24 Year on the front
Line
Taking jujutsu to the
streets.
Putting
aside my time spent in the military, I’ve spend 24 years on the front line of
security in Bristol, including nine years as a full-time doorman in various
pubs and clubs and then 15 years as an NHS Security Officer in a city centre
hospital working in accident and emergency.
I am also now a criminal magistrate and expert use of force
representative at the hospital. Been on the bench for 4 years now and
appeals panel at crown court.
In my time on
the frontline I have seen and dealt with much violence.
I have faced
knives, knuckle dusters, extendable batons, broken glasses, bottles and worst
of all a needle with HIV infected blood that I had to disarm as it was being
used as a weapon.
I’ve been awarded at police HQ bravery
commendations for some of the situations I have had to defend the public from.
I’ve seen the best and the very worst of
people and experienced and witnessed violence that would be seen by most only
in movies.
How did I
survive?
Well firstly
I believe in God and feel his protection.
I also trained with the best, including old school Karate master Roy
Lewis and the awesome Kevin O’Hagan a man I describe as the king of unarmed
combat training.
Kevin taught
me not only highly effective techniques that have used to disarm knives and
deal with danger and violent
offenders but the need to condition your body and mind
I learnt very quickly that conditioning played
a big part in my success in combat and unless you are conditioned, you’re a car
without fuel, you may look good, but you aren’t going nowhere.
I loved the way each session trained body and
mind as well as technique. Unless it hurts in training it will hurt in real
life and there’s no referee in the real world.
I remember
one incident when a guy came out a night club and in fairness to say he was an
idiot this did not take me long to work out.
He wheelspun his car up the road and I showed
my displeasure as I was guarding the door of the club I was working.
He stopped the car and got out. As he done
this he put a knuckle duster on and came towards me, his desire was to take my
head off. However, a good combat jujutsu hip wheel throw put him on his ass, I
disarmed the duster and gave him some sage words of advice. Job done.
The
techniques I have learnt of Kevin have saved me from severe injury and that
means I have been able to give the good people of Bristol the best of care as
they go about their lives.
Training
hard with focus pads, sparring. Weights and running, are the fuel needed. Without any doubt combat Ju jitsu, taught by
Kevin is the answer, I know I’ve been there and done it more times than I care
to remember.
I got to
Blue Belt and been on and off for years but it’s not over after a long time on
the shop floor I will again return to Kevin’s class to continue my combat
training to the end, why would I go anywhere else the proof is there and I only
settle for the best.
In my view Kevin O’Hagan is the best unarmed
combat instructor in the world.
Mike Hockett JP
Magistrate
Bristol Magistrates Court
Security UHB
Health & Safety Officer
Chairman
Unison Central Health
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