Defendo

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Defendo

Also known as	Combato, Underwood Systems
Focus	Hybrid
Country of origin	Canada
Creator	Canadian Forces
Parenthood	Jujitsu, Western Grappling, Boxing, fencing
Olympic sport	no

Defendo is a Canadian military martial art and a self defence system created during WWII for law enforcement structures by veteran instructors. Underwood had created Combato in 1910, at 15 years old. a "non-boxing or wrestling" unarmed combat system which he taught in Montreal, Quebec, and Toronto, Ontario. Underwood was the first to bring it out of the military and start teaching it as Defendo to the general public which grew in popularity because of his efforts.