In our military self-defence MSD or military close quarters combat MCQC combating and countering of armed and unarmed threats, being aware of environment hazards and dangers and making yourself as safe as humanly possible by employing preventative tactics is as important as hard targeting yourself against your aggressor. While you may well be able to […]
Objective of mil CQC stamp kicks Long boot or long leg as it is also known as in mil CQC unarmed offensive assault skills terminology equates to fluid action entry footwork comprising of an increased sliding boot action stride to maximise momentum and sudden aggressive shock action entry. While the majority of close […]
Depicted one type of entry strike as part of setting up a finishing skill Unarmed offensive assault entry skills as part of unarmed offensive assault combinations are most important initial component actions to maximise unarmed offensive assault combinations finishing skills objective achievement. Entry skills that are best of battle proven dirty tricks brigade tradecraft practices […]
The military mace of the great wars was nothing new in warfare, having a history dating back to medieval times and before that to prehistoric mankind. Both Allied and enemy forces had their own versions of trench warfare maces. Maces were also known as war hammers and battle hammers. These maces for trench warfare were […]
There is a major difference between skills that are simple and proven and those that are simply high risk and suicidal in a life or death actions on military close combat. It shouldn’t take only an expert to be able to identify techniques that will or could get you killed. The military close combat mind […]
Target indexing is a most important component of effective threat neutralisation in military armed and unarmed combat and military self-defence. In my early days under Harry Baldock as a exponent of his World War II unarmed combat training package, the importance of target indexing and target orientation were clearly briefed/detailed in all our armed […]
I have received many questions in regards to our military bayonet training package in recent years. These inquiries have come from all over the globe. Many have been concerned with the removal of bayonet training or the reduced skills capabilities in bayonet training. The Todd Group, formerly the Baldock institute have been developing and instructing […]
The importance of both hands weapon retention Over recent years we have received numbers of enquiries from individuals with concerns and questions about weapon retention and disarming skills. Most are avid readers of CQC times and use the close combat files for reference information and a resources source. Having 94 years’ experience and expertise in […]
Confidence course stand one means of stability and movement enhancement training This file is to provide information in regards to the execution of close combat skills on a downward slope. The focus is not on the positive or negative gradients/slopes mathematics but is focused on tactics and skills to enable the maintaining of balance and […]
Armed and unarmed combat up-hill gradient training from Phase 1 Basic through to Phase 3 Specialist is most important for combatant capabilities in threat neutralisation objective achievement. While it is preferable to employ combative skills on level terrain or with the advantage of a downfall gradient towards the enemy, Murphy’s Law equates to the need […]