Fit to Fight: Manual of Intense Training for Combat Summersdale Publishers ( 01 January, 2000 ) Book Our Price : £ 11.19 List Price : £ 15.99 You save £4.8 (30% off) Prices subject to change. usually dispatched within 24 hours.

Finally, where has this book been for so many years!

Although Peter Consterdine practises a different style of martail arts/close combat self defense, his outstanding training manual FIT TO FIGHT covers exactly THE topics which many martial artists have been looking for, for many, many years. How do I train for REAL combat and not for sports tournaments where the fight ends when the referee yells stop! The book covers basic training pricnciples, how to do aerobic exercises and an-aerobic exercises (weights) the correct way. It furthermore inspires the reader to combine those exercises in such a way, that one gets accustomed to the emotional stress (adrenaline rush) which will occur shortly before combat, and also how to function properly under those conditions. The only thing It was lacking was some kind of real schedule to use as a beginners guide. Read the book along with DEAD OR ALIVE by Geoff Thompson, those two make a true winning team!

A good basic guide book

Since I didnt buy the thicker PADI Open Water guidebook during my course I grabbed this instead. It is a good solid book with some interesting emphasis on topics that are covered in less detail in the generic course book. The only negative point I found was the manual isnt as comprehensive as the thicker course book we used and didnt provide me with some of the check-lists and other "important-to-remember" aspects I wanted to memorise before I got back into the water. That said, if you want a book that will broaden your knowledge a bit or to use in conjunction with another course book then I think you will be more than happy with what this has to offer.

Excellent preparation for the PADI open water certification

I bought this book to prepare for the PADI open water certification. I found it to be a very well organized book that did an excellent job of explaining everything from the concepts of boyancy, diving physiology, to the dive tables. It will serve as a great resource the next time I plan to dive. The opening chapter discusses the the sensitivities of the underwater world and the importance of respecting this environment. I really appreciated this chapter after my first dive where I witnessed a group of reckless divers whom were basically out of control in the coral reef. I highly recommend this book to any beginning diver that wants to prepare for open water diver certification.