Fight Times Combat Sports Ongoing Thailand Connection

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Former US Marine and fight fan Jake and I after watching UFC 281 at a Thailand Sports bar and restaurant

After close to a three-year forced break from conducting courses in Thailand due to Covid-19 travel restrictions and travel difficulties, we are up and running at full tilt once again.

I was fortunate to be able to have time off to watch UFC 281 at a sports bar and restaurant along with a group of fight sports fans.

The bar put on a predict the winners of all main card fights and predict how they would win comp, where the patron that got the most correct decisions got their meals and drinks on the house.

I was lucky to get all but the last fight decision correct with Jake a former US Marine and fight fan close behind.

Our over 30 years Thailand CQC training connection continues and on the most recent dual country Basic specialist close personal protection course of instruction, training exercises phases were undertaken in Thailand after the tradecraft training was completed at Camp Todd and Todd Group HQ in New Zealand.

During the training exercises phases the course conducted exercises that included visiting Keatkhamtorn champions Muay Thai Gym Bangkok. This was part of a personal visit for me the protectee to catch up with friend and business associate Gat the owner of both Keatkhamtorn Gym who is also the owner of the top Muay Thai boxing brand Sandee.

Fight Times a division of the Todd Group are sole NZ agents for Sandee high quality products and the training exercise also doubled as a buying trip.

Gat and some of his top quality Sandee brand products

Fighters training at Keatkhamtorn Gym Bangkok

The CPP course, Keatkhamtorn Fighters and Tank and Gat

Another combat sports involved training exercise included a rail travel phase to Bangkok to take a protectee to watch Muay Thai at Rajadamnern the world’s oldest Muay Thai stadium

Rajadamnern Stadium

The CPP course ended with final CQC and Specialist close protection specific close combat training.

Article link CQC Times https://cqctimes.com/dual-country-specialist-close-personal-protection-course-2022/

The CPP course done and dusted and it was straight into the advance planning facilitating and resourcing for the upcoming November/December CQB/CQC/MSD courses circuit of multiple locations and facilities in Thailand.

Inquiries are being received for 2023 courses even before the same 2022 courses have been completed and we are expecting full musters for our exported and HQ conducted courses next year.

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Article written by 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.