Safest range against unarmed assault and non-ballistic weapons threats out of sight out of mind. By awareness, threats or danger areas can be avoided. In situations where an unarmed threat or an armed threat has been identified by tactically discreetly exiting the location you can covertly escape evade and as such avoid a threatrning situation against you. […]
In ambush phase weapon disarming from the front at a close to point blank range weapon point threat status against any remotely capable and alert aggressor, never reach directly skyward above your head to seize and secure a weapon on instinct autopilot in relation to using only your sense of touch to locate and secure the weapon. I can […]
Even midget wrestlers are taught and soon know to not reach back behind themselves at an opponent behind them. I see, however, some traditional fighting arts promoting blindly reaching back over their shoulders. Such actions increase risk and offer extremities including your fingers as well as can assist with your balance destruction. Your humerus bone of the […]
I have observed and been exposed to individuals and their developed techniques, or should I say variations of other techniques when it comes to CQC, for over 40 years. Some of the individuals have been proponents I have personally trained in CQC. The unfortunate general concern is that mostly these individuals have not come up through the ranks and […]
The elbow strike can deceptively and effectively be employed in the following way to neutralize your foe in military CQC or military self-defence. For deceptive face-to-face military self-defence situations, the diagonal direct forward and upward elbow strike from a neutral status is incorporated with the added deception of verbally and physically indicating you are going to walk away. For example, pivoting and stepping with your […]
Strangulation effects reduction prior to armed option hold escape November 30th to December 5th was the last Todd Group conducted combined civilian proponent and military personnel close quarter’s combat course in Thailand for 2015. Three courses of instruction were conducted simultaneously in phase 1 basic, phase 2 advanced and phase 3 specialist. 2015 has seen […]
I was joined in Manila by Will, also from NZ who is a Phase 3 specialist proponent and phase 1and 2 instructor. The course coordination in the Philippines was problematic with not having a phase test qualified coordinator or course manager on the ground. Marketing products and services is very different from recruiting for a […]
I first heard of Ben Mängels AKA “the Mangler” in the mid-70s when Harry Baldock, my first unarmed combat instructor, told me of a group of unarmed combat proponents that had established an organisation called the Combat Training Team.
There are potential weapons all around us. The most important consideration with effective use of improvised weapons is knowledge of the fundamentals of the utilisation of the specific type of improvised weapon. Flails, bludgeons, penetrative weapons, thrown weapons all require specific usage fundamentals. Understanding the fundamentals and practical employment of the specific type of improvised […]
Stamp kicks are just that and they are not slap, flick, chip or sweep kicks. Exponents that sacrifice destruction for speed of the kicking component or out of training laziness are dramatically reducing the effectiveness of the stamp kick action. Stamp kicks consist of the following components. Ready set to go squatting expedient action set up, […]