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Summary: Best book on knockout punching I've read.
Review: I thought that this book, overall, was pretty good, and it covers basically how to hit, bareknuckle, with power. It's a good book for NHB/MMA guys, and guys who expect to be in a streetfighting scenario. It's a little secondary when it comes to self-defense, though. I do notice that the author tends to belittle most "strip mall dojos", but I don't really have a problem with that; the majority of eastern martial arts schools in the US don't deal with one-on-one, bareknuckle fighting, which is OK, as long as they don't sell themselves that way. (More on this subject, read Geoff Thompson's stuff; Karate black-belt turned bouncer makes for eye-opening reading) I'll say that I don't feel that this book did enough with footwork or evasiveness, but other than that, it's pretty good about using the hands offensively in a fight. Take it for what it is; if you're a traditional martial artist, ignore the less-than-educated comments, and if you don't know anything about fighting and want to buy this book so you can "handle" yourself, go ahead, but realize that this isn't the only piece to the fighting/martial arts puzzle. In summery, this is probably the most detailed book I've read on using boxing techniques to get power into your punches, but lacks a lot of defensive stuff.
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Summary: Best book on knockout punching I've read.
Review: I thought that this book, overall, was pretty good, and it covers basically how to hit, bareknuckle, with power. It's a good book for NHB/MMA guys, and guys who expect to be in a streetfighting scenario. It's a little secondary when it comes to self-defense, though. I do notice that the author tends to belittle most "strip mall dojos", but I don't really have a problem with that; the majority of eastern martial arts schools in the US don't deal with one-on-one, bareknuckle fighting, which is OK, as long as they don't sell themselves that way. (More on this subject, read Geoff Thompson's stuff; Karate black-belt turned bouncer makes for eye-opening reading) I'll say that I don't feel that this book did enough with footwork or evasiveness, but other than that, it's pretty good about using the hands offensively in a fight. Take it for what it is; if you're a traditional martial artist, ignore the less-than-educated comments, and if you don't know anything about fighting and want to buy this book so you can "handle" yourself, go ahead, but realize that this isn't the only piece to the fighting/martial arts puzzle. In summery, this is probably the most detailed book I've read on using boxing techniques to get power into your punches, but lacks a lot of defensive stuff.
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Summary: filled with errors
Review: If you're a boxer who wants to believe that you don't need to learn any broader self-defense skills, then this book will sell you that story. Sadly, it ain't so. The author says that most fights end with punches and he seems to equate that with only boxing. Both of these statements are wrong. Strikes to the head with fists are not just taught in the boxing ring. And if many fights in the street seem to end with punches, it is likely due to the lack of know how in anything else by those in the fight. In otherwords, people who aren't trained are not likely to use anything but...you guessed it...punches. It's what's easy to imitate. But why do what untrained people do and just punch?However, Beaumont is right about one thing: many martial arts schools don't teach self-defense. But neither will most boxing lessons. If you want to learn to defend yourself, start with a well designed self-defense course and then add to it with what you learn in your chosen martial art. If you don't believe me, ask yourself: Why have so many boxers gone down in the ring to Muay Thai fighters and to grapplers, once the rules were relaxed?
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Summary: Good book exept for the lack of knowledge about martial arts
Review: It is a very good book, and the author really knows a lot about boxing both as a sport and as a skill you will like to have in a streetfight situation. But whem he talks about eastern martial arts, you can see that he hasn't really trained one of them time enough to know anything. For instance, the "waist twist" he claims to be something that only boxers know, is the same you have in a lot styles of japanese karate, the same goes for the "shifting", and "the three knuckle landing" is the same used in wing chun kung fu. I loved the book and specially the "lessons from the champs" but i am sorry about Ned's pure and acknowledged prejudice against eastern martial arts. It seems to me that he trained in a very bad dojo, not in a serious one. It is a pity.
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Summary: Don't Be a Pansy
Review: It may be that boxing does not provide the toughest training in the hand-to-hand world. One reads about Korean and Chinese martial artists turning their palms into iron and beating on trees from dawn to dusk. But that's not done in most American dojos. Until it is, boxing is the best road to physical and mental toughness even for those who practice one of the Oriental martial arts. Ned Beaumont's "Championship Streetfighting" is the best guide ever to the use of Western boxing for this purpose. Buy it and learn what's missing in your preparation.
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Summary: Decent book but...
Review: It seems the only reason the author wrote this book was to show how boxing is the best style. It should of been named "Why boxing is the Best". He writes the book through his own hang ups. At one point he points out that he is indeed prejiduced, although that doesn't let him off the hook. If only he would know that the majority of people that are honestly interested in self-defense these days approach the different styles of fighting as being only certain parts to the totality of combat and the most efficient way of fighting is to learn all of them. The book is very informative and it would definately be a useful addition to any martial artists library although it is definately not the "end all be all" book of fighting. At one point he gives props to Bruce Lee and his book "Tao of Jeet Kune Do" He does, however point out that 1/3 of this book is "half-baked philosophy". It would do him good to listen to this "half-baked philosophy" because it might cause him to throw away his prejiduces and see combat and life in a new, refreshing way. However, there are a few things I did like about this book and those are 1. Ned Bueamont seems to know his subject material very well and it appears as though he has been in many streefights. 2. I like how he emphasizes "controlled agressivness" throughout the book. 3. Boxing is indeed a very useful way of streefighting and Ned represented the techniques, methods, and ways of using it nicely, although he did go a little overboard to convince the reader that boxing is the "end all be all" way of fighting. Hopefully the knowledgable reader can take what he needs from this book and regard the rest.
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Summary: Almost perfect
Review: Jabs, Rights, Hooks, Uppercuts. This book has all the punches and teaches you how to use them correctly and more effectively. I found this book to be great, I recommend it to any self defense addict. The only thing I found wrong with the book is that it didn't show much counters for your opponents punches, rather they showed dodging and blocking. But dont let that be a big factor in your choice of getting this book. You should get this book so you can "Float like a Butterfly and Sting like a Bee" quote Mohammed Ali.
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Summary: Almost there..but worth it if you need protection NOW!
Review: Ned B.mont, he's a nice dude. I'm an anarchist. i hate cops and i believe fights are to be avoided at all costs. unfortunately, there are a lot of coercive dudes out there ready to ruin a good night on the town with your lady friend or group of friends. i was picked on in highschool and in the 2 bars i depressingly hung out at starting at age 15/16...i learned half of these skills of boxing by experience...the other worthwhile half...especially when dealing in close quarters and bigger opponents was wonderfully described, yet not well illustrated. I wish i had this book in 1992/93...when i got my caps, my stitches and my ego bruised IF YOU REALLY ARE STILL SCARED OF KILLERS AND CRAZED DRUG ADDICTS/WEAPON-HOLDING ASSAILANTS, Not free advertising, just as a complement to ned B.mont's good techniques. If i didn't know about SCARS(security?c?aggressive response strategy), i'd give it at least 4 stars. At age 23 now, most dudes don't pick on me 'cause of my bravado and better built body...but there will ALWAYS BE SOMEONE THAT'S 280 pounds...and you gotta know how to crush his sternum...get his weapon away etc...boxing is 75 percent of the way to get there..but i still recommend complemented it with the SCARS videos...i never give plugs unless i'm on top of it. ned, this BUSTED HEINEKIN IS FOR YOU! "Anarchy is the mother of all liberty..peace over violence, though"
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Summary: A Fantastic Read
Review: Ned Beaumont has written a practical no-nonsense book on how to use boxing as a method of self-defense and exposes the myths surounding Hollywood fight fantasies. Some other reviewers find his critique of Asian martial arts to be too one sided and there may be some truth to that. However, as one who has studied both TKD and Jujutsu and Boxing I can say that some of the points he makes are valid. Even if boxing is not you're combat art of choice you can still learn a lot from Championship Streetfighting and the author's take no BS attitude is a breath of fresh air in the self defense literature scene.
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Summary: the best book I've ever read on the subject
Review: ned's book is a practical manual for "real world" type training and should be on the shelf of every serious boxing fan, martial artist, or hand-to-hand combat buff. I bought it for entertainment at a gun show and ended up loving the book. I wish I could contact ned and ask him some questions about who he's trained with and let him know what I think of his book. great job Ned!
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