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INSIDE THE LION’S DEN by
Ken Shamrock
©
Marc Wickert October 26, 2008
Inside
the Lion’s Den
is
the life and submission fighting system of Ken Shamrock, who first caught
the attention of America’s public when he fought at the inaugural
Ultimate Fighting Championship in 1993. Shamrock then went on to
become one of the most successful pioneers of the UFC.
In
this book, Ken retraces his steps to when he was Kenneth Wayne Kilpatrick
and his home was a juvenile lock-up, before he was given a second chance
at life through his new father, Bob Shamrock.
He
then revisits his pre-UFC days where he fought on the street before
progressing to Toughman competitions in California and North Carolina,
then traveled to Japan to become their first King of Pancrase.
As
well as being an autobiography, Inside the Lion’s Den takes
readers on a guided tour of Shamrock’s world famous gym, and provides
plenty of instruction in MMA, with chapters such as “Getting Strong,
Flexible and Callused”; “Drills to Make You Quick and Agile”; and
“Strikes, Kicks and Devastating Chokes”.
Although
Inside the Lion’s Den was the predecessor to some of the great
instructional books now available from more recent MMA stars, this book
stands the test of time amongst the best of them.
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