Self Defense & Disarmament Techniques | LAPD Training Film | ca. 1949

● Please SUPPORT my work on Patreon: ● Visit my 2ND CHANNEL: ►Facebook: ►Twitter: ►Google : ✚ Watch my “Military Training Films“ PLAYLIST: It is a late 1940s Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) training film. Purpose of this short film is to increase ability of their personnel to defend themselves without weapons and to disarm adversaries. The film also shows value of judo, wrestling, and similar techniques. BACKGROUND / CONTEXT Self defense (or self defence in many varieties of English) is a countermeasure that involves defending the health and well-being of oneself from harm. In the United States, self-defense is an affirmative defense that is used to justify the use of force by one person against another person under specific circumstances. Physical self-defense is the use of p