The following accumulation of comments was formulated from the knowledge and opinions of exponents and instructors of the Todd Systems of CQC. The following material is also from the research and writings on the Todd Group undertaken by members and freelance writers. There is a massive amount of both historical and current information available from […]
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. My question is: Is there only one correct way to combat breath i.e. inhale through the nose and exhale through the […]
Grahame Reid was born in Otahuhu Auckland the 29th of March 1937. Grahame’s mother was a nurse and his father was a wool classer and he had two younger brothers. Grahame’s family moved to Wellington during the war and he attended primary school at Kilbirnie and Ngaio in Wellington. The young Grahame. In 1948 his […]
2009 was a capacity schedule year with courses running for 48 weeks. These courses included military, police, close personal protection, security and civilian courses. The Todd Group global depots increased in number to 35, and when you consider every depot instructor has been independently tested by the headquarters here in New Zealand and that we […]
Tank, the chief instructor for the Todd Group, made his first visit to Australia in the late 70s. Since then he has returned many times and in the past 20 years has conducted a lot of courses and established Todd Group depots across Australia. The Todd Group having an over 80 year history Down Under […]
'Ready to Win' was the motto of the day when we, Ken Oesterreich and Veit Albrecht, conducted a one day intensive workshop on urban violence prevention and defensive tactics at the Otto-von-Guericke University Gym in Magdeburg. This specialized event included preventative measures against violent assaults in an urban environment such as rape attempts and situational […]
In retrospect, the last five years have been a positive surprise. Starting with a single small group workshop with focus on the Phase I urban self defense modules and everyday assault patterns our instructing capacity has constantly evolved and branched out covering the whole sector of awareness, recognition, and avoidance of potential real world threats […]
Coach Karl Webber demonstrates a submission on Todd Group Christchurch chief instructor Tim Wright By now readers will be aware that the New Zealand Olympic Wrestling Union has begun establishing submission grappling in New Zealand under the control of FILA and their world grappling committee. Crighton Cobbers wrestling tournament recently included submission grappling and was […]
There was no hint of the recession "Down Under" as once again exponents and instructors turned up to train test and instruct. The phase 3 specialist training commenced the week before the phase 1 and 2 courses of instruction and this proved to be a valuable new regime that enabled the instructor cadre and specialist […]
Between February and March 2009 I had the great privilege to directly work with Mr Keith Roberts, General Manager, and Mr Mike Beckner, anti-poaching coordinator, of the Friedkin Conservation Fund, Arusha, Tanzania in Southeast Africa (www.friedkinfund.org). Author, Keith and Mike. This cooperation focused on training anti-poaching units over a three day period (24 hours) in […]