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Martial arts / combat books - you should read I have always been an avid reader of martial arts /combat books and have read 100's over the years. I was recently asked which books I would say were essential reading for the serious reality street orientated combat trainer? This posed a good question and I thought long and hard about the books I had read and came up with what in my opinion are some of the best modern books on the subject. I feel these texts should be in any reality martial artists' library as vital reference material. Obviously there are probably more great books out there and I would love any feedback .These are mine in no particular order. • Dead or Alive -Geoff Thompson • Streetwise - Peter Consterdine • Pre emptive strikes for winning fights -Jamie O'Keefe • The gift of fear -Gavin De Becker • Bare Kills -Oscar Diaz Cobo • Reality based personal protection -Jim Wagner • Urban Combatives manuals vols 1&2 -Lee Morrison • The self defence manual -Dougherty & Birdsall • Every second counts -Sammy Franco • R.E.A.C.T - Steve Collins • Surviving armed assaults - Lawrence A Kane • Unarmed against the knife -Oscar Diaz Cobo • The art of fighting without fighting -Geoff Thompson • The savage science of street fighting - Ned Beaumont • In the face of violence -Kevin O'Hagan • On Combat -Colonel David Grossman • Contempory knife fighting - Grosz and Janich • Cheap shots, ambushes and other lessons -Marc 'animal'MacYoung • No second chance -Bradley Steiner • Black Medicine Vol 1,2,3 -N.Mashiro • Bouncers guide to barroom brawling -Peyton Quinn
These are all modern day classics. From the 70's upwards. I also cheekily listed one of my own. What do you think of the list? All time classic combat texts. My favourites. • Get tough - W.E. Fairbairn • All in fighting -W.E. Fairbairn • Kill or be killed - Col. Rex Applegate • Hand to hand combat - Wesley Brown • How to fight tough -Jack Dempsey • Do or Die -Col A.J. Biddle • American combat judo -B.J. Cosneck • Charles Nelson Red and Grey manuals • KGB Alpha team training manual • Below the Belt -Bradley Steiner • Death Dealers manual -Bradley Steiner • Killer Elite -Bradley Steiner • Defendu -W.E. Fairbairn • Cold steel -John Styers
MMA books The market has been flooded in recent years with lots of books on mma, submission fighting and BJJ. Again I have read many, some are much of a much, but people will have their favourites depending on their back grounds. My favourites are any book by Mark Hatmaker. You get great value for money and many unusual techniques. He has authored books on stand up fighting, clinch, ground and submission. All excellent. Also another solid MMA text is 'submission fighting techniques by Steven.S.Iverson. Gene LeBells 'Encyclopedia of finishing holds is also superb and 'Inside and beyond the Lions Den' are interesting. Most other are very alike. In the BJJ field Renzo Gracie's 'mastering Jujutsu' and Royler Gracie's 'Submission Wrestling' are both good books. DVD's and Videos I have viewed 1000's of training tapes. I can't begin to remember them all. I have produced a few as well (check out Products - DVDs on the site). For self protection/reality combat, check out anything by Geoff Thompson, Peter Consterdine, Lee Morrison, Richard Demitri, Kelly McCann and many of the NAP stuff (check my site for link) With all the people mentioned you get value for money and good solid stuff, you can't go far wrong. There are other individual ones that can stand out,but the guys mentioned normally deliver good stuff time after time. These are my personal favourites. For MMA stuff you won't go far wrong with anything from the hugely talented Erik Paulson, Bas Rutten or Mark Hatmaker. Again quality and value for money every time. I hope these lists have been of interest to you and will help increase your knowledge of your chosen field. Kevin O'Hagan Nov 2007
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