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guide to grappling presents Jiu-Jitsu practitioners with 112
advanced positions that will give them the tools they need
to excel in the sports of submission grappling and no-holds-barred
fighting. Master grappler Jean Jacques Machado reveals the
minute adjustments in holds and positions that can make the
difference between victory and defeat at the championship
level. With these tips, high-level competitors will be able
to fortify their arsenals with devastating moves that will
catch their opponents off guard and end fights quickly, efficiently,
and emphatically.
All Customer Reviews
4 out of 5 - November 24, 2005
The championships the title refers to are Brazilian
Jiu-Jitsu not MMA competitions - consequently if BJJ is your
interest then this is a serious book to consider. Most of
the techniques make full use of the gi so it will be of little
use if you train without one. The rules and strategy of BJJ
competitions are gone in to, with a useful appendix of BJJ
rules. The book has around 75 'fighting' techniques and an
additional filler of 20 one person and two person drills.
All the techniques are well photographed and annotated - up
to the usual excellent Invisible Cities Press standards.
If you have some BJJ experience then there will
be familiar moves here as well as ones you wont have seen
before. This book concentrates on the nuts and bolts of BJJ
and so time is spent on all aspects of the game; sweeps, reversals,
escapes, submissions and so on.
I have had difficulty to get the techniques
from the book into the dojo and less inspirational than other
BJJ books of this excellent quality. However this is a solid
book but slightly overshadowed by other titles from this publisher.
Don't make this your first BJJ title, but worth adding to
your library.
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