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"Verbal Judo and RGI Tactical Skills -User Level Combined
Course."Date:
August 4, 5, 6, 2010Instructors:Jack Hoban & George J.
ThompsonLocation:Syracuse, NY (more details to follow)Cost:$399 per
person ($299 per person for groups of four or more)
Instructors
Dr. George J.Thompson
BioJack Hoban
Bio
Course Content. Verbal Judo Tactical Communication - User Level
RGI Physical Protective Skills - Level I Essential Ethics for the
protector professions Introduction to Cross Cultural Conflict
Resolution Introduction to Verbal Judo & RGI leadership
training
Course Description.Dr. George Thompson, founder and president of
the Verbal Judo Institute, has always valued theimportance of
realistic martial arts training in the development of a true Peace
Warrior. He hasnow joined forces with Jack Hoban, an
internationally known martial artist, Marine Officer, andsubject
matter expert for the U.S. Marine Corps Martial Arts Program
(MCMAP). Together theyhave developed a comprehensive training
program that combines Cross Cultural TacticalCommunication, Ethics,
and Physical Protection Skills. This program covers the skills
necessaryto develop professionals capable of de-escalating conflict
when possible, physically stabilizing thescene when necessary, and
possessing the ethical decision-making skills to know the
difference.The concepts are universal and can be adapted for use in
any environment, including: military,law enforcement, mental
health, business, education, etc.Participants will:
Become better communicators under stress. Develop a better
understanding of moral values and ethics, and the art of keeping
the
moral compass calibrated under stress. Learn how to avoid morale
issues and burn out. Gain the ability to deal capably with cultural
differences and gain insight into what to do
when cultural differences cannot be reconciled. Acquire (or
enhance) realistic physical protection skills for use in the
field.
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Sign up now to participate in this unique three-day USER
introduction to the essential skills of theEthical Protector
Professional.
Instructor Bios:Dr. George J. ThompsonDr. Thompson ("Doc Rhino")
is the Presidentand Founder of the Verbal Judo Institute. Overthe
last 26 years, he has personally trained morethan 700,000
individuals in TacticalCommunications -- a program he developed
in1983 for defusing conflict and redirectingbehavior with
words.
Verbal Judo was originally developed for police,
corrections, and security professionals and isnow a required
course in numerous states. Morerecently it has been tailored for
otherorganizations (e.g., mental health, the gamingindustry,
hospitals, businesses, schools) and foruse by civilians to protect
themselves fromverbal assault and physical violence.
Doc has a B.A. from Colgate University (1963), aMasters and
Doctorate in English from theUniversity of Connecticut (1972), and
hascompleted post-doctoral work at PrincetonUniversity in Rhetoric
& Persuasion (1979). He
has written and published four books on
TacticalCommunications.
Widely published in magazines and periodicals,his training has
been highlighted in such nationalmedia outlets as NBC, ABC, &
CBS News, CNN,48 Hours, Inside Edition, LETN, In the Line ofDuty,
and Fox news, as well as in the LA Times,NY Post, Sacramento Bee,
and otherpublications.
Jack HobanMr. Hoban, a Subject Matter Expert (SME)for the U.S.
Marine Corps Martial ArtsProgram (MCMAP), has led over 500workshops
and seminars around the world.He has addressed the FBI,
universities, andother government and private organizationson
ethics and martial arts over the last twodecades. His presentations
are interactive,informative and entertaining. His business
and military experiences, as well as anextensive 30-year
background in martial arts,give him a unique and
interestingperspective.Hoban is a former U.S. Marine Corps
officerand long time practitioner of martial arts. Heassisted in
the creation of MCMAP andcontinues to teach the program at the
MarineCorps Base in Quantico, Virginia andelsewhere.In addition to
his military experience, Jack is
a 25-year business veteran in the areas ofinformation technology
(IT) and businessprocess outsourcing (BPO) in healthcare andother
industries.For 17 years Hoban was an associate of thelate Robert L.
Humphrey, noted conflictresolution specialist, and author of Values
fora New Millennium.
Hoban earned a Bachelor of Arts degree inpolitical science from
Villanova Universityand an MBA from National University in San
Diego. He is also a Master Instructor in theJapanese Bujinkan
Budo Taijutsu martial artssystem.
Please call 315-253-0007 (VJI) or 732-974-7582 (RGI) or Email us
for more information in themeantime.
