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Tank Todd

Special Operations CQB Master Chief Instructor. Over 30 years experience. The only instructor qualified descendent of Baldock, Nelson, and Applegate. Former instructors include Harry Baldock (unarmed combat instructor NZ Army WWII), Colonel Rex Applegate OSS WWII and Charles Nelson, US Marine Corps. Tank has passed his Special Forces combative instructor qualification course in Southeast Asia and is certified to instruct the Applegate, Baldock and Nelson systems. His school has been operating for over eighty years and he is currently an Army Special Operations Group CQB Master Chief Instructor. His lineage and qualifications from the evolutionary pioneers are equalled by no other military close combat instructor. His operation includes his New Zealand headquarters, and 30 depots worldwide as well as contracts to train the military elite, security forces, and close protection specialists. Annually he trains thousands of exponents and serious operators that travel down-under to learn from the direct descendant of the experts and pioneers of military close combat. Following in the footsteps of his former seniors, he has developed weapons, and training equipment exclusive to close combat and tactical applications. He has published military manuals and several civilian manuals and produced DVDs on urban self protection, tactical control and restraint, and close combat. He has racked up an impressive 100,000+ hours in close combat.

Germany CQC Annual Course 2018

Phase military unarmed combat training Mil CQC/MSD serious civi continuation training exponents and Todd Group depot training exponents with the smarts and resolve are what conducting intensive courses are all about. Continuation training exponents and by that I mean individuals that have proven themselves under training and testing and those that have identified themselves training […]

tipping point

Tipping point

Understanding the importance of tipping point stability and balance interference and destruction is most important in European military CQC/MSD. It applies to wide ranging military self-defence and military armed and unarmed combat skills set ups and executions including: Unarmed offensive assault Unarmed counter offensive assault Maintaining momentum Maintaining strong boots stability Tactical resistance and yielding […]

Thailand May 2018 Specialist Course of Instruction

The Thailand May 2018 course comprised of intense phase 1 candidate preparation training and phase 3 specialist training and proponent’s instruction in tactics and skills development. Achieving a full confirmed private course early and closing off applications allowed for the focus on the specific course objective achievement requirements. The phase 1 basic candidate preparation training […]

Detractors

Detractors

From time to time even highly qualified military combative instructors with long service records are victims of detractor’s online character assassination rants. You would wonder why anyone with a gripe would not have the courage of conviction to take issues up directly with anyone that upsets their fragile disposition. You would think anyone that wants […]

Military self-defence and military unarmed combat terminology and title

The late SGM Harry Baldock. WWII Army MUC/MSD Chief Instructor We receive many enquiries as to if we know of specific instructors of military self-defence and military unarmed combat and if they are in fact qualified in MSD/MUC. Our advice is always the same ask the instructor to see their military instructor qualification certification/course reports. […]

Maintaining Todd Group exponent/proponent/instructor membership status

Todd Group exponents and instructors must conduct themselves under a responsible citizen code of conduct at all times. Members must accept that military CQB/CQC/MSD training as a civilian is a privilege and not a given right that is only as secure as the individuals responsibility to conduct themselves with integrity, honesty, self-respect and with respect […]

Todd Group CQC/MSD March 2018

Annual Australasian CQC/MSD Course Camp Todd 2018

March 18-24, 2018 was a top training experience for Australasian military close quarters combat and military self-defence enthusiasts. Todd Group HQ promoted recruited facilitated managed and conducted this course of instruction for phase 1 basic exponent’s, phase 2 advanced exponents and phase 3 specialist proponents.

Course Joining Vetting

HIT “HONOUR INTEGRITY TENACITY” a prerequisite of CQC/MSD course joining and high achieving. The Todd Group utilise multiple applicant vetting methods and means. Interview application information as well as other sources of received information will determine vetting requirements and levels. Our application process being conducted sometime before course joining provides time for in-depth analysis of […]

Military CQC/MSD Joining and Todd Group membership musts

Mil CQC/MSD training and testing has to be as terminally deliberate as it gets to defeat formidable foes and as such the training modus operandi must be based on the same hard core fact of the matter mentality and trade craft practices. Recruiting must identify individuals that show desirable attributes and reject those that don’t […]

Lines of travel and follow-up with European military CQC/unarmed combat, unarmed offensive assault actions

Military unarmed combat ranges as well as methods and means of striking and stamp kicking employments are based on the military science of close quarters combat. The reasoning is to increase the chances of enemy incapacitation or elimination by sudden surprise action deliberate military battle proven methods. Fast mapping assessment under actions on close quarter […]