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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.

Q & A: Face Masks in Self Defence

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 […]

Mil CQC Targets

Mil CQC Targets

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 […]

CQC Tradecraft research study primary evasion threat neutralisation general release file

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 […]

Todd Group Military Basic Courses Content Musts

Todd Group Military Basic Courses Content Musts

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 […]

TODD MILITARY CLOSE QUARTERS COMBAT: AN EVOLVING AND PROGRESSIVE TRADE-CRAFT

TODD MILITARY CLOSE QUARTERS COMBAT: AN EVOLVING AND PROGRESSIVE TRADE-CRAFT

  Skills and threats evaluations identify primary best of battle proven threat neutralisation as well as high risk options   Constant skills evaluations and skills evolution ensure the most current primary practices are included in our mil CQC training packages to arm the combatant with best of safest, effective and proven capabilities required to neutralise […]

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The Difference Between Combat Sports Side Kicks And Military Stamp Kicks

A two part article from our military Elite CQC Master Instructor and Combat Sports Head Coach Since the recent sidekick generated fight injury in the UFC we have received numerous communications from followers of both mixed martial arts and military close quarters combat. The reasoning has been simple in that unarmed close combat stamp kicks […]

RANGE RECOGNITION TRAINING

RANGE RECOGNITION TRAINING

Depicted M-CQC controlled range tethered training Range along with commitment and skill are most important components of CQC/MSD threat neutralisation. The combatant must be inside the primary execution range of the specific selected threat neutralisation to increase chances of achieving threat neutralisation. Range recognition requires effective real time assessment and decision-making in relation to decided […]

PAIN REALITIES

PAIN REALITIES

If you’re not prepared to deal with pain and injury fighting is not an option for you. Pain and injury are realities of close quarters combat, self-defence and street fighting. Instructors or practitioners that have not experienced actions on pain and injuries can hardly consider themselves as having real life experience up against formidable foes […]