Any incident involving the use of force whether it is in a civilian environment, as a security officer, a police officer, or as military personnel on operations all will have legal considerations that we need to be compliant to. The nature of operations being conducted by security, law enforcement or military personnel including the associated […]
Repetition is the Mother of Skill and its Relationship to Muscle Memory “Repetition is the Mother of Skill” a phrase that should be used often and always adhered to when relating to the development of Muscle Memory or more accurately Motor Memory which is in reality, “Brain Muscle Memory” when training physical skills. When training […]
Conceptually a response to any attack in general remains the same whether it is with or without a weapon and comprises three simple elements. Avoid the attack, Control the attacker and therefore the situation, and Then neutralize the attacker. Certainly it sounds easy but most concepts do. There are innumerable considerations that establish a diverse […]
The Automated Decision Making Process, the OODA Loop is a conceptual mental appreciation process developed by a US Air Force Colonel, John Boyd in the 1960’s and 1970’s, also known as the Boyd Cycle. This concept has become popular for military and business strategic thinking. However, it also establishes a firm model of automated decision […]
The fight or flight response was first described in 1929 by Walter Canon. His theory defines what he calls hyper arousal or acute stress response stating that animals react to stress by a general discharge of the sympathetic nervous system preparing them to be able to meet a threat and either fight or flee from […]
Knife attacks are a most formidable and frightening experience. That immediate fear evoked by suddenly being thrust into a literal situation of life and death, experiencing the cut of a blade, the stabbing and puncturing of your body, the blazing pain as nerve endings are sliced and severed, or being totally unaware of being injured […]
Blue Curran on an unarmed combat course in the early 1960’s Kenneth Roy “Blue” Curran was born on 9th September 1925 in Waverly NSW. He first joined the army during WW II in 1943 at 18 years of age. His service number was NX 202327 he served in Australia and after reaching 19 years of […]
On July 17, 2010, a group of Arnis/Eskrima enthusiasts gathered in Jakarta at the Combined Martial Arts Academy (CMAA) Dojo at the Tetra Pak Building complex in Buncit Raya, for a 3 hour intensive Eskrima Stick Fighting Workshop. The workshop was hosted by the CMAA in response to continuing interest from Indonesian martial artists in […]
The 3rd Annual Cacoy Doce Pares World Federation 2006 World Titles were held in Cebu, Philippines late November. Athletes representing teams from six countries participated in the event. This year Indonesia fielded a team for the first time. The team consisted of seven athletes who won a total of ten medals including two Gold, five […]
The 3rd Annual Cacoy Doce Pares World Federation 2006 World Titles were held in Cebu, Philippines from 24th November to 26th November. Athletes representing teams from six countries participated in the event to include players from the USA, Poland, England, Australia, the Philippines, and for the first time Indonesia. Participants had the opportunity to compete […]