Uploaded July 2016 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
In this short video we have some fun with the book Get Tough by Major W.E. Fairbairn. This is the first time any of us have tried Defendu, and although we got a lot wrong we found that much was familiar. especially me, because the thumb hold turns into a goose neck which is a doorman's technique, and we use it all the time. There are some techniques shown that are not from the book, such as the throw from the hammer lock. Also a very effective technique concerning the choke from Mr Carl Cestari. Mr Ralph Grasso introduced me to his teacher through film and from what I can see he was a master of his art, as is Mr Grasso.
In this short video we have some fun with the book Get Tough by Major W.E. Fairbairn. This is the first time any of us have tried Defendu, and although we got a lot wrong we found that much was familiar. especially me, because the thumb hold turns into a goose neck which is a doorman's technique, and we use it all the time. There are some techniques shown that are not from the book, such as the throw from the hammer lock. Also a very effective technique concerning the choke from Mr Carl Cestari. Mr Ralph Grasso introduced me to his teacher through film and from what I can see he was a master of his art, as is Mr Grasso.
