Verbal Judo was originally created by Doc “Rhino” Thompson and the Verbal Judo Blueprint was created for the Martial Arts school owner.

Chan Lee took Doc Thompson’s Verbal Judo program and created a Bullying Prevention curriculum and mixed it with marketing blueprint for a Martial Arts school owner

About Us

The Verbal Judo Institute was founded in 1983 by Dr. George Thompson, Ph.D. to help police officers defuse conflict and redirect behavior with words.

Since then almost 1 million individuals have received Doc’s Tactical Communications training and four books have been published on this topic.

Verbal Judo (Tactical Communications) has been highlighted in such national news media as ABC, CBS, CNN, 48 Hours, Inside Edition, CNN and NBC (including Tom Brokaw).

The vast majority of the people trained have been police, corrections, and security professionals and Verbal Judo is now a required course for these professions in numerous states. However, in recent years, individuals from all walks of life have received this training, including:

• People working for mental health institutions, hospitals and schools
• Business people who must deal with the public
• Civilians who want protect themselves from verbal assault and physical violence

The Verbal Judo Institute offers it’s training via live events, digital media, online courses, and free online newsletters. Live events are taught by Dr. Thompson and his global staff of Master Trainers.

Selected Clients of the Verbal Judo Institute

Law Enforcement Agencies

• Los Angeles Police Department
• New York Police Department
• Pennsylvania State Police
• California Department of Corrections

Business

• IBM
• Met Life Insurance
• Southwest Airlines

Education

• Albuquerque Public Schools
• University of Southern California
• Madison Technical College

Government

• Milwaukee Department of Health
• Army Corps of Engineers
• U.S. National Park Service