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He's studied Jiu-Jitsu with the Gracies in Brazil, studied Muay
Thai among Thailand's underground fighters, and instructed special
operatives in the Israeli Defense Force. He is Jay Dee B. J. Penn,
considered by many to be the best mixed martial artist in the
world. In "Why I Fight", the ultimate champion breaks his deeply
guarded silence for the first time, inviting fans into his private
world both in the ring and on Hawaii, where he lives and trains.
"Why I Fight" is a breathtaking journey through Penn's grueling
mental and physical preparations as he prepares for the big fight.
It is also a deeply personal look at this intense, dedicated man's
rise from troubled youth to the first American-born winner of the
World Jiu-Jitsu Championships in Brazil. As this kick-ass training
diary and memoir reveals, the road to success wasn't easy. Despite
being the most talented athlete on the mixed martial arts circuit,
he was, for years, one of the most undisciplined fighters and a
notorious hothead whose reckless behavior nearly cost him his
reputation and his career. Now, at 30, Penn reflects on his
personal and professional maturation, as well as his philosophy of
fighting, his controversial opinions on the UFC and mixed martial
arts organizations, his training secrets, his interesting family
life, his love for the place he calls home, and his many fights
inside the Octagon.
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