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5. Practiced perfection
In a section subtitled "Save the Flashy Moves for Your Eighties Prom, Shabba Doo," Forrest advises would-be fighters on their training regimen:

"Developing a mean spinning head kick and other flashy moves can certainly add to your fighting prowess, but you probably won't get anywhere in fighting if that's all you have in your arsenal. If you were forced to choose between flashy techniques and basic ones, always choose the basic ones. A good right cross will carry you a lot further in the Octagon than a crescent kick; just a strong understanding of basic positioning will take you a lot further on the ground than a bunch of fancy submissions."


This approach echoes some wisdom from MMA fighter/writer Matthew Polly's memoir "American Shaolin." He shares a lesson from the Shaolin monks: "I do not fear the 10,000 kicks you've practiced once; I fear the one kick you've practiced 10,000 times."

Compare these two passages. Do you agree with their messages? Which fighters have been served by their flashy techniques and personas, and which ones have dominated using the basics?

How does this advice apply to your own line of work? Is it better for, say, teachers, bricklayers and, um, orthopedic surgeons to do one thing well than to be a jack/jill of all trades?

6. Forrest Griffin, survivor
In an interview with MMA Worldwide magazine, Forrest said he was inspired to write the book because "I just wanted to tell people my story and how I was affected by the sex slave trade at a very young age and, you know, my exploration into the black-market sex industry." Which geo-socio-political issues would you most like to see addressed by Forrest in his second book?

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