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No Holds Barred Fighting:
Takedowns
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No Holds Barred Fighting:
Takedowns
Throws, Trips, Drops and Slams for NHB Competition and Street Def ense
Mark Hatmaker
Photography by Doug Werner
TRACKS Tracks Publishing San Diego, California
No Holds Barred Fighting:
Takedowns Mark Hatmaker
TRACKS PUBLISHING
Tracks Publishing 140 Brightwood Avenue Chula Vista, CA 91910 619-476-7125
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All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording or by any information storage and retrieval system without permission from the author, except for the inclusion of brief quotations in a review. Copyright © 2005 by Doug Werner Publisher’s Cataloging-in-Publication Hatmaker, Mark. No holds barred fighting : takedowns : throws, trips, drops and slams for NHB competition and street defense / Mark Hatmaker ; photography by Doug Werner. p. cm. LCCN 2005907146 ISBN 1-884654-25-8 1. Hand-to-hand fighting--Handbooks, manuals, etc. 2.Wrestling--Handbooks, manuals, etc. I.Werner, Doug, 1950- II.Title. GV1111.H335 2005
796.81 QBI05-600135
To my empirical forerunners whose work knocks me off my feet — Rakjo Petrov, M. Briggs Hunt, Shozo Sasahara and Ray F. Carson.
Acknowledgements Phyllis Carter — editing Kylie Hatmaker — stage direction Kory Hays — partner, opponent, grimacer Jim Montalbano — graphic production Mitch Thomas — call outs
Preface You’ve heard that 90 percent of fights end up on the ground.Well, most all start standing up. Whether you take it to the ground or stay on your feet, the takedown is a key skill in the combat equation.This go-to manual gives you all you need to know about the formidable skill of shooting (old-school parlance for takedowns).You will learn the best stances for both takedown offense and defense, the footwork peculiar to shooting, “Think Before You Shoot” concepts and dozens of permutations of the highest percentage shots.The latter include double-leg takedowns, singleleg takedowns, snatch singles, low singles and scores of counters. In short, if you want to gain the takedown in every fight or increase your odds of staying on your feet, this guide has got the goods. Mark Hatmaker
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Contents Preface 9 Introduction 13 1 Shooting range 19 2 Shooting stances 21 3 Shooting footwork 29 4 Old school leg dives 39 5 Handles 49 6 Setups 59 7 Double-leg takedowns 92 7.1 Double-leg takedown counters 97 8 Single-leg takedowns 148 8.1 Single-leg takedown counters 152 9 Low sing