William King
Verbal Judo was introduced into Australia in 1993 by Will King, who at that time was a sergeant with the Western Australia Police Service, and held the position of Senior Instructor with the police Tactical Training Unit. Unable to find any specific training in Australia in relation to tactical communication, Will traveled to the USA at his own expense and completed an intensive training course with the founder of Verbal Judo, Dr George Thompson.
Inspired by the credibility and power of the training in communications, on his return, Will introduced Verbal Judo to the Western Australia Police Service. After 2 years of training, studying, and utilizing the material, he returned to the USA and spent several months studying with Dr Thompson to further his knowledge and expertise in Verbal Judo.
"If only I'd had Verbal Judo 20 years ago," was one of my initial thoughts whilst sitting in my first class with Dr Thompson back in 1993. In fact that's a comment I hear regularly throughout my courses. At last, I had found a system that works - under all conditions, with all people. As a life skill the specificity and scope of Verbal Judo is immense. I can tell you, it saves a lot of worry, heartache, and stress. If you have the opportunity to attend, or your organization arranges a verbal judo course, DO IT!" - Will King, Director
In 1995, Will was awarded the position of sole Australian associate and trainer for The Verbal Judo Institute, Inc. USA, and commenced offering Verbal Judo courses and seminars to organizations and businesses throughout Australia under the business name ‘Verbal Judo Australia.'
In 1997 Will left the Police Service due to the popularity and increasing demand for his courses and seminars in this unique training, and became the Australasian Director on behalf of Dr George Thompson, the President and Founder of the Verbal Judo Institute Inc, USA. Verbal Judo Australia is the sole provider of Verbal Judo training throughout Australasia.Will has been invited as a guest speaker for training seminars throughout Australasia and the USA, and the subject of local and national newsprint articles and the current affairs program "Today Tonight" in Victoria. Over 20,000 people have received this training nationally.Qualifications and Highlights from Verbal Judo Institute:
* 1993 - Wisconsin State Police Academy, USA.
* 1995 - Wisconsin State Police Academy, USA
* 1995 - Akron University, Ohio USA
* 1997 - Verbal Judo 11, Advanced Instructor - Institute of Police Technology and Management - University of North Florida
* 1996 - Invited as an expert guest speaker by Victoria Police to address Australasian seminar for National Standards on Operational Safety and Tactics training.
* Other Qualifications: 1988: Certificate in Police Studies
* 1989: Police Self Defence Instructor
* 1991: Brown Belt Certification - Kung Fu (Assoc of Aust)
* 1993: Glock Pistol Instructor's Course (Missouri USA)
* 1995: Workplace Assessor - Nationally Recognised
* 1996: Certificate 1V Police Defensive Tactics - Instructor
* 1996: Workplace Trainer (W.A. School of Management and Business)
* 1996: Diploma in Policing
