Mixed Martial Arts For Dummies
John Wiley & Sons Ltd (Verlag)
978-0-470-39071-9 (ISBN)
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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.
Frank Shamrock is an MMA legend and considered by many to be the prototype for the modern mixed martial artist. He has earned titles in the UFC, WEC, andStrikeforce promotions. Outside of the ring, Shamrock is an MMA color commentator on CBS, Showtime, and ESPN2. Also internationally known as one of the world′s top martial arts instructors and trainers, Shamrock is the highest–ranking instructor of the Submission Fighting style of martial arts in the United States.
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.
| Verlagsort | Chichester |
|---|---|
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 204 x 253 mm |
| Gewicht | 740 g |
| Themenwelt | Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport ► Kampfsport / Selbstverteidigung |
| ISBN-10 | 0-470-39071-9 / 0470390719 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-470-39071-9 / 9780470390719 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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