Kickboxing: The Complete Guide to Conditioning, Technique, and Competition

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This comprehensive training manual features all the information needed for a successful start in kickboxing, right up to winning the match in the ring. Author Christoph Delp, an expert fitness coach and an experienced kickboxing and Muay Thai trainer, begins by describing kickboxing’s history, development, and rules. The technical section explains all of the attacking techniques, as well as important defense and feinting skills. In spectactular photographs, champion kickboxers demonstrate the skills step by step, enabling the reader to easily duplicate the exercises and to understand the technical fine points. Chapters dedicated to training and competition contain vital information on training plans and structure, contest preparation, and competitive strategy. An ideal companion for beginners, the book is also an excellent reference for active kickboxers and other martial arts athletes who want to improve their punching and kicking techniques. Readers can use the book to train on their own or as a complement to club training. Review: A detailed and comprehensive book for anyone interested in kickboxing. - I have had a lifetime passion for the martial arts both as a student and instructor of Judo, Jujitsu, and Karate, Kenjutsu, and Tanto-jutsu, street combatives, boxing aerobics and kickboxing aerobics. I have also read and wrote reviews for numerous martial art books. This book, (kickboxing: The complete guide to conditioning, technique and competition by Christoph Delp) is a 252 page comprehensive text on kickboxing. The pages are made of slick clear paper and it is loaded with detailed photographs of all the techniques. It is also well written and easy to read. The nine parts cover just about every aspect of kickboxing and includes the following material: Part one explains what is kickboxing? The history of kickboxing, kick boxing today and important rules and regulations. Part two focuses on getting started in kickboxing. Part three provides important basic knowledge on fighting. Part four shows offensive techniques of punching and kicking. Part five deals with offensive techniques used in combinations. Defensive and countering techniques are explored in section six. Part seven reviews feinting techniques. Part eight explores in detail kickboxing training programs. The final chapter covers competition in kickboxing. This is a fantastic book is for anyone who is interested kickboxing whether for sport, fitness or self-defense. Anyone who is into the martial arts and combatives may also want to check out this book. Rating: 5 Stars. Joseph J. Truncale (Author: The Samurai Soul: An old warrior’s poetic tribute) Review: Best damn kickboxing book - Buy the book, don't buy anything else to read. This is all you need!