tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19359626.post7373650636819083063..comments2023-11-16T08:24:58.533+00:00Comments on slideyfoot.com | bjj resources: DVD Review - Science of Jiu Jitsuslideyfoothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05374174757753962274noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19359626.post-47875864584214264482009-07-27T10:24:01.982+01:002009-07-27T10:24:01.982+01:00Thanks for the comment, Ruairi!
Yes, I would agre...Thanks for the comment, Ruairi!<br /><br />Yes, I would agree with you that Kesting's DVD is also excellent (I paticularly liked what I've seen of the half guard section), but as you say, the cost is a little prohibitive. <br /><br />One of the big advantages of Roy Dean's material is that he is consistently keeping the costs below $50 or so, which makes it very affordable, especially in comparison to most other BJJ DVDs on the market.slideyfoothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05374174757753962274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19359626.post-76689973815549227742009-07-26T00:50:17.954+01:002009-07-26T00:50:17.954+01:00Nice review, thanks.
I notice that you consistent...Nice review, thanks.<br /><br />I notice that you consistently recommend BB Requirements for beginners. I like it a lot, and have already pre-ordered Purble Belt Requirements, but I have to say I prefer the main DVD from Steven Kesting's Begining BJJ Roadmap to BBR. It's incredibly systmatic and comprehensive, a lot more so than BBR. It has a lot of downsides, in that you can only buy it as part of a bigger, pretty expensive, rather annoyingly marketed package, but it's really, really good as a comprehensive overview for beginners. Unlike Dean's it only looks at transitions and positions rather than submissions, but I don't think that's necessarily a bad thing for beginners, plus some of the other parts of the package have submissions material. For that reason I'd recommend both BBR and Kesting, but if I had to choose between them, and ignoring the price difference, I'd go for Kesting. Probably not much use to you now you've been a BB for a while, but I'd strongly recommend it for beginners (which I still am, more or less).Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07803284491495723872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19359626.post-57886988313326754102009-07-19T09:51:24.765+01:002009-07-19T09:51:24.765+01:00Thanks!
Yeah, I was excited when I saw there was ...Thanks!<br /><br />Yeah, I was excited when I saw there was a whole DVD for escaping side control in the set, but like Meerkat, I'm not keen on the arm positioning. <br /><br />For the moment, the best DVD I've seen for escaping side control, aside from the excellent basics on <a href="http://slideyfoot.blogspot.com/2008/06/dvd-review-blue-belt-requirements-roy.html" rel="nofollow"><i>Blue Belt Requirements</i></a>, is the second DVD from <a href="http://slideyfoot.blogspot.com/2009/04/dvd-review-saulo-ribeiro-jiu-jitsu.html" rel="nofollow">Saulo's set</a>.<br /><br />Although escapes are only part of Saulo's 'Cross Body' DVD (that instalment of <i>Jiu Jitsu Revolution</i> also covers top side control), if you can find it separately from the other five DVDs (if you don't want to pick up the whole set, of course), I'm sure it would help your escapes from that position.slideyfoothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05374174757753962274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19359626.post-70795182105713091122009-07-19T04:35:46.512+01:002009-07-19T04:35:46.512+01:00Thanks for the in-depth review. I was considering ...Thanks for the in-depth review. I was considering this one based on a lot of good things I've heard in passing, but it sounds like it's over my head. I'm still digesting Roy Dean's BB requirements anyway, but was pretty hopeful that there was a whole DVD dedicated to escaping side control (which, as Prof. Dean astutely pointed out, is where I've spent a disproportionate amount of my time). Sounds like I may wait on this one for a bit.<br /><br />Thanks for the detailed breakdown, and for your blogging in general. I hope Prof. Dean sends you a copy of his purple belt requirement DVD to review. I think he'd find it would pay dividends...Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07875051267447702865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19359626.post-29188080553121326222009-07-17T21:52:35.332+01:002009-07-17T21:52:35.332+01:00Great review.
I too was puzzled by the version of ...Great review.<br />I too was puzzled by the version of side escape as it runs counter to what my instructor and everyone else I've learned from says.<br />I even tried it in sparring the other night, without much success.<br />It might work better no-gi.Meerkatsuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04147715586194844173noreply@blogger.com