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A mindset book by Javier Mendez, coach of 22 world champions – with a foreword by Khabib Nurmagomedov.
Train your mind like a fighter to face life like a champion – whatever you’re fighting.
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.
Khabib NurmagomedovUFC World ChampionWithout Javier, I would've never become champion. This book brings his mindset to anyone who wants to win in life.
Usman NurmagomedovPFL Lightweight World ChampionBehind every champion is someone who believes in them when no one else does. Javier has been that person for me and my brothers in the gym.
Islam MakhachevTwo-Division UFC World ChampionHe gave me the confidence and calmness to go and become a world champion.
Daniel CormierUFC Hall of FamerThis man changed my life, I really laughed while reading this book! We trust him because he makes us better, he doesn't change us.
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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.
Khabib NurmagomedovUFC World ChampionWithout Javier, I would've never become champion. This book brings his mindset to anyone who wants to win in life.
Usman NurmagomedovPFL Lightweight World ChampionBehind every champion is someone who believes in them when no one else does. Javier has been that person for me and my brothers in the gym.
Islam MakhachevTwo-Division UFC World ChampionHe gave me the confidence and calmness to go and become a world champion.
Daniel CormierUFC Hall of FamerThis man changed my life, I really laughed while reading this book! We trust him because he makes us better, he doesn't change us.
Khabib NurmagomedovUFC World ChampionForeword by Khabib Nurmagomedov. Praised by Islam Makhachev and Daniel Cormier.
- Format
- Hardcover · 344 pages
- Size
- Hardcover · 6 × 9 in (15.2 × 22.9 cm)
- ISBN
- 978-3-98935-318-3
- Language
- English
- Publisher
- Orbita Media
- Publication date
- October 22, 2026
About the book
The toughest fights aren’t televised. They’re lived.
From world champion kickboxer and coach Javier Mendez, In Your Corner: Train Your Mind Like a Fighter to Face Life Like a Champion is a mindset book for the toughest fight of all: life. It holds a lifetime of hard-won wisdom from coaching 22 world champions. Yet the most powerful lessons didn’t come under bright lights – they came in quiet moments of doubt, struggle and heartbreak.
This is a book for everyday people who want to forge their own destiny, rebound from setbacks or simply become the best version of themselves. It’s for founders and parents, leaders and athletes – for dreamers, doers and anyone ready for a comeback.
What’s inside
18 rounds in three parts – Fighter, Coach, Legacy – built like a fight camp. Javier tells his story from the schoolyards of Mexico to the corner of the world’s biggest UFC fights, with behind-the-scenes moments alongside Khabib Nurmagomedov, Islam Makhachev, Daniel Cormier, Cain Velasquez, Frank Shamrock and Luke Rockhold. Each round is packed with takeaways in discipline, purpose and community – the mindset he trains into his fighters, made for everyday life.
You’ll learn how to
- stay calm when the pressure is highest
- build your game plan around your own strengths instead of copying someone else’s
- take a loss without letting it break you
- find a why that lasts – rooted in love, not anger
- choose the right people for your corner – and be that person for someone else
With a foreword by Khabib Nurmagomedov.
Champions aren’t born. They’re built. You’ve got someone in your corner – and it’s time to rise.
Manufacturer (EU product safety): Orbita Media GmbH, Ericusspitze 4, 20457 Hamburg, Germany, contact@orbitamediapublishing.com · ISBN 978-3-98935-318-3
Who it is for
Not everyone is a fighter. Everyone is fighting something.
You do not need an opponent to know what pressure feels like. Sometimes the fight is a difficult decision, a setback you cannot stop replaying or the responsibility of staying steady when other people depend on you.
- Founders deciding with everything on the line
- Leaders who stay calm when the team can’t
- Parents raising someone who’ll meet setbacks
- Career changers starting from zero
- Athletes in any sport, at any level
- Anyone fighting a battle nobody sees
The stories come from a life in combat sports. The lessons are for everyday life: discipline, willpower and a clear head when it counts.
What you take from it
A coach in your corner, on every page.
- 01
Calm when it counts
Javier’s way of keeping a clear head when the pressure is highest – before the big meeting, the hard conversation or the next attempt.
- 02
A plan built on your strengths
Stop copying someone else’s game plan. Build yours around what you already do best.
- 03
The right people in your corner
Why nobody wins alone – and how to choose, and be, the person in someone’s corner.
- 04
What lasts beyond a win
Family, loyalty, staying calm amid the noise – and what lasts beyond a win.
In their words
Why champions trust Javier in their corner.
“If I had to name one reason to read this book, I’d put it this way: it shows what a true mentor should be. In today’s world, many people want to lead others. Few are willing to serve others. Javier has always been exactly that kind of man.”
Khabib NurmagomedovUFC World ChampionFrom the forewordInside the book
18 rounds in three parts.
- Part 1 · Rounds 1–7
Fighter
Where it began: the glass shop, the losses and learning what is worth fighting for.
- Part 2 · Rounds 8–13
Coach
Game plans built around each fighter’s strengths – and the team behind performance.
- Part 3 · Rounds 14–18
Legacy
Family, loyalty, staying calm amid the noise – and what lasts beyond a win.
“As hard as it hits, life is not your enemy. It’s a special, sacred opportunity to be brave enough to face what’s in front of you.”
Look inside
Read the first pages.
The cover and real pages from the hardcover: Khabib’s foreword, the contents and the openings of three rounds. Tap a page to read it.
Look inside the workbook
The Father’s Plan Workbook
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.
- Read the roundJavier’s story, lesson by lesson.
- Work the roundNine workbook rounds, in your own handwriting.
- Build your planYour game plan and fight card, on one page.
- Run the camp13 weeks. Tick it off only when it happened.
Included in the Complete Bundle
About the author
From champion, founder, and coach Javier Mendez
World-champion kickboxer and founder of the American Kickboxing Academy in San José, the gym behind UFC champions Khabib, Islam, Daniel Cormier and Cain. This book shares the mindset he coached them with.
- 40+years in professional combat sports
- 22world champions coached
- 1985founded the American Kickboxing Academy
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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.
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