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In recent years, the grappling arts have proven to be the most effective form of combat in mixed martial arts (MMA) and no-holds-barred (NHB) competitions. Above all others, the Gracie brand of Brazilian jujitsu has become recognized as the preeminent fighting style in unarmed combat. Now Renzo Gracie--instructor; competitor; and champion of numerous grappling, MMA, and NHB events--reveals the inner workings of the art in his latest book, "Mastering Jujitsu."
From the origins of the art to personal techniques, you will experience the impact the Gracies have had on jujitsu and learn the strategies they have developed to dominate their opponents. Gracie shares the subtleties of the techniques necessary for mastering the art, and he clearly demonstrates the flow of movement with more than 250 high-quality photos.
Not only will "Mastering Jujitsu" help you progress from isolated skill development techniques to a full set of tactics and fight plans, but it will also introduce you to the concept of combat phases and teach you to attack from any phase. You will learn how to react to your opponent in any situation. Whether you're caught in a bottom position or attacking from the top, Gracie reveals the key strategies designed to give you the upper hand.
The depth and breadth of topics covered in "Mastering Jujitsu" will aid even the most experienced black belts in their understanding and execution of Brazilian jujitsu. With detailed coverage on advanced principles, you will get all the tactics, strategies, techniques, and drills you need for close combat fighting.
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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This is a really good book for anyone who is interested in or competes in mma events. It is called mastering jujitsu but is more on mma and how 'modern jujitsu' is used in mma events.
It starts off with a history of traditional japanese jujitsu and then Brazilian (or Gracie) Jujitsu. This all sets you up for the intro to modern vale tudo and mma events.
It then moves on to combat strategy, looking at the three recognised phases of combat. Free movement, Standing clinch, groundwork. This section of the book is worth the money on its own, it has plans for fighting people of different strengths e.g striking and case studies of how this was done in real fights.
The ground fighting is broken down into winning from the bottom and winning from the top, these are all illustrated with good photos and clearly explained. The end of each section, free movement, standing clinch, top and bottom ground positions all end with drills you can do to practice and put them into your game.
All in all this is an excellent book and i would recommend it to anyone.
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Having ordered this book on the basis that I am a big fan of Renzo Gracie as a martial artist, I was expecting a good book. What I found was that this was an excellent book. Whilst the book is centered on (Brazilian) Jiu-Jitsu, it really encompasses the world of competative Mixed Martial Arts (MMA).
The book is not full of hundreds of techniques and it is NOT an instructional manual. What is does contain, however, is a spectacular amount of information on HOW modern Jiu-Jitsu evolved from it's earliest roots in Japan and WHY it evolved in the manner that it has.
You won't learn hundreds of techniques, but you WILL develop an understanding of the core concepts and strategies behind modern (Brazilian) Jiu-Jitsu and MMA. As such, it is ESSENTIAL reading for newcomers to these arts. I believe this so strongly, that I have made this book ESSENTIAL READING for my Jiu-Jitsu students.
The book is separated into two main sections. The first section deals with the historical evolution of Jiu-Jitsu and the differences between modern (Brazilian) Jiu-Jitsu and Classical Japanese Jiu-Jitsu. This is fascinating for any budding martial arts historian and will also improve the understanding and knowledge of any practitioner of Jiu-Jitsu.
The second section deals with the actual business of realistic self-defence through the unique Jiu-Jitsu style of the Gracie family. The business of fighting is split into three main areas; Free-standing, clinched and ground-fighting. Each area is dealt with in-depth, offering sample techniques, core principles and examples based upon famous fighters/bouts from the sport of MMA (No Holds Barred Fighting).
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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The first part of this book takes a comprehensive look at the development and proliferation of Jujitsu throughout various Japenese eras then through to Brazil and so on. This section is informative whilst still managing to retain the reader's interest.
The book then goes into discussing the three phases of combat and strategies and techniques for each one.
The main ground positions are then looked at and some techniques and combinations are presented from the top and bottom in each position.
I think that just about anyone involved in any of the grappling arts could benefit in some way from this book. It has great techniques and training ideas. The only complaint would be that there are no gi techniques, however, these are covered in depth in Renzo's other book written with Royler. That said, most of the techniques shown are directly transferable to gi work.
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Good book but would benefit from better editing.
I agree this is a good book and the information presented on the personalities and stages of BJJ development and MMA content is good and interesting. Read more
Published 13 months ago by F. Macrae
Great book
The product itself is great. It took a little time to recieve it but that was due to a postal strike and no fault of the seller. Read more
Published on 13 Nov 2009 by P. ROBSON
Probably wouldn't recommend it
before I start, I am reasonably new to BJJ, but have a good understanding of the mechanics behind it being an effective art. Read more
Published on 3 July 2009 by B. Moyle
Great
This is a very well written book which explains brasillian jiu-jitsu very well. some of it is quite basic, but its a good reference and an interesting read and explains the... Read more
Published on 19 Dec 2004 by "geordiegladiator"
A great read
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Mastering Jiu Jitsu
Having bought many books on the martial arts, one of the criteria that Ioften observe before purchasing a book, especially one that teaches... Read more
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Published on 29 April 2004 by "tvancao"
mastering jujitsu
A truly excellent book written from a mma perspective: interesting, informative and well written.Essential reading!
Published on 30 Jan 2004 by I. D. Ball
The best martial arts book I have bought !
Renzo Gracie sets out in this book to try to help the reader understand the nature of a combat event, in terms of the phases of combat and the appropriate strategies and techniques... Read more
Published on 13 July 2003
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Jujitsu is one of the best grappling art to learn as it's easy for anyone to learn and it's perfect. Read more
Published on 2 July 2003 by S. cooke
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