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Rating:  - Excellent Book!!!This is only the second book that I've read about a fighting system, but I have to say that I thought it was very well written. I've been taking a boxing class for over a year, and I absolutely love it. This book opened my eyes to things I never considered in regards to having to adapt those skills to a streetfight. For instance, now that I punch harder than normal, there is a bigger possibility that I could break my hands on someone's face. So I should prep my hands for bare knuckle fighting. Mind you, I haven't been in a fight in over 11 years, and I hope I never have to, but it's good to be prepared. He was super detailed in describing all types of punches and techniques as well. Rating: - Pretty Good BookThe book is very practical. The author does know what is he talking about when it comes to street fights. Boxing is considered a martial arts that is very practical and effective. Why? You are trained to hit while being hit. Sparring is not street fighting but controlled fighting like war games or lab experiments. When you spar, one of your jobs is to protect your sparring partner and learn from each other. In a street fight, your objectives are take position and take out the opponent in the most efficient ways possible. Take the head (CPU/Brain) or respiratory system via neck or chokes. He does not cut down all martial arts but just the ones who have instructors that have no practical streetfighting experience; the ones who teach poison/garbage to their students. Also, he does mention it's the person not that art/system that makes the difference. The book has a few good concepts and some mentioned techniques that are effective for any system of fighting. Rating: - I love this guy!Great book! I used to get beat up a lot. I read this book, went out, and beat up 3 guys in a shopping mall, won the fight without a scratch, and I even got the thumbs up from the people around. You know those loudmouth bullies that think they own the joint? That walk around as if they were the masters of the universe? That pretend to be the toughest guys? That enjoy intimidating people? That think they can push you around or that you have to get out of their way if you want to live? Well I just got sick of it! And after training with this guy, I knew I had what it took, and I think the best thing, the most important thing, that this book taught me... was the attitude, the mindset, you don't wait for the other guy to cut you open before you really start fighting back. Now I can go out there and walk around with no fear, because I know I can defend myself. Thanks Ned, you changed my life. Rating: - Great addition to you self-defense library!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 Rating:  - Boxing As A Martial ArtNed 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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