Bodyweight Training for Martial Arts: Traditional Calisthenics Techniques for the Modern Martial Artist

I've been waiting a long time for a book on calisthenics as it applies to martial arts and combat sports. Finally someone wrote it. Matt's book, like his YouTube videos, is concise, to the point and doesn't waste time with excessive verbiage.The book describes basic calisthenics progressions focusing primarily on pushups, rows, lunges and leg raises, paying attention to how these can be used to improve martial arts performance. He ranks the progressions using a familiar belt-ranking system. The easiest progressions are white belt, moving up to yellow, green, blue and red, with black belt being the hardest.He also provides workout templates for strength, power, muscular endurance and metabolic conditioning. There's even a section on periodization, a subject most bodyweight training books barely mention, if at all.There's also a section on strengthening your weak links such as the neck and grip strength.What I especially appreciate about Matt's approach is the simplicity of it. Instead of burying you under loads of complicated exercises and overly long workouts, he keeps it minimal, showing you how to get the most out of just a few simple--though not easy--exercises.I have most of the bodyweight training books out there. They're all good in their own way, but I suspect this one will become a favorite if not THE favorite.

It’s alright. These exercises are really good for martial artist when it comes to body weight exercises. pretty basic stuff. It doesn’t include planche push ups, front levers, muscle ups, etc. no calisthenics skills. As a martial artist you really have to become stronger than you really are. You can’t limit yourself to one aspect. You have to train in many ways. overall, I like this book but I think martial artists should also train with weights too. it’ll help get your tendons and ligaments stronger. Especially when you are trying to avoid injury.

I found this to be a great book and it has changed my approach to training outside of the Dojang. The belt system correlating to the various stages of each exercise is great and really helps one to take these exercises in stages, vs going all in a hurting yourself. Highly recommended!

Matt of Red Delta Project is to me, the most informative fella on YouTube for Calisthenics and just fitness in general. Plus his videos always come across as genuine and real without ever becoming commercial. And his books are are another great treasure trove of information in the similar vein of Paul Wade's Convict Conditioning.Now this book adds the Body Weight workouts for the martial artist. But really it has some great new techniques for any ones workouts. Adding new layers for your classic pushups, rows, lunges and leg raises plus different movement patterns to help strengthen different angles.After I've read stacks of books on Calisthenics and workouts in general, and I thought I've seen it all. Here comes Matt's latest book with a new discipline on your favorite workouts. Highly recommend and will go nicely on your shelf next to Pavel's, The Kavadlo's, Paul Wade's, Bruce Lee's and Arnold Schwarzenegger's workout books.

I have read some of Matt’s other books and they are just ok. This one is phenomenal. Get it now.

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If you participate in any form of martial arts/MMA, you should already be performing various bodyweight exercises (pushups, pull-ups, squats, lunges, crawling, etc.). If not, then you're really missing out on the most basic (and free) way to improve your overall strength and strength endurance to benefit your martial arts.I like Matt Schifferle and follow him on YouTube (RedDeltaProject). I also have two of his other books (Smart Bodyweight Training and Micro Workouts). If you have one of his books, then you don't need Bodyweight Training for Martial Arts.Everything in Bodyweight Training for Martial Arts is pretty basic stuff that you'll find in any book on bodyweight training (and any of Matt's other books). You may learn a couple new ways in how he uses bodyweight training (including isometrics), but there's nothing really new or groundbreaking in what he recommends that you probably already know.However, if you have limited knowledge of bodyweight training and you're into martial arts, then you will find this book useful (although there are far better books on bodyweight training).

No gym bloat, no false hopes. Matt goes straight to the point of advancing your martial arts passion to the next level. I am not personally in martial arts but many techniques and advices in this book can be applied to other sports yet bodyweight training alone. I use it as a supplemental material to my bodyweight training. Highly recommended.

Beaucoup d’explications, très peu de concrèt. Livre quand même dispendieux pour le contenu “low budget” qu’on y retourne. Image de piètre qualité.

I'm pleased I've bought this book. At 33 years old and working away a lot I've not had much of a chance to practice taekwondo which I have done for 23 years. Starting to get more silly little injuries, and although I've done pretty much all of the exercise's many times over the years in this book Matt points out the reasons why you should put more focus on these specifics and cut out the not so beneficial "filler" exercises. Pleased hill sprints has a mention, as it's the only execise I've ever done with all the pros and no cons attached, even wrote the book hill sprints as an experiment on Amazon haha! I've been inspired to make a personal "Hotel room" workout after reading this, thankyou Matt. Keep on kicking!

Ce livre est vraiment complet pour planifier des entraînements complémentaires à des entraînements de boxe et krav dans mon cas sans empiéter sur la récupération.En anglais mais facile à lire.

I have been practising martial arts for a long time and collecting books on this subject has been part of my hobby. What I really liked about this book is the variety of the exercises for building power and speed as well the clarity and brevity of the presentation. The aim has been mainly developing the functionality of the human body rather than just the esthetical side though it is obvious that one does not diminish the other. I consider this book as one of the best on the subject.

Great Instructions and introduction for those wanting to Start Callisthenic Training