BJJ reading material and videos for newbs?

Agreed! Those videos - leaving aside the belt controversy - are absolutely fantatstic teaching material...better than most seminars i have been to if I am being honest

 

I will probably get the bjj university book after I've spent some more time doing bjj (I only started last night) $70 is a big investment for me at the moment (book including shipping).

 

Its 30 dollars newzealand on Amazon without shipping.

 

Unfortunately, the shipping for us folks in New Zealand usually works out to be the same price of the book itself or more.

 

Damm

But on the plus side, saulo has some of the chapters in video form on his youtube channel.

 

Didn't realize he had a YouTube page, I will look him up.

 

Yes, his stuff is very easy to follow.


Might I suggest the book Brazilian Jiujitsu: Theory and Technique by Royler and Renzo Gracie. Very good and easy to follow as well!

 

I haven't cracked it open in years, but I recall being impressed by "Mastering Jujitsu" (Gracie & Danaher). I think it provides a good historical and strategic framework. Knowing how to do something is good, but this provides the "why".

I'd save "Drill to Win" for a little later. While I really like it, I'd recommend you have maybe six months or so to get the basic movements down before looking into the drills.

"Jiujitsu University" is GREAT. Highly detailed and logically progressive in topics.

As for Youtube channels, I'd also recommend Kesting. As a beginner, you might find his "[#] of common mistakes with [fundamental move]" videos to be particularly helpful.

There's also the Gracie Breakdown channel. Their breakdowns tend to be very detailed, perhaps overmuch for a beginner, but I think they're good reference material:
https://www.youtube.com/user/GracieBreakdown

JiuJitsuMag takes some navigating if you're looking for specific techniques, but it features instruction by some of the top grappling instructors and competitors in grappling:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnKut2uvb0Tcwq2BVdi8eTA

It's a similar case, though a much smaller library, with Breakthrough Jiu Jitsu:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCofx4E9LDOwy1AV9L6PE42g

While it's an MMA gym, I like what I've seen from Tristar Gym with their attention to detail when presenting techniques, including grappling:
https://www.youtube.com/user/tristargymcanada

BJJ Joe also has some good, detailed videos:
https://www.youtube.com/user/joelovesfishin/videos

Ritchie Yip is buddies with Kesting, and their instruction/presentation style is similar:
https://www.youtube.com/user/infightingmma

I've actually found complete collections of Kesting's "Roadmap of BJJ" and Roy Deans "Blue Belt Requirements" on Youtube. They're great for beginners, but because they're copyrighted, often taken down pretty fast, but if you type in "BJJ" in the search engine and filter for long videos, you might find these or similar full-length instructionals...:whistle:

 

http://40plusbjjlive.com/author/stephen-w/

That's an excellent list, I'd add the 40 plus BJJ site too as I've got a lot out of their free articles and videos.
And I'm not even 40, but I do like the long term approach they take.

 

great stuff here.

 

Any thoughts about works by Alexandre Paiva?

 

This.

I'll add Roy Dean. A bit monotone but very clear explanations and neatly produced videos and apps.

 

I'm liking Roy Dean's material, too. Clear and well produced.

 

I forgot to mention some time ago that I'm practicing no-gi bjj (with elements of catch wrestling). So anything relevant to no-gi would be great.

 

Royler Gracie - Submission Grappling techniques

Great book, exclusively no gi

 

Another shout for Saulo's book here.

Also as well as Stephen Kesting I'd check out Jason Scully on youtube.

 

Additionally although I had to go away and Google this as its been a few years since I watched them, the rolled up series of bjj interviews/mini docs by Budo Jake are very entertaining and offer insights into the philosophies of some of the best jujitsuka on the planet.

 

Those and bjj hacks are excellent. But really just pay attention to your coach and try those techniques and concepts out first in rolling, if there a half decent teacher, things will be organised in a good order to learn.

 

Fusen makes a really good point. It's very easy to get lost in the complexities and minutia of BJJ when delving into extra curricula materials and sometimes it's more productive to just work your class material and fundamental movements (bridge, shrimp, sit outs, safety position) and work your base and posture.

With that in mind something like the BJJ roadmap from Stephen Kesting might be worth grabbing to get an overview of the game and positional hierarchy and Google some drills for hip mobility and fundamental movements. There was a great video floating around from an SBG coach on posture a year or so ago which I can try dig out for you after my shift (I could probably do with viewing it myself)

 

Do you mean the alliance fundamentals DVDs?

I've got them, there good but there a bit centric.