Geoff Thompson (writer)




British martial artist

For other people named Geoff Thompson, see Geoff Thompson (disambiguation).




























Geoff Thompson
Geoff Thompson.jpg
Born
(1960-06-12) 12 June 1960 (age 58)
Coventry, England, UK
Style
Karate, Boxing, Kickboxing, Judo, Aikido
Rank
     8th degree black belt Karate
     1st degree black belt Judo
     1st degree black belt Aikido
Occupation Writer, filmmaker, teacher, martial artist
Website GeoffThompson.com

Geoff Thompson (born 12 June 1960 in Coventry, England) is a BAFTA winning writer,[1] filmmaker, teacher, and self-defence instructor. He has written several books on self-help, self-defence, and martial arts, and has written many screenplays for short and feature film.[2]




Contents






  • 1 Film


  • 2 Filmography


  • 3 Bibliography


  • 4 Martial Arts


  • 5 Martial Arts Instructional DVDs


  • 6 References


  • 7 External links





Film


In 2004, Thompson won a BAFTA award for 'best short film' for his screenplay "Brown Paper Bag".[3]


Thompson's first feature film Clubbed (2008), starring Colin Salmon, is an underworld drama set in the early 1980s and is based on his autobiography Watch My Back.[4]


His work "Romans 12:20" directed by the Shammasian Brothers and starring Craig Conway has finished production and was shown at a private screening in London on 23 January 2008. It toured the film festival circuit in the early part of 2008. It has been adapted into a feature film "Romans" (2017) starring Orlando Bloom.


He wrote the screenplay for the feature film The Pyramid Texts (2015) starring James Cosmo.[5]


Thompson made his directorial debut in 2015 with the short film The 20 Minute Film Pitch.[6]


His first short film - "Bouncer" (2003) - starred Ray Winstone.
[7]


In the 1990s, Thompson wrote and presented a wide range of martial arts and self-defence DVDs. In 1995, he and his self-defence school featured in the Channel 4 documentary Passengers.



Filmography


Feature Films




  • Clubbed (2008) - Writer, starring Colin Salmon [8]


  • The Pyramid Texts (2015) - Writer, starring James Cosmo [9]


  • Romans (2017) - Writer, starring Orlando Bloom [10]


Short Films




  • Bouncer (2002) - Writer, starring Ray Winstone [11]


  • Brown Paper Bag (2003) - Writer, starring Ronnie Fox [12]


  • Romans 12-20 (2008) - Writer,[13]


  • Pink (2009) - Writer,[14]


  • Counting Backwards (2014) - Writer,[15]


  • The 20 Minute Film Pitch (2015) - Writer [16]


  • Shadow (2017) - Writer [17]



Bibliography


Self Help




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    ISBN 978-0956921505 [18]


  • The Caretaker, Geoff Thompson Ltd,
    ISBN 978-0956921529 [19]


  • The Elephant and the Twig - The Art of Positive Thinking, Summersdale,
    ISBN 978-1840242645 [20]


  • Everything that Happens to Me is Fantastic, Summersdale,
    ISBN 978-1840247688 [21]


  • Everything that Happens to Me is Good, Summersdale,
    ISBN 978-1840245974 [22]


  • Everything that Happens to Me is Great, Summersdale,
    ISBN 978-1840246841 [23]


  • Fear - the Friend of Exceptional People, Geoff Thompson Ltd,
    ISBN 978-0956921550 [24]


  • The Formula - The Secret to a Better Life, Summersdale,
    ISBN 978-1840245103 [25]


  • Hunting the Shadow - How to Turn Fear into Massive Success, Geoff Thompson Ltd,
    ISBN 978-0956921536 [26]


  • Live Your Dreams - Ten Secrets to Loving Your Life, Summersdale,
    ISBN 978-1840247749 [27]


  • Shape Shifter - Transform Your Life in 1 Day, Summersdale,
    ISBN 978-1840244441 [28]


  • Stress Buster - How to Stop Stress from Killing You, Summersdale,
    ISBN 978-1840245097 [29]


  • Warrior - A Path to Self Sovereignty, Geoff Thompson Ltd,
    ISBN 978-0956921512 [30]


Autobiography



  • Watch My Back (Autobiography), Summersdale,
    ISBN 978-1840247169 [31]

Screenplay




  • Fragile, Geoff Thompson Ltd,
    ISBN 978-0956921543 [32]


  • The Pyramid Texts, Geoff Thompson Ltd,
    ISBN 978-0956921574 [33]


Fiction



  • Red Mist, Summersdale,
    ISBN 978-1840244014 [34]

Martial Arts and Self Defence




  • Animal Day - Pressure Testing the Martial Arts, Summersdale,
    ISBN 978-1840241112 [35]


  • Arm Bars and Joint Locks, Summersdale,
    ISBN 978-1840241761 [36]


  • The Art of Fighting without Fighting - Techniques in Personal Threat Evasion, Summersdale,
    ISBN 978-1840240856 [37]


  • Chokes and Strangles, Summersdale,
    ISBN 978-1840241723 [38]


  • Dead or Alive: The Choice Is Yours - The Definitive Self-protection Handbook, Summersdale,
    ISBN 978-1840242799 [39]


  • The Escapes, Summersdale,
    ISBN 978-1840241730 [40]


  • The Fence - The Art of Protection, Summersdale,
    ISBN 978-1840240849 [41]


  • Fighting from Your Back, Summersdale,
    ISBN 978-1840241747 [42]


  • Fighting from your Knees, Summersdale,
    ISBN 978-1840241754 [43]


  • Pins - The Bedrock, Summersdale,
    ISBN 978-1873475829 [44]


  • Real Head, Knees and Elbows, Summersdale,
    ISBN 978-1873475775 [45]


  • Real Punching, Summersdale,
    ISBN 978-1840240887 [46]


  • Real Kicking, Summersdale,
    ISBN 978-1840240870 [47]


  • Three Second Fighter - Sniper Option, Summersdale,
    ISBN 978-1840244595 [48]


  • The Throws and Takedowns of Freestyle Wrestling, Summersdale, ASIN: B0061MRQSU [49]


  • The Throws and Takedowns of Greco-Roman Wrestling, Summersdale,
    ISBN 978-1840240290 [50]


  • The Throws and Takedowns of Judo, Summersdale,
    ISBN 978-1840240269 [51]


  • The Throws and Takedowns of Sombo, Summersdale,
    ISBN 978-1840240276 [52]


  • Weight Training for the Martial Artist, Summersdale, ASIN: B0061NWC8I [53]



Martial Arts


Thompson began his martial arts training in the Eastern arts including Karate, Aikido, and Kung-Fu. However, during his time as a nightclub doorman, he found that what he had learned was inadequate for the reality of violence. Thompson came to realize that the techniques encouraged and practiced in touch-contact and semi-contact martial arts were not always suitable for self-defence. Though he utilizes a small core of these techniques as part of his teachings, Thompson prefers full-contact martial arts and combat sports such as boxing, Muay Thai, Judo, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, Greco-Roman- and Freestyle wrestling.


He holds the ABA Boxing Instructor certificate and high-level coaching awards for wrestling,[54] a 1st Dan in Judo (1997) under world champion Neil Adams,[55] and an 8th Dan in Shotokan Karate.[56] Geoff is a Joint Chief Instructor of the British Combat Association.[57]


Geoff Thompson was also the first instructor to name and extensively teach "the fence", a technique in real-life defence involving keeping your hands in front of you in a non-threatening manner so as to protect yourself in case a situation escalates but without provoking violence.



Martial Arts Instructional DVDs




  • The Escapes (2005), Summersdale Productions, ASIN: B0007NLRT8 [58]


  • Ground Fighting - Chokes and Strangles (2005), Summersdale Productions, ASIN: B0007NLRU2 [59]


  • Pins - The Bedrock (2005), Summersdale Productions, ASIN: B0007NLRSY [60]


  • The Pavement Arena Part One (2005), Summersdale Productions, ASIN: B0007NLRWA,[61]


  • The Pavement Arena Part Two - The Protection Pyramid (2005), Summersdale Productions, ASIN: B01I05LPZ0 [62]


  • The Pavement Arena Part Three - Grappling, The Last Resort(2005), Summersdale Productions, ASIN: B0007NLRWU [63]


  • The Pavement Arena Part Four; Fit to Fight (2005), Summersdale Productions, ASIN: B0007NLRX4,[64]


  • Real Punching: The One Punch Kill (2005), Summersdale Productions, ASIN: B0007NLRS4 [65]


  • The Ultimate Self Defence Seminar (2006), Summersdale Productions, ASIN: B000CR6X5C [66]



References





  1. ^ http://awards.bafta.org/award/2004/film/short-film


  2. ^ https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1512935/?ref_=tt_ov_wr


  3. ^ http://awards.bafta.org/award/2004/film/short-film


  4. ^ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0856778/?ref_=nm_flmg_wr_8


  5. ^ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4066512/?ref_=nm_flmg_wr_5


  6. ^ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4017872/?ref_=nm_flmg_dr_1


  7. ^ "Bouncer Review". Channel 4. 2002. Retrieved 2 December 2007.


  8. ^ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0856778/?ref_=nv_sr_1


  9. ^ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4066512/


  10. ^ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5200368/?ref_=nv_sr_1


  11. ^ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0342144/?ref_=nm_knf_t4


  12. ^ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0396515/?ref_=nm_flmg_wr_10


  13. ^ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1189443/?ref_=nm_knf_t3


  14. ^ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2187031/?ref_=nm_flmg_wr_7


  15. ^ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3597702/?ref_=nm_knf_t2


  16. ^ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4017872/?ref_=nm_flmg_wr_2


  17. ^ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6262954/?ref_=nm_flmg_wr_4


  18. ^ https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/0956921507


  19. ^ https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/0956921523


  20. ^ https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1840242647


  21. ^ https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1840247681


  22. ^ https://www.amazon.co.uk/d/1840245972


  23. ^ https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1840246847


  24. ^ https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/0956921558


  25. ^ https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1840245107


  26. ^ https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/0956921531


  27. ^ https://www.amazon.co.uk/d/1840247746


  28. ^ https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1840244445


  29. ^ https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00NPNMYAI


  30. ^ https://www.amazon.co.uk/d/0956921515


  31. ^ https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1840247169


  32. ^ https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/095692154X


  33. ^ https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/0956921574


  34. ^ https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1840244011


  35. ^ https://www.amazon.co.uk/d/184024111X


  36. ^ https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1840241764


  37. ^ https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1840240857


  38. ^ https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1840241721


  39. ^ https://www.amazon.co.uk/d/1840242795


  40. ^ https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0092GDTWE


  41. ^ https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1840240849


  42. ^ https://www.amazon.co.uk/d/1840241748


  43. ^ https://www.amazon.co.uk/d/1840241756


  44. ^ https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1840241713


  45. ^ https://www.amazon.co.uk/d/1873475772


  46. ^ https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1840240881


  47. ^ https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1840240873


  48. ^ https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1840244593


  49. ^ https://www.amazon.co.uk/d/B01K2JBCVO


  50. ^ https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1840240296


  51. ^ https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1840240261


  52. ^ https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01LP6KR5A


  53. ^ https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1840241837


  54. ^ Geoff Thompson web site. "wrestling". Archived from the original on 22 April 2008.


  55. ^ http://www.britishjudo.org.uk/member-search-src/dan-register-display.php?PageNo=1&txtSurname=Thompson&grade=&number=9763


  56. ^ The British Combat Association. "Welcome". Retrieved 14 April 2015.


  57. ^ https://www.britishcombat.co.uk/about


  58. ^ https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0007NLRT8


  59. ^ https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0007NLRU2


  60. ^ https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0007NLRSY


  61. ^ https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0007NLRWA


  62. ^ https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01I05LPZ0


  63. ^ https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0007NLRWU


  64. ^ https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0007NLRX4


  65. ^ https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0007NLRS4


  66. ^ https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B000CR6X5C




External links




  • Official website Edit this at Wikidata

  • Geoff Thompson IMDB page [1]

  • Interview with Geoff Thompson and SUBvert magazine








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