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(More customer reviews)First, let me note that this is in fact a 5-DVD set, covering ten volumes, with different cover art than that shown here.
If you are interested in submission grappling, Cecchine's Lost Art of Hooking is one of the best purchases you can make. He is clear and thorough in his explanations, and he covers in detail some basics not generally found in other submission grappling sets (such as weight distribution for controlling an opponent).
With Brazilian Jiu Jitsu the default ground game for mixed martial arts today, learning a different approach on the ground (personally, I cross train catch and BJJ, with catch as my base) will give you not only an immediate competitive edge (most BJJ guys, for instance, aren't expecting you to launch a leg lock from inside their guard), but also a larger base of knowledge from which to draw as you put together your own unique ground game.
One of the biggest strengths of the set -- in addition to covering leg locks in a way you simply won't find anywhere else save, say, Russian sambo instructionals -- is Cecchine's attention to detail: it is the nuances that turn submission attempts into submissions, and often times the difference between getting the submission or not is as simple as positioning your blade successfully, or twisting the wrist, or levering out rather than back. Cecchine shows you plenty of that, and in doing so will help you make your submission holds that much better. In catch wrestling, submission holds -- or "hooks" -- are intended to break, tear, and maim. So while these holds can certainly be adapted to pure sport fighting, Cecchine also shows how, with the proper finish, they can be used to brutal effect outside of competitive venues.
An excellent companion set to Drysdale's Nth Dimension (BJJ), Ribeiro's Freestyle Revolution (BJJ), Yakimov's Leg Lock set (Sambo), Rutten's Big DVDs of Combat (general mma), Mark Schultz's set (amateur wrestling and mma), and Bravo's Mastering the Rubber Guard (whatever it is that Bravo is calling his stuff these days). I've also heard nice things about Josh Barnett's "Attacking the Guard," but I've yet to see that.
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