http://www.knucklepit.com/mixed-martial-arts-geoff_thompson.htm
"Part of Geoff’s philosophy is that once you begin to let go of the need to be physical and start developing your communication skills, you then realize that most things aren’t personal. He suggests that if you can communicate with people, you can kill off all your enemies by making friends of them. Geoff also acknowledges that it’s not an easy thing to do, but it is something he believes we should all be aiming to accomplish.
"Don Draeger said we should be so good at what we do, so powerful and potent, that we can walk away from trouble. Don is someone I really admire in the martial arts. The martial artists I respect most are the ones who have developed their physical ability, and have also developed a polarity to balance it – they’re very gentle but very firm. They’re not shouting about how good they are or challenging people. They’ve found some kind of peace within themselves. That’s a true martial artist."
Boldly, Thompson suggests that kickers and grapplers will not last on the street if they can’t punch. Although Geoff acknowledges that he loves grappling, and he has great admiration for grapplers,
he believes that a street fight is the last place to be for the grappler, because fights are very rarely one on one. He says that if a fight was one on one, then he would back the grappler,
but he feels that scenario is indeed a rare occurrence.
"In a real situation, what you need is something clinical, something quick and something pre-emptive. And it’s always the hands that are closest to the target, and you can drive your whole body weight through it. You can finish someone with one shot, which leaves your hands free to deal with the second assailant."
. Guess I should have said "tested in the cage"
