Fight Times

Todd CQC Systems Basic Military Combat Milling

Wed, 15 May 2013 21:03:00 +1200

I was well accustomed to the “mad minute” with boxing gloves as a common toughener practice for military CQB/CQC courses when I started instructing on military courses over two decades ago and well before that as an exponent coming up through the ranks.

In my early days, as part of my training in physical culture combat sports as well as military combative training, unorthodox boxing with gloves and bareknuckle as well as wrestling were common... Continued

2013 NZ KYOKUSHIN KARATE NATIONAL TOURNAMENT

Fri, 10 May 2013 16:05:00 +1200

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New Zealand Grappling and Wrestling Association National Championships 2013

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 20:28:00 +1200

Again for the second straight year Scot and Jess were the King and Queen of the Mat.

Saturday, April 13 at the Edgar Centre Dunedin the NZ Combat Sports School hosted the New Zealand Grappling and Wrestling Association National Championships.

There is a selection of photos at the bottom of this article from the nationals.

This was the largest combined grappling and wrestling s... Continued

Todd Systems Flat Hand Edge Strike

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 20:15:00 +1200

The reason behind the Todd Systems version of the hand edge strike known as the flat hand edge strike in the Todd Systems for military close combat is simply because it is a safer most current and improved variation for military CQC.

Todd CQC systems angled for outwards backhand contact flat hand edge strike.

Inside and outside views of the<... Continued

2013 Todd Group Annual Headquarters CQC Course

Sun, 21 Apr 2013 20:12:00 +1200

Phase 3 specialist CQC disarming battle handling exercises

Let me lead into this report article on the annual International Todd Systems headquarters course 2013.

The following are comments made by instructors and exponent’s attending the annual course between March 21st and March 31st 2013.

The long history of the Todd Group from when it was the Baldo... Continued

Rosada TWO HAND Balintawak Arnis Escrima

Fri, 22 Mar 2013 12:21:00 +1200

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Tribute to Johnny Hanks

Wed, 13 Mar 2013 10:04:00 +1200

Speaking with Johnny at Middlemore Hospital recently he said to me Will you say a couple of words at my funeral I said look John I could keel over before you as I might fall under the train on the way home. Johnny replied OK then I will say a few words at your funeral.
Johnny Hanks was a champion boxer both as an amateur and as a professional. He started boxing in 1949 and was runner-up Auckland paperweight Champion. The next year he was living in the King Countr... Continued

Todd Group Southeast Asia CQC courses

Wed, 06 Feb 2013 19:50:00 +1200

Some of the Phase Two and Three attendees Pattaya post course

The Todd group’s involvement with hand-to-hand combat or CQC as it’s also known in Thailand began in 1991 when I first trained there.

Since then in the last 21 years I have returned many times instructing on courses on jobs and on business.

In the past three years I have conducted four courses at Royal Thai military Special Forces camps that have attracte... Continued

THE NEW ZEALAND BOXING SCRAPBOOK

Fri, 26 Oct 2012 12:00:00 +1200

From the first recorded professional boxing match in New Zealand in 1862 — a bout between Harry Jones and George Barton at Kaiapoi — to the modern fascination with Sonny Bill Williams’ boxing career, the sport has always enjoyed a strong following at local and international levels in this country.

From the days of Bob Fitzsimmons a... Continued

AUCKLAND HAS EXCELLENT HISTORY IN AMATEUR BOXING.

Fri, 19 Oct 2012 12:11:00 +1200

In over a century of New Zealand Amateur Championships this years Nationals are in Auckland. This is the tenth time the Nationals have been staged in Auckland. ( Have included Glenfield venue as Auckland.) The first championships were held in Christchurch in 1902, with only a break for the war years between 1940 and 1945. It was 1907 before the first NZ Champs were staged in Auckland.

Aucklander’s who have featured prominently at the New Zealand champs o... Continued