Jiu-Jitsu University

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.

My son was absolutely chuffed to receive this book. Cleverly divided in to belt sections with lots of pictures of holds and moves and progressive difficulty - he loved it

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

This is by far one of the best books on the subject and a great edition to my small library!.....It details with high quality pictures and instruction in the principal fundamentals of BJJ through a series of phases. It sets the foundations at white belt through to black in a very concise and clear read! Filled with great techniques from escapes to passing guard etc. this is a must for anyone interested in the sport, and if not for teaching you something you didn't already know, then just for the pure pleasure of the look, feel and read of this book. plenty to keep you busy.

Awesome bjj book would recommend

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.

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.

Awesome