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Jiu-Jitsu: Training

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I saw this book at Borders and as soon as I got home I ordered it. As a karate practicioner of many years I can highly recommend "Jiu-Jitsu Training" to both the beginner and the experienced martial artist who wants to expand his knowledge. The book is well illustrated and all the techniques are easy to understand. There is no space wasted on history or warm up exercises, just page after page of useful defenses against armed and unarmed attack.

As 99% of the technigues are performed while standing, you need to also buy Braun's excellent "Grappling effective groundwork" to learn the ground fighting aspect of this form of Jiu-Jitsu.

The experienced martial arts practitioner will want to include other books in his library, but for the beginner these two books will get you well on the way to learning how to defend yourself. I haven't read Braun's "Jiu-Jitsu Basics" but if it's the same high quality as the other books it should be very useful to the novice.

Great just like the others. Nothing more needs to be said. Buy it and you will be satisfied.

Ok, so I just got the book, but I have to say that I am a bit confused.
First of all, there are several headers in the book which are followed by no content, but just by the next header. Is the missing content discussed in the introductory book? If so, that should at least be explained somewhere! Also, some headers are not in the correct order. And, some of the techniques should be described by a few more pictures. Hopefully I will like the book more after trying out some of the stuff ...

Now this is a book that a student can really learn from when used in combination with actual hands-on training under the guidance of a JuJitsu Instructor. The thing I really love about this Jujitsu book is that it demonstrates this art as it should be, which is a complete combat system. (Note: Spelling varies depending on the instructor and style, but it is the same basic art) Not only are the instructions written so that the reader can follow the movements, even more important are the hundreds of very clear color photographs. This 264 page book covers an enormous amount of material that will be of interest to not only Jujitsu people, but to anyone interested in the martial arts.

This volume covers all the basic principles including falls, throws, ground-work, combinations, and numerous self-defense applications using Jujitsu techniques. In conclusion, this is a book all martial artists should have in their personal library.

Rating: 5 Stars. Joseph J. Truncale (Author: Bushi Satori Ryu Official Student Manual).