Boxing for MMA : building the fistic edge for competition & self-defense for men & women / Mark Hatmaker.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hatmaker, Mark, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Boxing.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (145 p.)

Other Title:

Boxing for MMA : building the fistic edge for competition and self-defense for men and women

Place of Publication:

Chula Vista, California : Tracks Publishing, [2014]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Although dramatic head kicks and garrote-tight submissions may get most of the airplay in highlight reels, the stats show that punching combinations and knockouts reap more MMA victories than any other fighting technique. This boxing primer not only covers the basics, including stance, footwork, punches, and combinations, it takes these boxing skills and views them through an MMA prism that addresses the realities of the mixed martial arts game. While there are some must-know fistic skills for MMA, there are also more than a few boxing tactics that will get you smashed in MMA. Boxing for MMA b

Contents:

Front Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Acknowledgments; Dedication; Contents; How to use the MMA Mastery manuels; Intro: Boxing for MMA; Chapter 1. "You've got to walk before you can run, but you've got to stand before you can walk"; Chapter 2. Footwork concepts; Chapter 3. Boxing Plus arsenal; Chapter 4. Boxing Plus defensive vocabulary; Chapter 5. Appetite for destruction; Chapter 6. Punch, don't paw; Chapter 7. Pyramid build; Chapter 8. Let's stay focused; Chapter 9. No hitting below the belt ... why not?; Chapter 10. Sunday punch as cut-kick; Chapter 11. Boxing Plus sprawl & get-up

Chapter 12. Combination menusChapter 13. Prescription for scrimmage drills; Resources; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-935937-71-5

1-935937-70-7