| Jiu-Jitsu University |  | Authors: Saulo Ribeiro, Kevin Howell
Publisher: Victory Belt Publishing
Category: Book
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Media: Paperback
Pages: 368
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Dimensions (in): 10.9 x 9 x 0.6
ISBN: 0981504434
Dewey Decimal Number: 796.8152
EAN: 9780981504438
ASIN: 0981504434
Publication Date: November 17, 2008
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Product Description
Saulo Ribeiro—six-time Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu World Champion—is world-renowned for his functional jiu-jitsu knowledge and flawless technique. In Jiu-Jitsu University, Ribeiro shares with the public for the first time his revolutionary system of grappling, mapping out more than 200 techniques that carry you from white to black belt. Illuminating common jiu-jitsu errors and then illustrating practical remedies, this book is a must for all who train in jiu-jitsu. Not your run-of-the-mill technique book, Jiu-Jitsu University is a detailed training manual that will ultimately change the way jiu-jitsu is taught around the globe.
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Great beginner book September 8, 2010
al carcifi (tampa, florida United States)
I've read thru the first 3 belt levels and i have to say the most important/helpful chapter was the white belt chapter. This chapter focuses on defense. Seems like most BJJ schools focus on learning submission techniques and escaping bad situations but they don't tell you much about defense. You learn defense with bits of information told here and there. The defensive chapter in this book, however, offers some solid advice. It has helped my defensive game alot and the defensive solutions are simple. I will comment more in the future as i start more intensive rereading of the blue belt chapter.
 Great information...but lacking in "real world" significance August 27, 2010
Just4Posterity
Basically, what we have here is a book which is well presented, full of information and certainly useful....if you compete on the mat and/or are only interested in improving your ground game. What I mean is, as per the trend I have noticed since the UFC explosion, many "Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu" books and DVDs seem to mainly focus on the idea of merely supplementing ones current arsenal [generally focusing on the ground aspects...more often with emphasis on competition] vs. treating this form of Jiu-Jitsu for what it was truly meant to be: a complete, practical, "real world" self-defense system as originated by none other than Helio Gracie himself.
It is interesting that Saulo Ribeiro is one of the "most talented" black belts to graduate from the Gracie Academy, yet this book seems to leave out much information critical to pure self-defense. Where are the techniques discussing "closing the gap," establishing control and then commencing with the take-down? Where are the techniques allowing one to establish standing control (via various submissions/locks)? Where are the techniques dealing with an armed opponent? Again, all of this is missing and only the ground game is detailed.
I am of the mind that being able to put a larger, stronger and possibly very violent opponent (with or without a weapon) to the ground is of utmost importance. Without this, the ground game is useless. It is only when you have successfully nullified the initial attack, gained control and taken the "opponent" to the ground that you can truly begin the ground aspect of the art. Again, this very important process is not demonstrated within the pages of this particular book.
After all is said and done, I can only give this book 4 stars. Yes, it is certainly a great reference for the ground aspects of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and definitely enlightening. However, the lack of transitioning from standing to ground and the lack of any real focus on self-defense techniques is disappointing. A book labeled "Jiu-Jitsu University," authored by such a respected individual, should have much broader application. Alas, it does not.
Excellent book on BJJ techniques August 25, 2010
Patrick Jackson
I am new to this sport but this book is helping me a great deal. The pictures are excellent. The techniques that are taught are awesome. I would have liked a little more discussions about theory but what this books lacks in theory it more than makes up for in technique. Get this book and you will learn this sport like crazy.
Excellent August 20, 2010
Walker Brook (Northeast)
This book is a very comprehensive review of BJJ techniques, that I, as a beginner, have found immensely beneficial. I highly recommend it as a useful resource and quite possibly the best book on the subject.
Really Great! July 15, 2010
P. Kent (NJ)
Saulo has done a great job in creating a book that makes sense in how it is presented. Unlike other jiu-jitsu books that just put random moves together page after page, Saulo starts with survival positions- then moves to escapes and so on. If you are tired about reading of escapes, just flip ahead a bit in the book and read about different submission techniques. There are many different pictures depicting the moves as seen from various angles and he also goes into common mistakes that people make while in certain positions or when trying a particular technique. I have many jiu-jitsu books and this is by far my favorite, I highly recommend!
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