The Legend from the West Born of Standing Baritsu: Shaped by Shoot Boxing

Hiroshi Yoshitaka Teaches Striking Techniques in Mixed Martial Arts

In mixed martial arts, striking requires techniques distinct from boxing or kickboxing due to the use of small open-finger gloves and the need to handle throws and tackles. Demonstrating remarkable improvement in striking techniques, champions of Shooto, Akira Sotoyama and Ryuji Nakamura. What are the methods that nurtured them by Hiroshi Yoshitaka?

Thoroughly presenting striking techniques for winning in mixed martial arts, created through rigorous research and practice.

Contents

Chapter 1: Stance and Footwork

• Stance
• Stepping Work
• Evaluation of the Head Shaking Style

Chapter 2: Punches

• Left Straight
• Right Straight
• Left Hook
• Right Hook
• Effective Use of the Right Hook
• Left Uppercut
• Right Uppercut
• Punch Combinations

Chapter 3: Kicks

• Left and Right Low Kicks
• Left and Right Middle Kicks
• Left and Right High Kicks

Chapter 4: Striking in Stand Wrestling

• Uppercuts from Clinch
• Knee Kicks from Neck Wrestling

Chapter 5: Defense

• Blocking
• Parrying
• Sway & Backstep
• Head Slip & Ducking
• Practices for Learning Defense Techniques

Chapter 6: Ground and Pound

• Pound from Guard Position
• Pound from Half Guard
• Pound from Mount Position

Featuring

Hiroshi Yoshitaka (Yoshitaka Hiromu) Former Shoot Boxing All Japan Super Middleweight (-75kg) Champion and inaugural winner of the "S-cup". Fought legendary battles with world-renowned fighters such as Ramon Dekkers, Ryan Simpson, and Ivan Hippolyte, energizing the middleweight division in the 1990s. Record stands at 40 fights, 28 wins (7 KOs), 10 losses, and 2 draws. After retiring, he led "Team Yoshitaka" based in Osaka, imparting his unique striking techniques. Produced champions residing in Kansai across various organizations in the martial arts world including Shoot Boxing and Shooto.

Language: Japanese

Length: 127 min.

SPD-3615