Championship Streetfighting: Boxing As A Martial Art (Paperback)

~ (Author) "Think of any bar fight or street fight you've fought or even witnessed, because we often learn as much from the fights we watch as..." (more)
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Product Description

Your fists are your primary weapon system in a streetfight, but most martial arts "masters" like to gloss over that fact. Now fisticuffs expert Ned Beaumont shows you how to duke it out in back alleys and smoky bars and walk away grinning (with all your teeth). All the dirty tricks of boxing are included, too. Not for the faint of heart, this one is destined to become a classic.

Product Details

• Paperback: 208 pages
• Publisher: Paladin Press (July 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0873649346
• ISBN-13: 978-0873649346
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.6 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (54 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #329,659 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Fantastic Read, March 30, 2000

By	Logan-James Randall (Markham, Ontario Canada) - See all my reviews

Ned Beaumont has written a practical no-nonsense book on how to use boxing as a method of self-defense and exposes the myths surounding Hollywood fight fantasies. Some other reviewers find his critique of Asian martial arts to be too one sided and there may be some truth to that. However, as one who has studied both TKD and Jujutsu and Boxing I can say that some of the points he makes are valid. Even if boxing is not you're combat art of choice you can still learn a lot from Championship Streetfighting and the author's take no BS attitude is a breath of fresh air in the self defense literature scene.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Boxing As A Martial Art, November 23, 2006

By	Michael Chesbro (Rainier, Washington USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Ned Beaumont's "Championship Streetfighting" is an in depth look at the use of boxing for self-defense. Mr. Beaumont begins by looking at boxing as the old-time method of self-defense, and points out the prior to WWII when a man wanted to learn self-defense he studied boxing. Next Mr. Beaumont gives his opinion about the effectiveness of boxing when compared to the traditional Asian martial arts. "Championship Streetfighting" clearly favors boxing as the more effective style for self-defense (as one might expect in a book about boxing), but at the same time Mr. Beaumont points out that any style can be effective when employed by a tough, fit, and knowledgeable fighter.

The majority of "Championship Streetfighting" discusses various techniques and combinations to use boxing for self-defense. This includes the basics of jabs, hooks, upper-cuts, and straight punches. Also discussed are fouls and dirty tricks, which while banned in the sport boxing ring, and very effective for self-defense.

The book ends with a few suggestions for training and getting into shape such as speed bag, heavy bag, conditioning and road work.

"Championship Streetfighting" is mostly text, with just a few illustrations. While perhaps not a training manual, anyone with some basic skill to begin with can certainly learn a few new techniques to add to his arsenal of self-defense capabilities. If you understand a little more than the mere basics of boxing, "Championship Streetfighting" becomes much more useful in teaching combinations which are extremely effective for real-world self-defense.

About the only criticism (and a minor criticism at that) I can offer about the book is that it is a bit light on illustrations. More illustrations or photographs demonstrating the techniques discussed in the text would have enhanced what is otherwise an excellent book.

Mr. Beaumont's recommendation that one interested in self-defense should develop skill in boxing is certainly well-founded. And "Championship Streetfighting" is certainly well recommended for anyone interested in boxing as a martial art.

19 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Championship Streetfighting, January 22, 2001

By A Customer

This book does a decent job of explaining rudimentary boxing techniques and their potential use in street confrontations and clearly supports that boxing is an effective martial art. The comments about karate etc. come across as childish and although in some cases having merit does not represent the majority of hard style martial arts. As a student of Mas Oyama's karate full contact meant bare knuckles and feet and quite often opponents getting carried out on stretchers. Trying telling anyone who perfected their two knucle punches on a makiwara board for twenty years they cannot hit. As a doorman/bouncer I have given a good account of myself in night clubs and on the street many times. Boxing skills are definitely a valuable part of any person serious about defending themselves arsenal. But let me tell you if someone is high on drugs they don't fall over in textbook fashion and quite often you'll find yourself going to the "mat". Judo, Gracie Ju Jitsu, and wrestling are very valuable and grappling ability should be a part of every martial artists bag. I have noted the success of grapplers in competions such as UFC etceven against professional boxers. Overall the book was worthwhile but like the author my advice is don't depend on any one art to prepare you for today's streets. Build a comprehensive arsenal which prepares you for lots of eventualities- your life may depend on it!