Our senses, especially our sense of vision, possess the capability to identify risks and dangers and initiate subconscious reactions often before we can recognise or respond. Our eyes can collect up to a million bits of information around us a second and transfer important bits of information to our brains for processing and the initiation or […]
Safest range against unarmed assault and non-ballistic weapons threats out of sight out of mind. By awareness, threats or danger areas can be avoided. In situations where an unarmed threat or an armed threat has been identified by tactically discreetly exiting the location you can covertly escape evade and as such avoid a threatrning situation against you. […]
In ambush phase weapon disarming from the front at a close to point blank range weapon point threat status against any remotely capable and alert aggressor, never reach directly skyward above your head to seize and secure a weapon on instinct autopilot in relation to using only your sense of touch to locate and secure the weapon. I can […]
Even midget wrestlers are taught and soon know to not reach back behind themselves at an opponent behind them. I see, however, some traditional fighting arts promoting blindly reaching back over their shoulders. Such actions increase risk and offer extremities including your fingers as well as can assist with your balance destruction. Your humerus bone of the […]
I have observed and been exposed to individuals and their developed techniques, or should I say variations of other techniques when it comes to CQC, for over 40 years. Some of the individuals have been proponents I have personally trained in CQC. The unfortunate general concern is that mostly these individuals have not come up through the ranks and […]
The elbow strike can deceptively and effectively be employed in the following way to neutralize your foe in military CQC or military self-defence. For deceptive face-to-face military self-defence situations, the diagonal direct forward and upward elbow strike from a neutral status is incorporated with the added deception of verbally and physically indicating you are going to walk away. For example, pivoting and stepping with your […]
There are potential weapons all around us. The most important consideration with effective use of improvised weapons is knowledge of the fundamentals of the utilisation of the specific type of improvised weapon. Flails, bludgeons, penetrative weapons, thrown weapons all require specific usage fundamentals. Understanding the fundamentals and practical employment of the specific type of improvised […]
Stamp kicks are just that and they are not slap, flick, chip or sweep kicks. Exponents that sacrifice destruction for speed of the kicking component or out of training laziness are dramatically reducing the effectiveness of the stamp kick action. Stamp kicks consist of the following components. Ready set to go squatting expedient action set up, […]
This blog is about the notable differences between myself and my long-term assistant instructors and proponents of CQC from yesteryear and the majority of entry level exponents of today. Back in the 70s and 80s the number of highly committed exponents was considerably more than today. I know personally I worked multiple jobs including […]
All combative armed and unarmed skills employments are reliant on as accurate timing as humanly possible. Accurate timing requires mental toughness and combative physical capabilities. Being honest with yourself in regards to your levels of intestinal fortitude inner-resolve battle fitness and CQC tactics and skills capabilities is a must to identify your personal CQC strengths and weakness […]