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#1

know any good bjj/groundfight/grappling videos?

I train with another guy in his basement, and have been for a year or so.. we're wanting to clean up our groundfighting, and neither of us currently have the time or money to attend the local bjj school..I've seen some cool stuff at http://www.straightblastgym.com, but I'm open to other options.. if i was going to buy 4 or 5 tapes, which would you say are the 4 or 5 i should DEFINITELY add to my library???

I'm specifically looking for tapes geared towards two guys working on techniques/drills to develop solid foundational groundfighting attributes. I've read that lots of videos don't include total information and that sometimes the holes in their instruction is telling. If some of you experienced guys could give me a hand, i'd really appreciate it.

thanks for the time and explanations,



[Edited by quietanswer on 10-17-2000 at 01:27 PM]
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    Go to bjj.org and they have a link to Bill Lewis's grappling video review site. You can read about all the major tape releases there. It seems to be everyone's opinion that any tape which involves Sperry is the best. I've only seen a few of Sperry's so I can't compare, but Sperry explains everything very thoroughly and speaks English quite well.

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      • #3
      thanks

      i'll be certain to visit that site.. i can see that's going to be useful..

      any other ideas?

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        • #4
        just visited bjj.org

        I like that site a lot.. bill lewis's reviews not only seem honest, but his personal writing style is great. His review Egan Inoue's tapes are pretty damned funny. Apparently, he wasn't very impressed with this individual...

        Has anyone bought the Sperry tapes? Lewis DOES seem really impressed by them. They are 6 tapes for $250, a price i'm willing to pay.. but i'm curious if anyone on here owns them and has comments..

        Anyone have any other recommendations?

        thanks..

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        • #5
          Want to see them before you buy them?

          http://www.groundfighter.com/index1.html they have Sperry's and Pedros.IMHO I think Pedros are the best but he doesnt speake as well as Sperry.But the site itself is @ http://www.groundfighter.com Click on prodcts then instructionle videos.

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            • #6
            thanks

            I visited and watched some clips. really helpful..

            anyone else? anyone see the roy harris video series? i'm curious how you like it, and how it compares..



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            • #7
              It would depend alot if you are geared more toward sport jj or vale tudo. In the first case you are best served by the sperry sport jj tapes; in the latter I think that sperry is top notch on the ground but doesn't cover transition to strikes to takedown to ground. Check the bas rutten pancrase series at:

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                • #8
                hm...are you sure underdog?

                See, I know that sperry has a series of tapes for sport jujutsu.. but he also has his own vale tudo series of gi-less fighting.. are you referring to the sport or vale tudo series?

                which do you recommend, underdog? I want something we
                can drill like mad.. do either tapes contain useful drills?

                i had heard that shootfighting has lots of lockflow sequences on the ground.. know of any tapes that teach these lockflows?

                I went to the link, but their server must be down or something.. cause it gave me a not found. I'll try it again later.

                thanks for the help, UD



                [Edited by quietanswer on 10-18-2000 at 09:32 AM]

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                • #9
                  I have Roy Harris BJJ 101 series and it is excellent. I also have Sperry's first Sport BJJ set and it is also excellent.

                  Roy's BJJ 101 vol 1-3 are going to be basic. (This is how you escape this position, this is how you hold this position, etc.) IMHO Roy does an awesome job at laying the foundation.

                  Roy's BJJ 101 vol 4 is all straight armlocks. Again, Roy starts very basic with all the details and slowly works into escapes, counters and drills.


                  Sperry's Sport Series assumes that you have a foundation. That is to say, Sperry isn't going to spend a lot of time explaining, this is how you hold this position, etc... He assumes you know that.

                  My advice is talk about where you are at with your buddies, where you would like to be, and how best to get there. Then buy accordingly.

                  Regards,

                  Paul

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                  • #10
                    Maybe I've explained it wrong:

                    If you are intersted in sport bjj, your beste bets are sperry sport jj series; it has a lot of advanced moves that surely will help you find your way trough competition (i.e. smart moves). If you are searching for a beginner series, check out that from Roy Harris.

                    If instead you are geared more toward street and vale tudo training, you'll find the vale tudo tapes from sperry.

                    The only bias I have against sperry is that he doesn't cover the stand up game absolutely (i.e. strikes) here the bas rutten series shine: he cover all the ranges and the transition trough them, even if he doesn't go into great details, at lest to the points of the others.

                    Hope it helps...

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                      • #11
                      hm

                      another place you might look, underdog, if you like tapes on strikes is straight blast gym. (www.straightblastgym.com)

                      they have a video series by Don Familton. Says he's an old school western boxing coach, and he teaches boxing like the great coaches of old do.. dunno how good the videos are, but i'llt ell you, this has caught my eye. i know it's not a nhb guy teaching, but i think these tapes probably have merit. in st. louis, i haven't got the foggiest idea where to find good boxing instruction.. well, there is plenty of good boxing instruction here, but i mean GREAT boxing instruction.. most of the gyms here beat the hell out of a guy long before he's ready for it.. which works for teaching someone to fight, perhaps.. but the boxing greats were built slowly, to my limited understanding.

                      i'll be sure to check out the tapes you referred me to, UD.

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                      • #12
                        Thanks,bro.

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                        • #13
                          Try the Gracie tapes........

                          Try the ones with Rorion Gracie.Although his are pretty pricey,the basic set set is great for showing you how to hold the mount,escape from headlocks,and he also covers some armlocks as well.There are 3 tapes to every series but if you buy all 3 you get a 20 minut promo video.IMVHO I think for somebody just starting out and looking for the basics,the Gracie Basics are the way to go.There are alot of great advanced tapes but if you are looking for a foundation,Rorions are the ones to buy.His site is at http://www.gracieacademy.com/store/home.html

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                          • #14
                            No quiet most great fighters were not built slowly. The problem now is that people baby young fighters and not throw them to the wolves soon enough. You work with a guy for the first 3 or 4 times he spars,then you need to start beating the piss out of him,so he learns his place in the gym. There is a hierarchy in all gyms and the quicker you learn that the better. If you can't take getting beat on you need to find another sport. When I was young 8-9 y/o I was sparring with 13-15 y/o studs who would work me over. Then one day I started to work them over. The only way you learn is to get beat on. You don't learn anything by having someone baby you. Imagine going to a bjj school and blue belts letting you tap them when you roll. It's the same thing.

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                            • #15
                              Makes sense.

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