Combining wrestling, boxing and ruthless ground-and-pound with world-class Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Antonio Nogueira, current UFC Heavyweight Champion, has developed the most sought-after fighting system on the planet. In Mastering Mixed Martial Arts, for the first time, he unveils the guard segment of that system through more than 1000 step-by-step color photographs and detailed narrative, covering everything a fighter could want to know about developing and utilizing the guard. If your goal is to learn how to haul an opponent to the mat and put him in a world of pain, Mastering Mixed Martial Arts puts you one step closer to achieving that dream.
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"In addition to breaking down his entire full guard, half guard and downed guard systems, [the book] also chronicles his rise to the top of the mixed martial arts mountain. It is not a book you want to miss out on."—Ultimate MMA magazine
About the Author
Antonio Nogueira is the former Pride Heavyweight Champion and the current UFC Heavyweight Champion. He will be a head coach on this season of Spike TV's hit reality show The Ultimate Fighter, which began airing in September 2008.
Glen Cordoza is a professional Muay Thai kickboxer and mixed martial arts fighter. He is the author of eight books on the martial arts.
Erich Krauss is a professional Muay Thai kickboxer who has lived and fought in Thailand. He has written for The New York Times and is the author of nineteen books.
Glen Cordoza is a professional Muay Thai kickboxer and mixed martial arts fighter. He is the author of eight books on the martial arts.
Erich Krauss is a professional Muay Thai kickboxer who has lived and fought in Thailand. He has written for The New York Times and is the author of nineteen books.
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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
The first thing I have to say is that this is not a no-gi book. This is not a book of random moves and submissions from the guard. This is the exact guard system developed by Minotauro Nogueira (Big Nog) that he uses to compete in MMA. It's not a bunch of moves he doesn't use, and each move stacks onto of the previous set of moves. It's a complete system to be used in it's entirety. In that respect, I think that it's one of the best books I've read on the market for MMA guard.
One pitfall this book avoid that a lot of other books can't is that he stays right on the point. There's no submission grappling or gi specific moves in this book that he simply executed with a pair of MMA gloves on. Everything is specifically tailored to the MMA guard. A lot of the book is geared towards avoiding taking punishment in the guard, something that Nogueira has learned a lot about in his career.
The first section of the book is posture control. The main emphasis of these chapters is controlling your opponent your guard to avoid taking damage, but still being offensive. Traditional closed guard and Nog's famous double shin on biceps guard are covered and broken down, showing the reader how to execute sweeps, submissions and gets up in an MMA environment. The hand trapping and head control he shows are actually really key to making the bottom work for you in a fight.
A relatively large portion of the book is centered around the half guard. I honestly think this is one of the best half guard sections I've ever seen in any book on grappling or MMA. Second best would be Eddie Bravo's book, and yes I really do think it trumps that. So many great, fundamental moves, broken down in very exacting detail. He also often explains the mistakes and counters available in positions, and then will go on to correct it in the next set of photos. If you have any doubts about the half guard for MMA, just read this book and then watch Nogueira's fights. In this section, he covers the details of his half guard sweeps he used to catch Tim Sylvia, turn Fabricio Werdum, and the infamous half guard sit out he's used on everyone including Bob Sapp. I really think that the half guard section in this book is fantastic.
The book rounds out with some of his best sequences from a double wrist control, both open and closed guard variations, as well as a his methods and techniques from the butterfly guard and a couple of key techniques from the downed guard, as if an opponent just stood up front inside your open guard, or you just got knocked flat with a punch. There's a lot of good moves he covers that can turn this potentially bad situation into a potentially great one.
So that's it, this really is an awesome book, especially for the price. If you're the market to find a book geared towards being effective, dangerous, and exciting off of your back in an MMA fight, I can't recommend this book enough.
One pitfall this book avoid that a lot of other books can't is that he stays right on the point. There's no submission grappling or gi specific moves in this book that he simply executed with a pair of MMA gloves on. Everything is specifically tailored to the MMA guard. A lot of the book is geared towards avoiding taking punishment in the guard, something that Nogueira has learned a lot about in his career.
The first section of the book is posture control. The main emphasis of these chapters is controlling your opponent your guard to avoid taking damage, but still being offensive. Traditional closed guard and Nog's famous double shin on biceps guard are covered and broken down, showing the reader how to execute sweeps, submissions and gets up in an MMA environment. The hand trapping and head control he shows are actually really key to making the bottom work for you in a fight.
A relatively large portion of the book is centered around the half guard. I honestly think this is one of the best half guard sections I've ever seen in any book on grappling or MMA. Second best would be Eddie Bravo's book, and yes I really do think it trumps that. So many great, fundamental moves, broken down in very exacting detail. He also often explains the mistakes and counters available in positions, and then will go on to correct it in the next set of photos. If you have any doubts about the half guard for MMA, just read this book and then watch Nogueira's fights. In this section, he covers the details of his half guard sweeps he used to catch Tim Sylvia, turn Fabricio Werdum, and the infamous half guard sit out he's used on everyone including Bob Sapp. I really think that the half guard section in this book is fantastic.
The book rounds out with some of his best sequences from a double wrist control, both open and closed guard variations, as well as a his methods and techniques from the butterfly guard and a couple of key techniques from the downed guard, as if an opponent just stood up front inside your open guard, or you just got knocked flat with a punch. There's a lot of good moves he covers that can turn this potentially bad situation into a potentially great one.
So that's it, this really is an awesome book, especially for the price. If you're the market to find a book geared towards being effective, dangerous, and exciting off of your back in an MMA fight, I can't recommend this book enough.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
By jiujitsuking
Format:Paperback
This is a very good book about today's MMA, from the bjj point of view. The photographs are excellent and generally clear. The overview is well presented in a logical way and the techniques are truly those of a champion like nogueira: simple but lethal. Progression should have been more logic and progressive, but a great work.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
This is THE book that I have been looking for in terms of working from the guard. Not only does he show you three different view points for each and every step of a move, he also explains in great detail about each move that I do not think other books on jiu-jitsu have done. I find these details are what really make pulling off a technique a success or a failure. He covers sweeps, armbars, chokes, transitions, combinations and mounts from three different positions from closed guard, three different positions from half guard and finally one position in downed guard, a total of 7 different guard positions to work from. If you either fight MMA or are just a jiu-jitsu player, you NEED this book as I feel it will fill in tons of gaps in anyone's guard game and jiu-jitsu game in general.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great....!!!!
Nogueira is a master in jiu jitsu....if you want to know what techniques are good for MMA ...this is the book for you...he proved his techniques are the best in Pride and UFC... Read more
Published 1 month ago by maliante007
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great Set!!!
Great dvd! Vicory Belt Delivers. All 8 Discs cover every aspect of the game. There are 8 discs in total 5 Silva discs and 3 Nogueira discs called Mixed Martial Arts the Ultimate... Read more
Published on June 12, 2010 by Musashi
5.0 out of 5 stars
Lays the foundation for the mma guard
There're several books out there that cover the guard; but they're mainly for sport BJJ. The rubber guard has had success with guys like Shinya Akoi over in Japan; but until any... Read more
Published on May 15, 2010 by Robert J Irvin
4.0 out of 5 stars
If this is your first book ...
if this is your first book that you own then it is 5 stars. but u r like the rest of us who hv been exposed to very many bjj/mma books in the market nowadays then only the only... Read more
Published on October 25, 2009 by Dr. Chun
5.0 out of 5 stars
bloody good
This book encompasses all that BJJ is good in MMA. I really enjoyed this book and a highly usable book that gives a rock solid game plan for BJJ in MMA. Read more
Published on May 31, 2009 by Reuban Walsh
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great book for the sport BJJ player looking to add another demension...
I take BJJ for self defense but like most students I have to take it in a sport setting with the gi on, learning sport specific techniques. Read more
Published on February 12, 2009 by JRT6
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great Book
This book does a great job of covering the mma guard like no other book. I wish more bjj, no-gi, and mma books would go the route as Minatauro. Read more
Published on February 10, 2009 by Michael Angel
5.0 out of 5 stars
Simpley one of the best.
This book is an awsome guard book strictly MMA. Learn from the best jiu-jitsu heavyweight of all time. This book is right there with Mastering the Rubber Guard. Read more
Published on January 12, 2009 by Travis L. Reichert
5.0 out of 5 stars
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Mastering Mixed Martial Arts - The Guard
by Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira
with Glen Cordoza & Erich Krauss (Victory Belt)
© Marc Wickert December 20, 2008... Read more
by Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira
with Glen Cordoza & Erich Krauss (Victory Belt)
© Marc Wickert December 20, 2008... Read more
Published on December 20, 2008 by Mr. Marc Wickert
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