the way of the fight by georges st pierre

Pierre is one of the more intelligent fighters out there, and it's always a pleasure to watch him at work, disassembling an opponent's game plan and crippling their resolve and will to fight. It is a successful strategy, and given the personal risk he faces every time he enters the octagon, (both physically, of getting badly hurt and financially, of losing purse money and endorsement contracts), who is to say that this approach is not sound? Not I. His objective is to get ahead on points so that his opponents are forced to take risks, while taking as few risks as possible himself. Pierre is a master strategist, as well as a master tactician, and he understands how his opponents will fight. After reading this book, I better understand why.St. He wins, to be sure, but he doesn't finish opponents, or at least, he hasn't finished opponents since his 2009 fight against BJ Penn. Pierre's performance in the ring have complained that he lacks the killer instinct, saying that he plays it safe and doesn't take unnecessary risks. Ever the consummate professional, critics of St. As he describes them, these are the Mother, Mentor, Master, Maven and Conscience, which correspond to chapters about his childhood with comments from his maman (Mother), and then chapters with his first real sensei, Kristof Midoux (Mentor), his Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu teacher, John Danaher (Master), his coach, Firas Zahabi (Maven), and his friend, Rodolphe Beaulieu (Conscience). Pierre writes about scenes from his life and some of his formative influences. Not a pure autobiography in the usual sense of the word, in this book St. The Way of the Fight is an inspirational look into the mindset of a master. In The Way of the Fight, Georges for the first time reveals what propelled him not only to become a champion but to embrace obstacles as opportunities to build character.

From his beginnings as a small, mercilessly bullied child first discovering karate to his years as a struggling garbage collector who spent all his free time in the gym, his hard-fought rise in the sport of mixed martial arts, and his long, painful recovery from a career-threatening injury, Georges never lost sight of his ambition to become the greatest martial artist of all time. There’s more to winning battles than fists and feetįor world-renowned professional fighter Georges St-Pierre, the greatest asset is not physical strength or athleticism-it’s a sense of purpose. Pierre, comes a startlingly honest portrait of a fighter’s journey, highlighting the lessons that propelled his rise from bullying victim to internationally celebrated athlete and champion. From the world’s most popular UFC fighter, Georges “Rush” St.

The way of the fight by georges st pierre