"Bridging the gap between the police,
the military, the martial artist
and the aware citizen!"

"Thrive In Chaos!" - "Making the Surreal - Real!"

12 Year Anniversary "Hello, and thanks so much for visiting our Close Quarter Combat Group Overview page." The information about Close Quarter Combat here represents my life work and the direction the last 35 years has taken me. Below you will find the complete hand, stick, knife and gun outline of the entire CQC Group course, plus photos, books and CQC Group Camp scheduling. I believe you will find the equivalent of a college level doctoral course on combat here. There is much more info about courses, seminars and camps on other pages. The courses are listed to the high left of these words you are reading. For now, just keep scrolling down and learn more about how we can help you meet your self-defense goals. The CQC Group is an accumulation of the four separate, hand, stick, knife and gun programs. You can learn each course individually if you wish. Train for rank or just for knowledge. Makes no difference to me" - Hock

From Epiphany to Doctrine
By W. Hock Hochheim

I saw it all coming together into the true essence of combat. I came to understand the only reason I learned and taught fighting systems was to defeat two targets, the enemy soldier and the criminal, not to pass on grandmaster dynasties, become a trophy/sport champion or to preserve art for the sake of tradition.

There are two ways to defeat the enemy, less-than-lethal means and lethal means. In short-sometimes we take them prisoner and sometimes we have to kill them. A competent warrior can do both as legally, morally and ethically needed in a proper use-of-force continuum. Every conflict is situational. If you want to defeat the enemy soldier or the criminal, this is the system for you.

No one system, such as karate for one, or no one discipline, such as military science, holds the answers to every scenario. I began to forge a course that bridges the gap between the police, the military, the martial artists and the aware citizenry.

To structure it as realistically as possible, I used a “reverse-engineering” approach by starting with the fight first and working backward in probabilities. After almost 30 years of real world, hand-on experience and training, in the Year 2000, I began to organize all my fighting tactics and strategies into one comprehensive program called the Close Quarter Combatives Group. The CQCG is made up of four separate, primary foundations, each a 10 level training program:

-Unarmed Combatives Course

-Knife/Counter-Knife Course

-SDMS Impact Weapon Course

-Gun/Counter-Gun Course

I still teach, promote and rank people in these individual courses because there will always be people interested in only one or two topics and not the bigger, CQC package. I will also continue to teach and ramrod the Pacific Archipelago Combatives Course. Unique to the PAC will be double sticks and the espada y daga (stick and knife) material. Soldiers, citizens and police are simply not interested in double stick drills and the like, so they do not appear in the CQCG Course. I also teach one other course called:

-Pacific Archipelago Combatives: The combative essence of Pacific Islands systems.

-Police Judo: the core CQC Training Mission material, but geared for enforcement missions)

CQC Group Training Mission Progression Overview:
All training is expressed in a “Modular Concept.” A module includes learning the basics of execution of a particular tactic, troubleshooting common counters to the tactic, skill and flow drill development of the tactic, counters, and then using the tactic in standing, kneeling and ground positions fighting with and/or against unarmed, stick, knife and gun weaponry. I believe in an organization of material that follows this macro to micro progression:

Strategy Training: This is an overall plan. Big picture. This training can be done in a classroom, in a lecture format. "Today we are talking about the defeating the mugger." "The laws say- "He will statistically attack you by."

Tactical (and practical) Training: These are the general tactics that seem to cross-over into so many applications, such as - working on a pistol quick draw, slashing a knife, or palm-striking a heavy bag. You might call this basic training.

Situational Training: This requires more study. What are the situations you will be in. Where? This is crisis rehearsal in replications of scenarios. Who are you? Where do you think you will be? What will you need to make it through? You might call this the start of advanced training.

Positional Training: This is pinpoint right down to it. The general tactics may well work here, but where precisely are you and the opponent? This is the real fine tuning of tactics as needed. The finite situation. Like---bottom-side ground and his left leg is out. Arm Wrap trap or your knife hand/arm warp trap of his empty hand. His left hand is on your throat and you are up against a wall. Sometimes, solutions relate to finite positioning.

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Here is your masters degree course, all constructed for you-the true essence of combat.

The Unarmed Combatives Course Modules
These consist of strikes, kicks, cranks, invading entries, takedowns, throws in standing, kneeling and ground combat scenarios, with and against empty hands, or modern weapons like sticks, knives and guns.

The UC Strike Modules
Level 1 The Finger Strike Module
Level 2 The Palm Strike Module
Level 3 The Forearm Strike Module
Level 4 The Hammer Fist Module
Level 5 The Punch/Counter-Punch Strike Module
Level 6 The Elbow Strike Module
Level 7 The Body Ram Module
Level 8 The "Limited Use of the Head Butt" and "Crown Crush" Module
Level 9 The Unarmed vs. the Knife and Unarmed vs. Stick Module
Level 10 The Combat Scenario Performance Module

The UC Kick Modules
Level 1 The Groin (Frontal Snap) Kick Module
Level 2 The Stomp Kick Module
Level 3 The Knee Strike/Kick Module
Level 4 The Rear Leg Round Kick Module
Level 5 The Front Leg Hook Kick Module
Level 6 The Mule Kick/Back Kick Module
Level 7 The Side Kick Module
Level 8 The Front Thrust Kick Strike Module
Level 9 Kicking Combinations
Level 10 The Combat Scenario Performance Module


The UC Joint Crank Module
(These really are used inside takedowns, throws, disarming and retention. Note the common sense
progression study of the list, "up the arm."
Cranks 1 The Finger Cranks
Cranks 2 The Wrist Cranks
Cranks 3 The Wrist and Elbow Combination Cranks
Cranks 4 The Elbow Cranks
Cranks 5 The Elbow and Shoulder Combination Cranks
Cranks 6 The Shoulder Cranks
Cranks 7 The Shoulder and Neck Combination Cranks
Cranks 8 The Neck Cranks
Cranks 9 The Leg Cranks
Cranks 10 The Combat Scenario Performance Module

The UC Takedown and Throw Modules
Level 1 The Finger Attack Takedowns Module
Level 2 The Circular Takedowns Module
Level 3 The Rear Takedowns Module
Level 4 The Bent Arm Takedowns Module
Level 5 The Front Takedowns Module
Level 6 The Neck Attack Takedowns Module
Level 7 The Tackle Takedowns Module
Level 8 The Push/Pull Takedowns Module
Level 9 The Unarmed vs the Knife and Stick Modules
Level 10 The Combat Scenario Performance Module

Knife/Counter-Knife Combatives Course
Each level also includes unarmed versus the knife material as it relates to the subject matter.
Level 1 The Knife Introduction and Quick Draw Combat Module
Level 2 The Saber Grip Slash Knife Module
Level 3 The Reverse Grip Slash Knife Module
Level 4 The Saber Grip Hacking/Impact Module (and Spartan Module)
Level 5 The Reverse Grip Knife Stabbing Module (and Knife Street Fighter Module)
Level 6 The Saber Grip Stabbing Module (and Chain of the Knife Module)
Level 7 The Pommel and Closed Folder Strike Module
Level 8 The "In the Clutches Of" CQC Module
Level 9 Unarmed Versus the Knife
Level 10 The Knife/Counter-Knife Combat Scenario Module


The SDMS Impact Weapon Course
Impact weapon blocking, striking and grappling in "stick vs. stick" and unarmed vs. stick methods.
Level 1 The SDMS Quick Draw Combat Module
Level 2 The SMS Solo-Hand Grip Command and Mastery
Level 3 The DMS Double-Hand Grip Command and Mastery
Level 4 The SDMS Block and Strike, Skill and Flow Drill Combat Module
Level 5 The SDMS Weapon Disarms & Retention Combat Module
Level 6 The DMS Pull Grappling Series Combat Module
Level 7 The DMS Push Grappling Series Combat Module
Level 8 The DMS Turn Grappling Series Combat Module and "In the Clutches of" Stick Module
Level 9 Unarmed, versus SDMS Combat Module, Plus "Closed Baton Combat Module"
Level 10 The SDMS Combat Scenarios Module



The Gun/Counter-Gun Course
The CQCG courses emphasizes close quarter pistol shooting.
Our selected "long gun" of choice is the shotgun and that is what we emphasize.
Level 1 The Gun Quick Draw Combat Module (pistol & long gun stress QDs)
Level 2 The "Walking Point" Search Module
Level 3 The Control and Contain Arrest Module
Level 4 The Pistol Disarm and Retention Combat Module
Level 5 The Long Gun Disarm and Retention Module
Level 6 The Shoot/ Move/Cover Module
Level 7 Emergency! The Tactical Medicine Module
Level 8 The Extreme CQC Pistol Combatives Module
Level 9 Gun Ground Fighting Strategies Combat Module
Level 10 The Gun Combat Scenarios Module

* Class Organizer: to develop skills with partners for advancement
* Basic CQCG Instructor: upon completion of Level 3
* Advanced CQCG Instructor upon completion of Level 6
* Expert CQCG Instructor upon completion of Level 9
* Master CQCG Instructor upon completion Level 10

While CQCG skill can be achieved in seminar and class training, and with regionally certified instructors, CQC Group rank and instructorships can only be achieved in official, 4-day, CQCG Camps (see below) and then personally by me. Please remember that the term "master" is not a martial arts term. It is more like a "Master Sergeant" or "Range Master" title.

Re-certification
As always, you must maintain proper ethical and moral standards. You must not be a criminal or be attached to any radical or questionable organization of the United States of America or any allied nation. I need to know that you are continuing to work out, teach, learn and grow. I need to see you in a training session once every 12 months a bare minimum, barring medical and professional emergencies. These are the standards I demand.


Hock's Training Promise to You
"Military and police academies must spend their time with political and non-combat related training agendas. SEALS need to swim. Rangers and Recon need to reconnoiter. Berets must master subjects like commo. Police need to understand traffic accident reporting. The list of non-combat training requirements for these groups is almost endless. There are classes on saluting, marching, then organized hazing and harassment, etc. All subtract precious time from specific combat study. 100 hours of training may have only 20 hours of actual combat related material. In police courses it may be only 5 hours or less out of 100 hours!

Martial arts systems have their own agendas that ensure dynasties, traditions, often old, stale tactics and a foggy confusion of false, automatic hero worship of the leader wrapped in politics. Business pressures have turned schools into semi-day care centers.

We teach only modern combat tactics and strategies as professionals to professionals. I have interfaced with many members of martial arts, militaries and police agencies around the world. I am convinced that this CQC Group course is the most comprehensive, complete, scientific, hand, stick, knife and gun, close quarters course in the world, bar none. Anywhere. No brag. Just fact. Police and Military officials exposed to the courses agree. This is my promise to you."

Epiphany. It is here for you already. Are you ready for the next step?

Week-long seminar at a U.S. Army Base, Ft. Dodge, Iowa,
Year 2000. Attended by 63 people, BUT was not an Official CQC Camp.

The 4 Day CQC Group Instructor Camp Complete History/Registry
Class Prep Training May 2000 - Camp Dodge Army Base, Iowa
Class #01 Sep 2002: National Law Enforcement and Security Institute - Des Moines, IA
Class #02 Jan 2003: University of Nevada, Las Vegas, NV
Class #03 Sep 2003: Kansas City, MO
Class #04 Nov 2003: Valdosta, GA
Class #05 Nov 2003: Melbourne, Australia
Class #06 Feb 2004: UNLV Las Vegas, NV
Class #07 Feb 2004: Austin, TX
Class #08 Sep 2004: Harvard, MA
Class #09 Sep, 2004: Expert Instructor Course- Kansas City area, MO
Class #10 Jan 2005: UNLV Las Vegas, NV
Class #11 Apr 2005: Frankfurt, Germany
Class #12 Sep 2005: Anchorage, Alaska
Class #13 Sep 2005: Kansas City, MO
Class #14 Mar 2006: Sacramento, CA
Class #15 Ma 20, 21 2006: Gravesend London Police Academy
Class #16 Apr 2006: Frankfurt, Germany
Class #17 Jan 2007: Sacramento, CA. Basic, Advanced, Expert levels
Class #18 Mar 8-11 2007: East Coast Camp Cincinnati, Ohio
Class #19 Apr 2007: Belgium. Basic, Advanced, Expert levels
Class #20 Apr, 2007: FrankFurt, Germany, Basic, Advanced, Expert levels
Class #21 Dec 2007: Gent, Belgium

Class #22 Jan 2008: Sacramento, CA - Basic, Advanced and Expert

Upcoming CQC Group Camps in 2008

Class #23 June 2008: European Summer Camp Gent, Belgium - Basic, Advanced and Expert



Check the seminar page for details - http://www.hockscqc.com/seminars
All of Hock's regular 2-day seminars build the CQC Group training. CQC Training is also conducted in EVERY one these seminars. See the seminar page! Instructorships in the individual courses can be achieved in these seminars, but to become a CQC Group instructor, one must also attend these special training camps. Attending seminars, working with regional instructors, attaining rank and instructorships in the individual hand, stick, knife and gun courses prepares you for the CQC Group instructorship camp success.

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'Work with him! He's seen the elephant,' or ' Train with him-he's seen the elephant.' The elephant symbol and expression has come to represent real action and real experience. If you can't live it, then train with the people who have." -- Hock