In Judo for Mixed Martial Arts, world renowned judoka and UFC fighter Karo Parisyan unleashes the secrets of how to toss an opponent eight feet into the air and then finish him with a bonebreaking submission the moment he hits the ground. Covering thirty of the most practical throws and more than sixty submissions, this book is guaranteed to become the bible amongst MMA fighters.
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0
Great book!:
Gave this book to my husband as a gift and he absolutely LOVES it! Thanks!
greatest judo book for any kind of fights, not just MMA!!:
Karo Parysian is a great fighter and teacher. Uniquely, I didn't really respect him when I read the first couple pages of this book since he has a very bad temper and is kind of cocky (over confidence) because he knows and believes that he's way too good for any of his opponent then that caused him to be lazy and not well prepared.
But after I read the overall story that he start changing his way of thinking and lifestyle, then I started to respect him more. Man, after I read and learnd most of... more info
BJJ? Judo, and the crowd will never forget you!!!:
Karo has put a highly entertaining and instructional piece of work together in Judo for MMA. My family and friends have studied No-gi BJJ for a little over a year now. Having boxing backgrounds we were quite nervous about our ground game so we started studying Eddie Bravos work.We learned so much but i always felt misplaced with BJJ. Im a skinny man so wrestling has never really been my cup of tea. And then I found Karo's book and felt and excitement i didnt quite understand. That is of course until i... more info
Well worth the money:
Very good information about specific grips to use in the clinch to replace the grips you lose when your opponent isn't wearing a gi. It does lack information about kazushi, or the un-balancing that is needed to set up Judo throws. You'll need a little bit of Judo knowledge to get the most out of the throwing techniques in this book. "The Sport of Judo", by Kobayashi is a good one for that: very short and to the point and explains the un-balancing that is missing from Kayo's book. Otherwise it's great;... more info