I should update this at some point but anywayHere ' s an Abridged version of my book recommendation list . Firstly , for Greco , I ' d have to suggest Martell ' s GrecoRoman W r e s t l i n g R o m a n W r e s t l i n g W i lliamMartelldptelrefpdsim 1413 ? ieUTF 8 dpID 51 zY 2 rMeGMLdpSrcsimspreSTACUL 160 SR 124 % 2 C 160 refRID 1 KVXKSDM 7 FKAPA 332 CCC However , Martell is more suited for those who have a folkstyle background . For those who don ' t and even those who do I would recommend Randy Couture ' s The Natural W a y F ightingTheNaturalWaydptel as it builds up from wrestling basics into freestyle and , following that , into Greco . For an interesting look at the transitional period between Catch and American Folkstyle I would recommend Leonard ' s A Handbook of Wrestling that can be found free b o o k O f W r e s tlingAHandbookOfWrestling # pagen 0 mode 2 up especially for those with a selfdefense interest as it includes techniques now illegal in American Folkstyle while still teaching the positionally dominant wrestling basics . Some techniques are more a product of the times though . For boxing I have to recommend two books , though they are more or less one book . Haislet ' s EdwinLHaisletdpB 0007 F 3 F 6 E is one of the most comprehensive guides to the various aspects of Queensbury boxing without having a specific bias toward any one style . The U . S . Navy ' s EdwinLHaisletdpB 0007 F 3 F 6 E uses the text from Haislet in it ' s technical segments , but is more structured around teaching a large class , complete with lesson plans and coaching tips . For specific groundfighting tactics and techniques , Jackson ' s The Ground G a m e M i x e d M a r t i a l A r t s G r o u n d d ptelrefcmcrarpdproducttop ? ieUTF 8 is probably the best overview of that phase , complete with both striking and submissions and used by the best in the world . For a selfdefense focus , I would suggest two boxingrelated texts . The first is The art of I n f i g h t i n g k l a u s t h e a r t o f i nfightingpaperbackproduct 18754851 . html by turn of the century era boxer Frank Klaus . The second is Banned from B o x i n g l a w s o n b a n n e d f r o m b o x i n g t h e f o r g o t t e n g r a p p l i n g t e chniquesofclassicpugilism 2 ndeditionpaperbackproduct 18632709 . html which is an academic and technical work on the use of grappling in Bareknuckleera boxing , complete with hair pulling and even standing chokes . Both of these present great options for dealing with physicality in limited space and applying dirty boxing . Finally , for a very specific recommendation , B . J . Penn ' s MMA Book of K n o w l e d g e M a r t i a l A r t s B ookKnowledgedptelrefpdsim 1410 ? ieUTF 8 refRID 1 VW 9 EJQ 5 MG 5 F 4 YC 7 G 0 EK as it has a comprehensive guide to fighting against the cage , which also applies to fighting against walls and other barriers one might encounter in life . There are relatively few texts that do this indepth , so if one is interested this is the book to get . Also , Wikitenauer has been mentioned already , but I specifically recommend Auerswald ' s Treatise on Wrestling . Blades really aren ' t my field , but The Fellowship of Lichtenauer is my goto source for dagger and shortblade fighting at least . I ' ve posted this a couple of times , but I can say that there are a number of quality pieces by fighters . However , despite many of them containing basic techniques , they are far more valuable to someone already proficient trying to pick up new tricks or strategic information than to the novice .