Product Description

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

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Product Details

Publisher	Human Kinetics
ISBN	0736044043
Features	ISBN13: 9780736044042 Condition: New Notes: BUY WITH CONFIDENCE, Over one million books sold! 98% Positive feedback. Compare our books, prices and service to the competition. 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed
Format	Paperback
Author	Renzo Gracie,John Danaher
Brand	Human Kinetics
EAN	9780736044042
Label	Human Kinetics
Edition	1
Dewey Decimal Number	796.815
Studio	Human Kinetics
Number Of Pages	248
Title	Mastering Jujitsu (Mastering Martial Arts Series)
Publication Date	2003-05-22
Manufacturer	Human Kinetics

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Customer Reviews

Covers the 3 Phases in a Fight Well

Review by John Grove, 2009-10-23

What are the three phases in most any fight?

1. The Free-Standing phase in which all fights begin, unless the fight is ended quickly by some idiot sucker punching you like a wuss. But this phase covers the ability and freedom the fighters have to punch, kick and back away at will.

2. The Clinch. Before a fight gets on the ground, there is a time where the fight gets in a clinch in effort to bring someone to the ground. Unless of course both or one fighter trips. Judoka's [Judo players] are quite good at getting their opponents on the ground since they spend so much time training to do that very thing. One of the primary goals in Judo is to break an opponents Kuzushi. The problem though, is this is usually a small part of any fight and even if you get in a superior position after breaking your opponents balance, you still need to understand the last and probably most important phase, and that is:

3. The Ground. Here is where the BJJ shines. This is truly indeed "their" specialty. This is what they practice, this is what they do. This is why they are so successful.

But don't think that all BJJ players want to bring their opponent to the ground, that is not true. In cases where they happen to know their opponents BJJ is equal but has less striking skills, the practitioner may want to keep the fight standing. Or if you are in a real fight and perhaps an opponent pulls a knife of if there is glass all over a cement ground, probably the last place you want to be is rolling around in that.

Overall, a very good book, especially in the history of Jujitsu itself. I would be remiss if I didn't mention that this book covers that really well and I found that extremely interesting.

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mastering jujitsu

Review by ninjagrammi, 2009-10-01

The condition of the book itself was excellent! The seller was prompt in sending out the order and I was pleased with the timeliness and professionalism involved in this transaction. if I ever purchase again and this seller is on the list, I will consider the seller as opposed to the price. Kudos

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Jiu Jitsu for MMA

Review by E. Amundrud, 2009-08-17

This book contains a lot of verbiage about the history of jujitsu, which unfortunately was not what I was hoping for. It is also entirely no-gi based.

The book does a good job of breaking down the most common positions two fighters can get in. For example, winning from the bottom is broken down into attacks from the guard which is further broken down into attacks from the closed guard, and so on.

If you are looking for a more in depth technique book, check out Jiu Jitsu University by Saulo Ribero.

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One of the best books on Martial Arts...

Review by flbk8597, 2008-07-06

When it comes to a book than explains how martial arts training can realistically fit in with a real self-defence situation and the truth about training martial arts for self-defence or competiting in tournaments, there few books out there that can do it better and more concisely than this. It has a lot of information to offer that I have not seen in any other martial arts book. I find the book to be misnamed however; the core of it is about Brazilian Jujitsu, but it is pretty much about MMA on the whole and not just Jujitsu. One reason why this book is so good is because whenever the authors make a statement, they have a tendency to qualify what they say with either historical reference or indepth explanations. If they tell you to use a certain use technique or not to use a technique, they usually tell you precisely why. In essence, the authors have a very good understanding of unarmed combat and how a fight can unfold; knowing and applying the information in this book can mean the difference between victory and defeat. An ABSOLUTE must for any martial artist, the casual practioner or pro fighter.

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alright

Review by Raul Flores, 2007-01-12

An alright book, reviews a lot of positions which is important, but not enough submisions in my opinion, however it does cover a variety of techniques for takedowns and those are very important. It does not show counter-attacks nor defense if you get in trouble.

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