WHAT IS VERBAL JUDO?
WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS OF VERBAL JUDO? WHAT IS THE TRAINING AGENDA FOR VERBAL JUDO? OVERVIEW: VERBAL JUDO is a tactical communication training course. Dr. George Thompson Ph.D. is the President and Founder of the Verbal Judo Institute. He has applied his diverse experience, including ten years as an English Professor, as well as five years as a Police Officer, to create an internationally recognized training program in Tactical Communication. VERBAL JUDO is offered as a 2-day, 1-day or 1/2-day training program. The principles and tactics taught enable graduates to use “Presence and Words” to calm difficult people who may be under severe emotional or other influences, redirect the behavior of hostile people, diffuse potentially dangerous situations, perform professionally under all conditions and achieve the desired outcome in the encounter. Professionals know they must be mentally flexible to handle all the situations that come up in a typical day. They understand how to use words as a
Originally developed for law enforcement, Verbal Judo uses some of the key principles of Asian martial arts to help defuse potential confrontations. As in physical judo, the aim is to use an attacker’s own energy as a tool to gain control of the situation. In the the case of Verbal Judo, the energy isn’t physical, it’s anger. When under verbal attack, one who has been taught Verbal Judo attempts to “harmonize” with the attacker, using empathy, understanding and subtle pressure to redirect the anger in a more positive direction. The goal isn’t to win the argument, but to defuse the situation, ratchet down the confrontation level, and discover the issues underlying the anger. What are the key principles of Verbal Judo? The key to successfully managing confrontation is to stay calm and redirect the negative behavior. Verbal Judo uses empathy, allowing an individual to sympathize with an attacker’s feelings while not necessarily agreeing to their demands. This is accomplished by moving the
