MMA Training Book Review: Judo For Mixed Martial Arts by Karo Parisyan
Written by Mike on September 24, 2008 – 1:08 am -Taking the fight to the ground for ground-and-pound or submissions in the sport of mixed martial arts is usually done through single leg or double leg takedowns. This places a degree of importance to the sports of Greco Roman and freestyle wrestling as a component of mma training, whether it is done to initiate ground fighting or to prevent it and keep the fight a kickboxing bout
Karo Parisyan, welterweight contender for the Ultimate Fighting Championship has his own style of takedowns that are not seen as often as the wrestling-based throws.
Karo Parisyan's mma training includes judo throws as seen in this fight with Chris Lytle.
Karo “the Heat” Parisyan’s apparent ease in his takedowns comes from his judo background, a style he has been practicing since age 9. This is all detailed in “Judo For Mixed Martial Arts” which is another winner from Victory Belt, the same group that gave us training books from Eddie Bravo, Dave Camarillo, Randy Couture, Marcelo Garcia and BJ Penn. The introduction to Parisyan’s instructional material also states how his father pushed him into the olympic sport and how thankful he is for that motivation.
MMA Training: Judo For Mixed Martial Arts by Karo Parisyan (cover)
The book for review starts with some wrist control and clinching techniques. It includes Karo’s set up for his standing Kimura/chickenwing control (which is not taught in all jiu-jitsu schools). He also shows some striking tactics for avoiding tie-ups as well as to establish the clinch. What makes the book a must-get for martial arts practitioners training mma and/or judo is the section on throws. Several judo techniques are covered from harai ogoshi (hip throw), seionage (arm-shoulder throw), osoto gari (large outer reap), uchimata (inner thigh reap) to tai otoshi (body drop). Karo of course, shows how to adjust the grips to execute those throws without the opponent wearing a gi, which is the setting in most mma and submission wrestling matches. He also includes counter throws. The rest of the book covers groundwork which is similar to, but slightly different from Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu-based instructionals.
Just like other offerings from Victory Belt, meticulous, colored pictures from multiple angles are used for full appreciation of Karo Parisyan’s mma training techniques. One must be warned though, that Karo does not cover basic judo in this book. While he does show his grips for executing takedowns, readers must already have the hip movement necessary to pull off those high angle throws. Such basic instruction can be found through instruction at the local martial arts gym, which is necessary to get good while training mma, bjj or submission wrestling. This book alone won’t make one be able to suddenly perform a judo throw but it helps immensely.
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