Armed Combat
The use of a firearm or other weapon against an enemy in an efficient manner while preserving ones life is considered to be the peak of perfection in armed combat.
An extraordinary control over the body, agility, fitness, a quick eye and a keen presence of mind are necessary for the mastery of Armed Combat.
Within this archive you will find guides and handbooks complete with illustrations demonstrating the art of armed combat. Whether it be a gun, a sword or a pencil, you will learn invaluable techniques to protect yourself whatever your given weapon. You will find many armed combat guides and military armed combat handbooks.
Many weapons discussed including firearms, knives, swords and improvised weapons. Learn how to effectively combat an opponent armed with these weapons.
Shooting to Live is the product of Fairbairn’s and Sykes’ practical experience with the handgun. Hundreds of incidents provided the basis for the first true book on life–or–death shootouts with the pistol. Shooting to Live teaches all concepts, considerations and applications of combat pistolcraft. About the AuthorW.E. Fairbairn taught unarmed combat to the famed British Commandos and the U.S. armed forces during World War II. Before the war he served as assistant commissioner of the Shanghai Police Force. He was the inventor of the Fairbairn Commando Knife and the author of the classics Get Tough and Shooting to Live.