Wednesday, February 11, 2026

World War II Hand-to-Hand And Knife Combat Training

When I was looking for videos on bayonet training I came across the three videos below on hand-to-hand combat and knife & club fighting:


 VIDEO: "U.S. NAVY WWII ERA TRAINING FILM HAND TO HAND COMBAT PART 1 & PART 2" -- PeriscopeFilm (31 min.)

 

 VIDEO: "US Navy Training Film 'Hand to Hand Combat' (Part 3/3) 1942"
Baltimore Academy of Defence (16 min.)


 VIDEO: " “CLUB AND KNIFE FIGHTING” WWII U.S. MARINE CORPS BASIC TRAINING HAND-TO-HAND FIGHTING FILM" -- PeriscopeFilm (22 min.)

1 comment:

  1. Now I want to try the knife techniques with various sizes of sword and dagger. This is much easier to interpret than the diagrams in manuals. Thanks!

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