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Real Head, Knees & Elbows
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Real Head, Knees & Elbows
Geoff Thompson
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Copyright © Geoff Thompson 1998 All rights reserved. The right of Geoff Thompson to be identified as the author of this work has been asserted in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act of 1988. No part of this book may be reproduced by any means, nor translated into a machine language, without the written permission of the publisher. Summersdale Publishers Ltd 46 West Street Chichester West Sussex PO19 1RP United Kingdom Photographs by David W Monks Member of the Master Photographer’s Association Snappy Snaps Portrait Studio 7 Cross Cheaping Coventry CV1 1HF A CIP Catalogue for this book is available from the British Library. Printed and bound in Great Britain. ISBN 1 873475 77 2
About the Author: Geoff Thompson has to be one of the most recognised and controversial martial arts writers and teachers of this century, with over 20 bestselling books and 20 instructional videos on the contemporary role of martial art to his name. His work is both innovative and thoughtprovoking. As an ambassador for the martial arts he has appeared on national and international television and radio – for several years as the BBC Good Morning self-defence expert – talking about and giving advice on self-protection and related subjects. He has taught his unique method of selfprotection to the police, the Royal Marine commandos, in local government, on Excel Bodyguard training camps and also on the professional circuit. Geoff’s first book Watch My Back – A Bouncer’s Story (released in the USA by Paladin Press) about his nine years working as a nightclub doorman is widely recognised as a cult book. His other books have also been highly successful. He has appeared in numerous publications including: SG’s Martial Arts, Combat, Traditional Karate, Fighters, Terry O’Neill’s Fighting Arts International, Muscle Mag (Britain – USA), Black Belt Magazine (USA) Fighters (Sweden) and
Australasian Fighting Arts (Australia). He is currently Sub-Editor of Martial Arts Illustrated. He has also featured in mainstream glossy magazines such as Loaded, Maxim and Esquire and has published several articles with GQ Magazine (Britain – Paris). Geoff has to be one of the most practised instructors of our day with a long list of combat qualifications. He is presently a Sambo Russian Wrestling coach (Moscow Sambo Federation), Olympic Greco Roman Wrestling Coach (FILA), Olympic Free Style Level 3 Wrestling Coach (FILA) Ju-Jitsu coach, British Combat Association Coach, EKGB (Karate) 5th Dan, JKA (Japan Karate Association) 2nd Dan, Shoalin Modga gung fu 1st Dan, BJA (British Judo Association) 1st Dan, ABA boxing coach and BTBC Muay Thai boxing coach. He is a former UK weapons champion and is trained in the use of the Defensive Flashlight and the PR24 Side Handled Baton. He has also trained in Aikido and weapons. In 1997 Geoff was flown out to the United States by Chuck Norris and Richard Norton to teach his unique method of self-protection on their international martial arts seminar alongside martial art greats: Benny ‘the jet’ Urquediz and Rigan and Jean-Jacques Machado.
As well as his books and videos Geoff has written a feature film based on his life and 12 television plays based on his bouncer books. Although recognised as an international authority on the art of self-protection, his work in reality and cross training in combat is still thought of as heresy in some quarters of the martial arts world.
Other books and videos by Geoff Thompson: Watch My Back – A Bouncer’s Story Bouncer (sequel to Watch My Back) On the Door – Further Bouncer Adventures. The Pavement Arena – Adapting Combat Martial Arts to the Street Real Self-defence Real Grappling Real Punching Real Kicking Dead Or Alive – Self-protection 3 Secon