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Close Quarters Combat System (commonly known as Defendu, also called gutter fighting) is a hybrid martial art utilized by British military personnel, notably during the Second World War. It was developed by William E. Fairbairn and Eric A. Sykes in the 1920s.
Art, Development & Second World War
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| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Defendu | Also known as | Gutter Fighting, Fairbairn's Gutter Fighting, The Fairbairn Fighting System, The Fairbairn system | 1.00 | infobox |
| Defendu | Country of origin | United Kingdom | 1.00 | infobox |
| Defendu | Creator | William E. Fairbairn, Eric A. Sykes | 1.00 | infobox |
| Defendu | Famous practitioners | Rex Applegate, Dermot M. "PAT" O'Neill, Devil's Brigade, Ian Fleming, Samuel G. Taxis | 1.00 | infobox |
| Defendu | Focus | Hybrid | 1.00 | infobox |
| Defendu | Olympic sport | No | 1.00 | infobox |
| Defendu | Parenthood | Boxing, judo, Yōshin-ryū jujutsu, savate, wrestling, street fighting, Chinese martial arts | 1.00 | infobox |
| Col | instance of | Applegate and other instructors | 0.80 | text |
| Defendu | related to Basic principles | These | 0.60 | section |
| Defendu | related to Basic principles | Done | 0.60 | section |
| Defendu | related to Basic principles | Students | 0.60 | section |
| Defendu | related to Development | Fairbairn's | 0.60 | section |
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