Ever used your boxing skills in a real life scenario?

[Scrap]

Worked the doors for 20 years

[donnydarkoIRL]

^
Nuf said really.

[Trainer Monkey]

Its just best to avoid the situation,because your in dutch with the Judge,even if you didnt start it.
As soon as he hears that youve got so much as medals,you just became the big bad bully in his eyes,let alone if youve got pro bouts under your belt

[Scrap]

H, met him a few times, not sure what hes about really seems okay.

[BIG H]

H, met him a few times, not sure what hes about really seems okay.

I read his book "Watch my back" thought it was really good, but not sure how much is truth, seems a bit sensationlized.

Check Pms

[StrictlySP]

Hi BIG H,
Geoff Thompson has been a close friend of mine for many, many years. Out of all the martial artists, boxers, MMA fighters, hardmen I've met and befriended over the years, Geoff is among the very few who I've found to be genuinely honest and down-to-earth with no ego. There are a lot of wackos and quacks in the martial arts world; he is definitely not one of them. Geoff is a good man; one with genuine integrity.

I assure you that everything you read in "Watch My Back" is true. Geoff is not into sensationalizing, exaggerating anything. In fact, he opted to leave out a good amount of experiences and such because of that aspect among other things. Those who are uninitiated/inexperienced with real-world violence would have found some things hard to believe. Geoff wrote the book, in part, to educate the masses on the realities of real-world violence and how to overcome fears and misunderstandings related to these aspects.

Geoff wrote "Watch My Back" over a decade ago (along with most of his other personal combat-oriented books) and, to this day, there are many who still fail to comprehend, accept, and heed the realities and simplicity of his experiences/insights when it comes to self-protection/self-defense. In more ways than one, qualitatively and quantitatively, "less is more" when it comes to real-world personal combat. However, for a good many, "more and complicated is better." As the saying goes, you can lead a horse to water but can't make him drink... And to roughly quote Sir Winston Churchill, "Many men stumble upon the truth then get back up and wander off as though nothing happened." Reality and truth are often too simple to accept and appreciate...

Anyway, take care...

Best Regards,
Lito

[Sharla]

Hi Karas,

I have email notification when a thread i've susbscribed to has a reply and I saw your original reply wondering if anyone else was here - then i didn't reply to that because I had to knick off.

It was about 11 am here when I replied to your post. Most people seem to reply overnight so I wouldn't feel too worried if no one replies to your posts within 6 or so hours.

They're not snobbing you off - just check again the next day

[oakleyno1]

I read his book "Watch my back" thought it was really good, but not sure how much is truth, seems a bit sensationlized.

Check Pms

geoff thompson is a legend, made a fantastic short film called the boucer you can see on youtube. he worked on the doors for many years, im trying to take some of the things he says and put em into action

[BIG H]

Worked the doors for 20 years

Scrap, have you ever heard of Geoff Thompson or read any of his books about working the doors? Awesome!!