“Ground and pound” – that was the focus of this session. The rather unpleasant position you see the floored gentleman in was what we took some time to focus on: you’re on the ground and somebody decides to take that as an opportunity to do some serious damage to you by enlisting the help of … More Training Notes – 29.05.2015
Our last session was a fun, functional, fierce and focussed look at two related subjects: the high guard and dealing with multiple attackers. After the usual exercises, including some of the work on shifting our stances to understand the relationship between centre of mass, stance and stability that we did at the beginning of last week’s session, … More Training Notes – 15.05.2015
‘CONSTANT VIGILANCE!’ as Professor Moody always says… Today there’s been a couple of updates from Staffordshire Police following some recent criminal activity. It seems there’s a bit of a pattern going around of distraction tactics, whereby a criminal uses a false identity, usually a salesman or a member of the Water, Gas or Electric Board. … More Recent Local Crime Updates: Distraction Tactics and Burglary
Just spreading the word to help out with this one: Officers were called to Furlong Road at around 10.30pm on Friday 30 September following a report of a fight. A 15-year-old boy had sustained a head injury and was taken to the University Hospital of North Staffordshire for treatment. He was discharged a short time … More Assault in Tunstall – Police Looking for Witnesses
The Blue Glove Boxing Academy, which is run by Staffordshire Police officers, is in need of a new home in Stoke-on-Trent. Boxing sessions are currently held on an ad-hoc basis at the Wallace Centre in Abbey Hulton, but the Academy wants to set up a permanent base of its own which can be used during … More New Home Needed for Local Boxing Academy
Staffordshire Police have issued a warning today to remember your home security, in light of ‘several recent burglaries across the south of the county’. Of course, this advice applies all the time, not just in higher-risk times! Is your home safe? Properties in the Rugeley, Stafford, Cannock and Uttoxeter areas were targeted by offenders. The … More Security Warning from Staffs Police
‘Visible Justice’ will be taking place from 09:00 on Monday the 25th of July. Working with the Magistrates court service staff, Staffordshire Police will be publishing the details of cases being dealt with across Staffordshire on their website. The event will also be published widely on the force’s numerous Twitter and Facebook accounts. It will … More Visible Justice–A New Initiative from Staffordshire Police
For all those who regularly use or live near the canals in Staffordshire, Staffs Police have rolled out a new scheme – ‘Staffordshire Canal Watch’ – with which to hopefully decrease crime around the canals. Here’s their Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Staffordshire-Canal-Watch/187198284674517?sk=wall I’d say it’s worth a look – I assume any updates there are of local … More Staffordshire Canal Watch
Evolutionary Self-Protection 