Martial Arts: Fairbairn Close Combat Systems
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William Ewart "Dan" Fairbairn was one of the most influential combat instructors of the first half of the 20th century. In his lifetime¸ he worked with organizations from the international Shanghai Municipal Police to MI-6 to the OSS. He developed combat instruction techniques¸ SWAT-type tactics¸ and even his own unarmed combat style. His teaching methods are still in use among law enforcement groups around the world.
GURPS Martial Arts: Fairbairn Close Combat Systems repeats the details of Fairbairn Close Combat Training (FCCT) from GURPS Martial Arts¸ but expands the historical information on Fairbairn and his peers¸ presents Defendu¸ the original style on which FCCT was based¸ in full GURPS terms¸ and introduces a complete style template for Fairbairn-Sykes Handgun Shooting¸ providing optional rules for using guns in close combat.
No matter if your character is a detective prowling Shanghai's dangerous docks during the 1920's¸ an agent infiltrating Nazi Germany during World War II¸ or a modern SWAT team member¸ Fairbairn Close Combat Systems has the details you need to kick butt and take down the bad guys!