The Ultimate Weapon
September 28, 2009 by goshinman · Comments Off
Combat Training Principles Secrets For Staying Alive When ‘Rules’ Don’t Apply The Ultimate Weapon There is one weapon that trumps all others, if not directly then at least potentially. What is it, you ask, and where can you get your hands on one? Well, the good news is you already own one. But whether or [...]
Your Critical Combat Training Decision
September 26, 2009 by goshinman · Comments Off
Combat Training Principles – Secrets For Staying Alive When ‘Rules’ Don’t Apply “You do things the way you train.” It’s Your Critical Decision! You need to know something about principles — about the ‘why’ — of what you’re doing, as well as the techniques. It’s training your mind along with your body. Without it, you’re [...]
Creating Anarchy in the UK Media’s Self Defence Debate
September 22, 2009 by goshinman · Comments Off
The UK Media’s Self Defence Debate Continues Hi Malcolm, Seems I’m fast becoming the poster child for “Extreme Self Defence” in the UK. The uproar in London continues over whether or not the tool of violence should be available to citizens. The debate has attracted the BBC, the Sunday Times, 2 separate documentary filmmakers (for [...]
How Violent Does Self Defence Have to Be?
August 28, 2009 by goshinman · Comments Off
Maiming and Killing in Self-defence I’ve just come back from working in Berkshire and was suprised to see the reaction to Close Combat Master, Tim Larkin who is giving one of his ‘Target Focused Training’ seminar in Slough. Now I’ve got some of Tim’s DVDs and quite like the real world stuff he teaches to [...]
Is Your Martial Art Really Fit For Self Defence?
August 16, 2009 by goshinman · Comments Off
I look around the ‘sport’ martial arts in the area and see many advertise perhaps contradictory concepts – ‘fun for all the family’ and ‘great for self defence’. I have my own personal opinions on what does and doesn’t stand a chance of working (most of it starts long before any physical encounter..), but I [...]
CQPP and CQC Modern Interpretations
June 29, 2009 by goshinman · Comments Off
Originally the term Close Quarter Combat (CQC) was normally associated with training given to military personnel to cope with engaging the enemy at bare hands, bayonet or knife range. Gradually, as ex-military people came out of the forces and moved into security and law enforcement - the skills crossed the boundaries of what is normally accepted as [...]
