal it has an integrated silencer and uses subsonic ammunition. During tests, it was reported to "produce no visible muzzle flash and was inaudible at 50 yards (46 m)."

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The first beginners course is complete. It was a pleasure to teach and see people enjoying the WW2 material.

Here's to what looks like a very bright future for Battalion Martial Arts.

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Guilty of info dumping your special interests on people?

Well become a teacher then people pay you to do it! 😉

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Lead instructor Chris had a fantastic opportunity today to shoot some authentic WW2 rifles.

Excellent event put on by the Artists Rifles club which has historic links with 21 SAS.

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A introduction to Fairbairns stick in Tuesdays class

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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.

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Somebody is going to have a headache tomorrow

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Introducing Fairbairns knife system in session two of our beginners course

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