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Mastering Mixed Martial Arts: The Guard [Paperback]

Antonio Nogueira (Author), Erich Krauss (Author), Glen Cordoza (Author), Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira (Author)
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December 2, 2008
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.

Product Details

  • Paperback: 228 pages
  • Publisher: Victory Belt Publishing (December 2, 2008)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0981504426
  • ISBN-13: 978-0981504421
  • Product Dimensions: 9.9 x 8 x 0.6 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #534,891 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Great book on the guard, from the master of the guard, December 8, 2008
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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.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Best Jiu-Jitsu Book Out There, December 5, 2008
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Nogueira is the best guard player in MMA, and this book gives his entire system. I really like how every move is based on the move that came before it. If your opponent does 'this' to defend your technique, you answer with 'this'. If he defends your second technique, you go to the third technique. It goes on and on like this, providing answers most fighters don't know. And this isn't just in the guard, it is the half guard as well. A very, very good book to understand how you must grapple in mma.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Lays the foundation for the mma guard, May 15, 2010
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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 fighter comes even close to having an actual battle contested guard like Nogueira's; this book should absloutely be your first one in your collection to build a foundation for the guard in mma. Note: I'm not necesserialy knocking the X-guard,rubber guard,The Other guard books;I own them all and they're very good.It's just that for street fighting or mma this should be in my opinion your first stop!
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