SIMON MORRELL

Love, a Fuel for Fear. There is more than one way to cope with fear.

F.EA.R. False Evidence Appearing Real.

Simon on his first book, “When Geoff Thompson first asked me to write a book about my life, my troubles, poor mental health, abuse, but also the happy times, Julie and the kids, achieving my first Black Belt and the glories that went with that, I think, when it came to choosing the title, I became a little blindsided and went with a title that screamed Martial Arts all over it. After all, From Bullied to Black Belt was, on face value, the journey I took.

A True Story. So growing up, if you weren’t good at football, it was assumed you wouldn’t be good at anything and you were practically...