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Cnote
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 Posted: Mon Sep 08, 2008 3:55 pm Post subject: Any Good Brazilian Jiujitsu Books? |
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| I just started BJJ about 2 weeks ago. Do you have any recommendations for some good BJJ books to supplement my training? Anything found at amazon.com would be great too since I have a gift certificate there.Thanks! |
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Matthew H
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| Posted: Mon Sep 08, 2008 4:05 pm Post subject: |
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| Its too advanced for guys like us (white belts) but I'v heard that Mastering The Rubber Guard by Eddie Bravo is excellent for more advanced BJJ |
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James S
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| Posted: Mon Sep 08, 2008 4:23 pm Post subject: |
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| Renzo and Royler Gracie's Theory and Technique book is great. Both Renzo and Royler are ADCC champs and BJJ world champs. This book is very good for learning basic escapes, sweeps, passes and submissions. If you want to get into more advanced guard work check out Marcelo Garcia's X-Guard book. Marcelo is considered by many to be the best submission grappler ever. He won ADCCs 3 times and BJJ world championships 5 times. Marcelo's techniques are competition proven vs the best grapplers in the world. Eddie Bravo has some good stuff but he hasn't proven it. Eddie Bravo has never won any high level submission grappling tournaments. He is known for getting a lucky win over Royler Gracie and then getting demolished in his next match. Go with the guys that are world champs, they have the best technique. |
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Brett D
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| Posted: Tue Sep 09, 2008 12:53 am Post subject: |
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| The Book of Knowledge by BJ Penn |
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slideyfoot
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| Posted: Tue Sep 09, 2008 9:07 am Post subject: |
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| Books/DVDs should always remain supplemental to your training, rather than forming its basis. I go into more detail here:http://slideyfoot.blogspot.com/2006/10/bjj-beginner-faq.html#instructionalmaterialKeeping that in mind, there is some instructional material available which I feel would be helpful to any beginner.The first BJJ book you should pick up is Mastering Jujitsu, by Renzo Gracie and John Danaher. That has the big advantage of not overwhelming you with a bunch of complex techniques, but instead taking a detailed look at principles and theory. It also covers the history of the sport, and has general advice on training. My full review up here:http://slideyfoot.blogspot.com/2008/07/book-review-mastering-jujitsu-renzo.htmlOnce you've read that, I'd say the next book to get is The Guard, by Ed Beneville and Joe Moreira. That is a lot more technique-heavy, but still keeps things simple, starting off with basic drills, gradually showing how to apply the fundamentals of BJJ (e.g., how shrimping is applicable to certain escapes/submissions etc). Carefully laid out, clearly explained and well-presented. My full review here:http://slideyfoot.blogspot.com/2008/07/book-review-guard-ed-beneville-joe.htmlBoth of those should be available on Amazon.com. |
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