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Eric A. Sykes. Major Eric Anthony Sykes (5 February 1883 – 12 May 1945), born Eric Anthony Schwabe, was a soldier and firearms expert.He is most famous for his work with William E. Fairbairn in the development of the eponymous Fairbairn–Sykes fighting knife and modern British Close Quarters Battle (CQB) martial arts during World War II.
Close Quarters Combat System (also known as Defendu) is a modern martial art developed by William E. Fairbairn and Eric A. Sykes prior to World War II.It is a hand-to-hand combat system based on practical experience mixed with Jujutsu and boxing that was developed to train the Shanghai Municipal Police, and was later taught in expanded form to Office of Strategic Services and Special ...
The Applegate–Fairbairn fighting knife is a combat knife designed by Colonel Rex Applegate and William E. Fairbairn as a version of the Fairbairn–Sykes fighting knife. The blade has a similar double-edged dagger profile, but is wider and more durable. It features a different handle, made most commonly of Lexan plastic with adjustable lead ...
In Week 2 of the 2024 season, Fairbairn converted four field goals, including three of 50-plus yards, in a 19-13 win over the Chicago Bears, earning AFC Special Teams Player of the Week. [50] In Week 5, Fairbairn converted a 59 yard field goal against the Buffalo Bills with 0:00 remaining in the 4th quarter to deliver the Texans a win. [51]
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There is also a biography by John Derg Sutherland, who knew Fairbairn, Fairbairn’s Journey into the Interior (1989), [11] and three books of collected papers on his work: including James Grotstein and R. B. Rinsley, Fairbairn and the Origins of Object Relations (1994), [12] an edited series of papers on Fairbairn's theory, Neil J. Skolnik's ...
Rename from Fairbairn-Sykes fighting knife to Fairbairn-Sykes Fighting Knife The full name of the article should be capitalized, as it is the name of the knife. Chessy999 ( talk ) 16:25, 5 December 2007 (UTC) [ reply ]
Fredrick Sykes, one of the main antagonists of the 1993 action film The Fugitive; Mr. Sykes, a character from the film Shark Tale, voiced by Martin Scorsese; Sgt. Michael "Psycho" Sykes, the main character in the game Crysis Warhead, and a secondary character in Crysis; Reverend Sykes, a character from Harper Lee's novel To Kill a Mockingbird