Product Description

With martial arts champions such as Ken Shamrock and Tito Ortiz appearing on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, giving training tips in Muscle & Fitness and Men’s Journal, and conducting interviews on Howard Stern’s radio show, millions of people are turning to the martial arts for sport, a means of self-defense, and a form of exercise.

Many of these newcomers to the martial arts never stepped foot into a martial arts training facility, and have no plans of ever doing so. They want to learn to defend themselves without traveling to a gym or paying steep monthly dues. Some purchase martial arts guidebooks so they can prepare themselves both mentally and physically to enter a dojo a year or two down the road.

Martial Arts Unleashed: Jiu-jitsu offers readers:

• A detailed history and evolution of the discipline.

• A description of the various theories and strategies behind training and competing.

• A breakdown of the gear and training space needed to get started.

• A description of warm-up routines, footwork, and stances.

• Detailed instruction accompanied by step-by-step photographs that divulge everything from the basic kicks, punches, and blocks to the most advanced techniques.

• Instruction on how to combine various techniques into sophisticated combinations.

• Sample workouts for all levels of training.

• Weight lifting programs to improve strength.

• Cardiovascular workouts to improve stamina.

• Sample diets to improve overall health.

• Resources that show readers where to ply their trade and learn even more.

For those desiring to learn the martial arts for self-defense rather than sport, the book features a section on those techniques best suited for practical application. For the more advanced students, the book describes how to blend this particular discipline with other styles, utilize certain techniques to defeat practitioners of other disciplines, and prepare for a variety of competitions.

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Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #78661 in Books
• Published on: 2005-10-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 192 pages

From the Back Cover

Learn the techniques of a jiu-jitsu legend that will make your competition beg for mercy

"We're very lucky to have a guy like Eddie in the world of martial arts and even luckier that he's willing to teach what he knows. I truly believe that when all is said and done this book will become one of the most important books ever written on martial arts."
--Joe Rogan, martial artist and host of NBC's "Fear Factor"

In Jiu-Jitsu Unleashed, world-renowned martial artist Eddie Bravo reveals the moves that he used to defeat legendary Brazilian fighter Royler Gracie and that have made him one of the most feared competitors in the martial arts. A complete system that includes original ground fighting and submission techniques that can quickly subdue even the most vicious opponents--both in the ring and on the street--Bravo's "no-gi" style represents an evolutionary leap forward in the ancient Japanese art of jiu-jitsu.

Whether you're a complete beginner looking for practical self-defense techniques or a competitive martial artist who wants to incorporate Bravo's killer techniques into your fighting strategy, Jiu-Jitsu Unleashed is for you. With the help of nearly 300 superb, step-by-step photographs, featuring "Fear Factor" host Joe Rogan, Bravo shares with you his winning pointers on:

• Basic and advanced techniques from the Half Guard, Rubber Guard, mount, and back positions, including the author's signature move, "The Twister."
• How to combine techniques into unstoppable combinations
• Sophisticated training and competing theories and strategies

About the Author

Eddie Bravo owns 10 Planet Jiu-Jitsu Academy in Hollywood and has hosted jiu-jitsu seminars around the world. He is a columnist for BoxingInsider.com.

Erich Krauss taught at Ken Shamrock's world-renowned Lion's Den and owns his own martial arts school. He is the author of several popular martial arts books and a columnist with BoxingInsider.com.

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Customer Reviews

A Jiu-Jitsu Revolution
For those who have never seen or studied Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, it is a formidable grappling art, where a player's goal is to gain dominant position on his/her opponent and strive to finish by submitting them ( or accumulating more points than there adversory.) As tried and tested as the art is, often when watching Mixed Martial Arts (MMA)or No Holds Barred (NHB) event, you will often see truly world class Jiu-Jitsu guys having difficulty achieving either good position, or submission. This, as Eddie repeatedly points out, is all due to the standard use of the gi/kimonoe. Bravo refers to the gi as "the problem." It is all well and good if you train jiu-jitsu with the gi, and have no designs on entering MMA or no gi grappling competitions. But if your intention is to fight in those such events, then it is imperative to your game that you lose those "bad gi habits." If your opions are training with the gi, or not training at all then obviously the former is preferable, however, if all your set-ups for sweeps, transitions and submissions are based around clinging ( and it is clinging ) onto your opponents gi, then what will you do when you enter that cage or squared circle, and the guy across from you isn't wearing a jacket? All your leverage goes out the window, and you are forced to play a defensive game. In my opinion no fighter should want to approach a fight defensivley. It's contrary to the whole idea of a fight. Of course you must have good defense as part of your repitiore, but only resort to it when absolutely neccesary. As competitors we should be looking to always finish. this is essential for a few reasons. Firstly if you are competing in an elimination tournament, then you want to progress through the rounds as quickly as possible to conserve precious energy. Or if you intend to fight in MMA/NHB, then with the rate the sport is picking up momentum, promoters want exciting fighters, finishers, or at the very least a guy looking to finish the fight.
Eddie Bravo's book takes you through an array of sweeps, set-ups, transitions, and naturally submissions. Eddie also provides insight on retaining positions such as the mount. A lot of smaller jiu-jitsu guys find attaining the mount extremely difficult, but find retaining it a living nightmare. If this sounds like you, then have no fear, Eddie will show you the way to overcome this persistent problem, and transform your top game into something you had only once dreamed of.
The book has a wonderful forward by Joe Rogan, presenter of "Fear Factor" and "Ultimate Fighting Championship" (UFC) commentator. As well as a very insightful inroduction from Eddie Bravo. Detailing his reasoning for firstly getting involved in the martial arts world, and why he felt it vital to elevate Jiu-Jitsu beyond the gi, and make it MMA and street ready.
If you are looking to improve your Jiu-Jitsu at all, then I really cannot stress enough how important this book is. The techniques described in this book are not just an alternative way of looking at the art, or simply a little bit better, they are a lot better. If studied diligently, your game will shoot through the roof. It is nothing short of essential reading. This guy tapped out Jiu-Jitsu legend Royler Gracie. What more proof of it's authenticity do you want? If you refuse to acknowledge this information, then it is your loss. Alternatively you can embrace it and find yourself on the road to being a very deadly submission expert.
Another thing I would just like to point out is the cover of the book as pictured on the web-site is bogus. Your guess is as good as mine as to who those guys are. I'm not entirely sure why it appears like that. The total irony is that they are wearing gis. Plus there is no way that Eddie would ever allow you so much room to manoeuvre whilst attempting submission.
In closing, buy it!

buy eddie bravo's other books
basically the publishers limited what eddie could put in it, so for a full detailed analysis of his game and system buy mastering the rubber guard and mastering the twister. There is no guard passing in theses books but there are plenty of books around who go into detail about that part of no gi bjj.

INTERESTING IDEAS
This book is a great read and has loads of information and ideas but is basically just Eddie Bravo's own brand of Jui-Jitsu and the whole book tries to sell the no-gi grappling approach which is more and more popular with UFC. In this book you'll find all Bravo's own inventions which all work great, but if you're looking for a book which grounds you in either the basic Japanese or Brazilian martial art its best to look elsewhere. This is really a book for people who already know their stuff and want to get an edge on the competition, and for that it works amazingly.