The recent shocking and violent attack in Armley prison on a prison officer tells me that the officers are still very vulnerable in what is still a very dangerous job. He was reportedly looking after 71 inmates on his own at the time. These people have to deal with the most violent people in society… Continue reading Prison officers deserve regular good quality self defence training
This week I found an interesting article on our boys being trained by the US marines. There is a trend in the United States to seek out the best new martial arts systems and incorporate them into their armed forces training. Sadly here in the UK we don’t really seem that bothered that the Royal… Continue reading The Royal Marines should improve their unarmed combat training
Here on the blog, Darren talks a lot about conflict resolution training and also about people working in the public sector being attacked by violent aggressors. He often looks at how these people can avoid the nastier situations by using some simple techniques. To highlight these techniques here is a series of three video case… Continue reading Shocking video examples of attacks on police officers
In a physical confrontation, being taken to the ground can create a serious safety challenge. Understanding how to respond safely when restrained or placed in a vulnerable position is an important part of personal safety and physical intervention awareness. This article explores the mount position and demonstrates how principles from Gracie Jiu Jitsu can help… Continue reading Escaping from the mount position – Gracie Jiu Jitsu
