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...the most important work on classical boxing I have seen so far ... this book will be very very important in the history of this art.

-Ken Pfrenger

Kirk Lawson's "Banned from Boxing" is a unique valuable resource for the burgeoning study of classical pugilism as a martial art and combat sport.

-Tony Wolf

Join Kirk Lawson, a Martial Artist with more than 20 years of experience in various striking and grappling arts, both Western and Eastern as well as an avid MA historian, as he explores the exciting and mostly forgotten world of grappling in historic boxing.

Using antique boxing manuals as reference as well as a healthy dose of experience, Kirk systematically presents in easy to follow terms and sequences the throws, trips, and grapples of historic boxing.

With more than 70 illustration, both new and taken from historic manuals, modern martial artists and boxing historians alike will find this book an indispensable reference.