Lynn Thompson - The Knife Junkie Podcast (Episode 434)
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Lynn Thompson, Cold Steel Founder & Former President, joins Bob "The Knife Junkie" DeMarco on Episode 434 of The Knife Junkie Podcast (https://theknifejunkie.com/434).
Lynn grew up the son of a farmer in rural Brazil before moving to the USA, learning English and learning how to hunt.
In addition to being the founder and public-facing president of Cold Steel, Thompson is martial artist, hunter, survivalist, shooter and master at arms. In 1980 Lynn founded Cold Steel with the mission to bring the “world’s strongest, sharpest knives” to market.
Lynn is a lifelong martial artist with extensive training in Wing Chun, Jun Fan, JKD, Savate, Silat, BJJ, Muay Thai as well as Western, Japanese and Filipino. Thompson holds the rank of Master at Arms for this martial skill across multiple disciplines: empty hand fighting, edged weapons combatives and tactical firearms techniques.
After 40+ years of innovating in the edge weapons field, Lynn embarked on a new chapter, selling the company to GSM and carefully ensuring it’s in good hands with Keith Beam.
Find Lynn Thompson online at https://www.lynncthompson.com and https://www.neverunarmed.com.
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Lynn Thompson, Cold Steel Founder & Former President, joins Bob "The Knife Junkie" DeMarco on Episode 434 of The Knife Junkie Podcast (https://theknifejunkie.com/434).
Lynn grew up the son of a farmer in rural Brazil before moving to the USA, learning English and learning how to hunt.
In addition to being the founder and public-facing president of Cold Steel, Thompson is martial artist, hunter, survivalist, shooter and master at arms. In 1980 Lynn founded Cold Steel with the mission to bring the “world’s strongest, sharpest knives” to market.
Lynn is a lifelong martial artist with extensive training in Wing Chun, Jun Fan, JKD, Savate, Silat, BJJ, Muay Thai as well as Western, Japanese and Filipino. Thompson holds the rank of Master at Arms for this martial skill across multiple disciplines: empty hand fighting, edged weapons combatives and tactical firearms techniques.
After 40+ years of innovating in the edge weapons field, Lynn embarked on a new chapter, selling the company to GSM and carefully ensuring it’s in good hands with Keith Beam.
Find Lynn Thompson online at https://www.lynncthompson.com and https://www.neverunarmed.com.
➤ Knife Junkie Knife Affiliate Links: https://theknifejunkie.com/knives
➤ Join The Knife Junkie Patreon: https://theknifejunkie.com/patreon
➤ Knife Merchandise: https://theknifejunkie.com/shop
➤ Knife Junkie Website - https://theknifejunkie.com
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