While the exact inventor of the bayonet may not be known, history of the bayonet reveals its origins to Bayonne, France, in the early 17th century. Bayonet is derived from the French town of Bayonne where the matchlock musket was the standard issue weapon in the French military in the early 1700 hundreds. This primitive […]
Defensive stabbing and slashing wounds through self-protection can incapacitate and leave the victim vulnerable to fatal wounding. These wounds can be stabbing, slashing or chopping type targeting of extended extremities. The above picture shows an axe wound. While unarmed self-protection methods of edged weapon disarming cannot be guaranteed to eliminate wounding the safest best means […]
The catch or to catch in military CQC is in reference to aspects of clinching or stand up grappling with one’s enemy. As a tactically correct primary practice in military close quarter’s combat catch CQC increases risks and dangers and as such is tactically flawed. It can be defeated with deadly outcomes by armed military […]
For close to 3 decades my work has included observing and assessing fighting systems. This is an important aspect of identification of combative primary tactics and skills and also familiarization with potential enemy fighting arts. I have also had to process military close combat instructor applications for the International Close Combat Instructors Association including observing […]
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 […]
The Todd Systems being a current military employed close quarters combat system must provide skills that enable operational objective achievement that are as safe as humanly possible against a formidable enemy combatant.
I can remember as a young exponent asking my instructor Harry Baldock how to escape some difficult holds that I had difficulty with as a youngster escaping, especially some of the heavy weight pro wrestlers applied holds that I trained with. Holds being applied correctly and forcefully are very different to a less than correct […]
I was well accustomed to the “mad minute” with boxing gloves as a common toughener practice for military CQB/CQC courses when I started instructing on military courses over two decades ago and well before that as an exponent coming up through the ranks. In my early days, as part of my training in physical culture […]
The reason behind the Todd Systems version of the hand edge strike known as the flat hand edge strike in the Todd Systems for military close combat is simply because it is a safer most current and improved variation for military CQC. Todd CQC systems angled for outwards backhand contact flat hand edge strike. Inside […]
The Todd Systems anti-and counter rape training program and manual has been decades in the development phases. The Todd group formerly the Baldock Institute has a unique history of over 85 years instructing European military combative programs as well as defensive tactics programmes, close personal protection and self-protection. The D-WAR course of instruction is a […]