Boxing for MMA

Building the Fistic Edge in Competition & Self-Defense for Men & Women

Mark Hatmaker

• Publisher: Tracks Publishing
• eBook ISBN:
  9781935937715
• Year: 2014

Although dramatic head kicks and garrote-tight submissions may get most of the airplay in highlight reels, the stats show that punching combinations and knockouts reap more MMA victories than any other fighting technique. This boxing primer not only covers the basics, including stance, footwork, punches, and combinations, it takes these boxing skills and views them through an MMA prism that addresses the realities of the mixed martial arts game. While there are some must-know fistic skills for MMA, there are also more than a few boxing tactics that will get you smashed in MMA. Boxing for MMA builds on the good and tosses the bad, discussing the differences in strategy and tactics when it comes to facing likely MMA scenarios. Matchups covered include Boxing vs. Wrestling, Boxing vs. Jiu-Jitsu, Boxing vs. Muay Thai, Boxing vs. the Slugger, Dirty Boxing Inside the Clinch, and Boxing off of the Fence. All the techniques are illustrated in hundreds of action-sequence images, making this guide the go-to resource for blending boxing skills into your fighting arsenal.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title Page
• Copyright
• Contents
• How to Use the MMA Mastery Manuels
• Intro: Boxing for MMA
• 1. “You’ve Got to Walk before You Can Run, But You’ve Got to Stand before You Can Walk”
• 2. Footwork Concepts
• 3. Boxing Plus Arsenal
• 4. Boxing Plus Defensive Vocabulary
• 5. Appetite for Destruction
• 6. Punch, Don’t Paw
• 7. Pyramid Build
• 8. Let’s Stay Focused
• 9. No Hitting below the Belt … Why Not?
• 10. Sunday Punch as Cut-Kick
• 11. Boxing Plus Sprawl & Get-Up
• 12. Combination Menus
• 13. Prescription for Scrimmage Drills
• Resources