Ronin (Independent Warrior) Martial Arts is the umbrella organisation for an affiliation of martial artists and martial arts schools and clubs to be able to come together and benefit from each other's experience. It is the brainchild of Chris Nicholson and Dwane Morgan who had the vision and drive necessary to create an independent organisation […]
A two part article from our military Elite CQC Master Instructor and Combat Sports Head Coach Since the recent sidekick generated fight injury in the UFC we have received numerous communications from followers of both mixed martial arts and military close quarters combat. The reasoning has been simple in that unarmed close combat stamp kicks […]
December 14, 2019 and the New UFC Feather Weight Champion of the World Alex Volkanovski defeated Max Holloway I had wanted to do this interview for some time now and it was made possible by our mutual friend in Dr Steffan Eriksson. Steffan is a proponent and instructor of my Todd Systems military CQC […]
One of the Baldock Institutes champion wrestling teams, 1938 The combat sports school a division of the Todd Group has been involved in the sport of wrestling for over 90 years through our founder, the late Harry Baldock. The headquarters facility in Dunedin has only had two chief instructors in 91 years, the late Harry […]
It takes mental toughness to endure the effects of heavy contact and fight back. The Todd Group in our 90th year have a long history as military CQC (close quarters combat) tactics and skills developers and training providers. Our training provision includes to the military elite and specialist police squads. The Todd Group systems are […]
“Judo is a source of national pride in Japan, where the martial art originated.” (Cheng, 2012) But as larger, stronger foreigners, often with a wrestling background, entered the sport, the Japanese world-domination of Judo was challenged. Over the last fifty years judo has seen many rule changes which remove the advantage from western trained […]
This article is based on and applies to European military CQC and European military self–defence. The Todd systems of European military close quarter’s combat and European military self- defence are military tradecraft practices that are roles specific. Sgt Major Harry Baldock The Todd group is the oldest private training provider of European military unarmed combat […]
Often times, models of classical martial arts will describe the nature of ones training as an inner battle to liberate the mind. For some, the martial path allows for the processing, control and release of negative emotions and impulses while others feel it facilitates the holistic integration of ‘self’. Perhaps amidst all these realities, particularly within […]
For the first time in about a year, I had no classes, no work, and no wrestling team practice for three days. So, I took my san da training mates and my wrestling teammates from Shanghai University of Sports to Fighters Unite MMA gym. In one night, we did boxing, san da, MMA, muay Thai, […]
November 25-30 was the last public application military combative course to be exported to Thailand by the Todd Group for 2013. This brings to an end a full year’s calendar of headquarters as well as national and international exported courses of instruction. The exponents on Todd Group courses are usually made up of both civilian […]