: Fighter's Notebook: A Manual of Mixed Martial Arts (Ring-bound) : David Roy (Editor), Kirik Jenness (Author) : Bench Pr Intl : (June 1, 1998) : pdf ISBN: 096704300X : We have a winner! A new champion of the book category!!! I really have to congra tulate these guys for the massive amount of work they put into this book. I hope it pays off financially so they will continue their efforts. The book is the bi ggest grappling book on the market. At five pounds it is also the heaviest. It c ontains over 600 pages of submission grappling. Really, 600 pages! I spent 10 mi nutes just counting the pages just to keep them honest. It's huge! It comes in a large three ring binder! It covers all positions such as the mount, guard, knee on chest, etc. and even covers striking and kicking. There is even a section on drills and how to run classes. It slices, it dices and even makes Julian fries (whatever the hell they are) and if you order now we'll throw in a free turnip t waddler. Believe the hype. It was well laid out and you can tell that a lot of w ork and thought was placed into it. That being said, I don't think there is any book out there that is a substitute for tapes and I don't think there is a tape set out there that is substitute for a qualified instructor. The Fighter's Notebook is not a substitute tapes or pro per instruction. Duh!! It's a notebook!! Use it to take notes. Anyone that has r ead my attempts to describe moves in my reviews will appreciate how difficult it is to do. Words don't do the moves justice. Do not buy the Notebook to learn ne w moves. I look at it as a reference for someone who already knows most of these moves. The moves are described in a very Spartan fashion. What make the Fighter 's Notebook so useful are the photos (all 3500 of them) and not the descriptions . You have about 800+ moves cataloged in photos for you. All of these moves exis t on tape, but large portions do not exist in print. The Fighter's Notebook is an excellent companion for anyone studying at a school or from tapes. You can add your own description of the moves and notes. I would suggest that you not write in the Notebook itself. Instead I would suggest that you photocopy moves that you have learned and start a smaller separate notebook . It is in this notebook that I would write my comments, notes, etc. As you lear n new moves add then to your notebook. Take this notebook to class or have it ou t when you workout.