Jiu-Jitsu University Paperback – 17 November 2008

One of the best books written on the discipline of the art of jiu jitsu. Saulo Ribeiro has constructed this book to deal with the most important aspect of defending oneself and escaping from disadvantageous positions(which is an aspect of the game that most books either ignore or explore very little). From there on he goes forward to discussing various guards,posture control and submissions etc... The progression of the book feels very natural and the pictures are properly detailed. While I have gone through Eddie Bravo's books before and I do acknowledge that they are very innovative; but I think this book deals more with basic nuances of jiu jitsu rather than flashy moves, which will always result in a practitioner's development in the game. So, I highly recommend going through this book and then add techniques from Eddie Bravo's books just to keep it more fun and unorthodox; while understanding the risks involved and having a basic game to fall back into, in case you run into any trouble while rolling.

A must if you are doing jiu jitsu !

Best book to read about BJJ

O livro mostra os fundamentos do jiu jitsu com foco em posições eficazes e explicadas de forma didática. O livro é dividido por faixas explicando o que o praticante deve aprender em cada faixa. Um guia prático para iniciantes a graduados!

Muy detalladas las técnicas y las ilustraciones ayudan bastante a comprender la mecánica de cada una. Explica ampliamente el por qué de las etapas del jiujiteiro y cómo debe ir avanzando en cada cinta. Lo recomiendo si estás iniciando en esa disciplina.

This book has plenty of pages, great photos, and any ground technique you could wish for, but only for someone joining you on the mat. I give it 4 stars because there are no standing techniques and no throws. So while offering vast amounts of knowledge, it is still lacking in my opinion. Highly recommended for what it is though.

Un libro muy bien estructurado y explicado; puede q el mejor d esta disciplina...eso sí, asegurate d q conoces las posiciones y finalizaciones básicas antes d comprarlo

le livre est tout simplement excellent point j'ai pris ce livre car je commence là MMA très bientôt et j'avais aucune connaissance sur le sol. Le livre est en anglais malheureusement mais très simple à comprendre ou à traduire, les images sont très bien expliqué et certaines prises s'adaptent parfaitement pour le MMA, je recommande pour tous les amateurs qui cherchent à apprendre de nouvelles connaissances