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Peter
is a 7th Dan Black Belt in Karate and a former Great
Britain and England Karate International. With over
36 continuous years of martial arts training behind
him, Peter has made self defence a lifetime study. A
former British Full Contact Champion, Peter also spent
over 10 years working as a doorman in night-clubs in
Manchester, England. In addition to Karate, Peter has
studied most martial arts, in particular Wing Chun,
which study took him to Hong Kong, where he trained
privately with Ip Chun.
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As a professional Bodyguard and
Operations and Training Director of his own specialist
Risk Management and Security Company (Chase Consultants
Limited), Peter works around the world on Close Protection
operations. His book 'The
Modern Bodyguard' has become the seminal work
on Close Protection. His book 'Fit
To Fight', deals exclusively with fitness and
high intensity training for combat and has become the
essential training manual for all those who are engaged
in combat situations.
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| Acknowledged
as one of the world's hardest hitters, his techniques
for delivering such massive impact are contained in the
two videos - Powerstrike
and Powerkick.
Peter's tremendous impact through kicks and punches was
originally the product of his training for many years
with Shigeru Kimura of the Shukokai system, but over the
years and with his door experience, Peter has amended
and added to the practical application of the old 'double
hip' system.
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his friend and partner, Geoff Thompson, Peter is joint
Chief Instructor of The British Combat Association (BCA).
Established in 1993, the BCA has become the UK and Europe's
leading association for the promotion of self defence
and practical combat. With some 200 registered Instructors,
it is at the leading edge of progressive 'self protection'
and has brought common sense and street experience to
the teaching of self defence through martial arts. Peter
is acknowledged as one of the world's leading authorities
on Personal Security and Unarmed Combat and works throughout
the world giving seminars to ex-pat staff on all matters
to do with security awareness and defensive tactics.
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| His book 'Streetwise'
is the most comprehensive and definitive work on Personal
Security and Self Defence available. Currently, many of
the concepts and techniques are contained in the four
volumes of 'The
Pavement Arena' series
of videos, produced by Peter and featuring both Peter
and Geoff Thompson. These videos de-bunk the myth of the
effectiveness of traditional martial arts in the street.
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His latest book 'Travelsafe' is
the culmination of years of work in amassing a huge
volume of information, data and experience of all aspects
of international travel safety and security. Over the
last 12 years, Peter has operated in over 21 countries,
the majority being very difficult, non-compliant Third
World geographies. He has 'looked after' some of the
very wealthiest of America's corporate leaders and organised
risk and crisis management operations for their companies
as well as training ex-pat staff in safety and security
issues.
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has acted as consultant and instructor to some 12 UK police
forces (including firearms units), the Home Office - National
Police Training (NPT), HM Prison Service (Control &
Restraint) HQ, numerous magistrates courts, other Government
agencies and numerous commercial organisations. Throughout
2001, Peter was one of only three civilian contributors
to the new NPT 'Personal Safety Manual' (Defensive Tactics),
which will be in place with all UK police forces some
time in 2002. Peter's books and videos have become standard
training material for many police training departments.
Peter's unique skills are in bridging
the gap between the physical skills of martial arts
and self protection and the specialist corporate security
world. It is this unique combination of talents and
an ability to bring an intellectual contact to what
is often seen as purely a physical art form, that makes
Peter stand out from the crowd.
Through his writings, articles
and teaching, Peter has become recognised as a world
authority on his subjects.
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