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Passing the Guard BJJ book
I just received my BJJ passing the guard book and it's great!
check out the website and you can download some samples...
"Grappling Arts Publications announces that its first title, Passing the Guard, is now available for purchase.
Check the book out at www.grapplingarts.net. There are sample pages in Adobe Acrobat format which you can download to get an idea of the quality of the material.
Ed Beneville.
ed@grapplingarts.net"
here's Michael Jenn's review of the book:
Michael Jen (Bolo) posted this at mma.tv.
"Passing the Guard: Brazilian Jiu-jitsu Details and Techniques" was written by BJJ brown belts Ed Beneville and Tim Cartmell. I know Ed as he is under Joe Moreira. I have never met Tim, however, he is under Cleber Luciano.
Chapter 1 covers the the basics of posture and opening the legs from the knees. Chapter 2 covers passes from the knees. Chapter 3 covers standing passes. Chapter 4 covers defenses and counters to common sweeps and submissions that you opponent may attempt when you are in their guard. Chapter 5 covers passing the half guard. Chapter 6 covers submission you can do while in your opponent's guard. Chapter 7 covers attacking the turtle position as the opponent sometimes turns to his knees when you pass his guard. Chapter 8 covers solo drills.
Production: EXCELLENT. Printed in full color with one person wearing a blue gi and the other person wear a white gi, the pictures are clear and easy to understand. The layout is neat and easy to follow. The text is laid out in a manner that it is clear which picture it refers to without making things look cluttered.
Organization: EXCELLENT. Anyone how knows my teaching style knows that organization and structure is very important to me. This book follows a very simple and logical path the leads you from the absolute basics of passing the guard to countering an opponent's various positions or attacks. This book is not just a collection of techniques throw together.
Techniques: EXCELLENT. I believe this book can be beneficial to the beginner and intermediate BJJ student. The authors cover many of the most common positions/techniques you are going to face when in your opponent's guard. All practical and high percentage techniques, not flashy eye-candy.
Details: EXCELLENT. This book includes many great details on guard passing techniques. What is great is that the book doesn't contain long boring descriptions that make you fall asleep when reading. The clear pictures, close-up pictures, pictures from alternate angles, cirlces and arrows highlighting details, and summaries of the complete sequence make it really easy to understand what is going on.
When it comes to how techniques are presented in a book, this book has truly set the standard. You can tell a great of thought was put into producing this product. Gene Simco, Royler/Renzo, John Will, and Rigan Machado's book all have different areas of focus in comparison to this book (as this book is mainly just guard passing), however, when it comes to the ability of the presentation and layout to teach techniques, this book is definitely at the top.
If a person want to learn how to pass the guard, I would probably recommend this book over most instructional videos on the market. If this is how they presented guard passing, I think everyone should look forward to these authors cover other aspects of the game.
Some people might be skeptical about investing in this book as they may think, "Who are Ed Beneville and Tim Cartmell" or "They aren't black belts?" or "What competitions have they won?" My answer to those questions..."Why the f**k does it matter?" This is an excellent book regardless of how any of those questions are answered.
If anyone is interested in this book, you can go to their website at www.grapplingarts.net
check out the website and you can download some samples...
"Grappling Arts Publications announces that its first title, Passing the Guard, is now available for purchase.
Check the book out at www.grapplingarts.net. There are sample pages in Adobe Acrobat format which you can download to get an idea of the quality of the material.
Ed Beneville.
ed@grapplingarts.net"
here's Michael Jenn's review of the book:
Michael Jen (Bolo) posted this at mma.tv.
"Passing the Guard: Brazilian Jiu-jitsu Details and Techniques" was written by BJJ brown belts Ed Beneville and Tim Cartmell. I know Ed as he is under Joe Moreira. I have never met Tim, however, he is under Cleber Luciano.
Chapter 1 covers the the basics of posture and opening the legs from the knees. Chapter 2 covers passes from the knees. Chapter 3 covers standing passes. Chapter 4 covers defenses and counters to common sweeps and submissions that you opponent may attempt when you are in their guard. Chapter 5 covers passing the half guard. Chapter 6 covers submission you can do while in your opponent's guard. Chapter 7 covers attacking the turtle position as the opponent sometimes turns to his knees when you pass his guard. Chapter 8 covers solo drills.
Production: EXCELLENT. Printed in full color with one person wearing a blue gi and the other person wear a white gi, the pictures are clear and easy to understand. The layout is neat and easy to follow. The text is laid out in a manner that it is clear which picture it refers to without making things look cluttered.
Organization: EXCELLENT. Anyone how knows my teaching style knows that organization and structure is very important to me. This book follows a very simple and logical path the leads you from the absolute basics of passing the guard to countering an opponent's various positions or attacks. This book is not just a collection of techniques throw together.
Techniques: EXCELLENT. I believe this book can be beneficial to the beginner and intermediate BJJ student. The authors cover many of the most common positions/techniques you are going to face when in your opponent's guard. All practical and high percentage techniques, not flashy eye-candy.
Details: EXCELLENT. This book includes many great details on guard passing techniques. What is great is that the book doesn't contain long boring descriptions that make you fall asleep when reading. The clear pictures, close-up pictures, pictures from alternate angles, cirlces and arrows highlighting details, and summaries of the complete sequence make it really easy to understand what is going on.
When it comes to how techniques are presented in a book, this book has truly set the standard. You can tell a great of thought was put into producing this product. Gene Simco, Royler/Renzo, John Will, and Rigan Machado's book all have different areas of focus in comparison to this book (as this book is mainly just guard passing), however, when it comes to the ability of the presentation and layout to teach techniques, this book is definitely at the top.
If a person want to learn how to pass the guard, I would probably recommend this book over most instructional videos on the market. If this is how they presented guard passing, I think everyone should look forward to these authors cover other aspects of the game.
Some people might be skeptical about investing in this book as they may think, "Who are Ed Beneville and Tim Cartmell" or "They aren't black belts?" or "What competitions have they won?" My answer to those questions..."Why the f**k does it matter?" This is an excellent book regardless of how any of those questions are answered.
If anyone is interested in this book, you can go to their website at www.grapplingarts.net
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