| Course title | Todd Group Phase 1 Basic CQC Course Thailand December 2 to 7, 2024 |
| Course type / description | Thailand citizens must apply through our Thailand courses coordinator Fii. Please email her for application forms and course logistics and course fees information. [email protected] This will be the only Phase 1 Basic CQC course conducted in our hub country of Thailand for international new entry level exponents and current Todd Group member continuation training phase 1 exponents in 2024. Todd Systems Phase 1 Basic CQC/MSD (mil close quarters combat and mil self-defence) for responsible civilian new entry-level and current Phase 1 training exponent’s intensive course of instruction. This course will also include Phase 1 Basic assistant instructor and instructor under training/assessment courses for members of the ranks of Phase 2 Advanced exponent and Phase 3 Specialist proponent. Members wanting to course confirm for Instructor and assistant instructor training must be current active members. |
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| Course location | Todd Group Facility Thailand |
| Course dates and times | Monday December 2 to Friday December 6, 2024 with Phase 1 Basic testing being conducted on Saturday December 7, 2024. The course will end on Friday December 6 if there is no-one testing on Saturday December 7. All attendees should plan on departing on December 8 or later as the course needs to be present on Saturday December 7 if there are candidates that will be testing. Timings and logistics provided in accepted exponent’s and training members information package. |
| Course promotional / recruiting information / links | www.toddgroup.com and www.eliteactionadventure.com www.cqctimes.com www.fighttimes.com Recruiting cards available on request [email protected] |
| Course cut-off date for the course to be confirmed or cancelled | October 30th 2024 |
| Important considerations prior to course confirm or cancel cut-off date. | Do not apply/course confirm unless you are 100% certain you will attend and participate with commitment, attention to detail, inner-resolve, safety and controlled aggression. If you apply are accepted for course joining and do not complete your accepted exponent mandatory requirements including paying your course fee, you will not be accepted on any future Todd Group courses or be accepted for training at any Todd Group depots by any Todd Group Instructors. If you are not a realist then CQC is not for you. This is not a sport or traditional martial art. The Todd Group are the Oldest private training provider of our European military CQC and want only those with the smarts mental toughness commitment dedication and fitting demeanour for CQC training. New applicants and Todd Group course confirming current members must be definite attendees. Do not make flight reservations confirm leave or undertake any other personal plans related to course attendance that can’t be cancelled until receiving confirmation of the course being conducted after the course cut-off date. If you apply are accepted and fail to complete your course joining requirements and attend the course, you will not be accepted for any future courses you apply for. Todd Group Military CQC/MSD training for civilians requires responsibility integrity and commitment. |
| Course joining requirements | Complete and return your on-line course application/confirmation and on being accepted for course joining, ensure you action all requirements as requested including course fees payment and providing any requested additional information. You will be emailed a CQC code of conduct contract that on receiving you need to complete and email return. Military Self-Defence and Military CQC training for civilians is a privilege not a right and course joining comes with responsibilities. If you submit the mandatory on-line course joining application and are accepted then fail to pay your due fees as stipulated , any future courses applications you submit will be declined. |
| Course joining special requirements | All new applicants including Todd group current exponents/proponents and instructors course confirming must be committed to attending the applied for course and accept all orders and instructions on course. The course fee is non-transferable non-refundable. All attendees are required to be responsible quietly confident exponents and respect the chain of command and course attendance conditions rules and regulations at all times. |
| Course application / joining conditions | Course applications must be completed factually and honestly. Get your course application in as early as possible as the course cut-off date for confirming or cancelling courses depends on having required attending numbers by the cut-off date for the course to be conducted. If a full muster is achieved before the course cut off dates the course will be confirmed and closed off to applications. No late applications accepted and once a course is cancelled it cannot be conducted. Do not apply if you are not willing to respect the chain of command and take orders/instructions.Mil CQC comes with a requirement to be able to deal with the required realities to best prepare our understudies to deal with the realities of violence. If an environment where coarse language controlled bastardisation and hard heavy and hostile training and testing practices as well as direct critiquing are the norm is something you cannot accept, then do not apply. |
| Course confirmation Todd Group members | Complete your course confirmation as early as possible. Make sure your membership status is current. No late course confirmations accepted and once a course is cancelled it will not be conducted. It is important to course confirm and secure flights reservations as soon as the course is confirmed as being conducted for flights availability and best airfares. |
| Course joining confirmation approval Todd Group members | On receiving your course confirmation approval pay your course fee and provide any other required information. Complete and email return the provided CQC code of conduct contract on receiving it. Your course fee must be paid on course joining confirmation and at the latest before the cut-off course confirm or cancel date. |
| Course joining applications new exponents | After submitting your on-line application if requested provide any additional required information. After your application has been processed you will receive your course joining acceptance or be declined if you do not meet the course joining requirements. |
| Course joining acceptance new applicants | On acceptance make payment of your full course fee. Complete and email return the provided CQC code of conduct contract on receiving it. Full fee refunds will be provided for any courses cancelled after the cut-off date. Payment of course fees must be paid on receiving course joining acceptance and no later than 10 days after receiving your course joining acceptance. |
| Course official forms submission / processing | On receiving your course joining official forms they will be checked and processed. Signing your forms can be by electronic signature or typed text. You will be advised of your application being accepted or declined by email as soon as processed. |
| Course additional application required material / information | You may be asked for additional application support information including a scanned copy of your current passport picture page and current driver’s license criminal history check or other information. |
| Course acceptance requirements | Pay course fees, read all provided information and promptly action any requests or requirements for information. |
| Course phases of training provision | This course is a Phase 1 Basic exponent and Phase 1 assistant instructor and instructor under assessment course of instruction. The course is open to applications from new entry Phase 1 Basic applicants as well as current training Phase 1 Basic exponents. Phase 1 Basic assistant instructor and instructor under assessment candidates must be current active training Todd Group members of the Rank of Phase 2 or 3. |
| Course additional packages / modules / subjects content | Brain to Boot mental toughness introduction. Medical aspects of CQC. |
| Course information links | toddgroup.com cqctimes.com eliteactionadventure.com |
| Course participation | This is a volunteer’s course of instruction and exponents can partake or observe any training modules. Some attendees want to test themselves combatively while others simply want to experience military close quarter’s combat and military self-defence, learning the skills for their knowledge and self- protection. This is up to the volunteer exponent to decide their level of participation and extent of their objective achievement goals. Note: Attendees that do not test and pass their testing phase cannot lay claim to CQC qualification or tested/proven capability. |
| Course code of conduct | All attendees must complete and email return their CQC code of conduct contract and conduct themselves in a mature responsible manner at all times on and off course. Training is a privilege not a given right and requires high integrity and responsible behaviour at all times. Respect the chain of command; be respectful to everyone at all times. Train for self-improvement abide by orders and instructions, always adhering to safety practices. Never cause the Todd Group respected name to be brought into disrepute. Make sure you read and abide by application/declaration/code of conduct contract conditions and all rules regulations at all times pre during and post course. All attendees must abide by arrival departure and training dates and times, no exceptions. This is a group course and all attendees must abide by group rules regulations and conditions of course joining. Civilians wanting to learn military self-defence and military close quarters combat must abide by all orders and instructions in the same manner as military exponents on military courses. |
| Primary training objectives brief | The primary training objectives are for all exponents assistant instructors and instructors under assessment on course to increase their knowledge and competency in the most current and proven Todd Group CQC/MSD (military self-defence and military close quarters combat) tactics skills and methods of instructing and delivering training. The intensity of the training is determined by the individual exponents capabilities commitment attention to details and the inner- resolve of the individual exponent. |
| Course fees new exponents | Phase 1 Basic new entry-level Non-Thai citizens/Non-current Todd Group members NZ$1500.00. Thai citizens application and course fee and general attendance course information available from our Thailand PA Fii email [email protected] This is a residential course with group stay hotel accommodation that attendees must pay the hotel for. Meals while staying in Thailand/on course at attendees expense. Lunches on course and bottled water ordered and paid for on course by attendees. Transfers from the pre-course hotel Pattaya to the training facility and return post course paid by attendees on course daily. |
| Course fees current Todd Group members | Current Todd Group member’s fees rates apply in relation to your phase of training/rank and status as per the fees rates on the member’s private section of the Todd group website. www.toddgroup.com |
| Course fee includes / excludes accommodation | Course group stay hotel accommodation reservations made by the Todd Group and paid for by attendees. |
| Course fee includes / excludes meals | In country meals at attendees expense. |
| Course laundry information | Laundry services at the group stay hotel or laundries near the hotel at the attendee’s expense. |
| Course fees payment requirements / information | Full non-refundable non-transferable course fee payable on course joining acceptance. Current Todd Group member’s full course fee payment on course confirmation or individual course fee payment options by prior arrangement. |
| Payment of course fees options | Cash, Credit cards- Visa or Master cards .Online bank transfer. PayPal. Please advise us on your decided method of payment. We will then provide detailed payment option information. |
| Course fees refunds for Todd Group HQ course cancelation | Full course refund after notification of course cancellation if the minimum course conducting numbers are not achieved. |
| Course refunds for pre-course or on-course withdrawals | If you apply/course confirm are accepted for course joining and have been advised the course is confirmed and will be conducted, there will be no refunds for pre-course or on course withdrawals. |
| Residential course | Yes group stay hotel at attendees own expense. |
| Non-Residential course | No |
| Course accommodation and meals residential attendees | Course group stay hotel accommodation and meals at attendees own expense. |
| Course meals non-residential attendees | Not applicable. |
| Course accommodation and meals rates and payments information residential attendees | Course group stay hotel rates provided to accepted applicants and on course meals attendees own choice and at their expense. |
| Course meals rates and payment Requirements non-residential attendees | Not applicable. |
| Residential courses accommodation description / information | Group stay hotel Pattaya Chonburi rates provided in accepted applicants course attendance information. |
| Course meals information | There are a lot of cafes restaurants takeaways and street food options close to the group stay hotel. |
| Course qualifications / Certification | All exponents on course that complete the week-long intensive training course will receive certification of course completion. Candidates that undertake the phase 1 test and successfully pass it will receive their phase test certification post course. |
| Course Phase test brief | The phase 1 test requires the individual candidate to have high level proficiency inner resolve and commitment in the execution of the phase 1 Basic skills including the required training hours (100 training hours or completion of a full week long intensive course). The phase test consists of toughener and sickener phases to test the candidate’s inner resolve and intestinal fortitude followed by the testing of their self-defence capabilities. It also includes technique to command drill to ensure the candidates know the skills by title and execution. The combative phase sees the candidates pitted against each other and or current enemy party in combative actions on encounters where the candidates must employ the skills of phase 1 to achieve their objective. The phase test also includes battle handling exercises where the candidate will move from location to location employing the skills of phase 1 to combat and counter immediately prior unknown aggressive shock action threats. |
| Course Additional / Auxiliary training | This intensive course of close quarters combat and military self-defence instruction for civilians will also include mental toughness enhancement/psychological conditioning to overcome fear and enhance combative mental toughness. (Brain to Boot program). |
| Special events | Not applicable |
| Additional activities | Not applicable |
| Additional course expenses | Airfares, airport transfers, Group hotel accommodation and meals, daily transport to and from Todd Group Thailand primary training facility as well as personal spending money. |
| Pre-course arrival | On November 30 or December 1 |
| Post-course departure | December 8 or later. |
| Travel transport pre-course | Our Thai staff will arrange in country airport transfers and you will pay the driver. You will receive address advice for the pre-course Group stay hotel in your accepted attendees information email. |
| Travel transport post-course | Our in country Thai staff will arrange your post course airport transfer. Airport transfer to be paid by individual attendees. |
| On-course transport requirements / provision | Daily transport from the group stay hotel to our training facility and return payment split between exponents on course. |
| Airport transfers pre- and post-course | Information for pre-arranged transfers provided in accepted attendees information email. |
| Non-airport pre-course pick up locations | Not applicable. |
| Non-Airport post-course drop off locations | Not applicable |
| Public transport services pre-, during, and post-course | Not applicable. |
| Pre-course accommodation information | Group stay reservations will be made for you to meet your arrival check in date. All attendees must stay at the group stay hotel. Reservations will be made by the Todd Group. Transfers to and from the training facility by arranged group transport only. Attendees must travel to and enter the training location as a group. No unapproved visitors permitted on course. |
| Post course accommodation information | Group stay reservations will be made for you to meet your required departure/check out date from the course Group stay hotel. |
| Pre-course meeting / briefing information | The pre-course brief will be conducted on Sunday December 1, 6pm at the group stay hotel. Details provided in accepted applicants information email. |
| Course registration / administration requirements / information | Applicants must complete and email return all course application/confirmation on-line forms/code of conduct contact. If additional application information is required this must be supplied on request. On acceptance requested logistics information (flight itineraries, pre and post course accommodation reservation requirements must be provided on request. Course fee must be paid as requested on course joining acceptance, advance course uniform purchasing for current Todd Group members must be undertaken well in advance. |
| Course uniform / dress civilian exponents | Todd Group current members require Todd Group T-Shirts minimum 2, Black Todd Group CQC trousers or black BDU trousers /robust black cargo trousers/black track pants, Black training shoes or boots. Orders for uniform items must be made early for dispatching pre-course. [email protected] New entry non-Todd Group members dress. Either pre-purchased Todd Group t-shirts or Plain black t-shirts and black trousers or sweat pants no-logos, prints embroidery or branding, black shoes or boots. No hard safety shoes or boots. |
| Course uniform military groups | N/A |
| Uniform purchasing information | Todd Group members [email protected] order and receive your uniform requirements early and understand we cannot carry your uniform requirements with us as our baggage is always capacity with course required kit. |
| Course training kit requirements | Any personal protectors CQC Neck protectors (mouth guards, groin protectors etc.) A full kit list will be provided to accepted applicants, all attendees should have purchased a copy of the Brain to Boot and have read it and be familiar with the terminology tactics and skills. Copies can be ordered from Todd group [email protected] |
| Course personal kit requirements | Toiletries etc. List provided to accepted applicants. |
| Privacy confidentiality and security | The Todd group insist on all exponents abiding by their application/code of conduct contract agreements. The privacy and confidentiality of the Todd Group and our individual participants and group clients is essential and all attendees are expected to be security conscious and protect the confidentiality, privacy and security of the Todd Group and all its attendees clients associates staff and facilitators. No unauthorised audio, video or still photographs permitted at any time. |
| Accepted applicants full / final information package | This will be provided on paying your course fee and providing all requested information. You will receive a final email that will include all logistics, communication, kit/dress, rules and regulations information. |
| Course chief instructor / instructing cadre | Course chief instructor Geoff “Tank” Todd and assistant instructors if required. |
| Course manager / course coordinators | Geoff “Tank” Todd and Todd Group in-country staff and facilitators. |
| Course manager / course coordinators contact information | NZ contact [email protected] in country [email protected] Phone contacts provided on course joining acceptance. |
| Course logistical general information | Provided in accepted applicants information email. |
| Todd Group resources pre-training / continuation training | http://www.toddgroup.com/dvd/military-unarmed-combat-phase1.html http://www.toddgroup.com/dvd/phase1-self-defence.html http://www.toddgroup.com/book/brain-to-boot.html Other DVDs Manuals www.toddgroup.com |
| Course training / testing related information | Proper fitting attitude is most important to competency achievement. Skill first then increases in speed to achieve momentum/velocity. Less is more in the sense of individual primary skills selection and then high level skills repetitions practice for competency/proficiency increases. Train with quietly confident commitment to self-improvement. Train with safety accuracy and controlled aggression. Common sense must prevail in volunteering for phase testing. Your competency proficiency and confidence must be high across all test requirements. You must have a never quit mentality. |
| Course recruiting | Course recruiting is by Todd Group websites, word of mouth recruiting, referrals. Recruiting cards available by email request [email protected] |
| Post-course country membership option | New first course exponents post completing their first course can apply for country membership of the Todd Group subject to approval. Country membership enables privileges such as reduced fees on most courses, wholesale Todd Group resources/products purchasing, access to member’s private site on the Todd Group HQ website, email updates. |
| Post-course Todd Group HQ membership | Those that reside in Dunedin/Otago New Zealand post course can become a Todd Group HQ training member on application request and approval. |
| Post-course Todd Group national and international depot continuation training | The Todd Group have depot and or individual tuition instructors throughout New Zealand and Internationally. http://www.toddgroup.com/todd-group-depots.html |
| Todd Group HQ contact information | [email protected] NZ Ph 03 4778 902 International Ph +64 3 4778902. |
| Additional / Miscellaneous information | A full email information pack will be provided to all accepted exponents which will include all information in relation to arrival at the Suvarnabhumi or Don Muang international airports Bangkok and transfers to the course group stay hotel Pattaya. Your accommodation reservations will be made by the Todd Group HQ in country staff after you provide your arrival departure information and reservation requests. NZ current Todd Group members flights reservations can be made by our corporate travel agent on request to the Todd Group. Non Todd Group members must make their own flight reservations. You will be responsible for paying your own course hotel bill for your accommodation which will be at a reasonable rate. Todd Group members reduced course fees in relation to rank. This is a unique opportunity for civilians to experience European military CQC and military self- defence living it the intensive military CQC way for a one-week long training duration. Exponents are required and expected to be quietly confident committed and respectful to the instructors, staff, facilitators in country, military personnel, civilians and fellow exponents on course. The course manager/coordinator/staff and instructors are there to ensure you have a very realistic and special combative training experience with the opportunity to test yourself at a level that meets your capabilities and requirements. If your objective is to advance up through the ranks including becoming a Todd Group depot instructor in your country of residence/location, then it all begins with undertaking this week-long intensive course of instruction, volunteering for the phase 1 test and passing your phase 1 test. If you are a practical realist quietly confident and committed to self-improvement and objective achievement you have a good chance of achieving your objectives and passing your phase testing. |
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