Col Bank aged 101 passed away at his home in California April 1st 2004. His wife Catherine and two daughters Linda and Alexandra survive him. Col Aaron Bank known as the Father of the Special Forces was a legend and unfortunately I never got to meet him in person. I was to attend the 50th […]
Part 36 of the Close Combat Files Caution:The contents of this article are for education purposes only. The principles described are extremely dangerous and are for military close combat training and operations only. Their application applies solely to the military. This is the second part of the two part series on damage reduction in what […]
Kobus Huisamen was born in Cape Town and grew up in Franschhoek, a little town just outside Cape Town. His Dad was a construction worker on large scale projects such as dams and as such he and his family lived all over the country, however, he has always considered Cape Town his home. As a […]
From a very young age I had known of the legendry Col Rex Applegate. He had been described to me as the expert of special operations cloak and dagger close combat, the type of subjects never found in the civilian publications. I had met individuals that had corresponded with Col Applegate or who had met […]
Part 35 of the Close Combat Files Caution:The contents of this article are for education purposes only. The principles described are extremely dangerous and are for military close combat training and operations only. Their application applies solely to the military. In a perfect CQB execution the rule of takeout and not take on would apply. […]
Caution:The contents of this article are for education purposes only. The principles described are extremely dangerous and are for military close combat training and operations only. Their application applies solely to the military. Can security people go to Iraq to work close protection without previous military or close protection experience. I guess so if they […]
The following is a brief outline of the life and times of three of the most important pioneers in modern military close combat. While there have been and will continue to be historic writings on these individuals from historians, there is only one living post-World War II instructor qualified descendent of the late and great […]
Charles Nelson's monument. Photo courtesy of his daughter Carol Randall. Mrs Nelson Carol, Brian and family members and friends of Charlie, I opened my email on Friday here in New Zealand to the saddest news, something I never planned would happen not to my hero and mentor. In 1979 the late Harry Baldock my unarmed […]
Part 34 of the Close Combat Files Caution:The contents of this article are for education purposes only. The principles described are extremely dangerous and are for military close combat training and operations only. Their application applies solely to the military. Military close combat is all about taking out the enemy at all costs and training […]
Vincent Thomas Charles Smith 337062 Sergeant NZ SAS. 1934 to 1988. Vince Smith was born in Papakura on the 22nd of November 1934 to the late Roland Smith and Dorothy Smith. Vince had two brothers Roland and Michael and two sisters Rosemary and Sharon. On completing two years secondary education at Mt Albert Grammar School […]