DVDs by Other Martial Artists

On this page you can find information on the wide selection of DVDs available from this website. The DVDs featured not only cover Karate and Self-protection, but also a wide range of other martial arts and related subjects. This is in-keeping with our view that it is important for all martial artists to have as wide a skill base as is possible and to learn from one another.

The DVDs are categorised by their authors and you can find further details below. By clicking on the author's image you will be taken to the page that displays all the DVDs we have available by that particular martial artist. New DVDs and new martial artists will be added all the time so be sure to check out this page on a regular basis. (All DVDs were produced by Summersdale Productions).

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Geoff Thompson DVDs

Geoff Thompson made violence his profession working as a doorman at some of Britain's roughest clubs. As the holder of the rank of 6th Dan black belt in Japanese karate, 1st Dan in Judo and equally well qualified in other martial arts; he is a TOUGH man. In 1997 Geoff was flown out to the United States by Chuck Norris to teach at his international seminar. As an ambassador for the martial arts, Geoff has appeared on national and international TV and Radio - for a couple of years as the BBC Good Morning self defence expert - talking about and, giving advice on self protection and related subjects.

His work is both innovative and thought provoking. He is currently Sub Editor of Martial Arts Illustrated and contributory editor of Men's Fitness magazine. He has published several articles for mainstream glossy magazines such as Loaded, Maxim, FHM, Arena, Esquire and has published several articles with GQ Magazine (Britain-Paris).

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Rick Young DVDs

Rick Young has been studying martial arts since 1975. Beginning his training under Shaun Shanley Rick then began to study Wado Ryu Karate along with Western boxing and grappling. In 1979, when he was seventeen, Rick first met and became a student of the legendry Dan Inosanto. In 1984 Rick travelled to Los Angeles California to train with Guro Inosanto and other prominent martial artists. Since then Rick has travelled to the Inosanto Academy at least once but usually twice a year. In 1995 (The certificates were backdated to 1993) Rick was awarded his full instructorship By Sifu Inosanto in Jeet Kune Do and the Filipino martial arts. This made him the first person outside of the USA to be given this honour.

Some of the countries Rick has trained and taught at include Australia, the USA, Brazil, Japan, Germany, Switzerland, Spain, Ireland and all over the United Kingdom. He has been featured in numerous martial arts publications including Martial Arts Illustrated, Combat, Grappling, Fighters and Fighting Arts International. Rick trains and teaches in Edinburgh, Scotland.

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Shihan Chris Rowen DVDs

Shihan Chris Rowen, sixth dan, has a karate lineage which can be traced directly back to the fifteenth century. He has the honour and privilege of being one of the few westerners to be awarded a teaching certificate directly from the late legendary Grandmaster Yamaguchi Gogen, tenth dan in Goju­Ryu karate-do, having spent years studying at the Hombu Dojo in Japan . His studies led him to Okinawa where he studied Kobudo under the late master Akamine Etsuke and he is now in his fourth decade of martial arts training and teaching.

Shihan Rowen is the chief instructor of the Bunbukan Institute of Classical Japanese Budo Culture, which has branches around the world including England, Mauritius, France, Germany, Wales and America .

A highly regarded and sought-after instructor, Shihan Rowen is also a columnist whose work has featured in both the national and international press, and he has acted as a consultant on television, film and radio.

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Alan Gibson DVDs

Alan Gibson has studied martial arts for many years attaining a Black Sash in Wing Chun in 1986. For the past 12 years he has been teaching Kung Fu and has also taught Women's Self Defence for Southampton Dept. of Adult Education. During this time he has frequently travelled to Hong Kong in order to train with Grand-master Ip Chun and other Wing Chun masters.

The Wing Chun Federation and its teachers are registered with the Yip Man Martial Arts Association in Hong Kong, and its teachers are personally endorsed by Grandmaster Ip Chun. Alan has also attained a degree in sports studies in order to further his understanding of the bio mechanical and psychological aspects of the art.

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Andy Hopwood DVDs

The British Free Fighting Academy was formed in 1995. The sole intension of Andy Hopwood, creator and founder of this dynamic combat system, was to teach people self-defence techniques that actually work in terrifying real life situations.

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Darren Westwood DVDs

Darren Westwood as spent 20 years studying Karate. In addition he has also studied Ju-Jutsu and Chinese Gong-Fu. Along with Andy Paskin, he is the author of "Bushi-Justu: The Science of the Warrior".

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VMA DVDs

Video Martial Arts International have been a leading producer of martial arts programs for nearly 20 years. In conjunction with Summersdale Productions they have now made many of their titles available on DVD for the first time. In this section you will be able to find DVDs on a wide variety of martial arts and fighting systems.

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Important Note: Whereas Iain Abernethy's DVDs are available in all formats (PAL & NTSC), the DVDs in this section are only available in PAL. These DVDs are not currently available in NTSC (required format for USA & Canada). If you have any questions relating to the format of the DVDs, please email us at info@iainabernethy.com