Personal Protective Measures was originally developed for US Government employees deployed to hostile environments.
Created by former US Marine and Department of Defence member Phillip Legare, PPM gradually evolved to be taught to civilians worldwide.
Phil writes:
“In 1995, I started teaching a form of combatives, called Protective Measures, to military and government employees who had to work in high threat environments.
The core of the combatives program that I put together comes from Budo Taijutsu; specifically Taisabaki (natural body movements), ma-ii (distancing), timing and the strategy of henka (flexibility to adapt the technique to new situations).
Another part comes from the previous USMC close combat system (which was called the LINE system) and the current CC system (called MCMAP). Back in the late 80s, I was fortunate enough to be asked by then Commandant, GEN Al Gray, to assist creating the LINE program.
The Marine Corps combat mindset and use of modern military weapons and tactics were added to my program. Finally, Officer Safety and Survival techniques and tactics for dealing with the civilian threat (criminal/terrorist) were added to the program. These were added from my experiences as a DOD Special Agent and training at the FLETC, ITI, BSR, InSight, HRP, and other government sponsored training.”
Bujinkan Ninjutsu
On hearing this and understanding Phil’s wealth of combat experience, Bujinkan Grandmaster Hatsumi Masaaki – licensed him to teach ‘Shinkengata’ or ‘Shinken Taijutsu’. This is essentially the modern combat application of Bujinkan Ninjutsu or Budo Taijutsu.
Sentinel International
PPM Australia exists as a member of global entity Sentinel International.
More information about Sentinel International can be found here.
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