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geoff thompson:watch my back

Posted: 23 Jan 2011, 08:08
by lefty
Anyone read this book?Good read i thought!

Re: geoff thompson:watch my back

Posted: 23 Jan 2011, 08:13
by Andypittcov
Yeah bought it and read it the day it came out,roughly 10 years ago,great book from a great writer and arguably the worlds best self-defense/martial arts instructor.

Re: geoff thompson:watch my back

Posted: 23 Jan 2011, 08:15
by lefty
Andypittcov wrote:Yeah bought it and read it the day it came out,roughly 10 years ago,great book from a great writer and arguably the worlds best self-defense/martial arts instructor.
yeah i was only introduced to it very recently,Damn he had alot of fights!lol

Re: geoff thompson:watch my back

Posted: 23 Jan 2011, 08:21
by Andypittcov
lefty wrote:
Andypittcov wrote:Yeah bought it and read it the day it came out,roughly 10 years ago,great book from a great writer and arguably the worlds best self-defense/martial arts instructor.
yeah i was only introduced to it very recently,Damn he had alot of fights!lol
Haha I know mate 350 street fights unbeaten I believe but most of them didn't get started,his whole philosophy was hit first and hit hard.

Re: geoff thompson:watch my back

Posted: 23 Jan 2011, 08:25
by lefty
Andypittcov wrote:
lefty wrote:
Andypittcov wrote:Yeah bought it and read it the day it came out,roughly 10 years ago,great book from a great writer and arguably the worlds best self-defense/martial arts instructor.
yeah i was only introduced to it very recently,Damn he had alot of fights!lol
Haha I know mate 350 street fights unbeaten I believe but most of them didn't get started,his whole philosophy was hit first and hit hard.
correct philosophy i imagine but if you hit them as hard as you can and they're still standing and not looking phased then i imagine you'd cack yourself lol

Re: geoff thompson:watch my back

Posted: 23 Jan 2011, 08:48
by palooka
I wouldn't have thought there were 350 people mad enough, even in Coventry, to have a go with him. To be honest he looks a right lunatic in his younger days. His book 'Dead or Alive' is a better read with prime advice, tactics and no bravado. No doubt he is an expert in aggro.

Re: geoff thompson:watch my back

Posted: 23 Jan 2011, 08:51
by el_grande_mauro_mina
His book 'The Elephant and the Twig' changed my life. True dat. :TU:

I wrote to him and thanked him and he wrote a nice email back. Top man is Geoff.

Re: geoff thompson:watch my back

Posted: 23 Jan 2011, 08:56
by lefty
Carlos-Wigan wrote:His book 'The Elephant and the Twig' changed my life. True dat. :TU:

I wrote to him and thanked him and he wrote a nice email back. Top man is Geoff.
Yeah ive got that book aswell although havent read it yet,Im recovering from depression and being a full time hermit so i need to tips on changing my mindset for the positive.

Re: geoff thompson:watch my back

Posted: 23 Jan 2011, 09:01
by el_grande_mauro_mina
lefty wrote:
Carlos-Wigan wrote:His book 'The Elephant and the Twig' changed my life. True dat. :TU:

I wrote to him and thanked him and he wrote a nice email back. Top man is Geoff.
Yeah ive got that book aswell although havent read it yet,Im recovering from depression and being a full time hermit so i need to tips on changing my mindset for the positive.
Once you have read it, you'll take action - I did that back in 2003 and I have never looked back!

Re: geoff thompson:watch my back

Posted: 23 Jan 2011, 09:10
by Andypittcov
Carlos-Wigan wrote:His book 'The Elephant and the Twig' changed my life. True dat. :TU:

I wrote to him and thanked him and he wrote a nice email back. Top man is Geoff.
Good book that,I've read most of his work and get hooked instantly

His latest book Warrior is maybe his best to date,you should give it a go if you liked elephant and the twig,all about self-sovereignty and living the warrior lifestyle which has got eff all to do with voilence which some people will struggle to understand.

Re: geoff thompson:watch my back

Posted: 23 Jan 2011, 09:10
by lefty
Carlos-Wigan wrote:
lefty wrote:
Carlos-Wigan wrote:His book 'The Elephant and the Twig' changed my life. True dat. :TU:

I wrote to him and thanked him and he wrote a nice email back. Top man is Geoff.
Yeah ive got that book aswell although havent read it yet,Im recovering from depression and being a full time hermit so i need to tips on changing my mindset for the positive.
Once you have read it, you'll take action - I did that back in 2003 and I have never looked back!
so did you have depression or just a poor mindset or?

Re: geoff thompson:watch my back

Posted: 23 Jan 2011, 13:05
by Jeff Thomas
Carlos-Wigan wrote:His book 'The Elephant and the Twig' changed my life. True dat. :TU:

I wrote to him and thanked him and he wrote a nice email back. Top man is Geoff.
I wrote to him and thanked him for 'Watch my back' and he sent me a free signed copy of the elephant and the twig- changed my life too- that and The Secret.

Re: geoff thompson:watch my back

Posted: 23 Jan 2011, 13:26
by hurlock
never a fan of self publict's on being hard men.

Re: geoff thompson:watch my back

Posted: 23 Jan 2011, 14:01
by Jeff Thomas
hurlock wrote:never a fan of self publict's on being hard men.
This guys a little different mate, trust me. He's a self confessed softie who admits he got lucky a lot of times. He never once blows his own trumpet- and bearing in mind most of the guys he was dealing with were pissed up idiots, while he was a smart, and well trained martial artist no wonder he didn't get beaten up.

Re: geoff thompson:watch my back

Posted: 23 Jan 2011, 14:38
by Andypittcov
If you go on geoff's website there's 4 short films written by himself on there that you can watch for free and there all exceptional particulary Romans 12 20 which won him a bafta award.