Grappling the art of staying [Italian]

By Francesco Fazzina

Grappling - The Art of Staying
A fighter's confession about fear, ego, and learning to breathe under pressure.

What if the mat wasn't just a place to train-but a place to finally meet yourself?

In Grappling - The Art of Staying, a veteran coach takes you inside the silent cathedral of the tatami, where strength is not measured in muscles, but in breath, presence, and the courage to come back after every fall. This is not a technique manual. There are no step-by-step submissions or positions. Instead, these pages are made of sweat, panic, calm, and all the invisible battles that happen between two breaths.

Across five parts and twenty raw, intimate chapters, the author strips away the myth of "being strong" and replaces it with something much harder-and much truer:

learning to lose without breaking

staying calm when someone is crushing your chest

accepting fear without letting it drive

turning pain into a teacher instead of an enemy

understanding that real control begins inside, not on top

From the first day on the mat in 2009 to coaching a pack of athletes through victories, defeats, and personal storms, Grappling - The Art of Staying is a journey through ego, silence, brotherhood, and the strange peace that comes when you're out of breath but still refuse to quit.

This book is for you if:

you train grappling, jiu-jitsu, wrestling or any combat sport

you've ever felt life "on top" of you and didn't know how to breathe

you're tired of motivational clich s and want something real, imperfect, and honest

You don't need to be strong.
You just need to stay.
One breath at a time.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: Italian
• ISBN: B0G3SW5ZLS
• ISBN13: 9798275749199
• Release Date: November 2025
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 108 Pages
• Weight: 0.34 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"