Jiu-jitsu Unleashed
A Comprehensive Guide to the World s Hottest Martial Arts Discipline
1st Edition
Published on 13. September 2005
217 pages
978-0-07-181722-6 (ISBN)
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Description
An introduction to jiu-jitsu from one of its most dominant stars Thanks to the dominance of its practitioners at Ultimate Fighting Championships and other mixed martial arts tournaments, jiu-jitsu has become one of the most popular forms of martial arts in the United States. This fighting technique features ground fighting and submission moves that bewilder even the most ferocious opponents. In Jiu-Jitsu Unleashed, expert Eddie Bravo teaches you the moves that he used to defeat legendary Royler Gracie--a member of the reigning family of jiujitsu--the victory that made him one of the sport's most feared competitors. Jiu-Jitsu Unleashed features: Detailed instruction on stance, kicks, punches, takedowns, and submissions Step-by-step photos of basic and advanced moves modeled by ",Fear Factor", host and former ",NewsRadio", star Joe Rogan Various theories and strategies behind training and competing
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Content
- Cover Page
- Jiu-Jitsu Unleashed: A Comprehensive Guide to the World's Hottest Martial Arts Discipline
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- Foreword
- Acknowledgments
- About This Book
- Introduction
- My Evolution
- The Proving Ground
- 2003 Abu Dhabi Qualifiers
- 2003 Abu Dhabi World Championships
- The "Gi Versus No-Gi" Controversy
- 10th Planet Jiu-Jitsu
- 1 The Half Guard
- Introduction to the Half Guard
- Key Concepts
- Lockdown
- Double Under-Hooks
- Half Guard Part 1: Sweeps
- Old School
- Plan B
- Twist Back
- Half and Half
- Half and Twist
- Half Quarterback Sweep
- Quarter Twist Back
- Half Guard Part 2: X-Guard
- X-Guard Sweep
- Double X
- Half Guard Part 3: Submissions
- Apollo (with Sweep)
- Kamikaze Calf Crank
- Ken Shamrock Toehold
- Electric Chair with Sweep
- 2 Rubber Guard
- Introduction to the Full Guard
- Rubber Guard
- Key Concepts
- Mission Control
- Rubber Guard Part 1: Mission Control
- Over-Hook Triangle from Mission Control
- Over-Hook Omoplata from Mission Control
- The Duda
- Rubber Guard Part 2: New York
- New York
- Triangle Choke from New York
- Left Arm Bar from New York
- Omoplata from New York
- Omoplata to Inverted Arm Bar
- Omoplata to Straight Arm Bar
- Omoplata to Triangle
- The Go-Go Plata
- Invisible Collar
- Rubber Guard Part 3: Spider Web
- Basic Arm Bar to Spider Web
- Arm Crush to Arm Bar
- Triangle Arm Bar
- The Slide
- X-Break
- Silverado
- 3 Twister Side Control
- Introduction to Twister Side Control
- Key Concepts
- The Twister
- The Banana Split
- The Crotch Ripper
- The Calf Crank
- Kimura Off Twister Side Control
- Plan C (Near Arm Bar Off Twister Side Control)
- 4 The Mount
- Introduction to the Mount
- Key Concepts
- Monkey Mount
- Slow Triangle
- Arm Triangle
- Inverted Arm Bar
- Arm Bar from the Mount
- Loco Plata
- 5 The Back
- Introduction to the Back
- Key Concepts
- Basic Rear Naked Choke
- The 100 Percent
- Marcelo
- 6 Passing the Guard
- Introduction to Passing the Guard
- Key Concepts
- The Underpass
- Staple Gun
- Tornado
- Twister Pass
- No-Hand Pass
- 7 Transitions
- Introduction to Transitions
- Ninja: Twister Side Control to Back Control
- Twister Side Control to Back Control: Option 2
- Detour to Back: Spider Web to Back Control
- Back to the Twister
- Swim Move: Invisible Collar to Spider Web
- The Creep: Back to Spider Web
- Index
