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12 reviews
Saulo Ribeiro, Kevin Howell

Victory Belt Publishing, 2008

Wow! Wow! Wow!
Wow! A Jiu Jitsu University is exactly what this book is. The highest form of Jiu Jitsu education, with great structure, case studies, interesting details and accents. It's extreme big, thick and colourfull. Where 'real' universities can be very theoretical or lack connection with the practical real world, this book is very pragmatic and thoroughly tested in practice. Professor Ribiero is of ...

Karate, the art of "empty hand" fighting,

11 reviews
Hidetaka Nishiyama

C.E. Tuttle Co, 1964

I knew Nishiyama and this book is Nishiyama
I bought this book written by Hidetaka Nishiyama because I wanted to relearn his style of Karate after some 35 years away from the art. This book teaches one the basic Karate moves and accompanying philosophy the old fashioned way. Like learning the abc's one must start at the beginning and learn through repetition, building on a firm foundation and hard work. The illustrations are clear and ...

Mastering the Twister: Jiu-jitsu for Mixed Martial Arts Competition

10 reviews
Eddie Bravo

Victory Belt Publishing, 2007

The 10th Planet System Rocks
Eddie's system is freaking awesome! I am an accomplished grappler and have always been interested in new techniques, etc. I was already familiar with the twister and a couple of the setups, but Eddie's book blew me away. My top game is so sick right now, that not one of my fellow students, nor my coach, can touch me! If you have some grappling experience, this book will revolutionize your top ...

Passing the Guard: Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Details and Techniques: Volume 1 (Brazilian Jiu Jitsu) (Brazilian Jiu ...

24 reviews
Beneville Ed

Grappling Arts Publications, L.L.C., 2003

Great Study on an Important Facet of Groundfighting
Too many books try to cover too much in their text. This often results in poor details, a small snapshot of someone's game, or unconnected techniques that don't integrate well. It is a fantastic idea to spend an entire volume on one aspect of the game. I'd read Cartmell's good work in "Effortless Combat Throws" and liked it a lot. I'd never heard of Beneville, though, as per most of the ...

Guerrilla Jiu-Jitsu: Revolutionizing Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu

12 reviews
Dave Camarillo, Erich Krauss

Tuttle Publishing, 2006

Camarillo combines Judo & BJJ
This book was put out by Victory Belt Publishing, which is fast becoming my favorite martial-arts publishing company. Dave Camarillo have been practicing Judo since before his teens, and is a world-class competitor. He combines years of experience in this sport with the techniques of BJJ, creating a system of gi-based grappling that is more than the sum of its parts. The book begins with ...

The Guard (Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Details and Techniques) (Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Details and Techniques)

8 reviews
Joe Moreira; Ed Beneville

Grappling Arts Publications, LLC, 2005

In Depth Treatment of Guard, for Intermediate Grapplers (with Gi)
As with "Passing the Guard", no other book focuses on the bjj guard so much, with so much details. The paper is cheaper and the pictures are darker than those in the first volume ("Passing the Guard"), but the page count increased and the content is still high guality, if not higher. I'm a bjj blue belt and I like this book a lot, but it's not an easy book to use. You have to study it, choose ...

Gracie Submission Essentials: Grandmaster and Master Secrets of Finishing a Fight (Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu series)

10 reviews
Helio Gracie, Royler Gracie, ...

Invisible Cities Press Llc, 2007

Exactly what it says it is
This book starts with a brief history and background on Helio and Royce, as well as their fight philosophy. There is a brief section on what makes someone a good BJJ practitioner and how to train techniques. It then moves into what this book is all about BJJ submission essentials. It starts with Helio demonstrating a number of his favourite submissions before Royler takes up the rest of the ...

Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Master Techniques: The Essential Guard (Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Master Techniques series)

15 reviews
Kid Peligro, Rodrigo Medeiros

Invisible Cities Press Llc, 2005

the title says it all
this is the essential book for the beginner or intermediate BJJ player. it is likely the best BJJ book out there because it pays quality attention to the nuances of the GUARD and you will not get that at every jiujitsu school. without fundamental knowledge of the proper body positioning required to execute guard techniques, youre going nowhere. futhermore, no matter how good you are as a 'top' ...

Ultimate Fighting Techniques (Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu series)

15 reviews
Royce Gracie, Kid Peligro

Invisible Cities Press Llc, 2005

Great Book!
Any fan of Jiu-Jitsu will love this book! My husband read it constantly. Great illustrations and step-by-step directions on how to do each move. A++

Gracie Jiu-Jitsu

15 reviews
Helio Gracie

Black Belt Books, 2006

Gracie Jiu-Jitsu !
The most complete book about Gracie jiu-jitsu. It covers all the gracie basic techniques for self defense and sport, plus gives a little insight about their family beginnings. A must have!

Jiu-Jitsu Training

2 reviews
Christian Braun

Meyer & Meyer Fachverlag und Buchhandel GmbH, 2006

Very well done
I saw this book at Borders and as soon as I got home I ordered it. As a karate practicioner of many years I can highly recommend "Jiu-Jitsu Training" to both the beginner and the experienced martial artist who wants to expand his knowledge. The book is well illustrated and all the techniques are easy to understand. There is no space wasted on history or warm up exercises, just page after page of ...

Strategic Guard: Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu - Details and Techniques

5 reviews
Joe Moreira, Ed Beneville

Grappling Arts Publications, 2008

A must-have for the technician
This third book in the series builds on the strengths of the first two. While the casual observer of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu may be dazzled by the flash of flying arm-bars and triangles, the technician is drawn in by the fine details of the ground game - positioning, base, control. Joe and Ed have produced another book that will improve your understanding of the ground game considerably. Having had ...

Bruce Tegner method of self-defense: The best of judo, jiu jitsu, karate, savate, yawara, aikido, and ate-waza

2 reviews
Bruce Tegner

Thor Pub. Co, 1969

Self defense
Very easy to use techniques for self defense. Bruce Tegner combines best of all self defense styles and demos them for the average person.

X-Guard: For Brazilian Jiu-jitsu, No Gi Grappling, and Mixed Martial Arts

5 reviews
Marcelo Garcia, Glen Cordoza, ...

Victory Belt Publishing, 2008

Excellent book at an excellent price
I was excited to get this book and it completely lived up to my expectations. Like the other Krauss-Cordoza collaborations from Victory Belt publishing this is a very well put together book printed on high grade glossy paper, with detailed high quality multiple-angle shots of the techniques and very good explanation including the physical mechanics of the movement and advice on strategy of when ...

The Complete Guide to Gracie Jiu-Jitsu (Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu series)

5 reviews
Rodrigo Gracie, Kid Peligro

Invisible Cities Press Llc, 2008

Favorite of the series
This book is my new favorite of the series written about Gracie Jiu Jitsu from this publisher. Rather than a book of random techniques like some of the others, this one focuses on transitions from one technique to another and is arranged by position, i.e., techniques from the guard, techniques from the mount, etc. The focus is on flowing from one basic move to the next and developing a game ...

Championship Techniques (Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu series) (Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu series)

6 reviews
Jean Jacques Machado, Kid Peligro

Invisible Cities Press Llc, 2004

Finally: THE Brazilian Jiu-jitsu Book!
What I have been wanting is a book that treats the full sport of gi BJJ. While BJJ is such a complex game that you can never really encompass all of it in a book, you certainly can select the most important movements and cover all of them in detail. This is what this book does: it has 83 fighting moves and 12 solo drills, covering everything you really need to know. Because of decades of ...

Ultimate Fighting Techniques Volume 2: Fighting from the Bottom (Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu series)

6 reviews
Royce Gracie, Kid Peligro

Invisible Cities Press Llc, 2006

Necessary Jiu-Jitsu
If you want to improve your jiu-jitsu game through the use of books, there are three you should read. The first is Ultimate Fighting Techniques Volume 1 - a book that details the basics such as clinching and fighting from the top. The second is Gracie Submission Essentials by Helio and Royler Gracie - a book that is completely focused on submissions from almost every imaginable position. The ...

Kempo-Jitsu Pre 1900 Martial Art: Vol. 2: The Flow Of Combat

2 reviews
Kenneth Melbourne

AuthorHouse, 2006

Fantastic work!
Mr. Melbourne clearly explains different techniques and how a continuous flow of movements is essential to fighting. Great pictures which clearly demonstrate each concept! This book is wonderful for anyone who is serious about self-defense!

The Techniques of Judo

2 reviews
Shinzo Takagaki, Harold E. Sharp

Charles E. Tuttle Company, 1957

A New Edition of a Classic!
The Techniques of Judo by Takagaki and Sharp is a reprint of a very comprehensive and well-written text first published in 1957. It contains some techniques seldom taught in modern practice, such as Ganseki Otoshi and Yama Arashi, and it has extensive notes on counters and defenses. I am a sixth degree, and my highly-prized first edition is well worn with years of research. The contest ...

Kid-Jitsu: Instructor's Manual - Teaching Children the Art of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu

2 reviews
Larry Shealy

Outskirts Press, 2006

Safe, fun, and valuable program for kids.
Mr. Larry Shealy has provided a Jiu Jitsu program for children that works. The program diagramed in this book teaches the teachers on methods of training kids in a safe and very effective manner while implementing honor, pride, and a whole curriculum of values directed toward promting positive attitutes while learning effective jiu jitsu as a standard of self defence and sport as opposed to ...

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