Based on their acclaimed best-selling book of the same name, Jean Jacques Machado and Jay Zeballos’ highly anticipated three-DVD set, The Grappler’s Handbook: Gi and No-Gi Techniques, serves as a martial arts multimedia companion wherein the two Brazilian jiu-jitsu masters demonstrate takedowns, chokes, holds and submissions in living color and in exhaustive detail. Filmed at the Jean Jacques Machado Academy in Los Angeles, this set will offer multi-angle coverage (front, three-quarters and overhead) of each technique with step-by-step instructions, contextual explanations for each technique’s application, and an optional on-screen subtitle track with page-specific book references for an even deeper learning experience!
BRAZILIAN JIU-JITSU DVD TRAILER VIDEO
Jean Jacques Machado and Jay Zeballos’ Upcoming Three-Disc Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu DVD Set Demonstrates Techniques Found in The Grappler’s Handbook: Gi and No-Gi Techniques Book
Special features in this set will include the following:
- Jean Jacques Machado’s Belt-Promotion Ceremony, Featuring Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Icon Rickson Gracie
- Behind the Scenes of Shooting the Printed Book
- Previews of Black Belt Martial Arts Books and Martial Arts DVDs
- Optional Subtitle Track Detailing Corresponding Page Numbers in the Printed Book
Techniques featured in this set will include (but certainly will not be limited to) the following:
- Closed Guard to Back Control
- Gi Choke Using Sleeve Control
- Omo Plata Reversal When Opponent Posts One Leg
- Guard Pass Defense to Brabo Choke
- Arm Drag to Back Control to Rear-Naked Choke
- Progressive Attacks From Leg-on-Shoulder Closed Guard
- Double-Underhook Pass to Crucifix
- Leg Sweep Butterfly-Guard Pass
- Side-Control Escape Counter to Armbar
- Tripod Choke
- Anaconda Choke From Turtle Top
- Jumping to Closed Guard
- Butterfly Guard
- Arm Trap to Shoulder Lock to Strikes
- Reversal From Closed Guard
- Standing Guard Break With Pass
- Triangle Choke From Open Guard
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If you’re interested in these upcoming DVDs, the book on which they are based is available in our online store! World-renowned teacher Jean Jacques Machado highlights the secrets behind gi and no-gi techniques for martial artists of all levels to successfully transition between styles.
