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Three Second Fighter The sniper option Geoff Thompson summersdale Original edition published in 1997 This edition copyright © Geoff Thompson 2004 The right of Geoff Thompson to be identified as the author of this work has been asserted in accordance with sections 77 and 78 of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise without the prior permission of the publisher. All characters in this publication are fictitious and any resemblance to real persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental. Summersdale Publishers Ltd 46 West Street Chichester West Sussex PO19 1RP UK www.summersdale.com www.geoffthompson.com Printed and bound in Great Britain. ISBN 1 84024 459 3 Other books by Geoff Thompson: Watch My Back Red Mist Shape Shifter The Elephant and the Twig The Great Escape A Book for the Seriously Stressed Fear – The Friend of Exceptional People The Throws & Take-downs of Judo The Throws & Take-downs of Sombo The Throws & Take-downs of Free-Style Wrestling The Throws & Take-downs of Greco-Roman Wrestling Animal Day The Art of Fighting Without Fighting Dead Or Alive – The Choice is Yours The Fence The Pavement Arena Real Head, Knees and Elbows Real Grappling Real Kicking Real Punching Weight Training for the Martial Artist Pins: The Bedrock The Escapes Chokes and Strangles Fighting from Your Back Fighting from Your Knees Arm Bars and Joint Locks Martial Arts DVDs by Geoff Thompson The Method Series The Fence Three Second Fighter Animal Day Part 1 Animal Day Part 2 The Pavement Arena Part 1 The Pavement Arena Part 2 The Pavement Arena Part 3 The Pavement Arena Part 4 The Real Punching Series Real Punching-The One Punch Kill Real Punching-Intermediate Real Punching-Advanced The Ground Fighting Series Pins Escapes Chokes & Strangles Armbars & Locks Fighting From Your Back Fighting From Your Knees Advanced Chokes & Strangles Advanced Armbars & Locks Advanced Fighting From Your Back The Throws and Takedowns Judo Basic Judo Intermediate Freestyle Wrestling-Basic Freestyle Wrestling-Intermediate Greco Roman Wrestling Russian Wrestling About the author Geoff Thompson claims that his biological birthdate is 1960, though his hair-line goes right back to the First World War. He has worked as a floor sweeper, chemical worker, pizza maker, road digger, hod carrier, martial-arts instructor, bricklayer, picture seller, delivery driver and nightclub bouncer before giving up ‘proper work’ in 1992 to write full time. He is now a bestselling author, BAFTA-nominated screenwriter, magazine columnist, playwright and novelist. He lives in Coventry with his wife Sharon, and holds a 6th dan in Japanese karate, 1st dan in Judo and was voted the number one self-defence author in the world by Black Belt Magazine USA. Contents Foreword Chapter one Changing times Chapter two Awareness - the power base Chapter three Muscle Memory Chapter four The Game Plan Chapter five The support system Chapter six The Fence - putting a fence around your factory Chapter seven The Attack Chapter eight Aftermath - By Peter Consterdine Conclusion Three Second Fighter Foreword Before you start reading this piece (thank you for taking the time) I’d like to make it clear that the following views are my opinion, born from experience in the world of reality, and not intended to insult or debase other martial arts or artists. I have a great love and deep respect for all the arts, so if somewhere within the next 24,000 words I do offend then you have my unreserved apology right now. I am not a politician, neither do I use my writing as a podium for biased opinion;