Jiu-Jitsu University

Book arrived today. I'm not new to grappling, but it's certainly not my strong suit having spent most of my time training in striking arts. I've recently gotten heavily into Bjj to polish up those holes in my game and been thoroughly enjoying it. I bought this book to learn some new techniques for at the gym, but within 20 minutes of reading I feel I need to put it down. Not because it's bad, but because each lesson, over every page or 2 deserves to be processed properly. It makes sense. It's legitimate. It cements the good pieces I already knew, and gives me many many more tools and tiny tidbits to strengthen my game. I honestly don't want to read much more, and read the whole thing front to back simultaneously. I feel I need to get back to the gym now and practice the basics again. Don't think just buy it

I'm on a beginner on Brazilian Ju-Jitsu, but a dan grade on traditional Ju-Jitsu. Great book. Highly detailed. Very accurate and includes plenty of helpful tips. Great detailed photos, clear and big, clearly illustrating the text. As for the text, seems its my intructor talking at some points! Get something out of the way: the only one issue i've found: from the closed book you can see where white/blue/brown/black belt areas are, which is great. However, the purple belt area is within the blue (seems it was an editorial mistake), still, its blue and then purple chapters :) and as each page has the chapter indication on the top corner, its easy to see the given area. The books seems to aim at helping you learn the lessons at the various levels, in fact it brings you down to 'learn the misson lessons for each belt and let time do the rest'. It won't have all the techniques under the sun, it does a good job of what it wants to transmit and certainly has enough to keep you interested and busy I think. Very pleased indeed. If all authors/publisers wouldbring material of this quality!!... Certainly, one of the best books I've ever bought.

Really easy to follow with colour pictures showing a step by step break down of particular techniques photographed from two different angles. It illustrates some really useful tips & also highlights common mistakes & what you should not do when you find yourself in certain situations. The book is neatly separated into different sections starting with white belt through to black belt - each section of the book is dedicated to each particular coloured belt. The chapters explain what is expected of each belt & the progress & milestones that you generally should be aiming towards within an approximate timeframe. As a relatively new white belt practitioner, I find this book a really useful tool to reinforce what my Instructor has taught me on the mat. It is a great complement to what I learn in class. I can highly recommend this book.

The book describes the techniques clearly however, I whish they made it clear it's about Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and not classic Jiu-Jitsu. I was looking for the later so 4 stars only because it's not what I was required.

Brilliant book . Illustrations don’t disappoint. Easy step by step instructions. Can’t wait to start my studies.

Don't be fooled by the drab cover. Inside it's packed with full colour, clear photos that very adequately describe the moves, often using two camera angles. Having the opponents in different coloured gi's helps too. It's slightly oddly organised with the belt system since you couldn't really stick to just the white-belt content as a white belt. But that doesn't matter at all and the author points out that it's not a linear course in that respect. What you get is Saulo's battle-proven insights into the positions and moves that make up good BJJ. It's packed with subtleties that prove to be very important and powerful. Just the slight change in weight, a little hip movement, an elbow tucked in and so on make the difference between survival and being submitted. This is where a book falls down of course because it's hard to remember this stuff between reading it and trying it. That is true for all such books. Overall - it's a must buy for BJJ fans at any level.

Perfect book to take your Jiu Jitsu to the next level, understanding the fine details.

I have been practicing JJ intensively for 4 years (blue belt), and own several other books mainly from Royce / Renzo / Royler Gracie (all very good) and a few JJ dvds. What I can say is that this book is very very well put together. The system / structure in terms of main focus of each belt is different but it does makes sense and meets my own demands to improve and evolve in certain areas and techniques. I can say that I think that if you follow this book closely and train hard following this system and approach you can't go wrong. You'll have a proper JJ base. This is exactly what I was looking for, no point in learning very advanced techniques as whit/blue belt, what you need is to have a solid base and work from there, and this is exactly the philosophy behind this book and Saulo's teaching methods. Having said that, this book does contain advanced techniques, but for upper belts. The main focus however is for you to prioritize your learning, and focus on the most important areas according to each belt and your experience along your JJ journey. Brilliant book and Saulo is a brilliant insructor. The only fault I have is that I can't go back in time and start training JJ with Saulo 4 or 5 years ago and build a solid base. Great buy, recommend it for every one from novice to black belt.