Mastering The 21 Immutable Principles of Bralizian Jiu-Jitsu

Title Page......Page 2
Copyright Page......Page 3
Acknowledgements......Page 4
Table of Contents......Page 5
Why should you read what I have to say?......Page 8
What are these 21 Fundamental Principles of BJJ?......Page 9
POSITION......Page 11
POSTURE......Page 13
PRESSURE......Page 15
PERSISTENCE......Page 16
PROPER BALANCE......Page 17
PRECISION......Page 18
And here is why…......Page 19
How can you be Three or More Moves Ahead of your Opponent?......Page 20
So how can you use this idea to your advantage?......Page 21
Chapter 3 The Wet Rug Analogy......Page 23
The Zen Stage......Page 24
Chapter 5 Flow Like Water......Page 25
Chapter 6 The Braveheart Analogy......Page 26
A little observation here…......Page 28
Chapter 8 The Leak and the Bucket......Page 29
There are two major ways students overreach:......Page 30
Let me give you a couple of good reasons to train your closed guard:......Page 31
Moving Your Hips......Page 32
Attacking with Submissions, Sweeps and Strikes (Yep, I said Strikes)......Page 33
Chapter 11 Action and Reaction......Page 35
Being Counterproductive......Page 36
Chapter 12 The Anatomy principle......Page 37
THE WRIST......Page 38
Here are a few of the downsides of ONLY going for wrist locks:......Page 39
THE ELBOWS......Page 40
Here are some examples:......Page 41
Creative Ways to Use Our Elbows in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu......Page 42
Shoulder on the Face......Page 45
Why is it so important to control the hips?......Page 46
Why apply pressure on your opponent’s legs?......Page 47
Defending Your Shoulders......Page 48
THE HEAD......Page 49
Using your Head to Block your Opponent’s Moves......Page 50
Using your Opponent’s Head to Set up Attacks......Page 51
Why do Good Black Belts Feel so Heavy?......Page 52
Using your feet to Hip Escape and Bridge......Page 53
THE SHIN......Page 54
More Examples of how to use your Shin......Page 55
Using your Hips to Control your Opponent......Page 59
Using your Hips to Defend......Page 60
HANDS......Page 61
Here is some advice you should follow in order to conserve your energy:......Page 62
Chapter 14 The New Shiny Object Syndrome......Page 63
Chapter 15 The Big Rock Analogy......Page 64
Learn When your Position is Lost and Immediately Start the Transition to the Next Best Option......Page 65
Make a Move to Improve your Position Before your Opponent Crosses the Line......Page 66
Chapter 17 Energy Management......Page 67
Proper Mindset......Page 68
The Correct Tactic......Page 69
How to Close the Gap......Page 70
Rule #3: Don’t tense your body.......Page 72
Chapter 20 Limbs vs. Limbs Principle......Page 73
Chapter 21 The Base Principle......Page 74
Why Did I Use Analogies?......Page 76