Interesting points Anon. I am inclined to agree t...

2010-02-22T22:28:17.719+11:00

Interesting points Anon.

I am inclined to agree that it is better to implement some theory teaching, like 40mins or so, with some type of Alive drilling to consolidate the theory into application. Similar to what you mention in your steps 1 and 2.

I think in hindsight, it would be better to implement my day 1 and the morning of day 2. This way, like you mention, there could be shorter lessons followed by some Alive drilling and role playing. But the full spectrum of scenarios across both Assault and Robbery should be considered along with kidnapping, home invasion and rape serials for women.

I don't think it would be effective to teach these soft skills interspersed with hitting and grip breaks like you suggest though. I think it is still best to progress from the beginning, through to the end of a violent encounter.

I do however see merit it doing the unarmed module prior to the edged weapons module. This way, the students can have some 'empty hand' stuff to apply once the weapon bearing limb is controlled. It makes sense in this light. Thanks for the suggestion.

And since writing this, I have come to the realisation that multiple attacker MUST be a part of a system that aims to be effective and practical. As Ive learnt, almost half of all attacks involve more than one attacker. Of those, three or more attackers id more common than just two attacker. So the old two against one sparring just isn't going to cut it.

Thanks very much for your thoughts on this matter. Appreciated and thought provoking.

40 hours is about a good length for a program, but...

2010-02-13T20:55:30.539+11:00

40 hours is about a good length for a program, but few people of "average fitness" will be able to hold up doing consecutive eight-hour days of new and vigorous activity with contact. Five consecutive Saturdays, or a couple evenings per week for a few weeks, would work out better.

1) Active and inactive sections should be alternated. 1.5 full days at the beginning before you get into the real combat stuff isn't the smartest way to go about it. Break it into memorable 1/2 to 1 hour modules which are alternated with the hitting, grip breaks, etc.

2) Dovetailing with the above, "spaced practice" makes for better retention of learned material.

It doesn't take a lot of time to teach the principles of detection, avoidance, deterrence, and defusion. Repetition and application IN SCENARIOS, spread over the course of the training, and linked-in with the combat skills, will reinforce it much better than trying to cram it all in at the beginning.

3) CQC basic movements should be taught before the weapon defence, since the students will draw on some of the movements, such as kneeing the peroneal nerve after acquiring outside-two-on-one on the knife-arm.

4) You're missing multiple-attacker training, ethics, and jurisprudence.

You're on the right track, but you're not going to get a good, working program until you break it down into finer pieces, and figure out how they should be optimally sequenced.

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Interesting points Anon. I am inclined to agree t...

40 hours is about a good length for a program, but...