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Wrestling for Fighting: The Natural Way | 
 enlarge | Authors: Randy Couture, Erich Krauss, Glen Cordoza, Eric Hendrikx
Publisher: Victory Belt Publishing
Category: Book
List Price: $34.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  9 reviews
Sales Rank: 19702
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 216
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.5
Dimensions (in): 11.4 x 9.4 x 0.6
ISBN: 0977731537
Dewey Decimal Number: 796
EAN: 9780977731534
ASIN: 0977731537
Publication Date: June 15, 2007
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Product Description
Randy "The Natural" Couture is the most respected and celebrated MMA combatant in the history of the UFC. A UFC Heavyweight and Light Heavyweight World Champion, and a UFC Hall of Famer, Randy Couture's reputation and fighting style are among the best in the world.
Now, with Wrestling for Fighting: The Sport of Mixed Martial Arts, Couture presents the techniques and strategies that allowed him to devastate the world s best strikers and grapplers time and time again. His unique fighting system, a mix of martial arts, wrestling, boxing and jiu-jitsu, is broken down clearly and concisely for amateurs and seasoned veterans alike. Couture also includes important information on creating fight game plans, and a variety of training tips you won t find anywhere else.
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 Highly recommended! January 28, 2008
Wrestling for Fighting is an essential addition to anyone's MMA library.
The other reviews have already done a good job of describing the contents of this book but in brief:
The first section of the book covers basic wrestling.
The second section is Greco wrestling (upper body wrestling/throws).
The thrid section covers wrestling techniques used in MMA.
This is a very high quality book (as are all the books co-authored by Krauss and Cordoza). It is full of photos showing the techniques from mutliple angles. The written instruction is thorough and easy to understand.
Some things to keep in mind. As the title hints, this is a book about wrestling. What you're getting is a top notch instructional on all aspects of wrestling by one of the greatest wrestling based MMA fighters of all time. Do not buy it expecting to learn submissions (other than a few basic "wrestling" subs) or standup striking (though there is plenty of ground n' pound instruction). This of course does not detract from the book in any way. There are already excellent books that cover striking and submissions. And since wrestling is an important, if not arguably the most important aspect of MMA (deciding where the fight takes place), it deserves its own volume.
GREAT BOOK! January 16, 2008
This is a super book and I've really enjoyed it! It's full of some great tips & tons of awesome instructional photos. If you love Randy Couture & are a big fan of his fighting style this book will be most helpful to you. It has helped me out tremendously and has improved my ground game by leaps & bounds! Randy Couture is such a hero to so many people - HE ROCKS! BUY THIS BOOK TODAY!!!!!!!!!!! I HIGHLY recommend it!
Three angled photography is excellent December 28, 2007
This book is awesome. The background on Randy is great and I found the fact he didn't start college until after being in the Army very fascinating. The best part about the book is the color photographs. It looks like they had 3 cameras all synced to the same "switch" so when one button was pushed all three cameras took a picture simultaneously from front, back and side positions.
This is very helpful in letting you see all angles of each move. While the book is called wrestling for fighting the majority of the book can be applied to folk style high school and collegiate wrestling. There is only one small section at the end which covers MMA specific technique. I highly recommend this for either wrestlers or coaches or anyone getting into mma from boxing or karate diciplines.
A Must Buy November 23, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Perhaps the most amazing thing about Randy Couture's career is that he fights in the heaviest weight divisions. Historically, these divisions have been dominated by strikers. Couture has demonstrated that it is possible to fight and beat big, highly skilled strikers with the the right approach to grappling.
As other reviews have pointed out, despite its weaknesses, the book is a must buy for the serious fighter. In a sense, I could say its the book we've all been waiting for. Unlike most other grappling books, Couture places an emphasis on positioning rather than takedowns or submissions skills. He systematically demonstrates that these should follow directly from proper balance, arm and head control. While the book's title makes reference to wrestling, it is in fact a more general guide to basic principles of grappling that would be useful in a wide range of grappling sports.
Regardless of your level, background, or goals, there is something in this book for every serious competitor.
Finally! October 13, 2007
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
It is about time that someone put out a comprehensive book of techniques of wrestling takedowns that are useful for MMA/submission grappling. This book teaches the fundamentals of freestyle and greco wrestling takedowns as well as giving applications and adaptions for the cage. It is not just a book packed with unrelated moves. Techniques take logical progressions based on the opponents reactions. It made me a better wrestler the day I opened it.
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