There are many methods of training proving and testing that the Todd Group employs on military CQB/CQC, police defensive tactics, close personal protection, tactical prisoner handling, security forces and self-protection courses. These methods include battle handling exercises, practical handling exercises, stands, operational scenario training, toughener and sickener training, battle inoculation, familiarization with enemy fighting arts, […]
The Todd Group and Todd Systems basic phase 1 testing has a reputation for being as close to operational unarmed contact as it gets and the best test of skills guts and smarts. In this edition of the Close Combat Files I will outline the test phase and the reasoning behind why so many candidates fail […]
Training as many as 260 exponents on their individual primary centre of gravity for maximum resistance against lifting or movement reducing their target mass and not compromising their stability by squatting to low is not an easy to task. No easy task when you consider although you may have an instructing cadre of 18 instructors […]
John Findlay Burt August 24th 1948 to August 12th 2009. Johnny was the only son of John Telford Burt and Catherine Ann Burt of Fairfield Dunedin. Johnny Burt CQB intake photo I would like to begin this look into the life of my dear friend Johnny Burt with some facts of Johnny's life and then […]
The following is but a brief overview of what I have identified as positives and negatives in tactical control and restraint. For over 30 years I have instructed tactically correct control and restraint to a wide range of services. For over 20 of those years I headed crowd control teams where we employed restraints on a […]
The Todd Group have an unequalled history not only in New Zealand and Australia in military CQB /CQC defensive tactics and self protection training dating back to our founder, the late Harry Baldock, but also globally. The Todd Group, formerly the Baldock Institute, was established in 1927 making it the oldest private training provider of […]
Excellent would be an understated description of this training camp. The combat sport school Dunedin had planned this for many months and could not be more pleased with the support and outcome. Admittedly it was a cold winter's night on Friday, July 30 when coaches and participants arrived at the camp sometime after dark. […]
Having spent 15 years as a military CQB chief instructor and over thirty years training and qualifying in armed and unarmed combat and I am well accustomed to the terminology and tradecraft practises relating to my trade an unusual circumstance for a civilian. This edition of the close combat files will outline the importance of […]
Long weapons can range from specific type weapons like swords and machetes to riot sticks and baseball bats. Improvised long weapons can be as diverse as fence palings, carpenter’s saws, pipes, waratahs (star pickets), pool cues, broomsticks, jimmy bars, reinforcing rods, etc. From top: machete, baseball bat, pipe, e-tool, and waratah fence post (star picket) […]
Stephen was born in Christchurch and wrestles for both the Rangiora wrestling club and Crighton Cobbers wrestling club. He played 1st 15 rugby as an 82kg front row prop forward while at St Bedes College. When training in New Zealand he lives in Kaiapoi and when in Russia Vladikavkaz North Osetia. Steve began wrestling in […]