Drill to Win: 12 Months to Better Brazillian Jiu-Jitsu [Paperback]

Andre Galvao (Author), Kevin Howell (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 10, 2010

Andre Galvao has earned his reputation as one of the best and most exciting Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu champions of all time. Now, he brings his training methods to the public with Drill to Win: 12 Months to Better Brazillian Jiu-Jitsu. If you want to move like Galvao, submit like Galvao and win like Galvao, this is the book for you. In this one-of-a-kind manual, Andre outlines both a 1-year schedule to overall improvement as well as smaller game plans for short term competition preparation.

This is not your average reference book, but instead a step-by-step guide to building a champion grappler. The key to this book is in its building block methodology that follows Andre's basics of grappling—the ability to move and adapt to new movements in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. So don't wait, pick up this book and start the first day of your BJJ explosion!

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About the Author

Andre Galvao is a multiple time black belt world champion, submission wrestling champion and MMA fighter based out of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Andre is currently fighting MMA for DREAM and Strikeforce while competing regularly in jiu-jitsu and submission wrestling.

Kevin Howell is a political science professor and author based out of Huntington Beach, California. He is a brown belt in both judo and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu as well as an assistant instructor at the Vieira Bros' Fight Zone USA Academy in Signal Hill, California.

Product Details

• Paperback: 292 pages
• Publisher: Victory Belt Publishing (August 10, 2010)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0981504485
• ISBN-13: 978-0981504483
• Product Dimensions: 11 x 9 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (42 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #35,880 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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More About the Author

Hello all! My name is Kevin Howell and I am a jiu-jitsu fanatic who's goal is to help in the growth of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and grappling both through the sharing of deep personal knowledge and practice. My goal is to make the best use of my over 13 years of grappling experience and education/writing background to create the most unique and sought after grappling related books in martial arts. I am the author of two best selling books on the martial arts: Jiu-Jitsu University with Saulo Ribeiro and Drill to Win with Andre Galvao.

When away from writing, I am either teaching college level political science, spending time with my family, or teaching jiu-jitsu at The Jiu-Jitsu League in Long Beach, California (www.TheJiuJitsuLeague.com).

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16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This book is a masterpiece..., July 27, 2010

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Robert Ysline (Washington DC) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Drill to Win: 12 Months to Better Brazillian Jiu-Jitsu (Paperback)

I have been saying for a very long time that there needs to be a book that covers this subject matter. Andre Galvao has hit this one out of the park.

In the book, Andre covers a year of drilling, with a little diet, and some very different calisthenics. The best thing about the book is the drilling game plan and the way Andre laid out the photographs. Drill to Win does an excellent job at showing how the drill looks in movement and this is the first for me in a martial arts book. It is simply beautiful and I cannot wait to try these drills in the morning.

I'm not sure if I will make it the whole year, but I will definitely be dissecting the drills and try adding as many to my game as possible. Hopefully, once I get more focused, I'll go through the whole year, see if I become a champion and update the review!

15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Encyclopedia of BJJ drills, July 27, 2010

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LF "Student" - See all my reviews

This review is from: Drill to Win: 12 Months to Better Brazillian Jiu-Jitsu (Paperback)

I recently read this book, I must say I was very impressed. The book is beautiful, seamlessly organized, and easy to follow. As I just received the book, I haven't yet had the opportunity to incorporate the drills shown into my regimen. However because of the of the clear layout I have no doubt that I'll be able to utilize something new from week 1 until week 52.

This book has a plethora of unique drills that I had never personally witnessed before. There's a drill in this book to improve every single aspect of your game. At this stage in my training I'm quite content when I buy an instructional manual that can teach me one new thing, and this book has already taught me dozens of new drills that I can utilize in my BJJ sessions. I highly recommend this book to both beginners and experts. Beginners will find a systematic gameplan that will allow them to build a foundation of movement, explained in a more clear and direct manner than many instructors in person. Experts will undoubtedly spot one or two new movements that they can incorporate into their routine. Great book, it's already been an extremely useful tool for me.

12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An Amazing Book For Bettering Your Jiu-Jitsu, July 27, 2010

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Muay Thai Student "Josh" (North Carolina) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Drill to Win: 12 Months to Better Brazillian Jiu-Jitsu (Paperback)

This is a very unique book on the sport of jiu-jitsu. There are literally hundreds of drills covered, all of which are sport specific. Some are designed to improve your jiu-jitsu technique, some are for improving your stamina in the sport, and some are designed for increasing you overall strength. Often I use large books on jiu-jitsu just as a reference. However, this book is broken down on a week-by-week basis to improving your jiu-jitsu. Granted I probably won't do the exact training program laid out, but it certainly gives a base to work from. If I only did a fraction of the drills outlined in the book each week, I have no doubt I would watch my game improve dramatically over a years time. I highly recommend this book to anyone serious about the sport.