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.

Australian Annual CQB/CQC Courses 2014

Published by Tank Todd on August 5, 2014

Annual 2014 Australian Todd Group Combative Course

Todd Group Short Courses, Queenstown, July 2014

Published by Tank Todd on July 14, 2014

The Todd Group is the oldest global training provider of its kind being established in 1927 with a headquarters in Dunedin and training camp at Berwick. The Todd Group also comprises of national and international Todd Group depots and our international hub country is Thailand where we conduct combative, self-protection and close personal protection courses. […]

Pivot Slide Swivel Combative Footwork Capabilities

Published by Tank Todd on July 10, 2014

In military close quarters combat and close quarters battle pivoting sliding and swiveling in footwork stance and directional changes as well as impact contact enhancement are vitally important. The pivot is a means of foot work where sound ground contact and stability are maintained while directional changes can be made including utilising target orientation and […]

Christchurch short course CQB/CQC training 5-6 July 2014

Published by Tank Todd on July 8, 2014

The headquarters conducted weekend training July 5 and 6 achieve the objectives of working on performance enhancement in phase 1 and attending exponents chosen modules and phase 2 and 3. Focusing on proponents requested areas concentrated training change the feel of the usual method of progressive combative training conducted at the headquarters and depots. Having […]

Michael Strauch

Published by Tank Todd on July 8, 2014

Michael Strauch was born in Coburg, Germany. His father is a computer engineer and his mother is a nurse. Mike’s father served in the air force protection squad and his grandfather was a professional career soldier. He was one of the last group of soldiers to get out of Stalingrad on the last plane. Mike […]

Elite Action Adventure Global Military CQB and CQC courses for civilians

Published by Tank Todd on April 22, 2014

Join the Todd Group training team on a special and unique training experience. Challenge yourself and be as close a civilian can to military CQC. Not an art, not a sport, pure battle proven tactics, skills & dirty tricks. A holiday and training experience like no other.

Primary orthodox direction of unarmed and armed threat evasion

Published by Tank Todd on April 14, 2014

The Todd Systems being a current military employed close quarters combat system must provide skills that enable operational objective achievement that are as safe as humanly possible against a formidable enemy combatant. The evasive counter offensive principles must as a primary option provide an orthodox primary means to counter wide-ranging threats by the best and […]

CQC final duty for the 2013 training year

Published by Tank Todd on January 27, 2014

The Todd Group conducted courses and training for just over 48 weeks in 2013 and these courses included headquarters and national courses in New Zealand as well as exported courses to Germany, Thailand South Africa and Australia. This combined with our military and police courses of instruction left little downtime. Multiple courses were conducted in […]

CQC Thailand November 2013

Published by Tank Todd on December 19, 2013

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 […]

CQC United Kingdom Course of Instruction May 2014

Published by Tank Todd on December 17, 2013

Close quarter combat course, United Kingdom, May 3rd until May 7th with a phase test on the morning of May 8th if we have any candidates willing, able, ready. The Todd Group, have the longest history globally as private specialist training providers of military CQB/CQC dating back to our founder the late Harry Baldock who […]