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Fedor: The Fighting System of the World's Undisputed King of MMA Paperback – September 5, 2008

by Fedor Emelianenko (Author), Erich Krauss (Author), Glen Cordoza (Author)

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In Fedor, the undefeated, undisputed heavyweight MMA champion of the world unveils for the first time his trademark striking and grappling techniques through descriptive narrative and more than 2500 step-by-step color photographs. Detailing dozens of throws, punching combinations, cardio workouts and ground and pound techniques, this book leaves no stone unturned.

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270 pages
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Victory Belt Publishing
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September 5, 2008
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9 x 0.75 x 11 inches
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0977731545
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978-0977731541
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"The perceived best mixed martial artist on the planet."—ESPN

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Victory Belt Publishing; Original edition (September 5, 2008)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 270 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0977731545
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0977731541
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.5 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 9 x 0.75 x 11 inches

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Erich Krauss
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ERICH KRAUSS is a New York Times bestselling author who has written more than thirty books. Inspiration for his stories comes from more than twenty years traveling the globe, from living in the Amazon rainforest to fighting professionally in the Muay Thai rings of Thailand. He lives in Las Vegas with his wife, Georgina.
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Glen Cordoza is a New York Times and Wall Street Journal Best Selling author, and a former professional mixed martial artist and Muay Thai boxer. He is one of the most published authors on the topics of MMA, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Muay Thai, and fitness with twenty books to his credit.
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Todd30

Decent for beginners looking to brush up on basic techniques. Everyone else should skip it.

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on October 16, 2016

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I'm no kind of judo or MMA expert, neither in terms of education or in terms of personal experience. I'm just a guy who enjoys the sport and wishes to learn. That being said, the total amount of learning that can be had from this book is mediocre at best.

Some things that it doesn't cover include: nutrition, workout plans, how to best split up your training between conditioning, skills, sparring, etc., or any overriding theories about fighting, other than that it is best to stay focused and stay on offense. Basically the entire book consists of photos of Fedor doing different moves. There are captions explaining the moves. Most of them are clear, but not all of them. And it's very important to remember: you have to drill this stuff in real life, you just have to. Books can be helpful, but personal experience is nearly everything when it comes to stuff like this.

There is a forward where Fedor, in characteristically concise if not terse form, runs down the details of his life. In other words, he tells us almost nothing. He's just not the type of guy that is ever likely to open up with lots of deep thoughts and feelings about much of anything. Know that if you are buying this book to learn about him on a personal level -- you will learn nothing about him on said personal level.

I would recommend this book for someone just starting out who would like to have an illustrated guide regarding some beginner moves. Maybe the class is crowded and you can't ask all the questions you have; maybe you forget things; maybe you like to refresh your memory about skills before class; maybe you just like looking at Fedor torqueing people's limbs. But, if you are looking for general advice about how to be the best athlete possible, how to structure your workouts or even what kind of workouts to do, or to learn about Fedor, then you'd be better off skipping this book.

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on March 25, 2009

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I have had probably a hundred martial arts books over the years and this is one of the best for "down to earth" nothing fancy fighting techniques that work. I was very impressed with the knowledge of Fedor about strikes, balance, and always covering with the other hand when you strike. I was a boxing coach for ten years and had state champions. If there is one thing I have seen that is the number one flaw I see with mixed martial artists is when they punch they generally drop their other hand. Something basic but of utmost importance. Fedor covers it better than any martial arts books with the exception of "Jeet Kune Do" by Bruce Lee who was light years ahead of those of his time. He spoke of mixing martial arts back forty years ago. This book covers strikes, checking kicks,(which many don't cover) takedowns, throws, ground submissions and just common sense wisdom by a man that has tested these techniques in the fires of real combat. He even states that you have to consider your body frame and use what works best for your type of frame. Which I believe is real wisdom. A tall lanky fighter uses his strength of reach and leverage in striking while a short stocky fighter uses his physical strength and grappling to stay with his strengths. The best part I liked in this book was mixing the techniques and formulating them into a fighting system. Is it the best system? It is for Fedor! Use what works best for you but this book is a sound book no fighter should be without.

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Some Dude from East of 80th

Best four star MMA book

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on September 19, 2008

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Fedor's book is well written and easy to understand for the MMA enthusiast, Fedor was the sole reason I left the UFC as a fan years ago and converted to a PRIDE fan (I really miss PRIDE). With that note, I purchased the book to research more about Fedor's training regime and found out that the book does not cover his fight training secrets. The book is technically detailed in which it explains Fedor's fight mechanics in the proper way of punching, kicking (just to note, you will not see Fedor doing karate kid kicks-he is a heavey weight), takedowns, take down defense, and his famous ground and pound strategies.

I give the book four stars for the reason that the book is again well written and easy to understand; the wanna-be MMA fighter who fights at the local fair grounds and bounces at the local bikini bar to fight drunken junior college frat boys will be able to read it and hopefully understand the pictures.

I do agree with the fella from NYC, the book should have come with a DVD, to see Fedor explain and train in his daily workout regime.

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The fighting system of Fedor by himself

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on September 24, 2014

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Review – Fedor – Fedor Emelianenko, Glen Cordoza and Erich Krauss

“Fedor: The Fighting System of the World's Undisputed King of MMA” is an excellent guide to MMA fighting in the style of Fedor. The book is large. The pictures excellent and clear. The text sparse, but sufficient and clear to understand the techniques. The main author is Fedor, who is unexcelled in MMA fighting. Glen Cordoza and Erich Krauss are both professional Muay Thai kickboxers who have helped several other MMA fighters write books. The result is an excellent, well organized guide to MMA fighting. There is no fluff here, no long explanations or descriptions either. Fedor gives a brief history of his life and then lurches directly into the various strikes, blows, holds, throws etc.

The book is what it says, The Fighting System of Fedor and that is very good.

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Michael Basha

Awesome Guide for MMA

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on August 21, 2012

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As a long time fan of The Last Emperor, my opinion of this book should be biased, but I assure you it isn't. This book actually is amazing in it's depth and range. From proper striking and clinch work to brutal assaults on the ground, each page is loaded with step by step instruction and images to make it crystal clear how to execute each technique. What's surprising to me though, is that nearly every single technique in this book can actually be seen in Fedor's fights - this is all stuff he actually used, which adds a certain "tested in combat" vibe to the book. I also enjoyed the sections on slipping (Fedors favored method of avoiding damage, as opposed to just blocking), slip-countering, and hand traps (See fights with Zulu and Tim Sylvia for great examples of hand traps). All in all, compared to many other books I've used in training, this one is my favorite, for its simplicity, depth, and clear explanations. Overall, this was money well spent.

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S R Armstrong

Undisputed king of MMA books...

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on December 8, 2013

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Quite simply if you are into MMA you should own this book. Fedor is legend and was known for his no nonsense and no thrills approach and this book captures that perfectly. The book takes you through all key elements of MMA; Striking, Clinch and Ground work starting with the very basics and moving into more advanced moves. Fedor adds his own comments which add great value and insight into why he does each technique. Special mention must go the the photographs which are brilliant as they show different angles for each technique which really helps the reader understand what they should be doing and their body positioning. Overall probably the best MMA book I have read and perfect for beginners and intermediates

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Kenny McNeill

Really good and informative book layout is great with pictures to ...

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on July 20, 2016

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Really good and informative book layout is great with pictures to explain every step, really good if like myself your not to skilled in mma and are looking to improve off of the best

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awesome book!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on October 13, 2013

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this boook is very well written, it is also well laid out and the pictures are done very well.

the way everything is explained is very simple and easy to understand, all in all a very good book about the way fedor fights.

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Ekram

My favourite fighter in the world

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on August 5, 2014

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My favourite fighter in the world. So to be able to see and try out the system that made the last emperor unbeatable for a decade is the best feeling ever.
If your genuinely a mma fan this book is 100% worth buying 👍

Alan Stewart

One Star

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on December 21, 2014

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Book was second hand, a large number of pages stuck together, content wise descriptions of techniques very lacking

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