I started started a similar thread in the MMA forum and got some great feedback. As a result, I joined a boxing gym, started studying and practising muay thai kicks on my heavy bag and am anxiously awaiting a supposedly great book on judo for beginners.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/477...Fencoding=UTF8

http://www.saddoboxing.com/boxing_fo...c,31285.0.html