| Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu: The Closed Guard (Book of Knowledge) |  | Authors: BJ Penn, Erich Krauss, Dave Camarillo, Glen Cordoza
Publisher: Victory Belt Publishing
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Media: Paperback
Pages: 240
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Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.2
Dimensions (in): 10.9 x 9 x 0.7
ISBN: 0981504469
Dewey Decimal Number: 796
EAN: 9780981504469
ASIN: 0981504469
Publication Date: August 10, 2009
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Product Description
BJ Penn—UFC Lightweight Champion, former UFC Welterweight Champion, former Jiu-Jitsu World Champion, and best-selling author—is the most accomplished jiu-jitsu practitioner competing in the sport of MMA. In Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu: The Closed Guard, Penn offers more than eighty techniques that allow you to dominate while fighting off your back in both jiu-jitsu competition and mixed martial arts.
Through step-by-step photographs and descriptive narrative, he shows numerous techniques for shattering your opponentÆs posture and obtaining control of his body. He covers dozens of collar chokes, arm chokes and triangle chokes. He shows a plethora of straight arm bars, inverted arm bars, kimura locks, Americana locks, omaplata setups and finishes from omaplata control. He also demonstrates a host of sweeps and transitions. Whether you are new to the grappling arts or an experienced Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioner, this book is for you.
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 Excellent new book by BJ Penn March 25, 2010
Kevin Garty (Burlingame, CA United States)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Excellent book, very clear instruction on each technique. Offers some very usable new techniques or variations on those you may already know. I think this book is up there with Saulo Riberio's offering. Apparently BJ is bringing out several books on different aspects of the game. I'll be buying them all, a top addition to your own personal knowledge base if you buy this book.
Best Book on the Close Guard January 12, 2010
Carlos Hernandez (Hialeah, Florida USA)
This book will help you improve your close guard regardless of your rank and experience. I like the idea of just covering one aspect of the art of jiu-jitsu (Close Guard in this case) and really covering it from learning the basics to advance moves and putting combinations together. The book delivers on its promise.
Great Detail November 16, 2009
jn (Ottawa, ON, Canada)
This book not only is full of great techniques but the detail and the photos illistrating the techniques are great. I highly recommend this book.
 Decent. September 30, 2009
Issa (Detroit, MI)
6 out of 8 found this review helpful
I was hoping it would be more exhaustive / detailed, since it deals with one particular -- albeit very important -- aspect of BJJ. One example is in the posture-breaking section: how hard would it have been to show options when your opponent's hands are on your biceps, or else if he's postured up with both hands on your belt? Instead, all of only several posture-breaking techniques assume your opponent is using a staggered grip on your belt and lapel. It's a little thing, but BJJ is all little things.
What this book had going for it, potentially, was to provide a really inclusive roadmap of the closed guard, and I think it's lazy in that regard. You can find all the stuff in this book plenty of other places.
BJ ok September 14, 2009
Reuban Walsh (Newcastle, Australia)
1 out of 7 found this review helpful
A good insight into the basic but highly effective guard. Recommend it to anyone who understands the importance of getting the basics right.
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