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Mixed Martial Arts: The Book of Knowledge

Mixed Martial Arts: The Book of Knowledge

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Author: Bj Penn; Glen Cordoza; Erich Krauss
Publisher: Victory Belt Publishing
Category: Book

List Price: $34.95
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Avg. Customer Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars 41 reviews
Sales Rank: 3584

Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 308
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.9
Dimensions (in): 11 x 9 x 0.9

ISBN: 0977731561
Dewey Decimal Number: 796.81
EAN: 9780977731565
ASIN: 0977731561

Publication Date: May 15, 2007
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days

Editorial Reviews:

Product Description
Mixed Martial Arts outlines the revolutionary system of fighting used by world-renowned fighter BJ Penn, Coach of Spike TV's 'Ultimate Fighter 5'.

Penn, one of the most technical and decorated fighters in the world today, illustrates fighting techniques that teach you how to mix strikes with takedowns, ground and pound an opponent into submission, fight against the cage and formulate strategies based upon your personal attributes and strengths.



Customer Reviews:   Read 36 more reviews...

5 out of 5 stars Must Buy   November 17, 2008
I love this book! I strongly reccommend it for anybody who is interested in MMA. It does not matter if you are a beginner or a seasoned veteran of the sport. The instructions are not too complexed, but it is detailed enough to help you out. This book covers every phase of MMA. BJ does a great job leaving options for you. He makes a lot of great points about fighting. Must buy


5 out of 5 stars A "one stop shop" book   October 28, 2008
I'm a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu student and just wanted to get an idea of how to complete my "Game". This book covers everything!!!!!!!!!



5 out of 5 stars Fantastic Book On MMA By A Fantastic Fighter and Instructor!   October 21, 2008
One of the most notable pieces wisdom that one can take from this book is also one in which I have been a firm believer in for many years, and which is best explained as follows; One should have a core art that he practices and then incorporate those aspects in which the individual is comfortable with from the many different styles available. In other words, if you core art was boxing, then you would want to pick up different techniques that you were comfortable with from different styles and then learn to incorporate them into your core art, which in this case is boxing. You don't want to separate them, but learn how to get them to flow together into a seamless blend of techniques in which you are proficient in. Great advice! Shame that not too many people follow it though.

The book itself is well put together with loads of color photographs printed on glossy paper really stand out and add tremendously to the overall quality of the book.

The author does a really nice job of presenting a wide range of striking and grappling techniques that one would find very beneficial competing in the MMA arena. Obviously this isn't the only book on the subject, and there are others out there that are just as good, but this book would definitely make anybody's Top 10 List of MMA instructional books.

I would highly recommend this book along with Wrestling for Fighting: The Natural Way and pretty much anything by the Gracie's to improve your MMA repertoire of grappling techniques. Here are just a few.

Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu: Theory and Technique (Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu series)

Gracie Submission Essentials: Grandmaster and Master Secrets of Finishing a Fight (Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu series)

Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Submission Grappling Techniques (Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu series)

Shawn Kovacich
Martial Artist/Author of the Achieving Kicking Excellence series.



5 out of 5 stars Good book for No-Gi Grappling and Submissions   October 2, 2008
The book is straight forward. BJ shows the reader how to hit the submissions from two views...the front and the back view. Before he shows the move he gives the reader background information or the mindset he's in before and while he executes the move. Good book. Recommended for anyone interested in no-gi fighting. This book is for anyone who competes in mixed martial arts or grappling competitions.


5 out of 5 stars great product/service   September 24, 2008
seller shipped product very fast and recieved product with in a week( in iraq). product was in great shape, no defects noted when i recieved product.

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