Mixed martial arts for dummies
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Mixed martial arts for dummies
（--For dummies）
Wiley, c2009
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Description
A thorough introduction to this wildly popular combat sport-in FULL COLOR!
Mixed martial arts, or MMA, is a combat sport that combines practices from several martial arts, including boxing, wrestling, karate, jiu jitsu, muay thai, and judo. Featuring more than 150 step-by-step, full-color photos illustrating proper technique, this guide by MMA legend Frank Shamrock provides novices with a firm foundation in MMA fundamentals. Shamrock introduces readers to his famous training and fighting system and provides instruction on each aspect of MMA in clear, concise detail, including striking, fighting from the clinch, takedowns, grappling, submissions, and escapes.
Frank Shamrock (San Jose, CA) has earned titles as the Ultimate Fighting Championship middleweight, World Extreme Cagefighting light-heavyweight, and Strikeforce middleweight. He is the color commentator for CBS's EliteXC: Saturday Night Fight.
Table of Contents
Introduction.
Part I: Welcome to My World (Of Pain).
Chapter 1: Mixed Martial Arts: Past and Present.
Chapter 2: Digging Deeper into MMA.
Chapter 3: Getting Started with Your Training.
Part II: Stand-Up Fighting.
Chapter 4: Stand Up for Yourself and Strike.
Chapter 5: Inside Fighting with the Clinch.
Chapter 6: The Takedown: Getting to the Ground.
Part III: Grappling: You Gotta Have a Ground Game.
Chapter 7: Working from the Guard.
Chapter 8: Flowing through the Eight Positions of Power.
Chapter 9: Submitting to No One: Using the Right Submission Techniques.
Chapter 10: Great Escapes.
Chapter 11: Improving Your Ground Game: The Five Animals of MMA.
Part IV: Becoming a Well-Rounded Fighter - And Person.
Chapter 12: Strength and Conditioning.
Chapter 13: Training with a Purpose.
Part V: The Part of Tens.
Chapter 14: Ten Ways to Improve Your Speed.
Chapter 15: Ten Ways to Get Yourself Hurt.
Chapter 16: Ten Ways to Prepare for a Fight.
Appendix: Resources.
Index.
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