Combining wrestling, boxing and ruthless ground-and-pound with world-class Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Antonio Nogueira, current UFC Heavyweight Champion, has developed the most sought-after fighting system on the planet. In Mastering Mixed Martial Arts, for the first time, he unveils the guard segment of that system through more than 1000 step-by-step color photographs and detailed narrative, covering everything a fighter could want to know about developing and utilizing the guard. If your goal is to learn how to haul an opponent to the mat and put him in a world of pain, Mastering Mixed Martial Arts puts you one step closer to achieving that dream.
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5.0
Arguably the Best Book Available on The Guard Position:
One could easily submit this book for the argument of being the best book written so far concerning the fine points of, "The Guard," and you would have yourself a pretty darn good chance of winning. This book and the contents within it are simply that good! The author stays on point throughout the entire book and focuses on the guard and half-guard and how to get the most defensively and offensively from this position. This I have personally found to be the hallmark of an exceptional book that... more info
Great book on the guard, from the master of the guard:
The first thing I have to say is that this is not a no-gi book. This is not a book of random moves and submissions from the guard. This is the exact guard system developed by Minotauro Nogueira (Big Nog) that he uses to compete in MMA. It's not a bunch of moves he doesn't use, and each move stacks onto of the previous set of moves. It's a complete system to be used in it's entirety. In that respect, I think that it's one of the best books I've read on the market for MMA guard. One pitfall this book... more info
Best Jiu-Jitsu Book Out There:
Nogueira is the best guard player in MMA, and this book gives his entire system. I really like how every move is based on the move that came before it. If your opponent does 'this' to defend your technique, you answer with 'this'. If he defends your second technique, you go to the third technique. It goes on and on like this, providing answers most fighters don't know. And this isn't just in the guard, it is the half guard as well. A very, very good book to understand how you must grapple in mma.
