Todd Group Close Quarters Combat Courses

The Todd Group offer close quarters combat courses and training in military self-defence techniques in New Zealand and internationally:

DatesPlaceTitle
Feb 2024Dunedin, New ZealandTodd Group HQ February 2024 Intake Induction
24 Feb to 25 Feb 2024Kapiti, New ZealandKapiti Short Course
16 Mar to 23 Mar 2024Dunedin, New ZealandTodd Group HQ Annual Australasian CQB/CQC/MSD intensive course
27 May to 1 Jun 2024ThailandThailand Summer Military Self-Defence and Close Quarters Combat Course for Civilians and Military Personnel
29 Jul to 3 Aug 2024Dunedin, New ZealandTodd Group HQ Week Long Intensive Phase 1 Basic course
26 Aug to 31 Aug 2024Leipzig, GermanyTodd Group Military Combative Challenge For Civilians
Aug 2024Dunedin, New ZealandTodd Group HQ August 2024 Intake Induction
14 Sep to 3 Oct 2024Dunedin, New Zealand
and Thailand
Close Personal Protection Course 2024
21 Oct to 25 Oct 2024Dunedin, New ZealandPhase 2 Advanced Week Long Course Todd Group HQ
9 Nov to 10 Nov 2024Dunedin, New ZealandSelf-minder Short Course
25 Nov to 29 Nov 2024ThailandThailand Exported Phase 3 Specialist Proponent CQB/ CQC/ MSD Intensive Course of Instruction 2024

Other Todd Systems training options

The Todd Group provides combative and defensive tactics training for clubs, businesses, security firms, and corporate groups, including:

  • close quarters combat
  • self-defence
  • tactical control and restraint
  • crowd control
  • close personal protection (bodyguard)

Enquiries: [email protected]

For more information, visit the Todd Group website.

D-WAR (Declare War Against Rape)

Tank Todd developed the D-WAR course of instruction after more than 30 years of instructing specialist self-defence and developed skills that give the victim of sexual violence the best chance of winning, not merely surviving, an attack. The principles, tactics, and skills are all based on military specialist close quarters combat where one always considers the enemy to be bigger, stronger, faster, physically fitter, highly skilled, and committed to causing grievous bodily harm. The D-WAR package has been designed and developed to provide the best and most proven means available under extensive test conditions to safely neutralise serious sexual predators and predatory sexual violence threats. For more information, read the D-WAR article. Enquiries: [email protected]

About The Todd Group

The Todd Group provide military combatives training, also known as close quarter combat (CQC), close quarter battle (CQB), hand-to-hand combat, combatives, military unarmed combat, and military self-defence (MSD) throughout New Zealand and at various international locations including South Africa, England, Germany, Thailand.

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.