Selected Members Profiles:
Geoff "Tank" Todd
Lawrence Jordan
Charles Nelson
Rex Applegate
James Webb
John Whipp
Ben Mängels
Barrie Rice
Charles Campbell
Michael Janich
John Joyce
Leonard Holifield
Ron Evans
Kelly Worden
Other Members Include:
Blue Curran
Mike Pick
Ron Donvito
Richard Hungerford
Robert Spear
Steve Mattoon
Robbie Robinson
Geoff "Tank" Todd
Geoff "Tank" Todd
Elite Forces CQB Master Chief Instructor. Over 20 years instructing experience. Former instructors include Harry Baldock (unarmed combat instructor NZ Army WWII), Colonel Rex Applegate OSS WWII and Charles Nelson, US Marine Corps. From the previous he has learnt the skills of such CQB greats as Fairbairn, Sykes, O’Neil and Biddle and has utilised such proven material, along with his time with the modern day military CQB greats, to compile programmes for civilian, security, law enforcement and military instruction. Tank has passed his Special Forces combatives instructor selection course in Southeast Asia and is certified to instruct both the Applegate and Nelson systems. His school has been operating for over seventy-five years and he is currently an Army Special Forces 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 15 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 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 several manuals and produced videos on urban self protection, tactical control and restraint, and close combat. He has racked up an impressive 100,000 hours of close combat training and instructing.