Geoff is in a class of his own, a very humble human being, and a true friend to those that know him, his teaching skills are second to none, and his advice on life, and self defence is renowned world wide. Take it from me, Geoff is as good as they come as an inspirational martial artist, self defence expert, and those that know him, are blessed to have him in their life. Craig

Pure gold, so much quality advice

I never thought to push off with my foot like a runner when doing that foot twist...That explains why my strikes didn't feel that powerful...Geoff rocks.

Man, he hits hard! It doesn't even look like he is expending much effort

@baldieman64

2 жыл бұрын

Take a look at "double hip" striking mechanics. There are a couple of videos from Geoff's long time collaborator Peter Consterdine on KZread that give a good breakdown. It feels weird to start (largely because he is showing it in a very exaggerated form, so you can see it), but eventually, the penny will drop, and it becomes just another tool.

I'm reading Watch my Back. Man, what an inspiration.

Geoff Thompson is such a gentlemen, yet he's a mean mean fighting machine love this bloke, such a inspiration wish there were more people in the world like him take care, keep up the good work.

Geoff Thompson is a legend !!! and a life saver!!

If you like Geoff, check out his instructor, Dave Turton.

Wow that short back hands hard ! Ian an amateur boxing couch, and I tell ya that's a hard fast shot

Love that say it doesn't really matter aslong as it does the job

Just finished reading 'The Pavement Arena' and ordered 'Watch My Back' online on Friday. As someone who has practiced Shotokan Karate, Boxing and Brazillian Jiu Jitsu, everything this bloke says makes sense to me.

this bloke knows real Street fighting!

@Swilltkd

7 жыл бұрын

indeed.... this is what geoff's about, having trained with him... he's awesome

@johnearl700

7 жыл бұрын

How did you train with him, does he have a dojo or at a seminar ?

@steverutledge495

5 жыл бұрын

First martial artist to admit FEAR is the biggest stumbling point in reality fighting. No one before or after him is honest enough to admit it. - he also tried telling everyone about the importance of ground fighting too but until the UFC came along no one would listen to him.

japanesefantasist, you are 100% correct. i'm so tired of people comparing mma with street defense. they're apples and oranges.

Geoff is the real deal, watch my back is still one of THE best books iv ever read.

terrific snap in those punches

VERY nice! Geoff thompson is a top instructor, i got many tapes of him!

Geoff's material is really good and practical. I seen criticisms for his "Real punching" series, but what many fail to realize it's more about functional for the street (not sport).

loved the book too

Any self-protection system that uses punching is flawed, which is why Geoff Thompson used knuckle dusters in his time on the doors and people who know what they are talking about use, "Jap Slapping". The operative term being, "Slapping".

geoff im surprised your not afraid to break your hands .. you know yourself the fight cold go on ..

So important to be unbias and scientific about martial arts there's so much variation, and no 1 style has it all, that being said some styles tend to have most of the prowess

He seems to be pretty fcking powerful. One would not want to stand in the way of those punches :) !.

People under estimate the elbow.

a stiff jab to belly will open you up for right straight learned it from TBE.

good stuff.

Also the leg drive no longer works with the technique if you swing on a pivot, so then you do this weird push thing which is more pushy and less powerful and can be replaced with a step or step off

Where can you buy his dvds in the USA.

Just read it myself, guy's a genius.

Wait a minute. He says his rear cross punch is different from the boxers cross or straight right as some schools call it. I've trained in boxing at boxing gyms and was always told to push off the flat bottom of the rear foot to transfer leverage force and then continue by twisting the ball of the rear foot and twisting the hips and shoulders ad well as your extending the rear arm and punching through your intended target area. I've watched the video over and can't understand what Geoff is doing differently in his rear punch. To me he's using the same sequencial body mechanics as Canelo or Pacquiao or Tommy Hearns.

When you start trash talking go near the guy and tell them your sorry then if the guy wont stop then throw the hook boom! done works everytime. every street fight starts with a good trash talking.

Good watch

was preventing the camera guy from filming both his feet and hands at the same time?

It depends you can throw the hook Tyson style as in stepping off and throwing it across your body like a straight except has more power.

watch some more of his videos and u can see he has one punch knockout power and technique

Nice crisp punching, definately still got a good "dig" geoff

Speed is an important part of power too, along with weight, im not sure how good these alternate rotation are, they are heavier but slower, and they might feel more powerful but may be more pushy, need to test.

hello, could someone help me. this may sound stupid but does anyone have any idea how i could test if i have knockout potential without actually doing it on a person.

The real deal! Respect!!!!!!!

@QuestAcademy lol yeah i'm just kidding- thought hey do look more like bowling shoes than the majority of either karate/boxing shoes i've seen (which are also ricisulous looking)

The actual swing around another pivot may be better for power, but im not even sure about that

is this only teaching how to punch? or is this part of an actual style he is teaching?

how much does he weigh?

coventry was a dangerous place.

I was in a situation when a guy who had about 4 or five friends with him was being racist and stopped me. I noticed he had a screwdriver driver in his hand so I remembered Geoffs instructions of putting up guard. Before I could try talking my way out of situation the guy tried to attack me. I automatically did similar move to his solar plexus and stopped him in his track. I then ran for it. I know that if I went for power move instead of speed I would have got me messed up bad probably killed.

@kris9qa Explosive full trunk and body rotation on those power punches, would not want to get hit by this guy. Does he have any tutorials on training for developing those punches, like medicine ball plyometrics, etc.? Would love to add to my very small repertoire of those.

@whitedevil5409

6 жыл бұрын

He just advises repping bag/pad work and lots of sparring.

@stevebb2915

5 жыл бұрын

buy his books. The Fence in particular is gold.

@carbonlaminate Your right. Like Amir Khan or Manny Pacquiao.

Im suspicious its going to be more pushy less violent/explosive but it could be heavier and harder, just trying it briefly. It seems less practical regardless

By the way when I mentioned speed being more important than power in the situation I once found myself. I do not mean speed with no power at all. I mean sometimes a little less power is prefered if it means you get to hit before being hit. If I went for just speed I would not have been able to stop that guy, yet if I tried to go for loads of power that screwdriver wud've been in my face or neck before I could make contact. Luckily the guy pulled his arm out for power/momentum so telegraphed move

My limited experience says do not hit with a closed fist. Broken thumbs or pinky fingers are in My experience and observation.

Yea that alternate swing on its own gets more power than a hip rotation with a central pivot but it just doesn't fit in with anything else, its inferior, its like a short cut that gets you less later on. Combo's and speed with that pivot are god awful, the leg drive doesnt work hence you recommending a pushy version to fit in with the borked mechanics. Worth knowing though, thanks, might have some limited use

@pjggregory Yes, make a video of you punching a focus pad or a heavybag (let me see a closeup and a total view) an i can tell you if you would be able to knock somone out. Check out some of my videos to see that im familiar with the topic

whahaha misterfisherman, if you red watch my back . you wouldnt bij saying that whahaha.

4:25

Needs to be tested. I dont know yet.

if you dont follow through deeply with the strike the pad wont move much. if the strike is fast and has body weight behind it doesnt have to go deeply into the target to damage. 2-5 cm. without gloves this is enough. try it barefist on yr partners belly, chest...

not bad, only probblem is his guard, whould be protecting his head

But no way I can tell until I test it further, that 1 pivot swing by itself may on its own* be better

by the way this video rules

doesn't happen on the street like this though when you've only got milliseconds to think..technique goes out the window and you rely on speed to pull you out the shit...

@7Earthsky

7 жыл бұрын

If you do the technique right enough times, you'll do the technique correctly and with speed without thinking...It's like touch typing or playing guitar.

@jakhal5153

7 жыл бұрын

7earthsky..your second comment contradicts your first one.....anyone who can have a fight knows you thrust up from the ball of your foot then through your hip...thats very basic stuff....

@7Earthsky

7 жыл бұрын

I only made one comment so what ''second comment'' (apart from this one) are you referring to?

@yomama8212

6 жыл бұрын

You aren't very bright are you?

@stevebb2915

5 жыл бұрын

geoff thompson has forgotten more about what happens "on the street" than you will ever know. research him and his methods.

Is Geoff still teaching?

@stevebb2915

5 жыл бұрын

not so much self protection. more into consciousness based stuff now. Budo etc

Your English ist awesome. And by awesome I mean awful. Godawful. Makes my head hurt.

Lol

is this guy wearing bowling shoes

@jamesnevitt3400

4 жыл бұрын

mackhomie yelp

If you add something to boxing to enhance it, you better make damn sure its worthy because boxing is already highly effective, and traditional arts are well known for being ineffective or broken, so make sure you get it right otherwise you just regressed rather than progressed

Punching as if you were a solid mass is inferior regarding the "hara" idea, good for a beginner again a short cut you get good form fast. But ultimately more pushy and slow, seems better if you are noob, because you get power quite fast its easier to do, but its a flawed inferior way of doing things. Its effective its just not as effective as other methods. Its a nice concept to keep in mind

I'm surpised by although he is a fairly decent sized man...his punching power seems average..I mean his pads are making some noise when he hits them but notice the pad doesn't move much while the much smaller kid/student of his is holding them..even when Thompson punching with all he's got. When I and many other guys I've trained with over the years hit a pad like that..it's loud and it flys the holders arm back with a violent snap. I would have thought his punching power would be huge. Hmmm

Yea I think these guys try to add traditional martial arts to boxing to enhance it, but end up making boxing worse not better, their best tentative claim perhaps is making an individual punch on its own harder, but forgetting the overall effectiveness of the whole game, these guys are spastics, but you can still learn from them

VERY nice! Geoff thompson is a top instructor, i got many tapes of him!