The Essence of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu [Paperback]

Rigan Machado (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 2002

Rigan Michado, one of the most knowledgeable Brazilian jiu jitsu practitioners in the world, introduced for the first time in published form his famous "Machado Jiu Jitsu" techniques. This book encompasses an enormous variety of techniques, including arm locks, chokes and leg locks.

Product Details

• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: Unique Publications; 1st edition (April 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0865681945
• ISBN-13: 978-0865681941
• Product Dimensions: 10 x 7 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.3 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (23 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #560,401 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars No gi and leglock information worth the price alone., May 12, 2002

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Mark M. Moore "M M Moore" (Hoffman Estates, Il USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Essence of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (Paperback)

This is a great book to add to your collection but it does not stand on its own. The complete emphasis of this book is on submissions from various positions. There is a tremendous amount on leg and foot locks that you won't find anywhere else. The "no gi" section is also valuable and unique. This book is not meant for a BJJ beginner since it does not cover positions, sweeps, escapes, or anything else except submissions. There is also not a lot of detail in the photography or the written explanation of the moves and a prior knowledge of BJJ would be required to fully understand everything. Despite the shortcomings, this is a very good and inexpensive book that will definitely add to your knowledge of submissions with and without a gi.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good for a supplement, April 18, 2002

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Jason R Aldridge (Tampa, Fl United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Essence of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (Paperback)

This book is good for a supplement to what you already know. It is a great reference for lots of submissions. It also has a great section on no gi training. The one thing I think this book suprisingly lacks is a section on sweeps. I think the book would have been much more complete with such a section. I think this book is very good to own and can increase your skill with study. However, you still need to have a base knowledge of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu to make up for the lack of explanation to the pictures. If you are looking for another good book on Brazilian Jiu Jitsu I would have to recommend Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Theory and technique. It was put together on a much higher budget and the amount of things shown in the book is definately influenced by this. Once again though Rigan's book is a good selection to add to your library.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Best bang for your buck, where submissions are concerned., November 22, 2003

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Joseph M Burtner (Kennesaw, Georgia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Essence of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (Paperback)

Though the book is kind of small, it does have probably the greatest variety of submissions for the least amount of space. Most of the book is devoted to submissions with a gi, but there is a chapter on non-gi hooks. The book is organized, chapter-wise, into the part of the body the hold works (legs, chokes, arms). It's not as detailed as other works, and covers only submission holds (instead of throws, strikes, possitions, reversals), and in that, I think the title is misleading. But if you're going to be using a gi with your submissions, go ahead and pick up this book.