A nightclub doorman reveals the reality of life as a bouncer in this honest and amusing narrative, which relates the public perception of doormen, the role of the police, the violence, and some of the life-threatening situations in which the author has found himself.
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The Bible of Street Fighting,
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This review is from: Watch My Back: A Bouncer's Story (Paperback)
This is Fantastic. It is a hard pill for the martial artist to swallow, to find out that what they practise is rarley practical. The empirical techniques Geoff uses may seem like savagery but when you need to survive fights where £3000 worth of glass is broken, and when you have a gang of over a 100 people after you, your techniques and stratigies must be very economical and effective. This is also very funny, and is a brilliant insight into societies culture dish: The Nite Club.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
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The truth can be as painful as the reality (for some!),
By "beags" (Perth Australia) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Watch My Back: A Bouncer's Story (Paperback)
Geoff is a great author who has undergone a few changes since this book was released in the early part of the 90's. His books give you the truth about physical confrontation and how to react in certain situations. He has no qualms about stating weaknesses in the Martial Arts of today that have not moved with the times and can be downright unsafe for those who think that combat in the dojo/training hall is the same when hit with the scary reality of an assault which is never announced in the same way as taught in the gym. This books pulls no punches and is as real as you can get without immersing yourself in the same dangerous role of doorman. He has released an updated book which encompasses his other books "Bouncer" & "On the Door" as well as this in the one volume of "Watch my back". He has risen was above his many counterparts in the Martial Arts and is now a major influence to a great many people with his views and positive outlook on life . His books now show the futility of violence and show how the bigger man can walk away and hold his head high without letting the ego get in the way My advice is to get reading from this great man, his knowledge and advice could help you in many aspects of life from physical training to being a better person. The world needs more like him.......
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
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Exciting, funny, sad. This book has it all.,
By keith rowley (Coventry, england) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Watch My Back: A Bouncer's Story (Paperback)
When I first came to the end of reading Watch My Back, I felt compelled to go right back to the start and read again. It isn't just a book about martial arts or bouncing - it is a book about life and the sort of fears and worries that we all have lurking within. And as with all of Geoff's other titles, there is something that we can all gain by reading them. Watch My Back really affected me and my life in many ways. Firstly, it made me realise that no matter who you are, we all have obsticals in life that can be overcome if we really want it. And secondly, it forced me to eventually meet and befriend Geoff, who is a great man. His advice has led me to try my hand at writing and I am now a published author myself. Watch My Back - simply superb!
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