Germany's only "Dirty Tricks" facility is celebrating its first successful year. In June 2004, Ken Oesterreich, currently a Phase II exponent, started the German depot conducting its first intensive two-day outdoors CQB camp. Since then, several other seminars have taken place, attracting people from all walks of life, including social workers, martial artists, office workers […]
Caution: The contents of this article are for education purposes only. The principles described are extremely dangerous and are for military close combat training and operations only. Their application applies solely to the military. I am an American and after checking out several advertised providers of hand to hand combat training have come to the […]
Caution: The contents of this article are for education purposes only. The principles described are extremely dangerous and are for military close combat training and operations only. Their application applies solely to the military. Is the Paul Gerasimczyk of NY I read about in your magazine the same Paul G referred to in other online […]
First off, I would like to say "hello" to all the combative and martial art practitioners from New Zealand & the surrounding areas. It's been over a decade since I taught seminars in NZ and throughout Australia. I had a great time and thoroughly enjoyed the hospitality and the beautiful region. FT: Where were you […]
In answer to the many questions we receive about training for and working in Iraq we have received the following list that we have been told gives a thorough overview. Recommended Equipment List For Combat PSD in Iraq The following is a recommended list of equipment personnel should consider carrying for the purpose of conducting […]
2005 sees the re-location of one of New Zealand’s leading Thai Boxing clubs to new premises. Sitnarong Thai Boxing has moved from the now demolished Cashel Chambers complex in central Christchurch, to bigger and better facilities at 70 Waltham Road, upstairs above Top Gun Paintball (the old Powerhouse Gym site). Sitnarong mixed martial arts mat […]
Caution:The contents of this article are for education purposes only. The principles described are extremely dangerous and are for military close combat training and operations only. Their application applies solely to the military. What are the reasons behind the CQB stances in your Todd Systems phase one manual? The reason behind any stance and guard […]
Kobus Huisamen was born in Cape Town and grew up in Franschhoek, a little town just outside Cape Town. His Dad was a construction worker on large scale projects such as dams and as such he and his family lived all over the country, however, he has always considered Cape Town his home. As a […]
History Lawrence Jordan or Larry to his close friends is a twenty-four year veteran of the U.S. Army most of which was spent with U.S. Army Rangers and U.S. Army Special Forces. He was trained in the hand-to-hand combat systems in his early military service days of former elite forces respected instructors such as the […]
From a very young age I had known of the legendry Col Rex Applegate. He had been described to me as the expert of special operations cloak and dagger close combat, the type of subjects never found in the civilian publications. I had met individuals that had corresponded with Col Applegate or who had met […]