Finding Pool Leaks and Jiujitsu

This week I want to tell you about a friend of mine's problem and how it relates to BJJ and all martial arts for that matter.
My friend was having a problem with his pool since the end of last summer. He figured he would wait until this year to fix it.
His inground pool had a leak in it and he couldn't find it.
He brought over some other friends to check it out and no one could find a crack, but as soon as he put some water in the pool it would slowly empty out.
Finally he did some digging and found a pool cleaning company who said they guaranteed they could find and seal all cracks and leaks.
So my friend called them up, a guy came over and sure enough within 10 minutes he found the leak and sealed it.
My friend couldn't believe it when he saw the crack.
He never would have noticed it in a million years if someone hadn't told him and he was shocked that such a small little inconspicuous crack could leak out so much water.

Ok.
So what does this have to do with BJJ???

Everything.

You see many times what we aren't trained to see will get right past us without us realizing it. It can seem like it's invisible.
My friend had surely looked over the crack many times but never really "noticed" it.
That is his eye wasn't trained to look for it and so it passed him by.
The exact same thing is true of BJJ.
The difference between many skilled players and unskilled ones is often down to what they "notice".
So if you want to be better you must learn to notice more subtleties during your rolling as well as when watching others roll.
The best way to do this is to study grappling matches and pay close attention to what's happening.
This is why I'm going to be featuring analysis of several classic grappling matches in the upcoming weeks.
Another thing you can do if you're a beginner is to pick up The Brazilian Jiujitsu Formula DVD.

You can get it by clicking the link or visiting the products page at www.jiujitsuuniverse.com

Until next week.

Andre Galvao

Thanks to all the emails I've been getting on the book recommendation I made for Saulo Ribeiro's book I will continue to offer occasional reviews and recommendations when I find a must-have product that will be a huge benefit to my subscribers.

This week i've included a clip of Andre Galvao commenting on the imporance of conditioning drills. Check it out for some great ideas on training drills.

And if you want to take conditioning drills to another level in your training then check out my BJJ Drills DVD it's sure to help take your game to a higher level.

Here's Andre's clip, just click on the link to view.

Saulo Ribeiro Side Mount Escape

It's great to hear about all of you who took my advice and picked up the
Jiujitsu University book and sent an email or left me a comment to tell me how great you found the book and the immediate impact it's having on your training.
That's the only book you'll need for a long time.

In that spirit, this week I'm including a video of Saulo Ribeiro demonstrating his superior instructional skills and BJJ skills in this demo of an extremely effective side mount escape.
Enjoy and keep the emails and comments coming.

A MUST HAVE BOOK!

This week I'd like to discuss a book that will make a huge difference in your game.
If you only buy one book on BJJ then this is it!
If someone offered me every book on BJJ or this one, I would pick this one and give up all my other BJJ books if I had to choose.
Trust me it is that good.
You've probably already heard talk about it and probably also heard how great it is. What you might not have heard is that this is easily the most complete book on BJJ ever put out, not only that but it's a book you will actually learn from.
The book is aptly named Jiu-Jitsu University
by Saulo Ribeiro with kevin Howell.

We definitely see an evolution in BJJ books here and they've set the bar pretty high.
Saulo has definitely gone the extra distance with this book.
I would easily pay $50.00 for it, it lists for $39.95 but you can get it for only $26.37 from amazon.
It would be great if a DVD set would follow.
The description says that this book will change the way Jiujitsu is taught around the world and I believe it!

Many people have said that this is the best book on BJJ out there and once you check it out you'll agree.
One thing I really like is how it breaks down the basics of each belt level and gives a super clear and concise view of the game.
With a lifetime worth of BJJ theory and applicable knowledge, featuring 368 pages with full colour incredibly detailed photos.

Do yourself a huge favour and click on the link to buy this book, it's very rare that I make recommendations to my readers but when I see something this valuable I have to share it.

As a matter of fact, I challenge you to get this book and write me if it doesn't improve your game. I'm willing to bet everyone who writes me will be to thank me for helping them improve.

Just buy it now, you'll thank me for this.