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Role threat and environment required combative skills

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Role threat and environment required combative skills

Skills must be in relation to rules of engagement or laws of self defence of the land being commensurate with the threat.

For specialist roles employments. The need for specialist tactics and skills to safely and effectively as humanly possible eliminate the threat is the necessary requirement.

Skills must be able to be employed under wide ranging conditions and in different environments including on hard land uneven or slippery terrain on sand in amphibious assault combative requirements as well as in climbing and when hanging from a parachute harness or restricted by mechanical restraints as in prisoner of war combative requirements.

Being able to make primary practical decisions in relation to  tactics and skills to threat neutralise as well as when applicable having variations that meet the situation and environment provides increased capabilities under varied situations and conditions.

The proficient competent combatant must be capable making tactics and skills changes and adjustments to meet the real time changing threat situation and environment.

Principles are flexible where set techniques are not.

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.