The person you'd want in any situation with confrontation from someone, Geoff Thompson changed the face of self-defense through inventing the fence and encouraging the preemptive strike.
Training with Geoff saved my ass one nite I was defending a couple who were attacked by 3 scumbags in Cobh Co Cork, using the fence I learned from him I managed to conquer them, love Geoff respect 🍀🇮🇪👊
@J Dot I'm relatively new to Geoff I've not long know about him but it's a shame he has walked away. :( I'd love to meet the fella one day legend absolute legend man!
this book literally changed my life changed my approach to martial arts and continues to inspire and keep me on the right path to this day, its a must read for anyone seeking liberation from the classical mess
I am thinking more that he means "3 Second Fighter" by Geoff, lads...But no doubt"Watch My Back" is full of invaluable knowledge and insights, street-- fighting awareness and street awareness and etiquette.....
A very astute and intelligent man, Geoff. Hard as titanium nails , and like an encyclopaedia on street awareness, street etiquette, and effective martial arts principles, tactics and techniques for the pavement arena.... Brilliant vid.
I always remember one of the best pieces of advice i was ever given by my old instructor (common sense really but still true), "Don't fight while your drunk/pissed, you have little or no coordination, your judgment is way off, and you're foolishly over confident. You WILL lose/come unstuck against someone sober". Another quote he came out with is also true "I don't like the term self defence, it implies you've already been attacked".
Very good advice. And I would add to that; also don't try to drive, cook, socialise, or hold an intelligent conversation if you're drunk/pissed. Alcohol will only make you an incompetent loser, whatever you're doing.
I seen the fence and tried it in a real fight the next day. It works and i won a streetfight again. I pushed him and he reacted with a rear straight and i was just out of his range so i threw a jab to left hook and missed and he grabbed on my shoulder so i started uppercutting him and he went down and i kneed his face. The fence works.
This is the most worthwhile video I've seen. Most of this stuff is only learned by living in a bad neighborhood. Everything he said is as true now as it was then. The only thing I would change is the way the guys were throwing punches without covering up. Framing is very important an can only be learned by repetition. Just like training to pull punches is training to fail. The other thing that bothers me a bit is spending so much time on the ground is very dangerous were I'm from. This is why I no longer train in BJJ most days was just wrestling on my back. I believe if a fight goes to the ground I've already lost. I train to stay on my feet if I fall I get up as fast as I can. But all in this is the best I've seen if you can find training partners that is the hard part.
I grew up in a bad neighborhood as well. I agree with you about BJJ. I had a friend who was a high level Wrestler and BJJ Blackbelt. I had him teach me basic takedown defense, a few high percentage sweeps to escape side control, the mount, and guard, and how to quickly get back to my feet. I already had a competitive boxing background, so it really filled in the gaps. Fortunately, none of my fights ever ended up on the ground
This is brilliant thank you! Is training with Geoff still possible. I met Geoff years ago I was actually his security at a book signing he was such an accommodating warm hearted guy. I lost contact with him unfortunately
Yeah brah!! Am stoked! This is the real shit. Geoff mfkn Thompson. Real Karateka to be sure!! Thanks heaps for posting and sharing such unique insights and understanding of the street as those which Geoff has gleaned from his "vida loca"....The original, and still the best....
Its interesting that even though these guys probably have some level of fighting and grappling skills, it all becomes quite chaotic and flaling when they add inte the element of surprise and random attack direction.
Some useful notions but in effect Mr Thompson is training people to become thugs in order to deal with thugs. I would disagree with him on what he calls "muscle memory". In Traditional Karate by training to control our strikes we can also control how they connect, hard on the target or even through the target as demonstrated in board-breaking. Furthermore a determined attacker is not going to take chances to find what fighting skills his chosen victim has in store. He will carry some kind of weapon to gain a big advantage. That puts things on a totally different basis, and in those circumstances, most of what Mr Thompson is showing here really goes out of the window. Finally looking at Mr Thompson's stature, he is one hulk of a man, and that alone gives him an inherent distinct advantage (including psychological) in the street.
Aggression therapy makes sense from a desensitisation standpoint. These training exchanges are lengthy and in reality you're not going to let anyone continually do that without responding. It flies in the face of what is being taught. Particularly with regard to muscle memory and subconscious embedding of behaviour. Geoff always maintained he never let anyone touch the fence more than twice. Here they're literally training to not do that?
I think he's retired from teaching now, but his student Matty Evans runs the "Real Combat System" in Coventry which can easily be found online. Lee Morrison of "Urban Combatives" is also worth a look he has a channel on here.
Reality when you are being attacked. Mind you, when you exude peace you rarely get attacked. I am 50. I havent been physically attacked in 30 years. Why. Because it is the last thing i think about... i dont carry that vibration. BUT! im prepared.
Krav Maga was formulated in the 1930s. This is a typical way for military unarmed combat to be trained. Most martial arts are what I would call recreational. They aren't designed for violent situations, even if they think they are.
Kind of looks like a Monty Python sketch eh? Like you've just wandered into the 'angry confrontation room' XD 'Sorry, I was looking for indignant scowling'.. oh sorry, that's next door in room 3'.... XD XD
That's the best martial arts class ever..amen..,every dojo on the planet should do one every fortnight or monthly.."Wake up everybody,".that's what GEOFF THOMPSON is doing..... cheers to him.
@@mangoMango-ck3et : I experienced this type of training about 10 yrs ago in a BKf Kenpo class. It was an eye opener. One thing I learned from them is that they don't teach theory. I thought that was interesting compared to other Kenpo schools.
The person you'd want in any situation with confrontation from someone, Geoff Thompson changed the face of self-defense through inventing the fence and encouraging the preemptive strike.
Training with Geoff saved my ass one nite I was defending a couple who were attacked by 3 scumbags in Cobh Co Cork, using the fence I learned from him I managed to conquer them, love Geoff respect 🍀🇮🇪👊
The guys a legend, great instructor.
@J Dot I'm relatively new to Geoff I've not long know about him but it's a shame he has walked away. :( I'd love to meet the fella one day legend absolute legend man!
@Jonathan M he is still there but gone a different way
godlike upload, please post more from geoff, this gold is hard to find
this guy knows his stuff. Deep soul, a very smart guy
I’ve read Geoff’s books he is such a unassuming & humble fella, but this is a man you would never want to have it with! ✌🏻peace✌🏻
Excellent street training - very impressed with the full context approach (physical and psychological). Love the “aggression therapy”.
this book literally changed my life changed my approach to martial arts and continues to inspire and keep me on the right path to this day, its a must read for anyone seeking liberation from the classical mess
What book are you referring to?
I think he means watch my back by Geoff Thompson although there is others by the same guy I thnk
Yeah brother,...Agree 100%
I am thinking more that he means "3 Second Fighter" by Geoff, lads...But no doubt"Watch My Back" is full of invaluable knowledge and insights, street-- fighting awareness and street awareness and etiquette.....
Old school Geoff is the shit!
Growing up in the Midlands during the 80’s, this man woke me up from the sleep walking I called reality.
Legend.💯👑👊🏾
Yeah brother, 100%.
Straight up Legend!!
The original and still the best.
The grandfather of the reality based martial arts. Thanks for the upload
I’ve been waiting to see some more footage of Geoff . Thank you for posting these videos . In a world like today we need learn off people like Geoff 😉
A very astute and intelligent man, Geoff. Hard as titanium nails , and like an encyclopaedia on street awareness, street etiquette, and effective martial arts principles, tactics and techniques for the pavement arena.... Brilliant vid.
Geoff Thompson at his best,,no B.S. straight talking, his real-life experience. .
this is brilliant, simulating the situation, and getting used to aggression,
Still coming here in 2023 ✌️
I always remember one of the best pieces of advice i was ever given by my old instructor (common sense really but still true), "Don't fight while your drunk/pissed, you have little or no coordination, your judgment is way off, and you're foolishly over confident. You WILL lose/come unstuck against someone sober". Another quote he came out with is also true "I don't like the term self defence, it implies you've already been attacked".
Very good advice.
And I would add to that; also don't try to drive, cook, socialise, or hold an intelligent conversation if you're drunk/pissed.
Alcohol will only make you an incompetent loser, whatever you're doing.
Doh !
Brilliant as always still got the VHS tapes from Geoff
Thanks for putting this up, excellent video...…………..
I seen the fence and tried it in a real fight the next day. It works and i won a streetfight again. I pushed him and he reacted with a rear straight and i was just out of his range so i threw a jab to left hook and missed and he grabbed on my shoulder so i started uppercutting him and he went down and i kneed his face. The fence works.
one of the most honest men in combat training wish i'd known Geoff's wisdom growing up!
This is the most worthwhile video I've seen. Most of this stuff is only learned by living in a bad neighborhood. Everything he said is as true now as it was then. The only thing I would change is the way the guys were throwing punches without covering up. Framing is very important an can only be learned by repetition. Just like training to pull punches is training to fail.
The other thing that bothers me a bit is spending so much time on the ground is very dangerous were I'm from. This is why I no longer train in BJJ most days was just wrestling on my back. I believe if a fight goes to the ground I've already lost. I train to stay on my feet if I fall I get up as fast as I can. But all in this is the best I've seen if you can find training partners that is the hard part.
I grew up in a bad neighborhood as well. I agree with you about BJJ. I had a friend who was a high level Wrestler and BJJ Blackbelt. I had him teach me basic takedown defense, a few high percentage sweeps to escape side control, the mount, and guard, and how to quickly get back to my feet. I already had a competitive boxing background, so it really filled in the gaps. Fortunately, none of my fights ever ended up on the ground
This is brilliant thank you! Is training with Geoff still possible.
I met Geoff years ago I was actually his security at a book signing he was such an accommodating warm hearted guy.
I lost contact with him unfortunately
Wow. Im hooked. The intro was what i needed to see to continue in the training of the fight.
This guy is my motivation what a bloke
Thank you for putting the great clip up.would like to see the part in this video how he took out the guy holding the champaign bottle if you can post
Yeah brah!! Am stoked!
This is the real shit.
Geoff mfkn Thompson.
Real Karateka to be sure!!
Thanks heaps for posting and sharing such unique insights and understanding of the street as those which Geoff has gleaned from his "vida loca"....The original, and still the best....
Thanks for posting.
Its interesting that even though these guys probably have some level of fighting and grappling skills, it all becomes quite chaotic and flaling when they add inte the element of surprise and random attack direction.
What a gent.
great video!!!
Great this geoff
GOLD!!!
Intense! I feel like I need to get in better shape to train like this.
Great stuff! What year is this? Looks like the 90's.
gary spiers was a true legend world famous look him up
When he shouted into the screen I jumped behind the sofa 🙄
I wish we had that kind of training near me
Exactly what I was thinking
Some useful notions but in effect Mr Thompson is training people to become thugs in order to deal with thugs. I would disagree with him on what he calls "muscle memory". In Traditional Karate by training to control our strikes we can also control how they connect, hard on the target or even through the target as demonstrated in board-breaking. Furthermore a determined attacker is not going to take chances to find what fighting skills his chosen victim has in store. He will carry some kind of weapon to gain a big advantage. That puts things on a totally different basis, and in those circumstances, most of what Mr Thompson is showing here really goes out of the window. Finally looking at Mr Thompson's stature, he is one hulk of a man, and that alone gives him an inherent distinct advantage (including psychological) in the street.
This is genius stuff. Lethal simplicity
nice video
Starts at 10:14
14:00 don’t think I could do this without pissin myself laughing
Aggression therapy makes sense from a desensitisation standpoint. These training exchanges are lengthy and in reality you're not going to let anyone continually do that without responding. It flies in the face of what is being taught. Particularly with regard to muscle memory and subconscious embedding of behaviour. Geoff always maintained he never let anyone touch the fence more than twice. Here they're literally training to not do that?
This guy is way ahead of his time... anyone know where his gyms is?
I think he's retired from teaching now, but his student Matty Evans runs the "Real Combat System" in Coventry which can easily be found online. Lee Morrison of "Urban Combatives" is also worth a look he has a channel on here.
@@nickashton3049 thanks
I'm a 3 second lover, not a 3 second fighter. WOOOO!
I don't worry about nothing. If someone or many attack me I will do my flying, spinning, upside down dragon from hell kick!
Reality when you are being attacked. Mind you, when you exude peace you rarely get attacked. I am 50. I havent been physically attacked in 30 years. Why. Because it is the last thing i think about... i dont carry that vibration. BUT! im prepared.
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2:30 2:48 4:40 5:25 6:30 10:50 13:03
I'm got adrenaline dump.just watching the the agreesive therapy!
So, thats where todays kravmaga stole/copied their "stress games" from ?!
Krav Maga was formulated in the 1930s. This is a typical way for military unarmed combat to be trained. Most martial arts are what I would call recreational. They aren't designed for violent situations, even if they think they are.
sprawl!
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Did I see Benny the jet urquidez in that intro?
Wonder wht year this was,this is early mma,its real you can tell they've tapped in to the animalistic mindstate when training.
Yes, this video and similar are from the mid-1990s after the first few UFCs.
what you trying to say then , mash mash
Really pathic wrestling moves, he does not have a clue of aggressive moves the defender is giving up to end to fight in 3 seconds. Too funny.
weightlifting is a fighting style. you lift your opponent and dump him head first. guess what weak people cannot do that..... so.
Lifting people is a lot different then lifting weights
Idiot.
What a terrible class. I've never seen such angry students :(
Lol
Kind of looks like a Monty Python sketch eh? Like you've just wandered into the 'angry confrontation room' XD 'Sorry, I was looking for indignant scowling'.. oh sorry, that's next door in room 3'.... XD XD
That's the best martial arts class ever..amen..,every dojo on the planet should do one every fortnight or monthly.."Wake up everybody,".that's what GEOFF THOMPSON is doing..... cheers to him.
@@mangoMango-ck3et : I experienced this type of training about 10 yrs ago in a BKf Kenpo class. It was an eye opener. One thing I learned from them is that they don't teach theory. I thought that was interesting compared to other Kenpo schools.
It’s the only way to train for reality.