BJ with Glen Cordoza & Erich Krauss Penn

'In his book BJ opens up a world of knowledge few fighters know and many would kill to know. From informing you how to use the cage to controlling your opponent from both the top and bottom positions, this book covers it all. BJ opens his mind and heart to the reaader and shares knowledge; knowledge that is invaluable for anyone seeking insight into the complex training and skills necessary to compete in the sport of mixed martial arts.'-Big John McCarthy, UFC Referee

'BJ Penn is one of the most talented athletes I've ever had the honor to train with. Any technique you learn from this book wil be time well spent.'-Randy Couture, UFC Champion

'BJ is a naturally gifted athlete and an amazing teacher. His talents will ensure that he will always be known as one of the best pound-for-pound fighters in the world.'-Chuck Liddell, UFC Light Heavyweight Champion

BJ Penn MMA Welterweight World Champion, MMA Lightweight World Champion, the only non-Brazilian to win the Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu World Championships, the fighting phenomenon who choked out UFC Welterweight Champion Matt Hughes in the first round-has defeated the best and proven to be one of the most technical fighters in the world today. In Mixed Martial Arts, Penn divulges his revolutionary system of fighting that teaches you how to mix striking with takedowns, ground and pound an opponent into submission, fight against the cage, and formulate strategies based upon your personal attributes. Whether you're a striker looking to improve upon your ground game, a grappler looking to improve upon your striking, a beginner starting out in the sport, or a seasoned MMA veteran, this book is for you. Nothing has been overlooked, and nothing has been left out. In Mixed Martial Arts, Penn unleashes the knowledge that has made him one of the most feared and decorated fighters in the world.

BJ Penn is a former UFC Welterweight Champion and a Brazilian Jiiu-Jitsu World Champion. He is ranked, pound-for-pound, the number one mixed martial arts fighter on the planet. He lives in Hilo, Hawaii.

Erich Krauss is a professional muay thai kickboxer who has trained and competed in Thailand. He is the author of seventeen books.

Glen Cordoza is a professional muay thai kickboxer and MMA fighter. He is the co-author of six books on the martial arts.

Contents

Introduction
Just scrap
The sprotof MMA
Circuit training
The stand up game
Introduction to the stand up game
1 Stance
Stance introduction
Standard stance
Crouched stance
2 Striking
Striking introduction
Jab
Cross
Hook
Overhand
Uppercut
3 Striking to the takedown
Striking to the takedown introduction
A. Striking to the double
Double-let takedown
Hook to double-leg takedown
Hook to fake shot to overhand
Jab to double-leg takedown
Cross to double-lg takedown
Four punch combo to double-leg
Takedown
B. Failed double-leg takedown
Failed shot to hook
Shooting to cage to takedown
DeSouza special
Defending the guillotine
Shooting into guard
C. Striking to the single
Single-leg takedown
Cross to hook to shingle-leg takedown
Overhand to shingle-leg takedown
Fake single to overhand
4 Counter attacks
Counter attacks introduction
A. Countering the jab
Slipping left jab
Counter jab with jab
Countering jab to duble-leg
Takedown
B. Countering the cross
Slipping the cross
Slip right cross to overhand/hook
Counter
Slip cross to 3 punch combo
Countering right cross to takedown
Counter left cross to double-leg
Takedown
C. Countering the hook
Slipping the hook
Sloipping the hook to 3 punch combo
Catch and go combo to takedown
Slipping the hook to body clinch
D. Countering kicks
Countering kick to takedown
Countering kick to sweep-kick
Takedown
Check to overhand
5 Countering the takedown
Countering the takedown introduction
A. Basic takedown defene
Push away takedown defense
Push away takedown defense to knee
Basic sprawl
Sprawl to turtle transition
Sprawl to standing option
B. Sprawl control
High knees from sprawl control
Straight knees from sprawl control
Sprawl control to side control knees
C. Countering the double-leg
Back to standing off double-leg
Takedown
Hand-clasp guillotine off double-leg
Guillotine choke to guard
D. Countering the single-leg
Knee to single-leg defense
Punching your leg free
Hand-clasp guillotine off single
Defending the single (Pushing the head out)
6 The clinch
Clinch introduction
A. Body clinch
Basic pummeling
Pummeling to the body with elbows
Pummeling to the body with knees
Catch knee to takedown
Level change to outside knee
Body-lock takedown
B. Countering the under-hooks
Getting the head inof double under-hooks
Escaping under-hook control
Hip toss (whizzer) to punch
C. Muay Thai clinch
Pummeling for head to knee
Striking to head control
Elbow from Muay Thai clinch
Head clinch to takedown
D. Muay Thai clinch counters
Pummeling in for the head
Desperation escape
Double-leg counter off head control
E. Dirty boxing clinch
Dirty boxing clinch
Bump the arm to back
Body-lock takedown to back
Knee from front headlock
7 Fighting against the cage
Fighting against the cage intro
A. Pressing against the cage
Avoiding the cage
Double-leg takedown off the cage
Cage to single-leg
Single to double-leg takedown
Foot stomps
Kneeing against the cage
B. Pinned against the cage
Pummeling for under-hooks to switch counter
Single-leg counter
8 Striking the downed guard
Striking the downed guard intro
Basic stance
Stepping in
Controlling the leges
Throwing legs to overhand
Ankle lock defense
Belly stomp
Face stomp
Punch to pass
Punt kick to face
Kicking under the leg
The ground game
The ground game
1 Fighting from the downed guard
Fighting from the donwed guard intro
A. Fighting from the shell
The shell
Blocking a kick from the shell
Getting up
Dropping under a kick
Stomp kick to the leg
Spring stomp kick
Left up-kick from shell
Heel stomp form shell
Breaking grips to push kick
B. De La Riva guard
Breaking grips to De La Riva
Up-kick from De La Riva
Overhand right counter to De La Riva sweep
Overhand right ocunter to standing
De La Riva to guard
Getting up from De La Riva
C. Goes guard
De La Riva to goes guard
Goes guard push sweep
Goes guard switch sweep
2 Guard top
Guard top introduction
A. Top guard 101
Posture up guard
Biceps control
Friendship position
B. Striking from guard top
Body-body-head
Over the top elbow
Over the toop elbow (variation)
Uppercut from guard
Hammer fist to elbow counter
Elbow to thigh to straight right
Fake open guard to overhand
Fake overhand to elbow
Open guard to overhand
C. Guard top defense
Defending the guillotine from guard
D. Striking past the guard
Striking past the guard
Open guard stack pass sequence
Half stack pass
Half stack passover the leg (option 2)
Butterfly pass
Mike Pyle special
3 Guard bottom
Guard bottom introduction
A. Sit up guard
Sit-up guard
Getting up 101
Basic hip sweep
Kimura from sit up guard
Posture up guillotine
Posture up to omaplata
Posture up to arm bar
Sit up guard to back
Sit up guard to back (option 2)
B. Standrad guard tactics
Getting up form guard
Kick out to standing
Blocking the overhand
Block overhand to a damn good guard
Elbows from closed guard
Knee punch arm bar
Pull out of arm bar to triangle
Arm trap triangle
C. A damn good guard
A damn good triangle
A damn good omaplata
Hooking the arm from omaplata
C. Escaping the cage
The spin around
Getting up against the cage (hooking the leg)
D. Butterfly guard attacks
Getting up from butterfly guard
Butterfly sweep (option 1 & 2)
4 Half guard
Half guard introduction
Striking from half guard top
Grinding elbow from half guard
B. Passing the half guard
No hand pass to mount
No hand pass to side control
C. Half guard 101
Geting the under-hook from half guard
D. Half guard sweep sequences
Half guard to back
Half guard reverse sweep
5 Side control
Side control introducion
A. Side control attacks
Beat down position
Downward grinding elbow
Knee to side
Knee to head
B. Modified side control aggacks
Knees to head (option 2)
Striking to Americana
Striking to Kimura
C. Side control to mouknt rans.
Standard side contorl to mount
Stepping over to mount
D. Knee on belly attacks
Attacking from knee on belly
E. Basic side control escapes
Escape to guard from side control bottom
Get up escape from side control bottom
6 Mount
Mount introduction
A. Stabilizing the mount
Mount stabilization control
Breakng over-under to neck control
Breaking double under-hooks
Striking from neck control
B. Striking to submission
Striking to arm bar
Striking to Americana
Mount to kata-gatame arm triangle
Mounted triangle
Mount to back
C. Double attack mount
Double attack mount
Double attack to back
Double attack to kata-gatame
Kata-gatame choke (arm triangle variation)
D. Basic mount escapes
Hip to hold from mount
Basic bridge escape
Hip out mount escape
Running up the cage mount escape
7 The back
Back introduction
A. Turtle to back transitions
Turtle to back sequence
Turtle to back sequence (countering defense)
Flattening your opponent
B. Striking from the turtle
Kneeing the body and head
C. Back control submissions
Rear naked choke from back
Traingle arm bar from back
Arm bar from back
D. Back to mount transition
Back to mount transition
E. Basic turtle escapes
Turtle escape to standing
Rolling to guard turtle escape
F. Escaping back control
Choke defense 101
Back and choke escape
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