If you want to be razor sharp and focused on improving your skills in self defence and martial arts training then you need to implement the following. I’ve been doing this for most of my life and still do: 1 Conditioning Mental and physical conditioning is absolutely essential to your Black Belt mastery (Along […]
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Sep
Sep
I spend about 99% training my self defence and martial arts drills on my own. Sometimes with Patricia at home. I do make a point of calling out my Combat Self Defence Black and Brown Belts in classes and courses. This is when I demonstrate combinations, sets and drills. So, how do I keep the […]
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Jul
Jul
My two free Self Defence Courses for Seniors went well recently with nearly 70 attendees. I already have a waiting list for the next one which I will organise later towards the end of this year. I’ve had a lot of media attention: Channel 9’s A Current Affair Channel 7 News ABC News 4BC Brisbane […]
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Apr
Apr
That’s one of the ‘secrets’ of self-defence. Another one is the “KISS” principle: “Keep It Simple Stupid.” Just go for trauma targets and KISS. So what targets are we going for and what weapons do we use to get the result we need? Well, here’s a few: The Chin – We know it as ST […]
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Apr
Apr
Firstly, thank you for your kind words regarding my recent promotion to 8th Dan (Grandmaster level). I was blown away with your comments and it’s inspired me to be even more passionate about what I teach and how I and the team pass on the skills and knowledge to enable our Combat Self Defence students […]
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Feb
Feb
Response to my recent training article “How Would You React” https://www.combatselfdefence.com.au/how-would-you-react/ I’m always pleased to receive feedback on my training tips and here’s one for your information. The author makes very good points. “The article, “How would you react to a challenging and dangerous situation that you may find yourself in” has indeed set my […]
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Jan
Jan
Happy, safe New Year! Here’s something to get your thoughts going. How would you react to a challenging and dangerous situation that you may find yourself in. In this crazy dangerous world we live in the chances of a violent encounter has increased significantly. If your situation awareness and your alert states are confused and […]
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Nov
Nov
Over the years I’ve taught Police, Security Teams, Military and of course martial arts and self defence students. When I’ve asked the question: “What is your primary weapon?” “What would they use to protect themselves in times of extreme danger?” They usually answer: “Firearm, baton, pepper spray.” When told that these are not their primary […]
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Sep
Sep
I was asked by a good friend of mine if I was concerned that my older (Over 60’s like me!) or in fact any of my team of students would struggle to protect themselves from a street based attack. This is what I said: It doesn’t matter how old you are when you learn self-defence […]
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Aug
Aug
You MUST Cause a Serious Injury to Survive an Attacker Armed With a Knife The first thing that you MUST do if your situational awareness and alert code procedures have failed is to…. Run like hell and get out of there! If you still can’t escape then you need to attack HARD and FAST and […]