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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.

Pivot Slide Swivel Combative Footwork Capabilities

In military close quarters combat and close quarters battle pivoting sliding and swiveling in footwork stance and directional changes as well as impact contact enhancement are vitally important. The pivot is a means of foot work where sound ground contact and stability are maintained while directional changes can be made including utilising target orientation and […]

Christchurch short course CQB/CQC training 5-6 July 2014

The headquarters conducted weekend training July 5 and 6 achieve the objectives of working on performance enhancement in phase 1 and attending exponents chosen modules and phase 2 and 3. Focusing on proponents requested areas concentrated training change the feel of the usual method of progressive combative training conducted at the headquarters and depots. Having […]

Michael Strauch

Michael Strauch was born in Coburg, Germany. His father is a computer engineer and his mother is a nurse. Mike’s father served in the air force protection squad and his grandfather was a professional career soldier.

CQC final duty for the 2013 training year

The Todd Group conducted courses and training for just over 48 weeks in 2013 and these courses included headquarters and national courses in New Zealand as well as exported courses to Germany, Thailand South Africa and Australia. This combined with our military and police courses of instruction left little downtime. Multiple courses were conducted in […]

Todd Group Instructor Training 2013

Todd Group instructor training and phase 1 test, October 25-27, 2013. Camp Todd Instructor development training. The Todd Group’s ethos is all about setting and maintaining the highest of combative standards. The Todd Group, formerly the Baldock Institute established in 1927 has a long history of providing European military unarmed and self-defence training. While many […]

Close Personal Protection Exported Course of Instruction Thailand 2013

After a very special experience providing Todd Systems CQB and CQC training in South Africa, I headed for Thailand to conduct the first Todd Systems close personal protection course to be exported to Southeast Asia. This course would be very different conducted in a very tropical and populated environment where the required dress would be […]

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Todd Group Australian CQC and NZ HQ CPP Courses Update August 2013

2013 has been a capacity schedule of conducting national and international exported courses of instruction as well as developing specialist training packages for service clients. After returning from an excellent annual course at spec force Auckland I headed for Australia and the annual Todd group Australian course on the Gold Coast. The Todd group being […]