CORNERBY JAVIER MENDEZ
It’s worth reading for anyone who wants to succeed in their own field, become a good leader, mentor, parent, or simply a better person.
Foreword by Khabib Nurmagomedov
Train your mind
like a fighter
to face life like a champion.
Stay calm under pressure.
Play to your strengths.
Know who belongs in your corner.
Lessons from the coach behind Khabib, Islam, Cain and other UFC champions
Choose your editionIn their words
Usman Nurmagomedov
PFL Lightweight World Champion
“Without Javier, I would've never become champion. This book brings his mindset to anyone who wants to win in life.”
Inside the book
18 rounds in three parts.
With a foreword by Khabib Nurmagomedov.
Foreword by Khabib
Sample page 1 of 5
Part 1 · Rounds 1–7
FighterWhere it began: the glass shop, the losses and learning what is worth fighting for.
Part 2 · Rounds 8–13
CoachGame plans built around each fighter’s strengths – and the team behind performance.
Part 3 · Rounds 14–18
LegacyFamily, loyalty, staying calm amid the noise – and what lasts beyond a win.
Featured rounds: Why We Fight · Game Plan · Team Is the Habit · Live, Don’t Exist
Exclusive to the Complete Bundle
- 9Rounds
- 13Weeks
- 1Fight card
The Father’s Plan Workbook
Turn the lessons from
In Your Corner into
your own 90-day plan.
18 rounds to read. 9 rounds to work. 13 weeks to prove it.
The book gives you Javier’s stories and lessons across 18 rounds. The workbook is its companion: nine guided rounds to apply those lessons to your own life, then 90 days on one goal you choose.
Only with the book
- 01Read the round.Javier’s stories, principles and coaching.
- 02Work the round.Honest answers on your own pages.
- 03Build your plan.Your game plan – not a champion’s.
- 04Run the camp.13 weeks, one fight card.
- 05Review the tape and name your next fight.
Choose your edition
Put Javier in your corner.
Order the official hardcover, or get the Complete Bundle with the workbook to put the lessons to work.
Official Hardcover
Hardcover · 344 pages
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Complete Bundle
Book 344 pages · Workbook 332 pages
$59.98
Workbook + Hardcover – only $24.99 more.
- Official In Your Corner hardcover
- The Father’s Plan Workbook
- A guided 90-day plan for your own goal
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- Free US shipping included
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Teams, gyms and coaches
Put the book in every corner.
Hardcover plus The Father’s Plan workbook for every fighter on your roster, in one order. The more bundles you take, the lower the price per bundle.
- 10+Team price$44.99 a bundle
- 25+Team price$42.49 a bundle
- 50+Team price$39.99 a bundle
- 100+Team price$37.49 a bundle
Every bundle ships with the hardcover and the workbook. 500 bundles or more: we quote you individually. We currently ship to the United States, Germany, Austria and the United Arab Emirates. More countries are coming soon.
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When will my hardcover ship?
In Your Corner is out now (published October 22, 2026). Orders from the presale ship no later than October 31, 2026. You’ll receive a shipping confirmation with tracking as soon as your parcel is dispatched; delivery time then depends on your destination and carrier. The eBook arrives by email.
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Can I get the eBook too?
Yes. Add it to your hardcover or bundle for $19.99: tick “Add the official eBook” when you review your order. It arrives by email, so you can start reading before your hardcover arrives – on your phone, tablet or e-reader.
Is this a signed edition?
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Can I order for my gym, team or company?
Yes. From ten bundles upwards there is a better price, one delivery to one address and a few things your team cannot buy in the shop. See Team packs.
What is In Your Corner about?
In Your Corner: Train Your Mind Like a Fighter to Face Life Like a Champion is a self-help and personal development book on mindset by Javier Mendez, world champion kickboxer, head coach of the American Kickboxing Academy (AKA) and the coach behind 22 world champions, among them UFC champions Khabib Nurmagomedov, Islam Makhachev, Daniel Cormier and Cain Velasquez. In 18 chapters, called rounds, he tells the stories of his life and shares the lessons he teaches his fighters – discipline, mental toughness, staying calm under pressure and coming back from setbacks – for everyday life. With a foreword by Khabib Nurmagomedov.
Is this book only for MMA fans?
No. The stories come from a life in combat sports, but this is a self-help and personal development book about discipline, willpower, mental toughness and resilience in everyday life – for anyone who faces pressure.
Before you check out
The book shows you how. The workbook makes you do it.
The Father’s Plan Workbook is the book’s companion: nine guided rounds to apply its lessons, then 90 days on one goal of your own.
The Father’s Plan Workbook
- 9workbook rounds
- 13weeks on your own goal
- 1page: your fight card
The workbook comes only with the book – in the Complete Bundle.
Complete Bundle
In Your Corner hardcover + The Father’s Plan Workbook: A 90-Day Fight Camp
- Work through the book round by round, in pen
- Build your game plan and your fight card on one page
- Run a 13-week camp, then review the tape and name your next fight
Your order has not been placed yet. Shipping and taxes are calculated before payment. The workbook comes only with the book – in the Complete Bundle.
How it works
From reading to results in one camp.
- 01Read the roundJavier’s story, lesson by lesson.
- 02Work the roundNine workbook rounds, in your own handwriting.
- 03Build your planYour game plan and fight card, on one page.
- 04Run the camp13 weeks. Tick it off only when it happened.
- 05The bellReview the tape. Name your next fight.
The next camp starts from the same system – and it runs faster.
What you walk away with: a plan you wrote yourself, people in your corner who know it, and 90 days of proof that you used it.
Make the lessons your own.
$59.98 for the hardcover and the workbook – only $24.99 more than the hardcover alone.
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