This advanced guide to submission wrestling—the underlying fighting skill associated with such events as the Ultimate Fighting Championships—continues the straightforward, pragmatic approach to ultimate-fighting instruction begun in “No Holds Barred Fighting.” 450 photos.

Proper ultimate-fighting training techniques explained This advanced guide to submission wrestling—the underlying fighting skill associated with such events as the Ultimate Fighting Championships, the King of the Cage, and the Pride Fighting Championships—continues the straightforward, pragmatic approach to ultimate-fighting instruction begun in No Holds Barred Fighting. A review of the basics is provided, followed by more of everything— more takedowns, more takedown defenses, more ground positioning, more submissions, more escapes, and more drills. The cross-disciplinary approach develops physical and mental endurance, total body flexibility and agility, explosive functional strength, and a thorough knowledge of body mechanics and dynamics.

Mark Hatmaker is the author of “No Holds Barred Fighting” and “More No Holds Barred Fighting”. He is the founder of Extreme Self Protection, a company that compiles, analyses, and teaches unarmed combat methods. He lives in Knoxville, Tennessee.