Boxing for MMA: Building the Fistic Edge in Competition & Self-Defense for Men & Women

by Mark Hatmaker

Overview

Although dramatic head kicks and garrote-tight submissions may get most of the airplay in highlight reels, the stats show that punching combinations and knockouts reap more MMA victories than any other fighting technique. This boxing primer not only covers the basics, including stance, footwork, punches, and combinations, it takes these boxing skills and views them through an MMA prism that addresses the realities of the mixed martial arts game. While there are some must-know fistic skills for MMA, there are also more than a few boxing tactics that will get you smashed in MMA. Boxing for MMA builds on the good and tosses the bad, discussing the differences in strategy and tactics when it comes to facing likely MMA scenarios. Matchups covered include Boxing vs. Wrestling, Boxing vs. Jiu-Jitsu, Boxing vs. Muay Thai, Boxing vs. the Slugger, Dirty Boxing Inside the Clinch, and Boxing off of the Fence. All the techniques are illustrated in hundreds of action-sequence images, making this guide the go-to resource for blending boxing skills into your fighting arsenal.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781935937623
Publisher:	Tracks Publishing
Publication date:	11/15/2014
Pages:	144
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.40(d)

About the Author

Mark Hatmaker is the bestselling author of the MMA Mastery series, the No Holds Barred Fighting series, Boxer's Bible of Counterpunching, Boxer's Book of Conditioning & Drilling, Boxing Mastery, No Second Chance, and She’s Tough. He has produced more than 40 instructional videos and he has extensive experience in the combat arts including boxing, wrestling, Jiu-jitsu, and Muay Thai. A highly regarded coach of professional and amateur fighters, law enforcement officials, and security personnel, he is also the founder of Extreme Self Protection, a research body that compiles, analyzes, and teaches the most effective Western combat methods known. He lives in Knoxville, Tennessee.

Table of Contents

How to use the MMA Mastery manuels 7

Intro: Boxing for MMA 9

1 "You've got to walk before you can run, but you've got to stand before you can walk" 17

2 Footwork concepts 22

3 Boxing Plus arsenal 29

4 Boxing Plus defensive vocabulary 40

5 Appetite for destruction 68

6 Punch, don't paw 74

7 Pyramid build 77

8 Let's stay focused 82

9 No hitting below the belt… why not? 111

10 Sunday punch as cut-kick 118

11 Boxing Plus sprawl & get-up 127

12 Combination menus 129

13 Prescription for scrimmage drills 133

Resources 138

Index 139