Suicidal crossed forearms knife defence tendon artery and internal organs wounds Anyone interested in effective self-defence require practical realist smarts and to be honest with themselves in the evaluation of techniques and their individual capabilities to neutralise a formidable assaulter. Common sense must prevail if you want to have the best and safest chances to […]
In my 40+ years as proponent and instructor of military close quarters combat and military self-defence, I have had considerable involvement with the development of military armed and unarmed combat training kit as well as conducting evaluations and providing consultancy in this tradecraft training area of expertise. I, like some of my former Master-Instructors, have […]
MSD (Military Self-Defence Unarmed Body Hold Escape) Prerequisite of a Master- Instructor developer of military close combat doctrine and training packages The skill, qualification and experience required to develop skills for life or death military close quarters combat operational actions on is extensive as this is a deadly business that does not get closer, […]
Question I am submitting this question on the half of a fellow instructor in Europe who is also a serving law-enforcement defensive tactics instructor. His question to me was how you would prevent a suspect from swallowing contraband. Answer This is a question that I’ve been asked many times over the years, and the following […]
The following is some basic considerations and reasoning in regards to target selection for stamp kicks and possible outcomes of targeting or mistargeting of either the knee joint or ankle joint. Both targets have specific selection reasoning in military CQC for required objective achievement. The main reasoning for the destruction of the knee joint and […]
Here at the Todd Group we have been providing training in threat, terrain situational, role, duty and ROE specific CQC/MSD for the past 95 years. Amphib armed and unarmed assault and counter assault skills are instructed to various levels in regards to rank, role and duty requirements. Phase 1 Basic exponents learn tactics and skills […]
Question With high mask uptake here in Japan, how can masks be used against me and also for me in any situation? Such as being used to blind me or distract an assailant? CQC enthusiast Japan Reply to question face masks Over recent times I have been asked a range of questions pertaining to improvised […]
We receive a lot of questions in regards to military close quarter’s combat human anatomy targets and the reasoning for mil CQC primary target selection and why legal targets in combat sports or traditional arts are not primary targets in our military CQC. Our mil CQC equates to unarmed combat threat neutralisation and non-ballistic weapons […]
This is a general release CQC subject matter file that does not include the specific means and methods version supplied to training members. Over the past several years I have been conducting research observations of instructed unarmed threat primary practice evasive threat neutralisation employments. This research has come about as a result of some exponents […]
While times may have changed in civilian arts and sports training/techniques not much has changed with mil close quarters combat/non-ballistic weapons threats. The faced threats still include same or similar threats such as striking, kicking, clinching, grappling, stabbing and bludgeoning. Unarmed and non-ballistic weapons mil CQC tactics and skills are all about best most proven […]