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Never deep knee bend and reach vertically skyward in frontal ambush or mugging type armed threats disarming

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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 remember a lad on a course who told us of learning such weapon disarming on a traditional arts hybridized self-defence course. He was dismayed when it would not work against any CQC proponent.

The reality is when your aggressor is wired he will react to your most minuscule movement let alone a knee bend and vertically skyward reaching action.

Any enemy with combative capability  and smarts will simply retract and use their weapon against you.

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.