Todd Group

The Todd Group, established by the late Harry Baldock, have been providing CQC, CQB, unarmed combat, defensive tactics, and self protection training since 1927.

They are instructors and consultants to military, police, close protection, corrections, security, and civilians.

The Todd Group has over 35 training depots nationally and internationally.

August-September 2023 Phase 1 Basic CQC Course

August-September 2023 Phase 1 Basic CQC Course

This most recent week-long intensive course of instruction attracted serious, dedicated and committed exponents. This is the advantage of conducting small group specialist courses of instruction over a week duration. The course was conducted out of Todd Group HQ enabling visiting exponents to stay in the city. The phase 1 test was conducted at camp […]

Kapiti Depot Weekend Short Course August 2023

Kapiti Depot Weekend Short Course August 2023

CQC drill skills to command The weekend short course August, 12 and 13 at Brent’s Kapiti depot provided the keen and willing attendees with two full days of primary option military self-defence and military close combat training for civilian enthusiasts. This training included Phase 1 Basic and Phase 2 Advanced training conducted separately. Like with […]

Inaugural CQC courses at standalone Todd Group Thailand new training facility

Inaugural CQC courses at standalone Todd Group Thailand new training facility

To meet small group training requirements establishment of a standalone private training facility was deemed necessary to ensure there could be no interference or interruption with courses of instruction for visiting exponents, proponents and instructors with set training durations. Having a standalone sole purpose facility to complement our satellite training facilities utilised for specialist courses […]

Interview post serious assault Cape Town August 2022

The following is an interview conducted by our Todd Group Germany Chief Instructor: Ken Oesterreich of a women and her husband that were targets of a violent assault. This assault included the husband being held at knife edge and multiple male aggressors attempting to rape his wife. Ken who conducted this interview along with Keith […]

Final exported course to Thailand for 2022

Final exported course to Thailand for 2022

Jungle ambushes counter action training The borders reopening in 2022 for course conducting, including exporting courses overseas has meant quickly getting back up to speed with our elite action adventure close combat overseas training provision. This final close combat course was conducted two weeks after the CPP course ended in Thailand. We needed every day […]

September 26th to October 1st CQC Course General Public Release Report

September 26th to October 1st CQC Course General Public Release Report

Pre-testing CQC training Stamp kick stands training August and September have been extremely busy with the planning and advance work for not only the week-long intensive September course but also the Todd Group HQ intake induction and the upcoming dual country close personal protection course followed by the Thailand courses circuit. Recent interest in our […]

Hard Contact Inoculation Workshop for Close Combat Members and Combat Sports School Fighters - Todd Group HQ

Hard Contact Inoculation Workshop for Close Combat Members and Combat Sports School Fighters – Todd Group HQ

Close proximity entrapped contact inoculation lanes set up at Todd Group HQ last night for inoculation training Last evening was another close contact inoculation workshop delivered at Todd Group HQ. This is the third such workshop/short course delivered this month with many more scheduled for the upcoming months as standalone training or as part of […]

Christchurch Weekend CQC Short Course July 9-10, 2022

Christchurch Weekend CQC Short Course July 9-10, 2022

Phase 1 Basic disarming drills training We just completed a weekend short course in Christchurch where skills continuation training and skills competency assessments were the order the days. The exported courses to national regional depots enable depot members and instructors to keep up with the most current tactics skills and any auxiliary CQC related training. […]

Paraparaumu Depot hosted CQC and MSD Weekend Short Course 2022

Paraparaumu Depot hosted CQC and MSD Weekend Short Course 2022

Phase 1 Basic CQC drill skills to command The Todd Group HQ exported short course hosted by the Paraparaumu depot was conducted at South Raumati May 28 and 29. The course was a full muster of current training exponents and new exponents. With the borders reopening the second half of 2022 will see the recommencement […]

Todd Group International Hub Country Thailand Training Resuming

Todd Group International Hub Country Thailand Training Resuming

International Close Combat Instructors Association Members Instructing on a Thailand Combative Course We are pleased to announce the re-establishment of training in Thailand, our International hub country. We have been involved in CQC/H2H training in Thailand since 1991 in training, qualifying and instructing capacities. In the last three decades we have conducted wide ranging courses […]