Mastering The 21 Immutable Principles of Bralizian Jiu-Jitsu

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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