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.