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Summary: Best Wrestling Book today
Comment: I love this book so much, I encourage my entire team to purchase this book. I started to develop as a wrestler by looking in a book memorizing a few moves and then trying them in practice the following day during live wrestling. This book is fantastic. I use the moves when I wrestle live. I was a Connecticut large school state champion, and wrestled in the top 20 divison 1 and this book is extremley valuable. As of matter of fact there are so many moves you will find you will have to pick and choose the one's you like and work to master them before you move on. Also, the author's make no money as the money is donated for a great cause-Scott Babun/Westminster Christian Wrestling Coach, Miami, FL.
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Summary: Winning Wrestling Moves
Comment: Super great book for the budding wrestler as well as a semi-advanced one!
Excellent display maneuvers showing every aspect of the correct moves.
Text clearly and concisely describes the moves in detail and how to counter.
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Summary: Great for Anyone Interested in Wrestling
Comment: I purchased this book in tandem with Greco-Roman Wrestling by William A. Martell, and I can't decide which I like better. They are both good.
Winning Wrestling Moves is well written, thorough, and easy to understand. As a mere spectator/admirer of the sport of wrestling, I am pleased with the photos and detail in this book, which help me to understand exactly what I am watching.
Though "Winning" is stressed in this book, the flavor/tone of the author's words also emphasize the love for the sport, competing against one's self to achieve success, and sportsmanship, which is admirable and impressive, since there must naturally be a winner and a loser - both of which are honorable. Also impressive is the fact that this book does not seem to be about shortcuts, just hard work and great technique.
This book has wonderful descriptions with good flow, and though it is technical, it was easy for a non-wrestler to understand. I recommend it for everyone interested in this great sport, not just athletes and coaches.
J.H. Sweet, author of The Fairy Chronicles, and wrestling fan
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Summary: Excellent guide for all skill levels
Comment: As an old dog trying to learn new tricks - I didn't start wrestling until I was 30 - I found this book invaluable.
Most coaching books - especially wrestling ones - suffer from the problem of poor quality photography. But here the pics are well-chosen and clear and the text goes straight to the point. And the sheer comprehensiveness of it means you keep returing to it again and again.
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Summary: Best technique book on the market
Comment: This is the most comprehensive book on wrestling technique I've been able to find. The chapters are as such: Basic Skills; Takedowns (106 pages worth!); Escapes and Reversals; Breakdowns, Rides, and Pinning Combinations; Freestyle Turns. The emphasis seems to be on takedowns, but the other sections are good too. The only chapter that really came up short was the one on basic skills, but "Wrestling for Beginners" by Jarman and Hanley can be used to make up for that. While the pictures are in black and white, they are as clear as can be expected, and the wrestlers are always wearing different collored singlets so the reader can distinguish them. The sequences are relativley easy to follow, and the moves' counters are shown back-to-back with the countered technique. Speaking as a submission wrestler, this book definetley improved my game, and I think any martial artist with a realistic training program will find it helpful. I'd also recomend that any high-school wrestler who wants to expand his arsenal buy this book; your coach, no matter how good he is, doesn't have time to show you everything. The only real complaint I have is that some techniques are reffered to before they're shown, which was a little confusing. However, the index and table of contents can solve most of those hang-ups.
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