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Watch My Back

Watch My Back

Watch My Back is the story of one man's search for courage. Depressed, bullied, intimidated by life and indoctrinated to believe that this was his…

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Fear: The Friend of Exceptional People

Fear: The Friend of Exceptional People

Don't let fear hold you back from achieving everything you want to - let Geoff Thompson, author of "Watch My Back" and "The Elephant and…

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Shape Shifter

Shape Shifter

Powerful advice on personal development from an underdog turned success story. Do you believe that the world's leading lights are gifted from birth or even…

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Dead Or Alive

Dead Or Alive

Learn how to be streetwise and how to protect yourself in unarmed combat with this guide by martial arts expert Geoff Thompson. The author outlines…

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A Book for the Seriously Stressed

A Book for the Seriously Stressed

Stress is something that affects everyone, usually by making them snappy and ill, and even causing death. For the rare few that properly 'use' stress,…

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The Great Escape

The Great Escape

A self-help book offering ten secrets to loving your life and living your dreams, helping you make that great escape from where you are to…

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Arm Bars And Joint Locks

Arm Bars And Joint Locks

Ground fighting is one of the most underestimated yet devastatingly ferocious of all the Martial Arts. Ninety-nine per cent of all street fights that are…

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Chokes And Strangles

Chokes And Strangles

Ground fighting is one of the most underestimated yet devastatingly ferocious of all the Martial Arts. Ninety-nine per cent of all street fights that are…

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Fighting From Your Back

Fighting From Your Back

Ground fighting is one of the most underestimated yet devastatingly ferocious of all the Martial Arts. Ninety-nine per cent of all street fights that are…

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Fighting From Your Knees

Fighting From Your Knees

Ground fighting is one of the most underestimated yet devastatingly ferocious of all the Martial Arts. Ninety-nine per cent of all street fights that are…

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Pins – The Bedrock

Pins – The Bedrock

Ground fighting is one of the most underestimated yet devastatingly ferocious of all the Martial Arts. Ninety-nine per cent of all street fights that are…

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The Escapes

The Escapes

Ground fighting is one of the most underestimated yet devastatingly ferocious of all the Martial Arts. Ninety-nine per cent of all street fights that are…

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Animal Day

Animal Day

Written with the intention of educating the reader in all aspects of "pressure testing" the martial arts to ensure that the technique and character fit…

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Real Kicking

Real Kicking

The realities on kicking in the street scenario are unveiled once and for all in this concise, professional and down-to-earth book. All the moves and…

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Real Punching

Real Punching

Learn to pack a powerful punch with this illustrated manual that includes all the necessary moves and techniques to become competent in the punching arts.

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The Art of Fighting without Fighting

The Art of Fighting without Fighting

This book teaches you how to trigger the "flight instinct" in a potential assailant, so that they run away and you beat them without becoming…

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The Fence

The Fence

Clear and easy-to-follow steps to enable a reader to master the fence protection principle, one of the most innovative techniques to enter the field of…

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Real Head, Knees and Elbows

Real Head, Knees and Elbows

Teaching a wide variety of fighting skills, this guide covers the use of head, knees and elbows in self-defence and combat.

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Real Grappling

Real Grappling

Grappling (wrestling) is probably the oldest genre of combat known to man. Throughout the world, wrestling and grappling have been a part of every culture,…

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The Pavement Arena

The Pavement Arena

This illustrated manual takes the martial artist step-by-step through everything necessary to convert their skills for use in the "street".

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