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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What a wonderful chapter title!
It implies there's a polite way to do this though!
From: Hand to Hand Combat: training division, bureau of aeronautics, United states navy
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Kick shin, scrape down and stomp on foot. In army boots this would not be pleasant.
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Fairbairn's chin jab developed into a grip on the face in a group wrestle
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There are tons of manuscripts looking at both world war 2 and world war 1 approaches to combatives.
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Ear clap followed by dragging enemy combatant to the floor by their eyes
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Fairbairn's Chin jab
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