I want to take a moment and endorse a BJJ book that I
recently read that really blew my doors off!
It’s a book that was recently published by BJJ black belt Michael
Jen and his co-author Geoffrey Gluckman called “The Science of Submission,” A
Principle-Based Approach to Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.
Starting out I want to say that this book is not for
everyone. If you are a musclebound BJJ
hack that hasn’t thought more than five minutes about proper technique in
Jiu-Jitsu then you will probably want to skip this book. This book is definitely for the BJJ intellectual
who is in search of perfect technique in their game and a deeper understanding
of how the body works. It can be a heavy
read at times but for a guy like me who wants to understand everything about
Jiu-Jitsu it is a must read book on how to improve your game.
Michael Jen has been, at least in my mind, has been
around forever. He is a 4th
degree black belt under Joe Moreira, a black belt in Judo and is also an expert
in Muscle Balance & Function (MBF), in other words a pretty knowledgeable
dude on the subject he writes about.
He disappeared
from the Jiu-Jitsu spotlight for a few years but now he is back and with mental
and philosophical force. I feel that
with the publishing of this book he has done Jiu-Jitsu a great service. I only wish more people would publish books
like this.
Well done Michael Jen, Well
Done!
You can buy the book here
I have also included an interview he did with Stephan
Kesting here.
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