Lynn Thompson : Life on the Edge

Lynn Thompson, the President, founder and face of Cold Steel, Inc., is a life-long practitioner of martial arts. He has studied and trained in Western Boxing, Kali, Thai Boxing and Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. He is also highly skilled in Shoot Fighting, Stick Fighting, Saber Fencing, and, above all, Knife Fighting. He has been consistently refining his skills for well over thirty years.

He currently spends fourteen to sixteen hours a week in training, six of which are spent taking private lessons with Ron Balicki, Anthony DeLongis, and other highly respected martial artists.

He also produces a variety of instructional DVD's. All are geared toward fighting techniques, and most showcase the use of Cold Steel products in self-defense situations. He stars in a majority of these productions himself.