This year was the 16th year since we opened the annual course up to national and international attendees. It was conducted earlier than usual this year as I had commitments in Australia at the end of March. We were blessed again with some great weather. The course has continued to grow every year in […]
Kings and Queen of the mat from left Sam Belkin, Jess Todd and Scott Macgregor. The New Zealand grappling and wrestling Association (NZGAWA) in its first year as a governing body has achieved much. The NZGAWA consists of every wrestling club in the South Island bar one and grappling clubs with a combined total number […]
Mr. Harry Baldock was Chief Instructor of the Baldock Institute for over fifty years and during this period trained thousands of students in physical fitness and body building. But it is not his achievements in the physical culture fields that I intend to cover in this article but more his expertise in the combat […]
Pictured at front Ken Richter Ranger Training Group Ltd. Director and Course Manager complete with a dozen pins and double sided titanium plate from shoulder to elbow and 30 staples, but it didn’t stop him in the slightest. Todd Group and Ranger Training Group Ltd. instructing and course management team. The Todd group exported course […]
There are two primary situational employments in combative tactical falling in military armed and unarmed combat. These two categories of employment are deliberate and emergency. Before I detail these two requirements for combative falling I will outline the required principles of such falling and describe how they differ from martial arts on the mat practices. […]
I have known Scotty for many years now through my military CQB instructing duties and can tell you he is respected by those that he has trained for his physical training and battle conditioning expertise. My daughter Jessica received a program personally written by Scotty to assist her with her training for wrestling and also […]
European military CQB/CQC is a military science incorporating various scientific components from a wide range of scientific subjects. It may not be an exact science especially in the unarmed CQC lines of operational employments but it does incorporate vital military scientific aspects and requirements. Balance control tactical and dynamic movement medical implications, psychological considerations are […]
There are several factors that will determine the subject and order of instruction in regards to CQC. Military law enforcement and civilians for example will be trained in modules specific to their needs roles and likely threats and the same applies to close protection corrections and security. Not only will service role and category of […]
Shane “Spiker” Gordon, the Todd Group Australian chief instructor and course manager for the annual course, once again ensured an extremely beneficial course was made available to all exponents. The phase 3 course of instruction was conducted before the phase 1 and phase 2 candidates course of instruction begun. The phase 3 training was conducted […]
CQC guards are important skills components they combine with the stances and footwork to provide sound proven counter offensive capabilities. I've covered stances and footwork in previous editions of the close combat files and will now detail counteroffensive guarding. This file will cover guarding against unarmed threats from the front side and rear flanks. The […]