Best BJJ books???

[geoffreysquire]

hey everyone,

been training BJJ for about a month now, and really liking it. What books would you guys say are DEFINATELY worth getting for BJJ? I have read some stuff about eddie bravo's book, but can you guys recommend any others? I am looking for any interesting BJJ books, with or without techniques.

thanks
geoff :icon_chee

 

[Foolkiller]

If you're a beginner, Mastering Jiujitsu by Renzo Gracie and John Danaher is what you should pick up. It goes over the history and basics of BJJ.

 

[geoffreysquire]

cool, will check em out, any others?

 

[Snot_Rocket]

If you're a beginner, Mastering Jiujitsu by Renzo Gracie and John Danaher is what you should pick up. It goes over the history and basics of BJJ.

+1
I've got it on my bookshelf right now and think it's a great read. The history section is more in depth than anything I've seen on the web. It also goes into theory a bit, which is really interesting and a well written section. The technique section is easy to understand as well.

 

[Aesopian]

I'm going to rattle some off, so I might get the titles wrong:

Mastering Jujitsu
Passing the Guard
The Guard
The Essential Guard
Black Belt Techniques
Tournament Winning Techniques
The Triangle
Baret Yoshida's book/DVD
Jiu-Jitsu Unleashed
Most anything with Kid Peligro (except don't bother with Theory and Techniques)

 

[geoffreysquire]

ah thanks for the comments guys, very helpful

 

[lockjaw211]

machado has a good book.

 

[KingG]

Royler's Submission Grappling book(no gi).

 

[phenomfan1529]

If you're a beginner, Mastering Jiujitsu by Renzo Gracie and John Danaher is what you should pick up. It goes over the history and basics of BJJ.

agreed, great book for a beginer

 

[CrazyCossack]

Royler's Submission Grappling book(no gi).

I got that book, read it through, and I didn't think I remembered anything in it. However, now that I think back I've done a few of the techniques without really thinking about them. I'd recommend this book because it made me re-realize how much I like No-Gi.

 

[VampireMonk]

I REALLY like Eddie Bravo's

Jiu-jitsu Unleashed

and just because I don't agree with everything in it, doesn't mean I am against
the man or the book.

I think it's very unique book out there & totally worth it.
If I could only keep 1 book I'd keep that one!

 

[phenomfan1529]

Royler's Submission Grappling book(no gi).

hmm...never heard of that book. i need to check it out

 

[scorcho]

Eddie Bravo - Jiu-jitsu Unleashed.

Best BJJ book ever (for nogi at least).

 

[Foolkiller]

Eddie Bravo - Jiu-jitsu Unleashed.

Best BJJ book ever (for nogi at least).

Rodrigo's MMA and Royler's no gi books are far more comprehensive and informative than Bravo's. While JJ Unleashed has some interesting techniques and concepts in it, I'd say it's better as an additional resource with some funky shit in it rather than as a go to guide of high percentage basic techniques.

 

[Gai Jin]

I have most of the ones mentioned above and they're great. My first one that I found very helpful before I got the others was "Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Basics", by Gene Simco. It's very good for the begginer.

 

[genkisudo69]

i have bjj theory and technique by royler and renzo:

basic and great

i have bjj unleashed by eddie bravo:

show some unusual moves. good for flexible and explosive guys.

submission grappling by royler :

is good. usual moves for grappling.

the fighter notebook:

has some goode wrestling/bjj moves

never heard of rodrigo´s book.
more information?

 

[Green Whale]

Ed Beneville's books are by far the best and most detailed. Go to www.grapplarts.com and find it there. There are some samples you can view from the website I believe. Super detailed with tons of pictures. 1 book is on passing the guard (also has some random escapes at the end of it), 2nd book is all about the guard.

www.greenwhaleproductions.com

 

[wOg]

If you are a beginner then fighting from the bottom is probably a totally new concept.

The Essential Guard by Kid Peligro is a must-own for new BJJers. Not only is it informative--starting from the big picture of what the whole point of the guard is and then moving from guard-buiding drills to single attacks and combination attacks--but it is the best organized bjj book that I've come across.

It's actually a nice compliment to the first volume of Rigan Machado's Encyclopedia, which is an overwhelming catalogue of attacks and sweeps from the guard.

There are a lot of books that are good and show you a lot of interesting things. But--from one beginner (6 months) to another--the two books I mentioned will be like BJJ 101 textbooks on the hardest part of jiu jitsu for beginners: understanding the guard.

 

[genkisudo69]

any information on rodrigo´s book?

 

[crimsonghost]

Suprised it hasn't been mentioned yet but I am enjoying For Experts Only by Carlson Gracie