We recently had the opportunity to chat with Mark Hatmaker, the author of the Paladin Press videos The Complete Grappler, The Complete Pugilist, Silent Partner, The Submission Encyclopedia, and Gladiator Conditioning, among several others. He’s been a student of western boxing and grappling for over 25 years, and is widely respected for his empirical, results-oriented approach to martial arts.

Mark was kind enough to give us his thoughts on how to efficiently train to be a good MMA fighter, proper diet, his approach to combat training, no-touch knockouts, and realistic self-defense, with a little bit of world politics thrown in. His latest video, Silent Partner, teaches how to use a throwing dummy for strength conditioning, cardio, and grappling technique. In January of 2009, Paladin Press will release his sequel to Gladiator Conditioning: an even more grueling, hard-core workout that’s not for the faint of heart.

To order Mark Hatmaker's books and DVDs, as well as many other titles on mixed martial arts, conditioning, self-defense, and more, please visit us at www.paladin-press.com. Paladin Press - the Source!

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