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Summary: NICE LOOK INTO NHB
Review: this book was a wonderful peice showing how a fighter as skilled as skamrock eats, trains, and prepares for fights.has chapter dedicated to ground techniques. very impressive, with the exception being how to escape from the mount!other moves are very insightful. shows how he trains his fighters as well as how one can become one of his fighters! show interesting biography in the begining of the book. another plus is that this book fallows him through some of his UFC fighting days! very interesting!! with section on stand-up, ground, dieting, and even training, this book seems to have it all. just unfortionaly not enough! dont misunderstand me this is a wonderful book, just wish he would do a bigger one! again not just a training book but makes for very exciting reading! for this price id buy two more just to me, and a close freind. (dont want this falling into the wrong the hands! as in some one with whom you train! j/k)
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Summary: One of the best books I've ever read.
Review: I picked this book up 3 years ago. I read it in about two or three days. It is a combination of a biography on Ken Shamrocks life up to his Second Fight with Dan the Beast Severn and a portion of the Lion Dens Fight Academy which Shamrock owns. When I bought this book it was on a wime. I was shopping with my then girlfreind, While she was looking some new age stuff I made my way over to the sports section of the book store. When I picked up the book I was intriqued by the pictures of the Academy so I bought it. Little did I know that it was also a biography. At first I was only intrested in the Fighting imformation, but after reading that I made my way on to the book itself. I was amazed by how well it was written, Though it was a biography it read like a novel. Some of the facts seem shetchy to me, but still I was highly entertained by the story. All in all I recommend this book to anyone intrested in Shamrock as a fighter, person, or is interested in the life of a profighter.
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Summary: Fight Back
Review: Well let me brake it down for yah: Do you read? well then you better have this book. Or else when we meet in the ring I'm gonna take you downtown to china town.
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Summary: Surprisingly Better Than I Hoped For
Review: When I first purchased this book was from all the great reviews I was hearing from people who are in this industry telling me even though they may not be Ken Shamrock fans, they are definetly fans of this book. You get to explore his youth, family, problems that kept him down, many stories that were never told before, what he was thinking before and after each fight, how he trained for each one, and etc. Then you get into the Lion's Den training system. This is a MUST for all MMA fans or those who are intrested in fighting in the future. Ken gets you physically and mentally prepared. I recommend this book to all, even if you dont like MMA.
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Summary: Not a bad book.
Review: First off, I think the first part of this book will be rather dated soon; however, if you were a fan the UFC from the very beginning, you will find Part 1 of this book interesting. Some people are critical that the book is biased and pro-Shamrock - what did they expect? Who is going to write a book in which they call themselves a bum? In any case, the first time I heard of Ken Shamrock was in an article (I think it was in "Details" magazine) where they did a profile of him and the new UFC. I was impressed in the article by his workout routine (covered in depth in his book), the guy was doing a retarded amount of physical conditioning - 500 push-ups a day, etc. After watching the UFC for the first time, like so many others I was hooked, (and promptly joined a judo club). The second part of the book, "The secrets of Submission Fighting" is basic stuff - but very practical advice. The second half of the book is the part you will find yourself re-reading and referring back to. I find many people who write these Amazon.com reviews tend to try and pass themselves off as experts - well I think it's safe to say that Shamrock has forgotten more about fighting than 99% of these guys will ever know. Sure, Ken Shamrock's best days are probably behind him and he never was "the-best-of-the-best" - so what? I recommend his book, but see if you can pick up a used copy.
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Summary: Very informative, inspiring
Review: This is a great book about a great man. The second half of it is very informative on several submissions, and the beginning is the inspiring tale of Shamrock's rise from crime and poverty to wealth and fame. In response to the review by Joe Pelley, what have you been smoking? To try to belittle Shamrock's victories, AND the skill of an opponent like Taktarov, proves you either don't know much about fighting, or you were flying high on some drug when you wrote your review. Taktarov is a WORLD Sambo champion, and if you've ever seen a Sambo competition, you'd know it's a heck of a lot more brutal than the UFC ever thought of being. Not only that, but the rematch between Severn(who is an excellent fighter) and Shamrock did not prove that Severn was a better fighter, it only proved that he was willing to break the rules, AND the law(disobeying a judge's decision)when Shamrock wasn't. If you paid attention to Shamrock's history, you would also be aware he(shamrock) has forced Masa Funaki, a fighter with more skill than Tom Erickson will ever have, to slap the canvas. Also, Joe, you must not watch pancrase much, `cause if you did you'd know, yes, Ken DOES still fight, and yes, he DOES still win against world class opponents.All my rantings aside, this book is a very good, fast read. So, what are you waiting for? READ IT!
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Summary: Great read
Review: This was a very eye-opening book about what it takes to become a Lion's Den fighter. Also, what goes on inside the Lion's Den, how they train and what's expected of the fighters. It does show some techniques at the end, but not a whole lot. I wanted to read it to find out more about what it takes to become a no-hold's barred fighter (not that I want to become one). Of course the emphasis is on Ken Shamrock since he is the founder of the Lion's Den, so some people may view this as a sort of self-promotion. Other than that, it was entertaining!
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Summary: Very useful
Review: I found a lot of useful information in the book. He has info on training, drills and many submissions. What I found to help me was his 10 positions to launch submissions from. It helped organize some of the techniques in an understandable manner. I have been training for about 7 months and I saw some new stuff. He includes his strategies for many fights as well. It offers insight when you see him fight on the videos. I use it as a reference all the time. I will go train for a week or so, then open the book. I have many pages dogeard. Thanks Ken!
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Summary: You're about to enter the Lion's Den - His House!
Review: A good friend of mine gave me this book for my birthday. Ken Shamrock is one of my favorite personalities in the wrestling world (and the martial arts world, too).This is quite a touching book. In the first half, you get to read about his life as a youth, and how Kenneth Wayne Kilkpatrick became Ken Shamrock. A nice story of hope and courage. The second half contains lots of training tips and things to improve on your fighting skills. I've taken up karate and kickboxing for about a year now, and he shares a few nice tips that I've used from time to time. I recommend this book, especially if you like to read stories about people with the drive and the urge to succeed in life.
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Summary: Oh wait, I find him informative and witty...
Review: While being decidedly biased when it dealt with Ken Shamrock's MMA fights, 'Inside the Lion's Den' was a very good book over all. It was interesting to learn of the early life of one of the UFC's all-time greats. The best part was the second half, where the training and try-outs of the Lion's Den fighters is discussed. This book also includes a few techniques and submission holds. In that my grappling background is mostly judo and wrestling, I found the leg-locks helpful. Nothing you couln't find in other submission books, though, I suppose. Clean pictures and helpful instructions. No hairy backs, like Gene LeBell's...
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