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Gran Leon Books - The Mixed Martial Arts Instruction Manual: Striking
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Manufacturer: Victory Belt Publishing
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 796
EAN: 9780981504414
ISBN: 0981504418
Label: Victory Belt Publishing
Manufacturer: Victory Belt Publishing
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 272
Publication Date: 2008-11-17
Publisher: Victory Belt Publishing
Studio: Victory Belt Publishing
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In Mixed Martial Arts Instruction Manual, UFC Middleweight Champion Anderson Silva unveils more than 150 striking techniques that have been proven in the Octagon. Detailing everything from basic punches and kicks to complex combinations through 1500 step-by-step color photographs and descriptive narrative, this book will become a bible for both beginning practitioners and seasoned mixed martial arts veterans.
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Summary: The best book for MMA striking
Comment: Adnerson Silva is the top striker in MMA right now. His ability to KO competition isn't based on natural abilities like Chuck Liddells insane KO power. His is based on his successful modification and application of classic striking techniques.
This book covers how he's modified and altered some of the striking tools he uses for MMA. There's no super secret squirrel ninja techniques, just good solid basic skills that you can see Silva use in all of his fights. These aren't text book boxing or kickboxing techniques but they do work when confronted with a situation where grappling is allowed.
The only thing missing from this book is his clinch game, which is a big part of his standup skill set. However, it lookes lik he has a book coming out devoted to just the clinch.
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Summary: The best primer on striking for MMA
Comment: I was very excited to receive the latest Victory Belt publication in the mail: Anderson Silva's MMA Instruction Manual STRIKING.
I'm a huge fan of this series. Co-authors Erich Krauss and Glen Cordoza have also done books with Randy Couture, B.J. Penn and Karo Parisyan.
Like the others, this one is a very well produced tome -- clearly written, excellent color photos, step-by-step instructions on techniques both basic and advanced.
The first thing to jump out at me on perusing this one was a bit of disappointment. A quick glance at the section titles left a glaring omission: Stance & Footwork, Countermovement, Striking Techniques, Attacks and Counterattacks...where's the section on the Clinch?!?!? I had to flip through the book four times, seeing only the barest reference to the Thai Plum or the Dirty Boxing Clinch before I noticed Page 271 --- "Related Projects by Anderson Silva". There it was -- Anderson Silva's MMA Instruction Manual: THE CLINCH.
Ah, I see, they're going to do a whole 'nother book on Silva's clinch work. Damn. The dude has so much to say about the clinch that it needs its own book.
Anyway, the book I have in my hands is still totally awesome. My favorite thing about the Victory Belt series is the insight these books give to the fighting style of the authors. This book, like Anderson Silva, is an interesting combination. Its two parts methodical attention to footwork and positioning, two parts tactics -- how to set up combinations and how to counterattack, and one part crazy flash moves that reveal Silva's love of martial arts movies!
The bit on the Lead Reverse Back Elbow (the move he famously KTFO'd Tony Fryklund with, watch it here) is classic. Anderson describes how he first saw the move in a movie called Ong Bak starring Tony Jaa, a Muay Boran master. He decides that he's going to use it in his next fight and his trainers tell him to quit wasting his time with stupid movie moves that are never going to work. So he goes home and gets his wife to hold the pads for him while he secretly practices the move hundreds of times. Then he unleashes it in Cage Rage.
So after I've flipped through it a few dozen times and looked at all the flashy, exotic moves, I go back and read from the beginning. The thing that jumps out at me is just how much of Anderson Silva's flashy flashy fighting style is based on his total mastery of fundamentals. He puts everything in a context of footwork and positioning, combinations and counter-attacks.
The amount of information I gleaned about striking, particularly footwork, from this book positively dwarfs that I've gotten from every other MMA book combined. Lets face it, Silva is light years ahead of most MMA practitioners as a striker and comparing his striking instructionals to those of B.J. Penn or Randy Couture is like the difference between basic algebra and advanced calculus. You will not be disappointed if you buy this book looking to learn about advanced striking technique for MMA.
I've been going back and watching all of Anderson's fights and I can already tell the difference in my level of understanding of his artistry. I've even spotted him using several of the combinations and counters from the book.
You will be a bit bummed if you were looking to learn about the clinch but we'll just have to wait for 2009 when Victory Belt releases that one.
On the whole this is another excellent production by Krauss and Cordoza and I recommend it highly. Even if you don't train (like me) its a great way to learn the nuances of the sport so you can appreciate it even more when you watch it. If you do train, this book could unlock a whole new world of striking technique for you.
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Summary: www.knucklepit.com
Comment: MIXED MARTIAL ARTS INSTRUCTION MANUAL/ STRIKING
by Anderson Silva
with Erich Krauss & Glen Cordoza (Victory Belt)
© Marc Wickert December 14, 2008
www.knucklepit.com
Through consistently delivering top-shelf products, Victory Belt publications have become the Rolls Royce of MMA and MA books. And when they are co-authored by the dynamite duo of Erich Krauss and Glen Cordoza, well that's just another brass-knuckle endorsement. Their collaboration here is certainly no exception to the rule.
Anderson Silva is the most dominant MMA middleweight in the world today, to the point where the UFC appears to be having trouble finding challenging opponents for "The Spider" rather than victims for him to toy with.
One aspect of Anderson's game that places him head and shoulders above the rest is his unpredictability: Adversaries don't know if he's going to be facing them in southpaw or orthodox position, and he's constantly changing from a towering posture to a crouch, with his transition from one stance to another always being so deceptively smooth.
"During most fights I'll spend a good portion of the time with my left foot forward and my right foot back... By switching back and forth between southpaw stance and a standard stance, I'll often confuse my opponent... I strongly recommend learning how to fight with your opposite foot forward because it will open different attacking and counterattacking options," says Silva.
Thankfully, for the majority of Anderson's techniques demonstrated in Mixed Martial Arts Instruction Manual/ Striking he shows both the orthodox and southpaw positions to avoid confusion. He also prepares the reader for facing opponents in both the same and the opposite stances.
Areas covered in this book include: stance, footwork, parries and blocks, kick checking, feints, and of course, Anderson Silva's diabolical strikes, including his lethal knee-strikes.
Two hundred and seventy-two pages of uncut TNT.
Commiserations to Rafael Feijao - Anderson's training partner.
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Summary: Great buy!
Comment: This is a great book. I love Andersons fighting style and technique. The authors of the book did a great job breaking down the techniques. The illustrations and descriptions are very helpful and neat.
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Summary: Beautful coffee table book on MMA!!!
Comment: Anderson Silva has created a brilliant coffee table quality book in MMA Striking. The photos in this book alone were worth it to me. Add in the great descriptions and well, Anderson, and you have an excellent book!
Although I am not a great striker, Anderson shows all of the basics that I need. Once I get some of this down, I will definitely be moving on to his more advanced combinations and movement. It is great to see a book that goes after this neglected topic with such zeal. Anderson - you da man!
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