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Manufacturer: Paladin Press
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 796
EAN: 9780873649346
ISBN: 0873649346
Label: Paladin Press
Manufacturer: Paladin Press
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 208
Publication Date: 1997-07
Publisher: Paladin Press
Studio: Paladin Press
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Your fists are your primary weapon system in a streetfight, but most martial arts "masters" like to gloss over that fact. Now fisticuffs expert Ned Beaumont shows you how to duke it out in back alleys and smoky bars and walk away grinning (with all your teeth). All the dirty tricks of boxing are included, too. Not for the faint of heart, this one is destined to become a classic.
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Summary: Great addition to you self-defense library!
Comment: Ned Beaumont does an exceptional job with Championship Streetfighting: Boxing as a Martial Art.
In the beginning he outlines why boxing is effective for real fights. His argument for the effectiveness of boxing is right on the money and his examples illustrate this perfectly. He then moves to principles of the ring and street and the difference between gloves and bare fists. This chapter is very important because Beaumont describes how to minimize hurting your own hand and fist when boxing.
Chapter four discusses the physics and psychology of power punching. If you want to punch hard, this chapter is a must. And who doesn't want to know how to punch hard?
The next chapters talk about stance, guard, straight punches, hooks, and uppercuts. These chapters are very good for describing boxing basics. These are the skills you must learn to make boxing work. And if you learn them well, boxing will work!
Chapter eight shows you how to put those skills together with combinations and related matters. Then chapter nine teaches defense and how not to get hit.
Chapter ten goes into fouls and other dirty tricks. Things you would not do in the ring, but that can be very useful in self-defense situations. And self-defense is Beaumont's goal with this book.
The last chapter is on training, roadwork, gymwork, and floorwork. Beaumont gives some basic ingredients that have helped boxers stay in shape for years, and if you want to box, you better get in shape. The book ends with a recommended reading list.
The is a very good book, and one of the things I liked most about it was that Beaumont illustrates his points with stories of older boxers. So many of the lessons are not just Beaumont's but Jack Dempsey's, Joe Louis', and many others. This is an exceptional primer on boxing and a great addition to anyone's self-defense library.
Reviewed by Alain Burrese, J.D., author, speaker
Hard-Won Wisdom From The School of Hard Knocks, Hapkido Hoshinsul, Streetfighting Essentials, Hapkido Cane, and The Lock On Joint Locking series
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Summary: Boxing As A Martial Art
Comment: Ned Beaumont's "Championship Streetfighting" is an in depth look at the use of boxing for self-defense. Mr. Beaumont begins by looking at boxing as the old-time method of self-defense, and points out the prior to WWII when a man wanted to learn self-defense he studied boxing. Next Mr. Beaumont gives his opinion about the effectiveness of boxing when compared to the traditional Asian martial arts. "Championship Streetfighting" clearly favors boxing as the more effective style for self-defense (as one might expect in a book about boxing), but at the same time Mr. Beaumont points out that any style can be effective when employed by a tough, fit, and knowledgeable fighter.
The majority of "Championship Streetfighting" discusses various techniques and combinations to use boxing for self-defense. This includes the basics of jabs, hooks, upper-cuts, and straight punches. Also discussed are fouls and dirty tricks, which while banned in the sport boxing ring, and very effective for self-defense.
The book ends with a few suggestions for training and getting into shape such as speed bag, heavy bag, conditioning and road work.
"Championship Streetfighting" is mostly text, with just a few illustrations. While perhaps not a training manual, anyone with some basic skill to begin with can certainly learn a few new techniques to add to his arsenal of self-defense capabilities. If you understand a little more than the mere basics of boxing, "Championship Streetfighting" becomes much more useful in teaching combinations which are extremely effective for real-world self-defense.
About the only criticism (and a minor criticism at that) I can offer about the book is that it is a bit light on illustrations. More illustrations or photographs demonstrating the techniques discussed in the text would have enhanced what is otherwise an excellent book.
Mr. Beaumont's recommendation that one interested in self-defense should develop skill in boxing is certainly well-founded. And "Championship Streetfighting" is certainly well recommended for anyone interested in boxing as a martial art.
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Summary: Fairly useful/extremely biased.
Comment: Championship Streetfighting does have it's merits offering some good insight on body mechanics and mindset but comes off with a terrible biased, almost thuggish undertone.
First I'll start with the good. The book goes through a good variety of punching mechanics and some simple combos. Covering the ranges of attacks even, it does help you visualize how and when to execute the punches as well as text with no pictures and crude drawings can. Every topic from stance, defence, dirty fighting and even a controlled, agressive mindset are convered, most followed by a little anecdote about the "old greats" backing up there effectiveness. Overall it is a complete, street adapted guide to boxing techniques. It's no frills, straight forward fighting that a dedicated, fit person could employ as defence within months of training unlike many martial arts.
On the downside there are some things that I could have done without. First and foremost is the tough guy attitude that the book carries. It completely detracts from the boxing as a "martial art" statement. It's more like boxing for brawlers. Nothing against the book itself but it could really turn away the average person who wants to learn to protect himself and his family rather than fight in the streets like a gladiator. Secondly is the ridiculous, uninformed statements it makes against other arts. The author makes a crack at a karate reverse punch but then shows a photo of someone in side stance throwing a regular tsuki (punch), which is a training excercise for the legs and core not a sparring technique. I'd like to point out that a reverse punch is exactly the same fundamentally as the straight right in boxing (rear arm, small shift forward, hip rotation etc...). Criticizing martial arts for their basic training excercises that you learn in the first 3 months (but never stop doing because basics are important remember!!!) to develop your basic body mechanics is just plain uneducated. One of the hardest punchers ever was a karateka, Mas Oyama. The stories are a bit much also, documenting boxing matches so old they are near folklore in many cases. On a technical level, the only thing I can fault it for is the surface area he recommends punching with, which is the last three knucles on the hand. Not only only are the two last smallest, most breaking knuckles backed by the some the smallest most breakable bones in the hand (no wonder he's afraid to punch bare handed throughout the book), it also spreads the impacts across your fist taking away much of the punche's penetration. Hitting with the first 2 knuckles is much stronger, safer and with better impact penetration. Also he could talk a bit more about relaxing and breathing which, will help your power, stamina and state of mind in an encounter.
Again, the book does what it says 99% but it could have been more tasteful in it's approach.
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Summary: Concise, informative, and entertaining
Comment: I highly recommend this book for anyone who is looking for some practical advice about self-defense. The author's instructions on how to punch effectively and how to defend against punches and other kinds of attacks are clearly and straightforwardly presented. At the same time, the book makes for an entertaining read given the anecdotes from boxing history Beaumont includes.
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Summary: Simply the Best
Comment: This book is terrific. No bragging or boasting on the author's exploits. Just plain and simple fighting techniques. Meat and potatos of a fight.
I've read alot of fighting books and this takes the cake. Every page is useful and practical info. Beaumont explains boxing techniques in an easy and logical manner.
The great thing about this book is it explains boxing alone, and/or boxing techniques to use on the street.
I wish I had bought this book 2 years ago before wasting money on those "Animal" MacYoung books.
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