Hand to Hand Combat Film Collection

This collection contains 5 movies and is almost 1 1/2 hour of video.

Title Description
Duration
LAPD Defense

Training film created by and for the LAPD on self defense and disarmament. Starting with the basics of the striking and pressure points as involved with the leverage principle. Learn also the best approach method to keep the officer from looking silly or being harmed. See several holds and breaks demonstrated by and against the Officers. Learn some of the restraining holds including the modified bar hammer lock developed over years. Watch as the officer approaches multiple suspects, and female suspects. Moving on to the defensive tactics against choke holds which cannot be broken through strict adherence to Marquise of Queensbury rules. Including tactics against swinging fists, and attacks from the ground. See the approved disarmament techniques demonstrated next. Moving on to the breaks for the common holds most often used by officers.
Sound, B&W

19:06
Personal Protection

Sound is a little tiny throughout

This Air Force Training film covers the basics of
personal protection. From parries to strikes. See a demonstration of disabling techniques against differing attackers, including man with gun, man with knife, man with club or machete. See also the striking zones, like club fist, back fist, knife hand, knee, and shin. See the target zones of an opponent. See a quick demonstration of these techniques against front, and rear attacks, and holds, multiple attackers, and improvisational weapons, like available sand grabbed, and thrown to blind an opponent.
Sound, Color

23:13

FBI Defense Techniques
A training film on the defensive tactics used by the agents of the FBI - including some very basic principles of Judo, and the parts of the body, useable for attack, and as targets. Including the hip-throw, and finger locks. With several re-enactments to demonstrate dangers. A few demonstrations of disarming an opponent, holding a gun, and a broken bottle / knife or club
Sound, Color
14:40
Kill or Be Killed With sports footage to accent the point that Americans like fair play, this film points out that fair just isn't;t in warfare. it's everyman for himself or kill or be killed. Use every advantage at your disposal to overcome your enemy. Some of those advantages are brass knuckle, blackjack, and trench knife, flamethrower. The enemy will use them, and so must you.
Sound, B&W
9:14
British Close Combat
Video Quality on the light side - most faces washed out due to issues with the contrast of the film.

Training film from the British armed forces for close combat. Using Reed and Jackson to demonstrate several strikes, including the chin jab, and throat strikes. Also the shin stamp, and knee strikes. Also the use of the helmet for strikes, and the kosh as improvised weapons. Also demonstrated are tackles and chokes from behind, as well as disarmament. and take downs. On to securing the prisoner via thumb ties, hog tying. Next we cover the best way to march a prisoner, as well as escape from a march if you are the prisoner.
Sound, B&W

18:20