The Metaphysics of the Nightclub Door with Geoff Thompson

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7 ай бұрын

As context for this conversation I recommend the following:
• UMMAHFC: MR. GEOFF THO...
• Conquering Fear | Geof...
Geoff Thompson is famous in the world of self defence. After becoming a highly ranked martial artist in numerous disciplines, Geoff became a nightclub bouncer in Coventry in the UK at a time when it was known as the most violent city in Europe. From this experience he went on to develop a form of martial arts based on real world situations that centred on the idea of efficacy, or to put it another way - hitting first. From this he became one of the world’s leading self defence experts and got to a point where he was teaching Chuck Norris’s students in the US.
In this rather esoteric conversation Geoff discusses how he used methods from his martial arts training to develop himself spiritually and overcome the darkness within him. While beginning with spiritual martial arts teachers such as Gichin Funakosi and Morihei Ueshiba, Geoff’s spiritual knowledge has come from places as diverse as George Gurdjieff, the Armenian born mystic, the Srimad Bhagavatam, one of the great Hindu Puranas, Roman Catholicism and Rumi. As you’ll come to hear in our conversation, Geoff considers his time as a nightclub bouncer as being a true metaphysical experience.
A list of Geoff's published works can be found on his Wikipedia page and his instagram is geoff_thomp...
If you want to get in touch, my email is jack@religionreconsidered.com
Thank you for joining us and I hope you enjoy the podcast.

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@gareth-david-medium Ай бұрын

Geoff is awesome. Great interview Jack

@hydroturd 6 ай бұрын

I've heard Geoff say nearly the exact same things in interviews, lectures, or books at least 7 times in the past year or so I've found him. At first I think it was hard to convince myself he really means what he's saying and really has done what he has. Now it's more so for comfort and inspiration in something positive at the end of the day. The last book I finished of his was Live Your Dreams and I wonder if he wrote it on that very cruise where he then read Gurdjieff. I asked him on his channel what Gurdjieff book to read, but didn't get a reply. I read one and liked it, but in this video I finally got the reply so thank you (in addition to some questions I didn't even think to ask)! Reading Gurdjieff and that book in particular, I can only imagine is meant for finding comfort in discomfort.

@religionreconsidered100 6 ай бұрын

I'm glad you were able to get something new out of this interview. It can often be hard to get new things out of people like Geoff who do a lot of interviews but I think the fact that he is very honest with himself means that something new comes across every time.

@apcpersonaltraining6607 6 ай бұрын

What is the book called? In Search of the miraculous?

@hydroturd 6 ай бұрын

Beezlebub's Tales to His Grandson. It was written and finalized by Gurdjieff himself in his lifetime (before 1949). It was also translated by his students (A.R Orage for English) and approved of by him assuming you get a copy before the 1992 revision@@apcpersonaltraining6607