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ESC – Extra sensory cheating

Extra sensory cheating is not a practice you ever want to get into.

This applies often to studio type training where it is more choreography and totally expected  unrealistic  threats  very different to the real world of sudden aggressive shock actions on encounters.

This applies not only to the training combatant but also to their enemy per training partner.

Often training partners that are aware of your primary skills will target post evasion positions over engaging you where you were prior to evasion.

This is what I call extra sensory cheating and playing games instead of training the combative way.

You must always assess and never guess never perceive or presume and you must respond to the actual threat with expedient entry assault.

Train the combative way with the factor of confusion always present and with sudden aggressive shock actions being the reality.

Keep your mind open and clear so as to be able to assess recognise and identify the threat and employee the best means of threat neutralisation.

Article written by Tank Todd

Special Operations CQB Master Chief Instructor. Over 30 years experience. The only instructor qualified descendent of Baldock, Nelson, and Applegate. Former instructors include Harry Baldock (unarmed combat instructor NZ Army WWII), Colonel Rex Applegate OSS WWII and Charles Nelson, US Marine Corps. Tank has passed his Special Forces combative instructor qualification course in Southeast Asia and is certified to instruct the Applegate, Baldock and Nelson systems. His school has been operating for over eighty years and he is currently an Army Special Operations Group CQB Master Chief Instructor. His lineage and qualifications from the evolutionary pioneers are equalled by no other military close combat instructor. His operation includes his New Zealand headquarters, and 30 depots worldwide as well as contracts to train the military elite, security forces, and close protection specialists. Annually he trains thousands of exponents and serious operators that travel down-under to learn from the direct descendant of the experts and pioneers of military close combat. Following in the footsteps of his former seniors, he has developed weapons, and training equipment exclusive to close combat and tactical applications. He has published military manuals and several civilian manuals and produced DVDs on urban self protection, tactical control and restraint, and close combat. He has racked up an impressive 100,000+ hours in close combat.