Submission Wrestling: The Martial Arts Guide to Grappling

by Robert Ferguson

The blueprint to what makes grappling work! An
effective step-by-step grappling book for martial artists, wrestlers,
students and instructors. This comprehensive, readable and effective
explanation of grappling on the ground includes over two hundred photographs
illustrating positions of advantage, correct posture, grips, movements,
escapes, counters and reversals. Also provided are tips on finding a good
instructor, conditioning and drilling exercises, as well as specific points
for mastering the twelve ground positions. Special appendices include rules
and regulations of competition and a glossary of grappling-related web sites.
At any level of submission wrestling, the fundamentals for success in
competition remain same . . . control, position and submission. This holds
true for such grappling styles as Brazilian jujutsu, judo and sambo. This
book provides both the novice and experienced martial artist with in-depth
knowledge and insight into the sport and science of submission wrestling.

188 pages, Paperback

Published May 1, 1999

About the author

Robert Ferguson is a world leader and authority on rape and assault prevention and self-defense, and recognized as an expert on grappling and accredited with pioneering the sport of submission wrestling for which he owns the registered service mark.

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