kirk bowett
the singlehanded survivor
Kirk Bowett is the Singlehanded Survivor & Hunted Fugitive.
After a career spanning 3 decades and 3 conflicts, including the global war on terror and a fight for his own life, Kirk now Performs, Writes, Instructs and Speaks about the Art of Survival and champions the veteran community.
biography
Kirk Bowett is an ex-serviceman who served 18 years in his County Regiment The Mercian Regiment. His military service took him globally and he has served on operations in Northern Ireland, The Middle East and Africa. On leaving the Army, Kirk returned to Iraq as a private security consultant to assist the UK and US governments in their post-conflict reconstruction mission.
In 2013, the vehicle in which Kirk was travelling was destroyed resulting in the death of his colleague and driver Edan. As a result, Kirk received serious life-changing injuries including the loss of his left forearm. After a long recovery, Kirk has had the unique privilege of becoming a member of The British Limbless Ex-Serviceman's Association BLESMA.
Since recovering from his injuries Kirk has taken his combined 20 years of operational experience and focused on a new and varied career path. In September of 2018, Kirk joined the British Forces Broadcasting Service BFBS to study creative media with the 2018/19 Forces Media Academy. Also, a newfound passion for acting has led to roles as a supporting artist and actor in some major new feature films and box sets which include Wonder Woman, The Crown, War Machine, Dunkirk, Rogue One and many others. Kirk has found real fulfilment recreating the experience and history of injured service personnel through Film, TV and theatre.
In 2020 Kirk returned to MOD Service and now trains military personnel in the Art of Combat Survival.
SURVIVAL & RESILIENCE TRAINING
Taking his own experiences in extreme and hostile environments, Kirk now delivers Survival, Bushcraft and Resilience training in the Military, Private and Charity Sectors. Key focuses include -
- Leadership
- Improving Self-Resilience & Motivation
- Life Skills
ACTOR & PUBLIC SPEAKER
Kirk has used the Performing Arts as a platform for post trauma recovery. Having trained in Creative Media with BFBS, Kirk uses his training to support fellow wounded veterans in to the performing arts.
Productions Kirk has worked on include -
2018 - TINFY - Graeae Theatre
2019 - Soldier On - Soldiers Arts Academy
2020 - Ice Queen - SLT
2021 - The Good Life - GDS
2022 - Clue - GDS
2023 - Bleak Expectations - GDS
Supporting Artist & Stunt Roles
Royal British Legion - Festival of Remembrance
NEAR DEATH - PODCAST BFBS
AUTHOR
Self Authoring has been a catalyst for the production of a series of books now available on Amazon and Kindle.
Kirk writes about his own experiences as a boy soldier, combat veteran, bodyguard, survivor, survival instructor and author in his autobiography Misadventure.
The Art of Survival is a comprehensive guide to physical and psychological survival anywhere and The Travellers Survival Guide is a highly visual aid memoir for anyone planning to travel to even the remotest areas.
Public Speaking - Survival Training - Acting
singlehandedsurvivor@gmail.com
Kirk Bowett is the Singlehanded Survivor, after a military career that spanned domestic conflict & Global War on Terror, Kirk took his skills and returned to war zones as a Hostile Environment Bodyguard.
In 2013 after the withdrawal of US Troops from Iraq and with the security situation deteriorating, Kirk found himself in the remote desert with his life hanging in the balance.This book tells his life story so far and how a brush with near-death led to new adventures including stage, film and a return to the military, instructing in the Art of Survival.
Being in the unique role of delivering survival training to the UK Military and having access to over 3000 severely wounded veteran colleagues. Kirk has taken his own experiences and that of his friends to piece together "The Art of Survival" - what makes a survivor and what is needed in order to get through the journey of Survival.
This book takes the reader through the rollercoaster journey of a Survival situation, un tapping ‘The Will to Survive’ and looking at what Human Resilience is through his own experiences, through what has been a rich and varied career to date.
Access to travel to the furthest reaches of our planet has never been easier. Our desire to push the boundaries of exploration, but in our search for adventure and adrenaline we also make the boundaries of risk. Every explorer should have a bit of knowledge, knowing what to do if things go wrong and what to do to get yourself, your teammates and your family to safety.
Join military survival instructor, veteran and survivor Kirk Bowett, as he pieces together the need-to-know survival aide memoir that can be used in any survival situation.
SURVIVOR CARDS IS A UNIQUE CARD GAME BASED ON THE PRIORITIES OF SURVIVAL. DEVISED AND DESIGNED BY MILITARY SURVIVAL INSTRUCTOR THE SINGLEHANDED SURVIVOR. THE CARD GAME CHALLENGES SKILL, LUCK, TACTICS AND NERVE IN THIS ALL-OR-NOTHING GAME.
ONE PACK OF CARDS WILL ENABLE 2 TO 6 PLAYERS ABANDONED IN THE WILDERNESS TO EITHER SURVIVE AND CALL FOR HELP OR ESCAPE 100 MILES TO SAFETY, WHICH WILL YOU CHOOSE
SINGLEHANDED SURVIVOR MERCHANDISE
