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Military Instructor Training

The Todd Group has a training team comprising of 80 instructors, all who have completed basic and advanced courses and testing phases. They have also attended continuation training and completed instructor courses. With the Todd Group military instructing contracts increasing by considerable it was necessary to conduct an instructor recruitment course. The candidates on this course have all been exponents and instructors for between 5 and 25 years.

The basic military CQB course instructed by the Todd Group incorporates skills from Phases 1 through 3 in armed and unarmed combat and requires the instructor to be current, qualified, confident and competant in the individual skills and principles as well as methods of instruction, the testing or assessment phase, marking and completing course reports.

This instructor course, July 28th to July 30th, identified over 20 new basic level instructors and several have already joined the training team and instructed on military courses.


Training stands




Phase disarming


Knife combat practice.


Interested in Close Combat Training? Todd Group Depots are located throughout New Zealand and at various overseas locations.

For more information on Todd System of Close Combat see the following books, dvds and cds:

  • Close Combat Books
    The Do's and Don'ts of Close Combat – Tactical C&R – Control and Restraint – No Nonsense Self Defence – Military Close Combat Systems Phase One – Combative Masters Of The 20th Century
  • Close Combat DVDs
    Self Defence of the Elite – 80 Years of Combative Excellence – Primary Option Control & Restraint – Military Unarmed Combat – Phase 1
  • Close Combat CDs
    Technique To Command – Combative Code of Conduct

Article written by 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.

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