Verbal commands are considered as a force option in which category of the force continuum. Judo skills and techniques, a dutch version, or a german edition meisterliches judo. The gentle art of persuasion ebook written by george j. It is taught at many police academies, law enforcement agencies, and civilan companies as a way of deescalating anger through empathetic speech. While we may get superficial acceptance of our ideas, feelings are often hurt, and we alienate the subject. His techniques for highrisk conversations when people are angry have been taught to police officers, military members, and security officers around the world. Bonars years of research and personal experiences helped him develop and write the conservation professionals guide to working with people, a book called a must read for conservation professionals by the journal ecology, a guidepost by mamie parker, former assistant director of the u. In this program, we examine his pioneering technique called safer. Verbal judo uses an empathetic, softer approach to get things done.
A method to improve your ability to talk to those hostile to conservation. One of my managers at microsoft referred to my colleagues ability to influence others as mental judo. Jenkins is the author of nearly two hundred books, including the bestselling left behind series. Could verbal judo help cops defuse tense situations. What differentiates verbal judo from other books on. Thompson is a cop and a selfadmitted hothead making it necessary for him to develop good verbal skills and has black belts in jujitsu and judo not to mention a. Verbal judo, the gentle art of persuasion by george thompson is a book about nonviolent, respectful communication by the one person who may be the most qualified to write it. Jun 10, 2014 for those unfamiliar with the name, george j. Correctional officers must be highly trained in tactical communication, also commonly called verbal judo, a concept popularized by dr. The act is named after a mentally ill man who was shot dead by police near seattle in 2010. Thompson is the president and founder of the verbal judo institute, a tactical training and management firm based in auburn, ny. Listen and speak more effectively, engage people through empathy the most powerful word in the english language, avoid the most common conversational disasters, and use proven strategies that allow you to successfully communicate your point of view and take the.
Thompson doc rhino is the founder of the verbal judo institute. Verbal selfdefense, also known as verbal judo or verbal aikido, is defined as using ones words to prevent, deescalate, or end an attempted assault. My colleague was highly effective at influencing others in a gentle way, whether it was to share his own opinion, help others see another perspective, or to find another path. All people want to be treated with dignity and respect. What differentiates verbal judo from other books on communication is that it offers solutions that. The premise of the book is we are taught to use verbal karate, where we beat into submission with logic think formal debates the subject we are trying to convince. He published his research in a book called verbal judo. I had survived 8 years so far as a street cop due to my ability to use what is commonly called verbal judo. A former english professor and a blackbelt master of karate, he created and crashtested verbal judo when he was a police officer on an urban beat.
This kind of conflict management involves using posture and body language, tone of voice, and choice of words as a means for calming a potentially volatile situation before. Twenty of his books have reached the new york times bestsellers list, seven debuting at number one. He has trained more than 700,000 police, corrections. The father of a tactical communication style known as verbal judo, he wrote his first book on the subject in 1983 and became a successful law enforcement trainer. The father of a tactical communication style known as verbal judo, he wrote his first book on the subject in 1983 and became a. Aug 01, 2000 law enforcement is about 97 percent verbal interaction and only 3 percent physical interaction, according to a recent rutgers university study. Jan 02, 2014 verbal judo is the classic guide to the martial art of the mind and mouth that can help you defuse confrontations and generate cooperation, whether youre talking to a boss, a spouse, or even a teenager. George thompson, founder of the verbal judo institute part 1 of a 2part series read 7 things never to say to anyone, and why, part ii. Verbal judo is the classic guide to the martial art of the mind and mouth that can help you defuse confrontations and generate cooperation, whether youre talking to a boss, a spouse, or even a teenager. Jul 21, 2016 a training technique called verbal judo that is designed to teach officers to resolve tense situations with their words is experiencing a revival amid a tense climate for policing and a series. This style of negotiation and handling conflicts was not the only style that was named after a type of martial art.
Jun 09, 2009 verbal judo 11 things never to say to anyone duration. When used properly, verbal judo can quickly calm down an inmate and help deescalate a situation, even when its becoming borderline violent. So it also says to be firm or intimidating in some situations or just outright be ready to fight. His book is a collection of techniques mixed in with some entertaining police stories. Dealing with difficult people under almost any circumstances. This is a beautiful book to learn how to talk to direct people and get things done verbal judo and not fight and snap directly at. Verbal judo is based on the art of words and how to utilize them in various situations, in everyday life. Redirecting behavior with words explores the need for an approach to conflict and verbal abuse.
Id been a rookie cop ten days when my partner got the call. All people want to be told why they are being asked to do something. I would give it a read as it shows how to take judo concepts and use them verbally to defuse situations like this. By uniting the persuasive power found in the rhetorical persuasion of aristotle and the physical redirective power of jigoro kanos physical judo, this book expounds the principles of the verbal judo training program, now recognized around the world. The tactical communications concept known as verbal judo was created by the late george thompson phd, the founder of the verbal judo institute, and the author of the 1993 book verbal judo. Thompsons original work is an amalgamation of western style persuasive speaking techniques and industrial psychology blended with insights and philosophy from eastern martial arts. George thompsons verbal judo tutorial on tactical communications from 0152.
Another similar but different approach is found in a book and training procedure called verbal judo. It may sound funny but there is a book called verbal judo that is perfect for situations like these. An intelligent way to counter verbal attacks by barbara berckhan 2001 this is a handbook for verbal selfdefence. Listen and speak more effectively, engage people through empathy improve communication, resolve conflicts, and avoid the most common conversational disasters through simple, easily remembered strategies that deflect and. The book and the primary style of conflict resolution was written and created by. I always thought judo was a much more efficient martial art than karate but that similarity also works in the verbal martial arts of communication, speech and debate. In verbal judo, dont ignore or dismiss a questionthats the same as resisting it. After reading verbal judo and half of this book i was called in for a meeting or an attack is more of what it turned out to be in the past week. Im not here to teach you any techniques since i learned mine from experience not by the book but here to bring awareness on how useful and important verbal judo is. Jenkins who helped write the bestselling left behind series talks about the importance of verbal judo in the.
Oct, 2016 george thompson was a phdwielding, blackbeltwearing, college professor turned cop turned verbal judo instructor who sadly, passed away in 2011. Verbal judo, updated edition audiobook listen instantly. I read the first half of his book chapters one through twelve in one sitting. Since 1983 and until he died in 2011, he personally trained more than 700,000 individuals in tactical communications a program he developed in 1983 for defusing conflict and redirecting behavior with words. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Thompsons now widely taught system of conflict resolution, called verbal judo, does have some merit. By uniting the persuasive power found in the rhetorical persuasion of aristotle and the physical redirective power of jigoro kanos physical judo, this. The gentle art of persuasion, updated edition 9780062107701. Read verbal judo, second edition online by george j. Verbal judo 11 things never to say to anyone duration. Ebook verbal judo as pdf download portable document format. Verbal judo, or tactical communication as it has come to be called, allows the officer to work effectively with individuals regardless of the kind of day he is having, circumstances in his.
Exposure is unbearable to wimps, so if you call them out on it, theyll disappear like snow on a hot day. Correctional officers must master verbal judo in public. George thompson was a phdwielding, blackbeltwearing, college professor turned cop turned verbal judo instructor who sadly, passed away in 2011. It is classified as a nonfiction, personal growth, self help and communication genre. Verbal judo november 6, 2005 alexander 2 comments george thompson was on patrol with a fellow cop at two a. Thompson, phd, was an english professor and a black belt master of karate. Which of the following is not a universal truth identified by george thompson and jerry jenkins in the book verbal judo. This allowed the security personal to distinguish who the student they would be escorting was. Also available in a uk hardback edition called black belt. He created and crashtested verbal judo when he was a police officer on an urban beat. Its follows the whole dick, pussy and asshole categorization of people. It was originally developed to help train cops as a means to teach them how to use their mouths instead of their nightstick and guns. Verbal selfdefense, also known as verbal judo or verbal aikido, is defined as using ones words to prevent, deescalate, or end an attempted assault it is a way of using words to maintain mental and emotional safety. Providing interactive web based deescalation strategies.
Verbal judo 1st principle of physical judo is to not resist your opponent. In his most updated edition, with new forward, his coauthor, a man named jerry b. Thompsons essential handbook has taught people how to. But something called verbal judo over shadowed by it which a lot of you arent aware of, a martial arts training for your brain. In closing it bears a reminder of the five basic principles of verbal judo. In keeping with such findings, a new communications philosophy, called verbal judo, has been making an impression on how law enforcement deals with the public.
Jul 21, 2016 the father of a tactical communication style known as verbal judo, he wrote his first book on the subject in 1983 and became a successful law enforcement trainer. I would give it a read as it shows how to take judo concepts and use. Law enforcement is about 97 percent verbal interaction and only 3 percent physical interaction, according to a recent rutgers university study. Verbal judo, updated edition verbal judo, updated edition audiobook, by george j. The art of adaptive language even in our connected society of mobile devices, skype, and email, we are mostly unprepared for the variety of. Verbal judo, or tactical communication as it has come to be called, allows a person to work. Why does martial arts like verbal judo and verbal aikido.
It was full of actionable advice for dealing with difficult. Thompsons essential handbook has taught people how to communicate more confidently and persuasively. Yes, basically it was coined by a book called verbal judo. Verbal judo is the martial art of the mind and mouth that can show you how to be better prepared in every.
Verbal judo is the martial art of the mind and mouth that can show you how to be better prepared in every verbal encounter. The book and the primary style of conflict resolution was written and created by dr. Its called empathy, and without it there can be no good communication. Verbal judo techniques for security officers total. In this guest blog, paul graham, the head librarian for yorkville university, discusses the art of verbal judo and how it can help in our dealings with others. Leaps l listen e empathize a ask p paraphrase s summarize. Pick up the key ideas in the book with this quick summary. Instead, try to move with them and redirect their energy. This is a beautiful book to learn how to talk to direct people and get things done verbal judo and not fight and snap directly at people in anger verbal karate.