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Defendo is a martial art and self defense system created in 1945 for law enforcement by Bill Underwood, a British born Canadian. Martial arts are systems of codified practices and traditions of training for Combat. Self-defense (or self-defence &mdash see spelling differences) is the act of defending oneself one's property or the well-being of another from physical harm Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Defendo is a Close Quarters Battle system created by William E The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page Underwood was originally the creator of Combato a "non-boxing or wrestling" unarmed combat system which he taught in Montreal, Quebec. Defendo is a Close Quarters Battle system created by William E Boxing (sometimes also known as English boxing or pugilism) is a Combat sport in which two participants generally of similar weight, Wrestling is the act of physical engagement between two people in which each wrestler strives to get an advantage over or control of the opponent Montreal, or Montréal in French ( pronounced in French, in English) is the largest city in the Canadian province of Quebec Quebec (kwɨˈbɛk

History

Combato had its beginning in the Liverpool theatres with jujitsu demonstrations of traveling Japanese wrestlers, Yukio Tani and Taro Miyake. Defendo is a Close Quarters Battle system created by William E Liverpool ( is a City and Metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary literally meaning the " art of softness " or "way of yielding" is a collective name for Japanese martial art styles consisting of grappling For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. Yukio Tani (1881 &ndash 1950 was a Japanese Jiujitsu instructor and professional challenge wrestler Taro Miyake was a Japanese Professional wrestler. In 1905 he departed Japan for London, where he famously defeated the reigning champion in the As a boy, Underwood idolized these experts, rapidly establishing himself as a prodigy. The name "Defendo" was created on August 15, 1945 in New York City by Pat Underwood, the daughter of Bill Underwood. Events 778 - The Battle of Roncevaux Pass, at which Roland is killed Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar The City of New York

Underwood modified his system to remove its lethal applications and focus on the Law Enforcement applications of self-defense, compliance and control tactics. He realized that he could not call this system Combato, so his daughter Pat Underwood proposed that he call the system "Defendo".

A new name

From 1945 to 1950 Underwood began to teach his developing self-defense system in Canada and the USA under this name. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. In 1950 Bill Underwood published under copyright "Defendo, Police System of Self-Defense". Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. From 1950 to 1969 Underwood travelled in Canada, the United States and in the UK (1965) teaching his system. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. In 1969 Canada, under copyright Bill Underwood published "Defendo, Occidental System of Self-Protection". From 1969 to his death on February 8, 1986 in Newmarket, Ontario Canada Underwood was well known for his system and honoured and profiled frequently by the North American media. Events 421 - Constantius III becomes co- Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Ontario (ɒnˈtɛrioʊ is a province located in the central part of Canada, the largest by population and second largest after Quebec In 1980 a short documentary on Underwood's life and work with Combato and Defendo titled Don't Mess With Bill was nominated for an Oscar at the 53rd Academy Awards in 1981[1][2]. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Documentary film is a broad category of visual expression that is based on the attempt in one fashion or another to " Document " reality "Don't Mess with Bill" is a 1965 single recorded by The Marvelettes for Motown Records ' Tamla label "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Between 1980 and 1981 Underwood appeared 4 times on the Johnny Carson Show. He also appeared at that time on all of Hollywood's major talk shows including Real People, That's Incredible, Merv Griffin etc. Mervyn Edward "Merv" Griffin Jr ( July 6, 1925 &ndash August 12, 2007) was an American Television host and . . on all occasions promoting and teaching his system of Defendo.

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