Articles

This article is about when training and teaching for real world violence that we create scenarios for the probable, not the possible. Where people live, their demographic, work or social activity will dictate what potentially violent encounters they may face and to develop tactics and techniques to deal with these, not the remote and often spurious, unlikely situation.

This article is about the journey of two combat systems, one armed and the other unarmed. The armed discipline is that of combat/practical pistol shooting, compared to the practical aspects of traditional martial arts. Both have been on a remarkably similar journey where the true defensive development of these combat disciplines has been lost at times especially with the introduction of competitions. The article, however, is primarily about impact and the parallel issues of delivering this to an assailant where speed and accuracy may well be in conflict with that critical goal.

About the journey of getting a second 'Birmingham Hip.'

An article that was originally written for MAI in November 2017 about my hip replacement a month earlier and the journey back to my old training regime. Following that article, I've brought where I am with the recovery as at March 2018.

An in-depth interview conducted by Shaun Banfield of the internet martial arts magazine, Shotokan Way of peter Consterdine and which took place over a number of weeks. A very detailed expose of the Combat Group's founder and Chief Instructor.

A more in-depth history of the early days of the British Combat Association, how Geoff and Peter met, the original philosophy behind the reason for starting the Association some 24 years ago.

How simply copying instructors who can't see the necessity, or simply aren't able, to de-construct techniques leads, over generations, to poor copies of the original technique.

Imagery training for the improvement of skills. Visualisation as a route to success.

One of the great benefits of martial arts in general and personal combat in particular is that we can intellectualise many aspects of their pursuit, as activities we engage in, with the object of better understanding key principles. Sometimes this can lead to some poor thinking and assumptions made from personal perspectives lacking the support of experience, or depth of knowledge.