Geoff Thompson (writer)
Geoff Thompson | |
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Born | Coventry, England, UK | 12 June 1960
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]
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
- The Beginner's Guide to Darkness - This Book Will Help You to Find the Light, Geoff Thompson Ltd, 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 realise that the techniques encouraged and practised 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
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- ^ "Bouncer Review". Channel 4. 2002. Retrieved 2 December 2007.
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- ^ Geoff Thompson web site. "wrestling". Archived from the original on 22 April 2008.
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External links
- Official website
- Geoff Thompson IMDB page [1]
- Interview with Geoff Thompson and SUBvert magazine