Geoff Thompson The Fence

[@mikeyoung1051]

To me there are 3 legends in the Martial arts that changed our perceptions. Bruce Lee that got the ball rolling on MMA The Gracies for ground but by far the absolute master was Geoff. I spent a fortune in the 80's learning garbish and not one instructor talked about, fight or flight, post match adrenalin dumps, controlling the fear or setting up a preemtive shot. I bought the book the fence after reading the brilliant Watch my back and the knowledge in there was worth every penny I had ever spent on learning cartoon techniques in the dojo. I have used his techniques many many times.

[@tommyraccioppi7100]

Another extremely good reality-based self-defense expert, is Richard Dmitri . And his style Shenshido, i’ve had the pleasure I’ve going to A couple of his seminars. He teach some great stuff like the shredder. If you get a chance check him out. Geoff is definitely a legend in Reality-based self-defense.

[@brothajack1993]

Peter Constadine is also on my list. And I know he is popular, but Bas Rutten also a cocktail of information.

[@mohamedshehata1491]

Which of his techniques have you used many times ?

[@0Gmvn]

100%

[@78a67h]

Anybody who takes traditional martial-arts training from a LEGIT instructor, and for an appropriately long period of time, must be doing something terribly wrong if he finds himself at a loss in a self-defence encounter. Traditional Dojo training is not "cartoon techniques", it is the basis of any unarmed combat scenario. Of course there are plenty who simply have not the discipline nor the perseverance to do the traditional, so they opt for crash-courses hoping to become like Bruce Lee (as in films!) in a matter of days.

[@ME-xq8bg]

I’m 52, worked in clubs in my early days.. I can totally relate to what he is saying and teaching.

[@carlmarch9591]

Trained with Geoff in 98 amazing humble lovely man but fucking hard!! Timeless spot-on training the best

[@Malaestro]

You’re a great man and a great role model. The things you have achieved are all things that I want in my life too - writing, teaching self defence, etc.

[@eduart732]

godlike upload, please upload more from geoff, its hard to find these

[@sidullah858]

I wish I found this guy years ago I've been attacked 3 times and just froze Excellent teacher.

[@seandoc8463]

Met Geoff a couple times and trained under Matty Evans and John Anderson years back. All very nice and approachable people but you would not want to F with any one of them! My take on the people he refers to with initials are K.H method = Kev Houston from Coventry, as Geoff worked the doors opposite him and pretty much describes Kev (was on Kate Krays 'Hard Bastards' series in Coventry), J.A method John (Awesome) Anderson, probably the hardest bloke in Coventry. The J.G method = Justin Gray (the bloke in the video). Great video , thanks.

[@primitiveways7183]

Thanks for the insite

[@kirkusarelius3365]

Ty for footnotes!

[@a.d.the.4mvla]

My old science teacher Mick Ford was on the doors with Geoff in the late 80's early 90's Mr Ford was one tough Bastard also a black belt he looked a lot like Geoff too ...These videos should be shown to your kids growing up it will save their ass one day for sure 💯💪

[@andrewalexander1086]

Geoff is the first instructor I came across who told the truth no one else ever did, nowadays it’s Lee Morrison

[@Sh0___]

Always come back to this. Solid, basic, will always work

[@selfpolicing]

The best self protection instructor in the world! Thank you very much for uploading the video!🙏🏻👊🏻

[@martynt5267]

Very informative. I know understand the fight or flight scenario. Along with the fence. Wish I'd of known this when I was younger. Would of liked to have trained with Geoff. The techniques and situations of modern life would be invaluable.

[@gd1465]

Can't tell you how thankful I am for you uploading these. Really. Couldn't even buy them if I wanted to, the material is old and hard to find. Thanks A lot buddy!! Cheers

[@Amivgr1]

Most enlightening. The most useable and yet most simple self defence tutorial

[@blutobelushi]

You changed my life." Watch My Back " is my favorite book of all time.I love you Geoff.

[@timothywall6477]

Watch my back is pretty much same all the way through. Kicked someone in the head in ever chapter

[@johnbannon2812]

Brilliant Video. I learned a lot even after years of martial art training

[@craigdobson9068]

Geoff Thompson is an absolute legend, his videos taught me so much back in the day. The fence is a a very underrated but simple technique.

[@alanchadwick2646]

Thinking about all the potential violent situations I’ve been in my life this is the definitive way to minimise problems . Some you learn the hard way, wish I’d seen this video 30 years ago 😀

[@manjichromagnon5480]

It's rare to find such pragmatic advice. This is a treasure

[@robertmarriott1878]

Geoff Thompson is a genius

[@michaelreynolds6543]

Geoff Thompson changed (and probably saved) my life 3 second fighter and the fence should become your bible

[@YllwNinja82]

I regret that I only have one like to give!

[@andrewminion3138]

Amazing self Defense/self protection instructor I have learnt loads from His vast range of Dvd instructionals produced

[@stevebrindle1724]

Great stuff! Common sense self-defence that works no matter what style you practice!

[@gobindlalli5228]

He's Legit

[@TheFissionchips]

Treat everyone you don't know as a hostile. Speak with supreme authority. Keep public interaction simple. Keep Britain tidy.

[@Trynmliminatm]

Treat everyone with respect and love. To do otherwise is a form of fear. What is fear? Love withheld. If someone wants to fight you it becomes beyond evident

[@harleyslocum917]

You must be a lot of fun in the checkout line at the grocery store. Glad you arent a cop. Be a lot of dead people out there just going for the identification you asked about....

[@yusufuddin2988]

Wow thanks for this, always wanted to watch this

[@HammersruleST]

Very interesting this. Love Geoff's mindset and solutions to deal with things, Fantastic legit guy.

[@dwardo1066]

Brilliant as always.

[@Potbellypugilist]

Thank you for Sharing.

[@alexjones6]

great video. ive read his books, brilliant read.

[@King75102]

absolutely brilliant

[@goansunborn]

Absolute Gold!

[@thebaneking4787]

The description of “Mid-Brain” is pretty brilliant.

[@stephengreenaway4409]

Absolute legend

[@grantdavies5326]

dead or alive the book is great and this video is great from a LEGEND

[@cetanlutah]

Tremendous information. Thank you.

[@AZadeh-nd8vx]

💯 truth.

[@bribee6652]

Godfather of modern MMA.

[@tonipittoni5527]

Great and humble

[@kylem1993]

Pure gold

[@Craftbeerdude]

Cheers for the upload 👍

[@jasonr3991]

Thanks..clearly explained also ✋

[@DanielDeMontreal]

"Should i be saying that ? I'm not sure." 😂

[@ChrisSecurity]

This is the ABC of self protection. I'm surprised there are plenty of instructors that doesn't have any clue of who Geoff is...

[@TheEnrieb]

Before you strike ask a question.. “Did you see the the Sunrise this morning?” Booyakasha, right in the face.

[@DerekIngram-u4e]

Great stuff, 👍

[@UItimateGuitarCovers]

Very interesting

[@rodgerhempfing2921]

I find the aggressor knocks the lead arm away, they get annoyed with the fence getting in their way.

[@thefeelcompany]

This is real stuff. Three second fighter. Exactly. I saw it loads of times on the street. Took the fence premise into my training in a good no ego boxing gym. Reallllyyy great practice. Changed my whole outlook. Adrenaline dump wasn’t fear. No ego, respect and self respect. “What can you do against a knife, Geoff?!” “30 miles an hour the opposite way!” ...anyone know what he’s up to now?! No podcast or writing I noticed last google. EDIT: good to hear him again kzbin.info/www/bejne/aaCshJiDgLqXqrc

[@bobmathews9072]

He’s got a new channel up and running ! kzbin.info/www/bejne/fH6pmJ6pfLR4hqM

[@thefeelcompany]

@@bobmathews9072 Nice one!

[@propertymaintenancesouthwe3111]

The psychology of confrontation, read this guys book and he knows his onions is well respected among known doormen from he’s era working the doors he ain’t no joke, spend a bit of time listening to his real life defence techniques, hopefully you may never need to use them but they could save you some teeth and embarrassment one night

[@andrewthurgill8816]

Jeff did you ever meet Gary spiers he was know as the world's toughest doorman an done the first applied karate thanks Jeff enjoyed your video

[@jjjos]

All the Geoff Thompson fences use a right cross, my power punch is the left hook, can I use the fence with a left hook?

[@1gadena]

He showed that during this one of the first fences he demonstrated

[@jjjos]

@@1gadena Cheers man for pointing that out, also enjoyed re-watching the whole vid, excellent. I think the left hook could work well as demonstrated, but you do have to lean in close, like if you’re slipping a right in boxing, but you could still maintain good control and neutralise their left if you were slipping to your left and get good leverage for the hook, plus they’d never see it coming (often the punches that aren’t seen result in a KO). But I find it surprising that each doorman had their ‘go to’ technique. I’m not a street or bar brawler, although sparred hundreds of gym rounds. But in a bar or something, where the set up is changing all the time, unlike a ring, tables and chairs and people etc I’d think you’d need a different repertoire of ‘off the fence’ counters, depending on space etc so that’s odd, maybe they mix it up but generally use the same technique. Like jab, right cross, left hook is my standard combo for sparring (or was haha but am considering getting back in the boxing gym although 50 yo I’d probably be a bit out of place but wtf). I also like his advise to really drill a single punch to perfection with force. There’s a good film Geoff Thompson directed I think, where this guy learns to be a doorman, and the trainer / bouncer spends a lot of time drilling just a single punch on the heavy bag. For the average guy wanting a simple way to defend them selves if needed, not a fighting person, just really getting the fence right and a single technique is a fast track to a comprehensive strategy that could save your arse or someone else’s you care about, if need be. Great vid, like the leading ‘question’ just before, interesting, especially as he said he ALWAYS asked a question, and he is said to have fought and won every one of his 300 fights, so can’t argue with that.

[@kubotan26]

Thanks for putting this up Being switched on The Fence and being pre-emptive had saved my life countless times. Do you have Pavement Arena 2 ?Thanks again.

[@kubotan26]

@Dawud Bryant Thank you appricate it . I have the whole collecting on vhs but not tech savy enough to convert or upload. So thanks for putting them up so I can enjoy them again .

[@richlee509]

I bloody love you Geoff not in a gay way but you are brilliant

[@captainjibbajabba]

17:21 Sweet chin music

[@Spook-wb8ez]

Does he still train or have a club?

[@QuantumMechanic_88]

"It's morally wrong to attack first" . Had to laugh and morals go out the window when you need to protect yourself against scum who have no concept of morals . It's called a preemptive strike and remember the old saying - The only guy who ever bitched about a fair fight was the loser .

[@alexvivero9767]

I agree with you yes

[@tonywilson4339]

geff thompson was good freinds with gary spiers maroi karate legend jeff called gary spiers mr self defence

[@deepthought708]

He has fast hands. Super fast.

[@BuddyLee23]

I wonder how this would work (or be modified) by a relatively short person against a relatively tall/lanky person. A taller person would potentially be able to hit a shorter person even with their ‘fence’ up. I’m sure there are some modifications that could make it still work.

[@marcosfontes3653]

it works because you strike first

[@1gadena]

If you can touch them with your fence then you are close enough to strike them just don't get caught in no man's land in their reach for their straight punches where you are out of range for your own. And maybe work on the angle as he shows here figure it out practice on a taller person

[@bobmathews9072]

Check out the K.H method - KH is Kevin Houston , he’s only 5’6 but very big . Unfortunately he’s also currently serving life sentence for murder ..

[@Knucky_Sammich]

35:39 So the KH method is just sucker punching someone who is letting you walk them to the door? 😂

[@Geywilliamjohnson432]

Jack Slack brought me here and made me buy his book.

[@chrismalp7702]

29:30 That's the Main Topic...The Question

[@brothajack1993]

He is the best. Bas Rutten. Bruce Lee. Geoff Thompson.

[@AZadeh-nd8vx]

Bruce Lee?? 😂

[@ironpam66]

I use elbows for close range

[@mommasboy34]

A well conditioned power punch, elbows and headbutts for preemptive strikes. Anytime you get jumped or they attack first I'm only looking to counter with eye strikes.

[@MikeSmith-go8wk]

What about tiger style ?

[@Iggyoutdoors]

Feel sorry for the guy he’s using as the example 😂😂 that jaw had to be sore in the morning

[@junglejim3433]

Worth watching this just for the bit leading up to 34:33 in

[@onthemoney7237]

All good thanks but how about your fingers sticking out there at first very exposed ? 👍

[@78a67h]

One also has to be able to asses who he is dealing with. To my experience only an untrained individual will come right into your face getting aggressive. The fighter (the one you should be cautious of) will keep his distance and close in when he is ready for the kill.

[@AZadeh-nd8vx]

Well you don't get out much and haven't had any street fights lol

[@santosgurung1126]

👍👍🙏

[@leewalsh1666]

If your getting into 500 fights in your lifetime I'd say you've got a big attitude problem 😂

[@bobmathews9072]

Or you’re working the doors of the roughest pubs/clubs in Coventry back in the 80’s ..

[@Keovey]

He's a door man, it's his job to stop violent, aggressive people.

[@thebutchalmighty]

I have no idea why you would use your head in any situation, defence or attack. Given most contact sport are determined to protect it. I hugely respect Geoff Thompson and thoroughly enjoyed this video. Cheers.

[@francismurage895]

Even Geoff expressed his doubt about using the head but mentioned that the so called friend was very good at it.

[@AZadeh-nd8vx]

Don't use it then lol

[@ChrisSecurity]

29:31 the essence of the video

[@freddieleethompson3536]

Where is this chippy he talks about, I’d like to avoid it 😬

[@johnomalley7335]

Has Justin got a gummy in?

[@rajusehmi]

i teach him a lot

[@mikelundrigan2285]

Better to ask for forgiveness than to end up in the hospital or worst!

[@AZadeh-nd8vx]

What? 😂

[@philliploco5037]

Excellent

[@markbradley9309]

Liquid gold

[@staffh3815]

Get the first one in then😂

[@strider5474]

Great knowledge, but people prefer Master wong for self defence (get it?) Advice... Sar

[@stevebb2915]

Your mistake, he's awful. Truly a fantasist

[@strider5474]

Master wong a fantasist? That's what I was saying

[@stevebb2915]

@@strider5474 ahhh soz. speed read lol

[@OhEarchadha]

PEARLS OF WISDOM NOT REMEMBERED BY SWINE.

[@OhEarchadha]

HAVE THE COURAGE TO BE FIRST

[@tekkhero9767]

I dont mean to disrespect, but he says he has gone through hundreds of fights. That to me says maybe there is something he is doing to put himself in those situations. If your true philosophy is to avoid violence at all cost, then id say a couple of hundred fights are a pretty poor result. I have no doubt he is an extremely skilled fighter though.

[@DoomCatcher]

This video is quite old I don't know the year but I've seen his recent more spiritual talks before his much older self defense videos and he admits he used to have a real chip on his shoulder because he was abused and he used to attract trouble most places he went and unconsciously led himself into fights. He is a great humble guy now with my deepest respects.

[@maxiboii5518]

He says he works as a bouncer in the video. Working the door

[@bobmathews9072]

He worked on the doors of the roughest pubs in Coventry back in the 80’s , when it was the most violent city in the U.K , violence came with the territory

[@indefenceofthetraditionalma]

I love this legend but can we just take a minute to appreciate how awful 90’s t-shirts were….

[@theculturedthug6609]

All this is useless for the modern. Doormen.

[@mohamedshehata1491]

Because ?

[@Malaestro]

@@mohamedshehata1491because they are hamstrung by rules of engagement

[@mrcharlesb09]

Too much talking and not enough demo

[@RAPEDBYBLACKS]

17:23 best part of the video Thank me later