Mixed Martial Arts For Dummies

Part I: Welcome to My World (Of Pain).

Chapter 1: Mixed Martial Arts: Past and Present.

Chapter 2: Digging Deeper into MMA.

Chapter 3: Getting Started with Your Training.

Part II: Stand-Up Fighting.

Chapter 4: Stand Up for Yourself and Strike.

Chapter 5: Inside Fighting with the Clinch.

Chapter 6: The Takedown: Getting to the Ground.

Part III: Grappling: You Gotta Have a Ground Game.

Chapter 7: Working from the Guard.

Chapter 8: Flowing through the Eight Positions of Power.

Chapter 9: Submitting to No One: Using the Right Submission Techniques.

Chapter 10: Great Escapes.

Chapter 11: Improving Your Ground Game: The Five Animals of MMA.

Part IV: Becoming a Well-Rounded Fighter — And Person.

Chapter 12: Strength and Conditioning.

Chapter 13: Training with a Purpose.

Part V: The Part of Tens.

Chapter 14: Ten Ways to Improve Your Speed.

Chapter 15: Ten Ways to Get Yourself Hurt.

Chapter 16: Ten Ways to Prepare for a Fight.

Appendix: Resources.

Index.