This year was the 16th year since we opened the annual course up to national and international attendees. It was conducted earlier than usual this year as I had commitments in Australia at the end of March. We were blessed again with some great weather. The course has continued to grow every year in the […]
Pictured at front Ken Richter Ranger Training Group Ltd. Director and Course Manager complete with a dozen pins and double sided titanium plate from shoulder to elbow and 30 staples, but it didn’t stop him in the slightest. Todd Group and Ranger Training Group Ltd. instructing and course management team. The Todd group exported course […]
Shane “Spiker” Gordon, the Todd Group Australian chief instructor and course manager for the annual course, once again ensured an extremely beneficial course was made available to all exponents. The phase 3 course of instruction was conducted before the phase 1 and phase 2 candidates course of instruction begun. The phase 3 training was conducted […]
In 1996, the Todd Group, formerly the Baldock Institute, established 1927, opened its combative courses to include national and international exponents and instructors. The course has been conducted annually since then, late March, early April, always attracts full musters and has a reputation for being specialist and tough. It attracts military law enforcement close protection […]
The Todd group exported a full phase 1, 2 and 3 course of instruction to Thailand November/December 2010. Since training and testing in Thailand in 1991 I had always wanted to return and provide training there in my system giving something back to the country where I enjoyed my first visit as an exponent/candidate coming […]
The Todd Group have an unequalled history not only in New Zealand and Australia in military CQB /CQC defensive tactics and self protection training dating back to our founder, the late Harry Baldock, but also globally. The Todd Group, formerly the Baldock Institute, was established in 1927 making it the oldest private training provider of […]
2009 was a capacity schedule year with courses running for 48 weeks. These courses included military, police, close personal protection, security and civilian courses. The Todd Group global depots increased in number to 35, and when you consider every depot instructor has been independently tested by the headquarters here in New Zealand and that we […]
The Todd Group, formally and formerly the Baldock Institute, have a history second to none in New Zealand for conducting specialist close personal protection (bodyguard) training. The Todd Group close personal protection involvement dates back to our first chief instructor the late Harry Baldock a World War II chief unarmed combat instructor to the Army […]
Tank, the chief instructor for the Todd Group, made his first visit to Australia in the late 70s. Since then he has returned many times and in the past 20 years has conducted a lot of courses and established Todd Group depots across Australia. The Todd Group having an over 80 year history Down Under […]
There was no hint of the recession "Down Under" as once again exponents and instructors turned up to train test and instruct. The phase 3 specialist training commenced the week before the phase 1 and 2 courses of instruction and this proved to be a valuable new regime that enabled the instructor cadre and specialist […]