Mickey with Christopher Miller Dimic

Get what it takes to win-and unleash the ultimate fighter in you.

Think you know your way around the cage? Think again. Mixed martial arts powerhouse Mickey Dimic, a two-time middleweight world champion and Hall of Famer, kicks your game into gear with this no-holds-barred guide to grounding and pinning, sprawling and brawling, and boxing dirty like the toughest contenders.

Breaking down the fundamentals of mixed martial arts competition, Dimic uses his decades of MMA experience to teach you the various skills of boxing, wrestling, Muay thai, judo,and jiu-jitsu, arming you with an unstoppable arsenal of weapons sure to yield maximum damage to any opponent.

With Dimic's cage-tested tips and drills, you'll learn to:

Hone your body with proper training.
Punch and kick with power and precision.
Beat down your opponent with a merciless full mount.
Escape from the tightest traps.
Force submissions with vice-grip grappling holds.
And strategize your way to victory in every fight.

Mickey Dimic has thrity-four years of experience in martial arts. A two-time middleweight world champion, World Martial Arts Hall of Fame member, and fifth-degree black belt, he has trained six world champions and countless students at his dojo. Living in Ontario, he is currently the coach for the Canadian Jiu-Jitsu Association.

Christopher Miller is a judo black belt and successful national- and international-level competitor with podium finishes in major judo, submission grappling, and amateur MMA events.

Contents

Introduction
1 History and origins
The Greeks
The Romans
Wrestling
Boxing
Muay thai
From judo to Brazilian jiu-jitsu
2 Basic skills: Striking and defense
Solo training-Running and jogging; Jumping and skipping; Weight lifting; Equipping your gym; Efficient movement; Stretching; Drilling; Other types of training
Basics-The fighting stance; Basic principles of defense; Basic goals of wrestling; Striking techniques; Defenses against strikes
3 Basic ground skills: Wresting, pins, escapes, adn submissins
Throws and defenses-Double leg throw; Single leg throw; Back throw; Sweeping hip throw; Inner thigh throw; Shoulder throw; Winding throw; Hook throws; Foot sweeps; Push down throw
Pins and escapes-Guard; Knee through pass; Hop over pass; Scoop pass; Scissors sweep; Elevator sweep; Butterfly guard and butterfly elevator sweep; Half guard; Getting back to your feet from guard; Turtle; Leg ride; Face down; Back control; Full mount; Side mount; Knee on belly; Scarf hold; North-south; Backward hold
Submissions and getting out of them-Rear naked choke; Triangle choke; Hand triangle; Armbar; Omoplata; Kimura; Americana; Scarf lock; guillotine; Leglocks
The 'Language' of MMA
4 Tactics and strategies
The importance of upright wrestling
Full mount-Blocking
Escaping a mount-Trap and roll; Turtle; Rolling; Leglock defense; Standing up; Shoulder throw and winding throw
Full mount drill
Handling the turtle-Par terre drill
Fighting through the guard-On top in guard; On the bottom guard; Guard drill; Ground and pound drill
Getting to the ground-Upright wrestling drill; Transitional wrestling drill
Striking in the clinch-Clinch striking drill
Free striking
Boxing-Dirty boxing drill; Retracting punch
Kicking and kneeing
Mixed drills-Striker versus thrower drill; Grappler versus wrestler drill
5 Sparring
Sparring equipment
Isolated sparring
Wrestling and grappling sparring-Upright or clinch wrestling; Wrestling; Greco-Roman wrestling; Judo; Ground grappling; Brazilian jiu-jitsu
The end game: Scoring the tap out-From standing; From top in guard; From top in half guard; From bottom in guard; From scarf hold; From side mount; From knee on belly; From full mount; From back mount
Striking sparring-Your sparring stance; Ground striking; Boxing; MMA kickboxing
6 Full MMA sparring and competition
Pacing the match-Rhythms and timing
Competition-Amateur versus professional MMA; Amateur combat; What to think about in the cage; A final charge
Appendix: Consultants
Index… (más)