Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Self-Defense Techniques (Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu series)

Brazilian jiu-jitsu has turned the martial arts world upside down by emphasizing real-life situations and results over the dramatic kicks and throws of formal competition, making it also one of the most effective self-defense techniques for non-athletes. This guide to the self-defense techniques taught in the classes of Royce Gracie, one of the biggest figures in the world of jiu-jitsu, provides lessons that anyone—regardless of strength or size—can learn to neutralize an attacker in seconds. It offers a variety of defenses to use against knife and gun attacks, as well as escapes from headlocks, choke holds, and other situations that attackers use on the street. Advice on practicing and falling and rolling make this book the next best thing to taking the classes that are popular with the United States military, police academies, and womens self-defense schools. Brazilian jiu-jitsu has turned the martial arts world upside down by emphasizing real-life situations and results over thedramatic kicks and throws of formal competition, making it also one of themost effective self-defense techniques for non-athletes. This guide to theself-defense techniques taught in the classes of Royce Gracie, one of the biggest figures in the world of jiu-jitsu, provides lessons that anyone-regardless of strength or size-can learn to neutralize an attacker in seconds. It offers a variety of defenses to use against knife and gun attacks, as well as escapes from headlocks, choke holds, and other situations that attackers use on the street. Advice on practicing, fallingand rolling, and following a specific diet make this book the next best thing to taking the classes that are popular with the United States military, police academies, and women's self-defense schools The ability to stay on your feet is very important in a street situation.