Martial Art Books: MMA Training

3 Must Read Books Plus Book Review: War of Art

Craig Lightner — Tue, 28 May 2013 12:13:42 +0000

Let me start off by asking a couple of questions: Do you ever have trouble getting motivated to go train? Have you ever felt like you hit a plateau and aren’t able to get to that next level in your martial art skills? If you answered “YES” to either of the above the reason why [...]

3 Must Read Books Plus Book Review: War of Art

Finding Art Inside The Martial Arts

Craig Lightner — Tue, 26 Feb 2013 02:29:49 +0000

Written by: Dean Nielsen Martial Arts, when practiced correctly, should involve the “Artistic” form of Martial Arts, rather than the “Martial” code. “Consider Martial Law” Think about our own country run if it were under Martial Law – the brutality behind not only Martial Arts, but military command, where each soldier is trained in serious hand-to-hand [...]

Finding Art Inside The Martial Arts

The Foods You Eat and the Affect on Your Body

Craig Lightner — Sun, 03 Feb 2013 22:40:42 +0000

Just as fuel is indispensable to cars for motion and speed so is food to your body. Do not expect your body to perform at its peak especially for MMA if you are not eating healthy foods. It goes beyond just satisfying your hunger; unhealthy foods can accomplish that, but expect your body system to [...]

The Foods You Eat and the Affect on Your Body

Competitive Taekwondo: Sparring Book Review

Craig Lightner — Mon, 28 Jan 2013 23:06:22 +0000

This book written by Yong Kil titled “Competitive Taekwondo” is useful for a very specific student in Taekwondo. If you are focused on becoming an Olympic caliber athlete or just want to improve your sparring skills then this book will help you get there. The type of student that focuses on the sport style of [...]

Competitive Taekwondo: Sparring Book Review

All Readers Stay Away From: Audiobooks.com!

Craig Lightner — Wed, 21 Nov 2012 22:48:42 +0000

As many of you know I read tons of books per week that include the topics of martial arts, technology, biographies, and more. So, about a week ago I decided to sign up for an audio book program. After researching audible.com, audiobook.com pretty much to two top players in the audio book market, I went [...]

All Readers Stay Away From: Audiobooks.com!

Learning MMA: Let’s Get It On!: The Making of MMA and Its Ultimate Referee Book Review

Craig Lightner — Wed, 21 Nov 2012 04:25:44 +0000

Learning MMA can be an overwhelming endeavor even for the most advanced fighters. This is because there are so many facets to this sport that you can feel like you aren’t training enough on your ground game, striking, submission, or you name it. There is also a new way to train coming out making you [...]

Learning MMA: Let’s Get It On!: The Making of MMA and Its Ultimate Referee Book Review

Self Defense: Facing Violence: Preparing for the Unexpected Book Review

Craig Lightner — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 22:52:59 +0000

This book written by Rory Miller titled, “Self Defense: Facing Violence: Preparing for the Unexpected” is a good introduction to self defense with a few pitfalls. One important aspect you should know right off the bat is that this book doesn’t go into a lot of detail about techniques and movement. However, it dives into [...]

Self Defense: Facing Violence: Preparing for the Unexpected Book Review

Heart For The Fight: Brian Stann’s Journey Book Review

Craig Lightner — Thu, 08 Nov 2012 23:19:29 +0000

Although I wouldn’t typically recommend an MMA fighter book for kids this book is drastically different then your typical book. Heart for the Fight written by Brian Stann along with fellow author John R. Bruning has a theme of MMA but it is essentially having a “never give up” attitude in life and especially when [...]

Heart For The Fight: Brian Stann’s Journey Book Review

How To Improve Your Martial Arts With Books

Craig Lightner — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 17:22:05 +0000

If you anything like me you love learning about anything related to martial arts. It doesn’t matter if it is specific to Taekwondo, Judo, Karate, or any other style of the arts. I consume anything I can get my hands on about anything related to the arts whether it is a: DVD, Audio CD, blog, [...]

How To Improve Your Martial Arts With Books

How To Get A Powerful Knock Out Punch?

Craig Lightner — Wed, 17 Oct 2012 13:44:15 +0000

Many MMA fighters have asked themselves, “How the hell do I get more knockout power like ______________ (insert favorite knockout fighter here)?” On the Deadliest Warrior a show on the Discovery Channel they go through the science of the ultimate fighters throughout history in order to determine who were the deadliest fighters. Some of the [...]

How To Get A Powerful Knock Out Punch?