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This is the story of Ken Shamrock's rise from troubled youth to world-famous martial arts champion. The book aims not only to inspire the reader, but to teach the secrets of Shamrock's submissions fighting system and training regime.
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Ken Shamrock, the first King of Pancrase, three-time Ultimate Fighting Superfight Champion, winner of numerous bar brawls and Toughman wars, widely regarded as the finest no-holds-barrel fighter in the world, is being booed. Read the first page
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Ken Shamrock, the first King of Pancrase, three-time Ultimate Fighting Superfight Champion, winner of numerous bar brawls and Toughman wars, widely regarded as the finest no-holds-barrel fighter in the world, is being booed. Read the first page
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
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Format:Paperback
If you train in or watch MMA then this is a must-buy book. It makes you feel like you are in the world of MMA and you`ll train even harder. BUT it is full of inaccuracies and half-truths that serve to exaggerate Shanmrock`s standing. Its as if being a top ten fighter is not enough, they want to make out he`s the greatest ever.
Crucial facts left out include: Dan Severn was choked out by Royce Gracie (UFC4) before Ken did it; The Oleg Taktarov was actually a draw, and very competitive; In the rematch with Royce, its true that Shamrock bloodied him, but its also true that if it had gone to points Royce would have won because he was the only person trying to win. Shamrock tried nothing for 30 minutes until a single punch messed Royce`s eye; Before the book was finished, Shamrock had lots of defeats in Pancrase, including being choked out by Funaki, heel-hooked by Suzuki, knocked out by Frank Lobman in a kickboxing match. Also it glosses over the fact some Pancrase matches were `worked` (i.e. predetermined outcomes); Ken has never finished a MMA tournament - he always gets injured; Dan Severn is the only truly top class fighter in his prime that Shamrock has beaten - Kimo is 2nd tier, Dan won the rematch, Brian Johnston was not a `kickboxing champion` (he later lost to Kimo, too).
Don`t be put off. Shamrock is a legitmate champion, its just that the book would have you believe he was the undisputed king of MMA or something. His achievements are actually exceeded by his brother Frank.
Since the book, Ken returned to MMA in Japan`s Pride organisation this year. He knocked out the tough Alexander Otsuka and then got knocked out against the formidable Kazuyuki Fujita in a fight Ken was winning easily until he ran out of gas.
I really enjoyed the book and would have given it 5 stars if not for the bias towards Ken that doe other fighters a disservice and denies the reader a full appreciation of Shamrock`s standing.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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Format:Paperback
I am such a fan of NHB fighting that I was going to buy this book regardless of how good it was. I actually expected it to be written sort of like a long "Black Belt Magazine" article, but I was pleasantly surprised by how well the biography section of the book was written. There are alot of things in the book that even the most ardent Shamrock fan would not know, but the information sometimes has to be taken with a grain of salt because of occasional pro-Shamrock bias. For instance, it was written that Dan Severn ran away from Shamrock in their fight in UFC IX. Come on! The second section of the book, submission fighting instruction, is not as well done and made me want to give the book three and one half stars rather than four, but I guess this isn't Star Search.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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The first half of the book, written by Hammer - a self confessed cynical reporter not initially interested in the subject - shows the amount that Ken Shamrock inspires the people around him. Hammer transforms from an outsider who knows little of NHB fighting to an astute commentator on the subject of Shamrock's training. At times the tone is slightly one-sided but that is to be expected, this is not an empirical study of all sides it is a biography of one man. Despite this the book is a fantastic insight into the training and atmosphere behind the UFC.
I am amazed that this review section has become a forum for the discussion of Shamrock's credibility, even if you do not rate him as a fighter then his influence as a trainer must be acknowledged. This is covered in the second half of the book, techniques, training tips and descriptions of the training set-up at the Lion's Den blend well together to give a picture of the future of submission fighting.
Buy this book - even if you are not into NHB or Shamrock himself - it makes you want to go and do some hard fighting. The literary equivalent of the first Rocky movie - which always makes me want to go and workout on half a cow.
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Don't Let Ken Get You In A Heel Hook!
Reading this fourteen years after its publication, I came into this knowing that it would be seriously outdated. Read more
Published 8 months ago by C. Nicholls
5.0 out of 5 stars
GREAT BOOK GREAT CONTENT!!!
Well this book is great. It gives readers an autobiography of ken shamrocks best years and also his training methods and diet for MMA. Read more
Published on 12 Oct 2007 by MARKS
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Lions Den Fighter
This book is an amazing inside to the life of the legendary Ken Shamrock. This book also gives you an inside in to the way that ken fights when he is in the octagon. Read more
Published on 2 July 2004 by Mr R Longster
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Amazing
This book is amazing! The first half, describing Ken's life upto his defeat by Dan Severn is a good read. But the cream of the book is the second half. Read more
Published on 9 Aug 2003 by Bobby Hussain
3.0 out of 5 stars
Inaccurate biography but useful training manual
Ken Shamrock is the finest mixed martial artist in the world - or at least he would be if he was half as good as he is described in this book! Read more
Published on 30 Jan 2002 by Chief.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Ken Shamrock is not a man...........he is a god
This book, though with Richard Hanner's poor grammer, is by far the best book I have ever read. Better even than Bravo Two Zero or Immediate Action, both by Andy McNab (although... Read more
Published on 2 July 2001
5.0 out of 5 stars
A Brilliant Book About A Brilliant Man
This is a great book about the greatest Mixed Martial Arts Fighter and Pro Wrestler ever to live it gives alot of info on The UFC Some On JPA From his earlier pancrase days It sure... Read more
Published on 6 Aug 2000
4.0 out of 5 stars
very entertaining and instuctional
A great read , although i think i now think less off shamrock as a person with his comments on royce gracie, he comes across as just a bad loser and some of the comments on the... Read more
Published on 18 Oct 1999 by allan.r.johnston@talk21.com
5.0 out of 5 stars
Well worth reading
An excellent in depth look at the history of the UFC and how it all began. Shamrock's story is a great motivator for training. Read more
Published on 13 Oct 1999 by "mattowidebottom"
5.0 out of 5 stars
Execellant Book
I loved the parts of this book that I have been able to read. I have had to read it in the book store and thus have not had much time to go over the whole thing but what I have... Read more
Published on 30 Aug 1999
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