Wrestling for Fighting: The Natural Way by Randy Couture, Erich Krauss, Glen Cordoza, Eric Hendrikx
|
List Price: Our Price: $18.70 You Save: $16.25 (46%) Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days Buy Used: from $11.99 (click here) Category: Book See more book details and other editions |
|---|
Book Reviews of Wrestling for Fighting: The Natural Way
Book Review: A Must Buy
Summary: 5 Stars
Perhaps the most amazing thing about Randy Couture's career is that he fights in the heaviest weight divisions. Historically, these divisions have been dominated by strikers. Couture has demonstrated that it is possible to fight and beat big, highly skilled strikers with the the right approach to grappling.
As other reviews have pointed out, despite its weaknesses, the book is a must buy for the serious fighter. In a sense, I could say its the book we've all been waiting for. Unlike most other grappling books, Couture places an emphasis on positioning rather than takedowns or submissions skills. He systematically demonstrates that these should follow directly from proper balance, arm and head control. While the book's title makes reference to wrestling, it is in fact a more general guide to basic principles of grappling that would be useful in a wide range of grappling sports.
Regardless of your level, background, or goals, there is something in this book for every serious competitor.
Book Review: Three angled photography is excellent
Summary: 5 Stars
This book is awesome. The background on Randy is great and I found the fact he didn't start college until after being in the Army very fascinating. The best part about the book is the color photographs. It looks like they had 3 cameras all synced to the same "switch" so when one button was pushed all three cameras took a picture simultaneously from front, back and side positions.
This is very helpful in letting you see all angles of each move. While the book is called wrestling for fighting the majority of the book can be applied to folk style high school and collegiate wrestling. There is only one small section at the end which covers MMA specific technique. I highly recommend this for either wrestlers or coaches or anyone getting into mma from boxing or karate diciplines.
Book Review: wrestling for fighting
Summary: 5 Stars
FIRST OF ALL THIS IS A GREAT BOOK FROM THE GREATEST HIMSELF. RANDY COUTURE IS THE OLDEST UFC CAGE FIGHTER AND HAS WON MORE BELTS THAN ANYONE ELSE,SO TRUST ME IF YOU WANT TO LEARN HOW TO BE THE BEST AT THIS THEN YOU NEED TO LEARN FROM THE BEST. I WOULD STRONGLY ADVISE ANYONE TO GET THIS BOOK IT IS BUY FAR BETTER THAN ANY OTHER BOOK OUT THERE. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO SAY TO THE GUY WHO SAID RANDY IS ALL HYPE AND HIS RECORD IS 16-8 ,HE SHOULD CHECK RANDY'S ALL TIME RECORD THEN SEE IF THAT IS HYPE.RANDY HAS WON BELTS IN 2 DIFFERENT WEIGHT CLASSES MORE THAN ONCE IN HIS 40'S WOW !!! NOW THAT IS WHAT MILLIONS OF PEOPLE CALL GREAT. JUST DOING IT THE NATURAL'S WAY !!!!!!!!!Book Review: Wrestling for Fighting: the natural Way
Summary: 5 Stars
A well written opening summary of Randy's early life and career,
accompanied by informative and excellently illustrated techniques
that can easily be learned by all those eager to follow and benefit from Randy's years of experience, both in the ring, and in the Octagon.
The illustrations are all in color - and should present no difficulty
for aspiring students of wrestling and the sport of mixed martial arts.
Randy explains the difference between freestyle and Greco Roman wrestling,
and explains how his Greco Roman wrestling background served advantageously in his Octagon bouts.
Book Review: Very good introduction
Summary: 5 Stars
Coming to this book as a karateka with no exposure to wrestling, it provided exactly what I was looking for; clear explanations of basic wrestling techniques that I can incorporate into my own training. The writing and photographs between them were unambiguous and never left me scratching my head. The authors don't assume ready familiarity with the rules and techniques of wrestling but manage to give the reader usable chunks of knowledge in a coherent and clear structure.
Well done.