MATT LINDLAND

DIRTY BOXING for Mixed Martial Arts

with Glen Cordoza & Erich Krauss

(Victory Belt)

  © Marc Wickert 
October 11, 2009
www.knucklepit.com

An All-American and silver medalist in Greco-Roman wrestling at the 2000 Sydney Olympics, Matt Lindland debuted in MMA in 1997, along with US World Greco Roman Wrestling Team buddies Randy Couture and Dan Henderson.  In 1999, this elite trio founded Team Quest Fight Club in Portland, Oregon – one of the most successful training camps in mixed martial arts history.

This same trio also formulated the devastating “no frills” style of stand-up combat adapted for cage fighting known as “dirty boxing”.

Rather than spreading his wealth of cage knowledge too thinly, in Dirty Boxing for Mixed Martial Arts, Matt Lindland addresses the first aspect of fighting: the stand-up game, and he covers standing control positions, striking, off-balancing techniques, takedowns, throws, takedown defense, and the dirty boxing clinch.  “With all MMA fights starting in the stand-up position, it is important to master this realm of combat before tackling the ground game, which will be the focus of my nest book,” says Lindland.

Part One: Basic Skills
Includes stance, positioning, controls, control setups, underhook setups, and transitioning to control positions.

Part Two: Takedown Setups
Deals with two-on-one techniques, where you latch onto one of your opponent’s arms with both of your hands as a form of control or for executing an arm drag.  This section also covers underhook control and head control.

Part Three: Finishing the Takedown
Illustrates double-leg finishes, single-leg finishes, and back control finishes.

Part Four: Takedown Defense
Demonstrates takedown defense 101, double-leg defense, and single-leg defense.

Part Five: Striking
Includes striking into the clinch and reestablishing the clinch.

Part Six: Clinching Techniques

Here Matt takes the reader through off-balancing techniques, dirty boxing techniques, takedowns, throws, and double collar tie defense.

This book is a real gem for anyone wishing to improve their game dramatically under the tutorage of one of the game’s best.  As Matt Lindland states, “The techniques that you’ll find over the coming pages are the ones that I have used to defeat top MMA fighters in competitions around the world, including the Ultimate Fighting Championship.”

What a cracker!

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