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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.

One deceptive elbow strike employment of Todd military CQC and self-defence

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 […]

CQC Thailand final CQB/CQC courses of instruction for 2015

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 […]

Philippines CQC 2015 and on Course Coordination/Management

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 […]

Improvised weapons

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

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, […]

How times and ways have changed

  This blog is about the notable differences between myself and my long-term assistant instructors and proponents of CQC from yesteryear and the majority of entry level exponents of today. Back in the 70s and 80s the number of highly committed exponents was considerably more than today. I know personally I worked multiple jobs including […]

Essential Timing

All combative armed and unarmed skills employments are reliant on as accurate timing as humanly possible. Accurate timing requires mental toughness and combative physical capabilities. Being honest with yourself in regards to your levels of intestinal fortitude inner-resolve battle fitness and CQC tactics and skills capabilities is a must to identify your personal CQC strengths and weakness […]

Effectiveness and safety of techniques

It never ceases to amaze military combative instructors on how some civilian self-defence instructors never properly test and evaluate the effectiveness and safety of their techniques. All too often we see instructors promoting restraint techniques for security and law enforcement that only work on cooperative passive or submissive people. Hardly high-risk threat, belligerent, formidable foe […]

Mental Toughness

All the skill in the world amounts to little if you do not have the intestinal fortitude tactics and skills to over come your fears and go combative. Up against a formidable foe determined to defeat you and cause you pain and injury requires mental toughness to do what must be done and endure the realities […]