Press Kit

Violence and bloodshed have long been associated with police, corrections and security work. Often this violence cause civilians to become resentful of those who are tasked to protect them.

Enter Dr. George Thompson – or, Doc Thompson… or, Doc Rhino… or, just “Rhino” – who has been training officers to defuse potentially violent situations without relying on weapons for over 26 years with his "Tactical Communications" (Verbal Judo) program.

Law enforcers who have completed Verbal Judo training sing its praises, calling it “an essential skill set for the working street cop” and “one of the most well demonstrated, effective, and useful tools that can go in any officer’s tool box.”

Prior to forming the Verbal Judo Institute in 1983, Dr. Thompson spent 10 years as a university professor and over five years as a police officer. He has published four books on Tactical Communications and has received substantial national media attention. 

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In more recent years Tactical Communications has moved beyond law enforcement and is now being taught to customer service personnel, health-care workers, educators, students, and parents -- anyone who wants to protect themselves from verbal assault and physical violence. “I’m selling compliance – voluntary compliance,” Dr. Thompson told CBS News in a segment about his program.

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Since 1983, the Verbal Judo Institute has taught Tactical Communications to almost one million people via Dr. Thompson himself and his global staff of Master Trainers. 

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The Verbal Judo Institutes offers basic, instructor and leadership training in Tactical Communications.

In a world where violence is considered the norm, Verbal Judo is a breath of fresh air 

For more information about the Verbal Judo Institute or to schedule an interview with the Doc Thompson, please contact us.