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Summary: Ummm... He has never took martial arts or fought an artist
Review: Okay, if Ned here has ever fought a martial artist, the things in his book would be totally different. If he ever took one martial art, he would write something totally different too. This book gives you the idea that boxing is more effective than martial arts which it isn't and he thinks many streetfighting techniques work on real good martial artists. Maybe if a boxer/streetfighter fought a new person who was trained in the West, maybe Ned has a point. But fighting a real martial artist with boxing or street fighting techniques is useless because in martial arts, you have total self-control and you know what's coming. The waist-twist is found in many arts, like tae kwon do, wing chun, and karate. Even the movie the Karate Kid 2 presents the waist twist. Ned thinks that you can beat a martial artist by just going up there and give him two good jabs, a cross, then grab the guy's Adam's apple but in reality, the martial artist blocks, counters, and you're on the ground. This book will make you a better boxer, but will be useless in fighting a martial artist.Plus, boxing is effective for its bobbing and weaving. But its stance leaves too many open areas. Not a very good thing to be kicked in the groin or hit in the solar plexus now is it?
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Summary: A Complete Boxing/Streetfighting Manual
Review: Perhaps the most complete and well written treatise of its kind. Beaumont demonstrates in a clear and concise manner exactly why fist fighting is a very effective martial art. "Lessons from the Champs" are employed by the author to clearly illustrate the skills taught in 'Championship Streetfighting' as used by some of the greatest fighters of all time. You would be hard pressed to find a more effective exposition of a truly hard hitting and practical method of self-defense.
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Summary: How to add punching to your martial art
Review: The author does an amazing thing in this book. He does not try to trash every martial art under the sun in order to build up his own. Instead the crux of this book is on adding the punching power of boxing to whatever style you are doing. He does contend that the power of boxing punches are superior to almost any other style of punching. This is hard to dispute. So the author tells you how to train in order to make the punches of boxing part of your arsenal. He does so in a very effective way. Surprisingly, there are few illustrations, but the information is very well presented. The author seems to take it that you are already taking a martial art, so he does not have to deal with the whole picture and keeps to the very narrow range of punching. In this, he excells. If you do not study a martial art, I do not think this book is for you. But if you want to add the power punches of boxing to your martial arts practice, then this book must be on your shelf.
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Summary: Finally, A No [pooh] Guide
Review: The book is an awesome supplement to any martial artist's, boxer's, muay thai kickboxer's, no holds barred fighter's and ,of course, to a streetfighter's training. The author uses vivid real examples and practical illustrations when needed. This is not another inflated piece of [pooh] with a bizillion useless,faked photos. Ned draws on the knowledge of the old-school greats, the bareknuckle fighters and present knowledge. I love this book, I got it a week ago and read it slowly the first time and now I'm on my third way around. I would reccomend this book to anyone except vegans, pacifists and [nice] people.
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Summary: Very inciteful...
Review: The book was quite amazing. Several other who reviewed the book made disparaging remarks about Beaumonts thoughts on Eastern Martial Arts. Having studied Eastern Martial arts for two decades, I'm sorry to contradict them. Ned's views are actually pretty accuarate. A huge number of the arts lack a unified attack/defense strategy (the ability to attack and defend with the same motion instead of having your limbs moving seperately to accomplish the same task and thereby divinding your attention and causing both attack and defense to be structually weakened because of it). A large number also lack the understanding of body mechanics to place your body weight behind a blow without unbalancing yourself. Ned provides information that martial artists could use to adapt there own styles to, and includes moves and tactics their style do not have a counter part to. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.
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Summary: Championship Streetfighting
Review: This book does a decent job of explaining rudimentary boxing techniques and their potential use in street confrontations and clearly supports that boxing is an effective martial art. The comments about karate etc. come across as childish and although in some cases having merit does not represent the majority of hard style martial arts. As a student of Mas Oyama's karate full contact meant bare knuckles and feet and quite often opponents getting carried out on stretchers. Trying telling anyone who perfected their two knucle punches on a makiwara board for twenty years they cannot hit. As a doorman/bouncer I have given a good account of myself in night clubs and on the street many times. Boxing skills are definitely a valuable part of any person serious about defending themselves arsenal. But let me tell you if someone is high on drugs they don't fall over in textbook fashion and quite often you'll find yourself going to the "mat". Judo, Gracie Ju Jitsu, and wrestling are very valuable and grappling ability should be a part of every martial artists bag. I have noted the success of grapplers in competions such as UFC etceven against professional boxers. Overall the book was worthwhile but like the author my advice is don't depend on any one art to prepare you for today's streets. Build a comprehensive arsenal which prepares you for lots of eventualities- your life may depend on it!
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Summary: THE NUMBER ONE IN SELF DEFENCE/STREET FIGHT
Review: This book is going to be the all time number one, if you are looking for REAL self defence and street fighting and you are man enough to want to be in a real street fight, then get this book. Watch out for me you Black Belters------SEE YOU IN THE STREET.
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Summary: An excellent Book dealing with the Sweet Science
Review: This book is very well written and the author Mr. Beaumont is to be commended for it's genuine message. As a fight fan for over fifty years,going back to Louis, Marciano, Zale etc. I find the text to be astounding and factual.
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Summary: Not very useful for experienced martial artists.
Review: This book tries to teach you that "stripmall dojo" martial arts are ineffective and punching is effective. The ideas presented in this book are some mix of the obvious, the misguided, and the rediculous. These are lessons you will learn very quickly in freestyle sparring, you probably don't need to waste your money on this book.
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Summary: This Book Is great
Review: This book was great. From how to punch correctly to blocking punches correctly this is the best guide to street fighting out there. It teaches you that it don't matter how big you are to land a knockout punch.
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