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Grappling (Jeet Kune Do)

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This book presents problem situations and gives you the best grappling solutions from Jujitsu, Kali, Aikido, Western Wrestling etc. I cannot think how this book could have been made better. Although this book is the second in a series on grappling showing some reversals of moves made in the first book I think this book stands on its own as it shows the original moves. In other words if you can afford both books buy both if you just want to buy one book - get this one. Every technique is explained with the aid of clear step by step photographs. There is a great section on what to do in the stand up tie up position (Boxer's clinch) which occurs frequently in street fights. All you need is this book and someone to practise on.

As a white belt beginning my training in my mid 30's, with all the responsibility of work, home, and kids, and squeezing in 3 classes a week, while training at home in my own garage, now gym, I found this book to be an excellent reference to review at home, or to help me work out techniques that I may have had difficulty with. My sensei has ordered the book as a general reference for our dojo. Both the beginner and experienced martial arts practitioner can benefit from the easy to follow pictures and written explanations of each technique.

I really liked a lot of the material in this book. It really stands out because Sifu Hartsell does not simply give us a bunch of random grappling techniques. Instead he gives us techniques and strategies that truly reflect the techniques and ideas of the Jeet Kune Do fighting method. I particularly liked the section that dealt with using the JKD trapping tools as a defense against grappling attacks. It is this aspect and the various clinch strategies that make his book a worthy addition to a JKD practitioner's library. On the downside, you must remember that this book was published in 1987 and so it does not take into account a lot of modern day grappling/submissions knowledge. As a result, some of the material (especially the stuff that deals with groundfighting, joint locks and submission) seems dated by today's standards. Nevertheless, you'll still find plenty of valuable stuff in this book.

Book was in good shape and as advertised, only compliant is it took longer to receive then most amazon purchases, hopefully seller will ship items quicker in the future, but will deff b buying from them again if I find a item I like. As far as the book I currently train in jeet kune do concepts and use this book for part of my training, deff has helped to improve my training I look forward to purchasing 1st volume of series

In order to make Jeet Kune Do a complete art, the late Bruce Lee knew the importance of having grappling techniques and how to counter grappling tactics in his approach to combat. Larry Hartsell and Tim Tacket do an excellent job of explaining the basic Jeet Kune Do grappling counters in this book. The six chapters cover basic counters from the tie-up position, counters to leg attacks, Kali lock-flow and counters to arm and wrist locks, counters to neck locks and strangles, countes to common throws and ground-fighting.

In conclusion, this is a book that will be of value to any martial artist, no matter what style he or she may practice.

Rating: 5 Stars. Joseph J. Truncale (Author: Use of the Monadnock Straight Baton).

This is the companion piece to "Jeet Kune Do: Entering to Trapping to Grappling". In it, authors Larry Hartsell and Tim Tackett demonstrate counters to common grappling maneuvers from a variety of sources. The book is divided into chapters concerning each of the situations: the collar-and-elbow clinch, leg takedowns, standing arm bars and wristlocks, necklocks and strangles, Judo-style throws and sweeps, and finally while being underneath an opponent. That last part is interesting: published six years before the first UFC, we see defenses against being mounted, a calf crank from half-guard, defending your back, and the use of the open guard to deliver kicks to a standing opponent. With the exception of the groundfighting chapter and the neck locks chapter, the authors demonstrate the "offensive" technique (ie: single-leg takedown), then demonstrate the counter to it. The counter techniques are clearly drawn from a number of sources, including Western wrestling, Kali, Jujitsu, and so on. Step-by-step, black and white photos show how to counter certain grappling maneuvers with takedowns, throws, holds, strikes, foul techniques, and anything else that's appropriate for stopping said attacks. While the book looks at these defenses from a street-fighting point of view, many of the counters are right at home in grappling and MMA matches. Larry Hartsell was acknowledged to be one of the most knowledgeble grapplers in the JKD community, and it shows here. The only negative is that the photos are sometimes unclear, and that the descriptions aren't as detailed as they could be. With dilligent practice, though, the techniques shown in this book could help a novice better understand grappling, and even give someone with some experience some new ideas to play with.

A fine companion to the first book. Solid in melding striking with standing grappling.