Best BJJ book

[shamster]

I would like to get a BJJ book just as a home reference. There are a number to choose from. Which one is the best?

[Tant01]

BJJ Master text second edition. It a couple years old and I'm not up on the latest releases...

[JKDBerlin]

Hmm, not so well versed with all the books about BJJ with the Gi, but without the Gi I love "Mastering JiuJitsu" by Renzo Gracie!

Greets

[Alfalfa]

Hmm, not so well versed with all the books about BJJ with the Gi, but without the Gi I love "Mastering JiuJitsu" by Renzo Gracie!

Greets

That book rocks!

[Green Whale]

The Passing the Guard book is awesome. By far the best book out there. It's better than some videos. Its be Ed Beneville and Tim Cartmell. I like the Mastering Jiu-Jitsu by Renzo a lot as well.

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https://www.greenwhaleproductions.com

[CKD]

Mastering Jujitsu is pretty good but Very basic. There is also the Fighters Notebook and The BJJ MasterText and Carlson's book seemed pretty good. Roylers submission grappling book is awesome.

[Hermosa]

Here's the skinny..

Depending on what your level is and what you hope to get out of the book, there are these options.

For a good solid foundation in real BJJ and for teaching reference you gotta go with Renzo and Roylers Theory and Technique(NOT to be confused with Renzo's other book, Mastering jujutsu)

If you are already a good bluebelt or higher and want the book to actually help your game and learn from there is none other than Jean Jacques Black Belt techniques. That, so far, is the best BJJ book I've ever laid eyes on.

For all around reference of good BJJ both Basic and Advanced and everything inbetween..Rigan Machado has a 3 volume Encyclopedia of BJJ. It's no where near as nice as Jean Jacques book, but it covers ALOT and as a plus..I'm featured in every volume..yay.

I do not like Renzo's mastering jujutsu..It has TONS of history and Info..but it's fairly weak on technique. Also, I don't buy BJJ books to learn to Thai Kick or Box.

Carlson's book IMO is a joke. Carlson is so fat..he can't even demonstrate most of the techniques himself. And he's changed alll the names of things as to not associate himself with any other family members or Schools. For example he renamed the DeLa Riva Guard...the "Jello" guard. Gay! Also the book is basic and just repeats techniques for Gi, no gi, and vale tudo.

Hope that helps.

[JKDBerlin]

One more really basic, but very good book, I like to recommend is the "Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Basics - Mastering the essential techniques" by Gene Simco. Some parts of the books also appear in the "Master Text", but this one is much more geared towards the white belt to blue belt level. If interested in, it also comes with a DVD, like the "Triangle" book by Machado

Greetings

[JohnnyS]

Go to www.bjj.com.au for John Will's books on BJJ. John has 3 books on BJJ: Fundamentals, the Guard, and Advanced Attacks and Escapes.

Here's a review:

http://sfuk.tripod.com/reviews/adv_bjjbook.html

[akja]

Here's the skinny..

Carlson's book IMO is a joke. Carlson is so fat..he can't even demonstrate most of the techniques himself. And he's changed alll the names of things as to not associate himself with any other family members or Schools. For example he renamed the DeLa Riva Guard...the "Jello" guard. Gay! Also the book is basic and just repeats techniques for Gi, no gi, and vale tudo.

Hope that helps.

I'm sure that Carlson named his guard long before De La Riva was even a player.

[akja]

Helio Gracie is coming out with a book in the Spring. It's probably woth the wait.

[JohnnyS]

Everyone calls it the "De La Riva guard" because he made it famous and apparently re-invented it. From everything I've heard, Carlson seems to be a very bitter old man, so renaming a position doesn't sound out of character for him.

[Hdog]

we offer quite a few books also... Both books by Montanha... John Will's books...passing the guard....

https://www.DogsofWar.net