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MMA
Books From
Amazon.com (USA) -
Fighter's
Notebook by Jenness - Massive. Seminal. Brilliant. Buy
it -
Marco Ruas Vale Tudo Method - New -published Dec 2001. Buy
it
Wrestling
- Winning
Wrestling Moves by
Mysnyk/Davies - The wrestling bible. Buy
it
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Coaching
Wrestling Successfully by
Dan Gable - Gable is a Legend. Nuff said.Buy
it -
A
Season on the Mat : Dan Gable and the Pursuit of Perfection.
Buy
it - Wrestling Drill Book
by Johnson. Brilliant training tool. Buy
it
- Wrestling
for Beginners by Jarman/Hanley - Get a solid foundation. Buy
it
- Basic
Wrestling by US Olympic Commitee - New book - Look who wrote it! Buy
it
- Successful
Wrestling by Keith. - Cool teaching guide. Buy
it
- Greco-Roman
Wrestling by Martell - Probably the best book on Greco. Buy
it
- Takedowns
& Throws of Greco by G. Thompson - Useful GT guide to greco.Buy
it.
- Throws
& Takedowns of Freestyle by G. Thompson - Basic beginners guide. Buy
it
- Blue
Blood on The Mat by Oakley - Bloody account of pro wrestling in Britain. Buy
it
Judo/BJJ
-
Best
Judo by Inokuma/Sato - AKA 'The Judo Bible'. Buy
it - Kudokan
Judo by Kano - THE classic judo book by the art's founder. A must-have. Buy
it
- A
- Z Judo by Hoare
- plethora of illegal chokes, leglocks, spinelocks, neck cranks.
Buy
it
- Shimewaza
by Kashiwazaki - The best
book on chokes? Probably. Buy
it
- Osaekomi
by Kashiwazaki - Control the ground.Totally. Buy
it
- Grips
by Adams - Neil Adams is a legend, learn about his standing grappling.Buy
it
- Armlocks
by Adams - What Neil Adams is famous for. Buy
it
- Tai-otoshi
by Adams - The Classic Judo throw.Buy
it
- Russian
Judo by Iatskevich -
learn Sambo influenced Judo. Buy
it
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Brazilian
Jiu Jitsu: Theory and Practice by Renzo Gracie/Peligro.Buy
it - The
Gracie Way - History of the Gracie Family. Buy
it
- BJJ
Self Defence by Royce Gracie. Buy
it
- BJJ
Submission Grappling Techniques by Royler Gracie. Buy
it
Boxing/Kickboxing
-
Lonsdale
Boxing Manual by James - Excellent intro to boxing. Buy
it - Boxers
Startup by Werner - Excellent beginners guide. Buy
it
- Boxer's
Workout by Depasquale - what it says on the cover. Buy
it
-
King
Of The World by Remnick - Superb bio of Mohammed Ali. Buy
it - Mohammed
Ali by Hauser - There are loads of Ali bio's - this is one of the best. Buy
it
- Raging Bull by Jake La Motta.
Autobio. Great read. Buy
it
- Dark Trade by McRae -
William Hill Sports Book of the Year - Brilliant. Buy
it
- Idiot's
Guide to Kickboxing by Karter & Mezger - excellent basic guide. Buy
it
- Fundamental
Kickboxing Techs. by Sugarfoot - No mess, great book. Buy
it
- Kick
Boxing: a framework for success by O'Keefe. Buy
it
- Thai Boxing Dynamite by Zoran
- a real classic. Great photos. Buy
it
Self
Protection -
The
Fence by G. Thompson - Simply the best book of it's genre - a must-have.
Buy it -
Art
of Fighting Without Fighting by
G. Thompson - does what it says on the cover. Buy
it - Dead
or Alive by G. Thompson
- Urban survival guide. Buy
it
- Championship
Streetfighting - Boxing by Beaumont - Boxing as self defence. Buy
it
- Pre-emptive
strikes ....by O'Keefe - Hit first, hit hard. Buy
it
- Old
School, New School by O'Keefe - The Doorman's Bible Buy
it
- A Bouncer's
Guide by Quinn - how to recognise danger. Buy
it
- Pro
Guide to Ending Violence Quickly by MacYoung - avoid injury or getting sued. Buy
it
- Cheap
Shots, Ambushes by MacYoung - Dirty, brutal & dangerous. Buy
it
- Fists
Wits & Wicked Right by MacYoung - nothing fancy. Just brutal. Buy
it
- Anatomy
of a Streetfight by Vunak - Vu's famous for his straight-blast JKD. Buy
it
- Krav
Maga - Defence v Armed Assault by Or - Isreali Defence Forces method. Buy
it
- Get
Tough by W. E. Fairbairn - Military combative classic. Buy
it
- US
Marines CQC Manual - the LINE system of US Marines combat. Buy
it
Physical
Training -
Brawn
by McRobert - Get big &
strong, drug free. It really works Buy
it -
- Beyond
Brawn by McRobert
- Simply the best weight training book ever. Buy
it
- Insiders
Guide...by McRobert
- best book on weight technique ever. Buy
it
- Training
Tracker by McRobert - Excellent way to achieve strength goals. Buy
it
- Weightlifting
Encyclopedia by
Drechsler - Massive. Best book on Olympic lifting ever.Buy
it
- Explosive
Lifting for Sports by Newton. Increase your explosive power. Buy
it
- Science
& Practice of Strength Training by Zatsiorsky -Serious soviet strength science
Buy
it
- Power
to the People by
Tsatsouline - get strong on only 2 exercises/sets a day. Buy
it
- Russian
Kettlebell Challenge by Tsatsouline - build 'real-world' strength. Buy
it
- Fit
to Fight by Consterdine - Real combat conditioning training. Buy
it
- Survival
of the Fittest -serious study of human performance. Buy
it
- Relax
into Stretching by Tsatsouline - Probably the best method there is. Buy
it
- Complete
Guide to Stretching - serious book for stretch students. Buy
it
- Yoga
for Athletes by Kogler - Yoga for US & Czech Olympic Athletes. Buy
it
Sports
Injury/Rehab - Sports
Injuries by Read/Wade - excellent self treatment guide. Buy
it
- Sports
Injuries by Norris - Training to be a physio/podiatrist? Get this. Buy
it
- Sports
Injuries Prevention & Treatment by Peterson - A serious book aimed at pros.
Buy
it
- Clinical
Sports Medicine by Brukner - 938 pages! Superb reference tool. Buy
it
- Muscle
Testing & Function - by Kendall - Learn all about muscles. Buy
it
- Play
Healthy Stay Healthy by Guten - Treat 40 common sports injuries. Buy
it
- Sports
& Remedial Massage Therapy by Cash - massage essential for athletes? Buy
it
Diet
- The Zone by Sears PHD
- Best seller. Get stronger and leaner easily. Buy
it
- Sports
& Exercise Nutrition by McArdle et al - Serious sports nutrition textbook.
Buy
it
Mental
Training -
Fear
by G. Thompson - how to conquer fear. Buy
it - Feel
the Fear and Do It Anyway by Jeffers - Geoff Thompson loves this. Buy
it
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Unlimited
Power by Robbins - Harness the power of NLP to change your life. Buy
it - NLP
Technology of Achievement by Andreas - reprogam your life. Buy
it
- Frogs
to Princes - the original NLP book by founders, Bandler & Grinder. Buy
it
- Martial
Artist's Book of Five Rings by Musahi /Kaufman - This classic re-interpreted.
Buy
it
- What
Makes Tough Guys Tough by O'Keefe - Insight into toughness. Buy
it
- No-one
Fears When Angry by O'Keefe - understand anger. Buy
it
- How
to Talk to Anyone by Lowndes - because talking can be better than fighting. Buy
it
- Getting
Past No by Ury - One of the best negociation skills tools. Win arguments! Buy
it
Sport
Psychology -
Pysched
to Win by Nideffer - Focus, muscle tension, postive thinking etc for results.
Buy
it - In
Pursuit of Excellence by Orlick - Practical steps turning 'Ordinary' to 'Winner'.
Buy
it
- Focused
for Soccer by Beswick - This helped MUFC win trophies. It can help you. Buy
it
- Sport
Psychology by Jarvis - Great intro into the subject. Buy
it
Misc.
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- The
Guv'nor - by McLean/Malley
- Bare knuckle hardman bio. Buy
it
- The
Wrestling by Garfield - Old Skool Britsh Pro Wrestling fans will love it. Buy
it
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