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Training for Warriors: The Ultimate Mixed Martial Arts Workout – World Champion Methods with 750+ Exercises, Nutrition, and Injury Prevention
To be a warrior, you must train like a warrior Discover the training secrets that have produced World Champions in MMA, Submission Grappling, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, and Judo. More than 750 color photos will show you how to perform hundreds of exercises designed to specifically target each area of your body. You'll also Whether you are a fighter or just want to look like one, Training for Warriors is a proven, comprehensive system to get you fit for whatever battle life throws at you.
320 pages, Paperback
First published March 1, 2008
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July 24, 2020
The techniques utilized in mixed martial arts competition generally fall into two categories: striking techniques (such as kicks, knees, punches and elbows) and grappling techniques (such as clinch holds, pinning holds, submission holds, sweeps, take-downs and throws). Today, mixed martial artists must cross-train in a variety of styles to counter their opponent's strengths and remain effective in all the phases of combat.
Over the years, especially since MMA went mainstream in the early 1990's, there's been serious debate over the effectiveness of wing chun style trapping. This kind of trapping is very seldom seen in sport fighting, and most sport fighters regard it as entirely ineffective. There are three reasons for this. First, because most wing chun training is unrealistic, practitioners are unable to apply anything against a skilled fighter, much less the complex trapping that has evolved in cooperative training. Therefore, it doesn't appear to work. Second, because it doesn't appear to work, very few sport fighters take it seriously enough to train it effectively. Fighters don't think it works, so they don't learn to use it in the first place. And third, trapping is better suited for self defense than fighting. In a fight, both participants know what's up, start at a distance, and are less committed. It's harder to apply trapping on someone who is moving in and out of range. In a self defense scenario on the other hand, trapping is an excellent way to assist in taking out an immediate threat, where the trap serves to prevent the opponent from defending against the attack.
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Over the years, especially since MMA went mainstream in the early 1990's, there's been serious debate over the effectiveness of wing chun style trapping. This kind of trapping is very seldom seen in sport fighting, and most sport fighters regard it as entirely ineffective. There are three reasons for this. First, because most wing chun training is unrealistic, practitioners are unable to apply anything against a skilled fighter, much less the complex trapping that has evolved in cooperative training. Therefore, it doesn't appear to work. Second, because it doesn't appear to work, very few sport fighters take it seriously enough to train it effectively. Fighters don't think it works, so they don't learn to use it in the first place. And third, trapping is better suited for self defense than fighting. In a fight, both participants know what's up, start at a distance, and are less committed. It's harder to apply trapping on someone who is moving in and out of range. In a self defense scenario on the other hand, trapping is an excellent way to assist in taking out an immediate threat, where the trap serves to prevent the opponent from defending against the attack.
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December 26, 2020
For what this book is aiming for, I think it did an outstanding job. A very good introduction to ... you guessed it, training to be a warrior relevant to mixed martial arts.
Simple, direct, straight to the point, full of pictures that show various fighting techniques and exercises, easy to follow nutrition plans for cut/sustain/lean bulk, and even comes with a very interesting and highly detailed workout plan at the back of the book.
For someone who isn't part of a gym and is training under an expert martial artist such as a golden glove for example, this would be a great book to get started. I can imagine for a high school student this would be a gold mine of information for a young man or woman who wanted to train in self-defense and get fit.
When it comes to a short and sweet fitness book, this is one of my favorites by far for sure. It really cuts out the opinions and the fluff and gets straight to the point. I also really enjoyed the warrior mindset/focus on the mental game of being a warrior, aka pursuing a sport where you square up face to face to an opponent and exchange physical force at one another until once surrenders either willingly (tap-out) or unwilfully (KO).
I will probably save the 8 week program at the end of this book and maybe give it a go in 2021 and see what happens, purely from a fitness improvement perspective.
For someone interested in fitness or martial arts, this short read (don't let the page count fool you, this is loaded with tons of images; which is not a bad thing) is absolutely worth it. Highly recommend.
Simple, direct, straight to the point, full of pictures that show various fighting techniques and exercises, easy to follow nutrition plans for cut/sustain/lean bulk, and even comes with a very interesting and highly detailed workout plan at the back of the book.
For someone who isn't part of a gym and is training under an expert martial artist such as a golden glove for example, this would be a great book to get started. I can imagine for a high school student this would be a gold mine of information for a young man or woman who wanted to train in self-defense and get fit.
When it comes to a short and sweet fitness book, this is one of my favorites by far for sure. It really cuts out the opinions and the fluff and gets straight to the point. I also really enjoyed the warrior mindset/focus on the mental game of being a warrior, aka pursuing a sport where you square up face to face to an opponent and exchange physical force at one another until once surrenders either willingly (tap-out) or unwilfully (KO).
I will probably save the 8 week program at the end of this book and maybe give it a go in 2021 and see what happens, purely from a fitness improvement perspective.
For someone interested in fitness or martial arts, this short read (don't let the page count fool you, this is loaded with tons of images; which is not a bad thing) is absolutely worth it. Highly recommend.
August 22, 2008
A solid training resource, especially for fighters who inexperienced in strength training. Some good stuff for everyone else too. Like most of these books, the exercise descriptions are inadequate and will require a little further research.
May 12, 2013
Martin Rooney knows his stuff. If you can't hire him as a strength and conditioning coach, the second best thing is his books
August 15, 2015
Makes it easy to create a fundamental training package for fighting of any kind.
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