The Ultimate Mixed Martial Arts Training Guide

The Ultimate Mixed Martial Arts Training Guide
Author: Danny Plyler
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 270
Release: 2009-10-01
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 1440307830

A Must-Have Resource for all Warrior Athletes Regardless of your skill or fitness level, The Ultimate Mixed Marital Arts Training Guide - with more than 300 step-by-step photographs, detailed callouts, and comprehensive instruction - is the personal trainer you need to accomplish your workout goals and sharpen your techniques. You'll learn: • Cardio and strength training exercises like mountain climber push-ups, partner closed guard sit-up reaches, and the Muay Thai scarecrow • Striking and defense techniques such as the jab, cross, hook, overhand, Muay Thai knee, inner/outer thigh kick, and head kick • Wrestling and countering techniques including the dirty boxing clinch, the over-under clinch, and the Muay Thai clinch • Takedowns like the hip throw, shoot takedown, and single and double leg takedown • Jiu-jitsu passing and escape techniques for the full mount, knee mount, closed guard, open guard, and more • Winning submission moves like the arm bar, Kimura, omoplata, guillotine, ankle lock, and triangle choke • Drills to improve your punching and kicking speed and accuracy • Mental exercises to sharpen your focus, reduce your fears, and increase your concentration • Diet and nutrition techniques the pros use to stay in top fighting condition - whether they're in training mode or cutting weight before a match Whatever your personal fitness and fighting ambitions might be, The Ultimate Mixed Martial Arts Training Guide is your all-in-one resource to peak physical conditioning, clear mental focus, increased confidence, and superior fighting skills.

Training for Warriors

Training for Warriors
Author: Martin Rooney
Publisher: Harper Collins
Total Pages: 1124
Release: 2011-08-16
Genre: Health & Fitness
ISBN: 006204656X

To be a warrior, you must train like a warrior Discover the training secrets that have produced World Champions in MMA, Submission Grappling, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, and Judo. More than 750 color photos will show you how to perform hundreds of exercises designed to specifically target each area of your body. You'll also learn: Nutrition and safe weight-cutting tips Information on dealing with injuries Advice on the warrior mind and mental game The ultimate 8-week warrior workout plan Whether you are a fighter or just want to look like one, Training for Warriors is a proven, comprehensive system to get you fit for whatever battle life throws at you.

MMA Training Manual Volume II

MMA Training Manual Volume II
Author: M. M. A. Worldwide
Publisher: Triumph Books (IL)
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2011
Genre: Mixed martial arts
ISBN: 9781600785054

Tapout is the preeminent magazine in the wildly popular and fast-growing sport of mixed martial arts. Each issue contains a 16-page full-color section providing fight tips and techniques by the biggest names in the sport. So valuable and effective are these lessons that MMA instructors from across the world use them to teach the sport. Now, for the first time, Tapout is offering these lessons in a single volume. MMA Training Manual Vol. ii includes a careful selection of the very best lessons from the magazine. Every move, every technique across the wide spectrum of the sport is covered in brilliant and easy-to-understand detail. Hall of Fame UFC fighters, Jui Jitsu champions, and champions from Russia and the Philippines are all among the fighters featured in the lessons. Nowhere else will you find tips and techniques in a single source from the likes of Dean Lister, Eddie Bravo, Evan Tanner and Jeremy Williams-the latter two, legends who died prematurely but whose wisdom is preserved in this book. Fans of mixed martial arts will be dazzled by the breadth of the lessons and athletes featured.

Winning on the Ground

Winning on the Ground
Author: AnnMaria De Mars
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2013
Genre: Judo
ISBN: 9780897502054

A variety of winning judo techniques developed over years of teaching are presented in this guide that prepares mixed martial artists for transcending numerous scenarios. Based on the same training methods that have produced multiple Olympic medalists, the book demonstrates how any opponent can be overcome, even from a position that may seem hopeless. It is generously illustrated with techniques and exercises that are proven winners and is appropriate for beginning judo practitioners.

Speed Training for Combat, Boxing, Martial Arts, and MMA

Speed Training for Combat, Boxing, Martial Arts, and MMA
Author: J. Barnes
Publisher: Fitness Lifestyle
Total Pages: 172
Release: 2005-09
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 0976899809

Based on proven concepts of martial arts masters such as Bruce Lee, this guide contains advanced training methods to maximize speed and reflexes for competition and self-defense.

Mastering the Rubber Guard

Mastering the Rubber Guard
Author: Eddie Bravo
Publisher: Victory Belt Publishing
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2006-12-15
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 9780977731596

InMastering the Rubber Guard,Eddie Bravo, the only American to submit a member of the legendary Gracie family in jiu-jitsu competition, reveals the techniques and strategy of the Rubber Guard, a revolutionary system of grappling designed specifically for the street and mixed martial arts competition. Through descriptive narrative and nearly a thousand color photographs, Bravo teaches dozens of unique moves and submissions. Widely regarded as not only the most offensive, but also the most defensive, guard game in existence, the Rubber Guard will change the way you view and play jiu-jitsu.

Mixed Martial Arts Fighting Techniques

Mixed Martial Arts Fighting Techniques
Author: Danny Indio
Publisher: Tuttle Publishing
Total Pages: 114
Release: 2012-10-16
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 1462909868

Learn devastating mixed martial arts techniques from all over the world with this expert guide. Superb fighting skills are essential in all sorts of situations and can save your life if you are attacked. Mixed Martial Arts Fighting Techniques is a complete how-to manual for the modern fighter, presenting a detailed overview of all the best MMA fighting techniques and the various situations in which they can be used. Comprehensive and well laid-out, with hundreds of tips such as grappling your way into a dominant kesa-gatame position to force your adversary's submission or knowing when to fight "dirty" to attack your opponent's vulnerabilities, this manual will give you a leg-up for everything from a no-holds-barred street fight to the regimented rules of fighting in the ring. With over 700 color photos and downloadable instructional video that clearly demonstrate all the right moves, this book gives you the winning edge you need! Use Western boxing and Muay Thai techniques to move out of harm's way as you deliver a devastating array of attacks Use Brazilian jiu-jitsu and MMA techniques to escape holds and move into dominant positions Use modern streetfighting techniques Use Filipino knife-fighting techniques And much more!

Xtreme Training

Xtreme Training
Author: Randy Couture
Publisher: Victory Belt Publishing
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2010-10-10
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 9780982565827

Randy Couture is renown throughout the fight world for his incredible stamina, extreme work ethic and grueling fight pace. In his new book, Xtreme Training, Couture details the training methods that have catapulted him into the upper echelon of Mixed Martial Arts and led to five world titles in two different weight classes. With the help of world-class strength and conditioning coach, Jake Bonacci, Randy demonstrates his trademark exercises used to increase his power and cardio. No guesswork, no blind program design: the workouts in this book are battle tested and proven successful with top level competitive fighters.

Strength and Conditioning for Mixed Martial Arts

Strength and Conditioning for Mixed Martial Arts
Author: Will Peveler
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 215
Release: 2021-07-14
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 1538139553

While most martial arts gyms teach excellent fighting techniques, few have a full understanding of the principles behind strength and conditioning, leaving many fighters over trained and injured. Strength and Conditioning for Mixed Martial Arts: A Practical Guide for the Busy Athlete provides elite-level instruction beyond fighting technique, focusing instead on improving overall athletic performance that works side-by-side with a fighter’s martial arts training. Written for the non-professional athlete, from beginning to advanced fighters, it is also readily implemented around a full-time job. Topics covered in this book include: Selecting and maintaining equipment Developing a training plan Strength and conditioning Developing a sound and safe nutrition plan Common injuries and injury prevention Preparing for competitions Most mixed martial arts athletes must be able to effectively balance strength and conditioning workouts, martial arts training, family, work, and recovery. This book is designed for just that purpose, helping fighters develop programs for their specific needs, whether training for self-defense, health and wellness, or competing in the cage.

MMA Training Masterclass

MMA Training Masterclass
Author: Noah Daniels
Publisher: BookRix
Total Pages: 39
Release: 2015-08-18
Genre: Self-Help
ISBN: 3739609478

This powerful book will show you everything you need to finally achieve your dream body without leaving the comfort of your home and by exercising for only minutes per day. Follow the training routines of MMA fighters, Fitness professionals, Special Forces Units and many others who have adopted this MMA style inspired training as the pinnacle of their training routines and you will see results like you've never thought possible. You can make weight loss promises to yourself all day and night, but without the right plan of action and training routine it will only end in failure! Learn What Should Be In A Training Program And What Shouldn't Discover The Mindset Needed To Make This Program Work Full Body Training From Head To Toe Elite Training Advice Nutrition Ideas And Much, Much More..