Todd Systems Close Combat Training
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Australian Training Opportunities
August 2009 - Queensland Australia The Todd Group intend to conduct training from entry level through advanced to specialist training in Queensland, Australia. Nominations of interest are now being accepted for the training. Click here for more information.
Todd Group Depots
The Todd Group has depots through New Zealand including Auckland, Rotorua, Foxton, Wanganui, Petone, Nelson, Christchurch and Clyde. There are international depots in various countries including Australia, the United Kingdon, Germany and South Korea.
For a complete list of depots see the following page: Todd Group Training Depot Listing
Individual Close Combat Training
For Visiting Exponents or Instructors from Around the World
Find out why the informed and committed travel 'down under' to learn from a genuine instructor qualified descendant of the pioneers of World War II armed and unarmed combat. Be trained by a current special operations close combat master chief instructor in the most current and battle proven armed and unarmed combat.
The Todd Group have been instructors to the military, security, law enforcement and realist civilian sectors since 1927. The Todd Group headquarters has been, and continues to be, the training ground of Todd Group depot instructors worldwide. The Todd Group instructor ranks include many qualified military CQB instructors that all got their knowledge and experience from the Todd Group. There is no substitute for genuine military elite qualified master instructors. Train from the best, or be like the rest...
Kobus Huisamen, an international professional fighter, and former paratrooper experienced the Todd Close Combat systems and this is what he had to say.(read more)
The current Todd Group Chief
Instructor, Tank Todd, is a military special operations CQB Master
Chief Instructor with over 20 years experience. He has been trained by
such legends as Harry Baldock, Col Rex Applegate, Charles Nelson. He
has also been instructor qualified by the current elite special
operations close combat Master Chief Instructors to the rank of Master
Instructor. He has a lineage of no other living military qualified
instructor and more military CQB instructing time than any other allied
elite master instructor.
For training enquiries please
contact us at coms@toddgroup.com.
Scheduled Training Dates
August 2009

This is the only source of instruction in this European complete combative systems in New Zealand and applications far exceed available positions. There is already a wait list for nominations for the next intake and early application is recommended.
Todd Group Headquarters Dunedin, New Zealand

Do you know how to combat this situation? If not, get correct and proven self defence and combative training from a military close quarters battle master instructor.
Close Quarters Combat Training
NZ’s first and foremost close combat & self defence professionals est 1927. Chief Instructor: Geoff Todd, Military CQB Master Chief Instructor. First 2009 intake is in February..
Membership includes training in our central city fully equipped combative & combat sports facility. Combative membership allows free access to boxing, kickboxing, wrestling & weights gym.
Non members boxing and kickboxing training $4 session,
no joining fee, no annual subs.
Ph: 03 4778902 -
Email: coms@toddgroup.com
March 2010
New Zealand and
Australian based exponents and instructors.
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Annual International Close Combat Course
Location: Todd Group Headquarters, Dunedin, New Zealand
Phase One & Two: Sunday 28th March to Saturday 3rd April 2010
Phase Three Only: Thursday 25th March to Saturday 3rd April 2010
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Close Combat & Self Defence Training DVDs
- Self Defence of the Elite
- 80 Years of Combative Excellence
- Primary Option Control & Restraint
- Military Unarmed Combat - Phase 1
Close Combat & Self Defence Training Books
- Military Close Combat Systems Phase One - Offensive and Counter Offensive Unarmed Assault
- Military Combative Masters of the 20th Century
- The Do's and Don'ts of Close Combat
- No Nonsense Self Defence
- Tactical C&R - Control and Restraint


