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Breathe: A Life in Flow — Rickson Gracie (with Peter Maguire)
Rickson Gracie’s memoir blends family history, vale-tudo stories, and the philosophy behind his “invisible jiu-jitsu.” He writes candidly about fear management, breathwork, and loss, including the death of his son Rockson, showing how internal practice shaped ...
Jiu-Jitsu University — Saulo Ribeiro (with Kevin Howell)
A belt-by-belt roadmap that emphasizes survival before offense. Ribeiro organizes the art into phases—survival, guard, passing, and finishing—with hundreds of photo sequences and coaching cues that stress posture, structure, and risk management at each rank.It...
Mastering the Rubber Guard: Jiu-Jitsu for Mixed Martial Arts Competition — Eddie Bravo (with Glen Cordoza)
Bravo details the rubber-guard system—Mission Control, New York, Chill Dog, and related paths—to keep opponents broken down and vulnerable to submissions and strikes. The book focuses on clinching from guard, flexibility work, and “sticky” control that transla...
Mastering Jujitsu — Renzo Gracie & John Danaher
A foundational text that explains why techniques work, not just how. Danaher and Gracie map the phases of a fight (standing to ground), strategic decision-making, and core mechanics like base, posture, and leverage, then connect those ideas to techniques and t...
Ultimate Conditioning for Martial Arts — Loren Landow
Landow outlines periodized strength and conditioning for strikers and grapplers: mobility, power, energy-system work, and recovery protocols. Sample programs and exercise progressions help athletes build matside endurance and resilience while avoiding overtrai...
The 32 Principles: Harnessing the Power of Jiu-Jitsu to Succeed in Business, Relationships, and Life — Rener Gracie & Paul Volponi
Rener distills recurring grappling concepts—frames, wedges, weight distribution, connection—into broadly applicable principles. Each chapter pairs a jiu-jitsu lesson with real-world scenarios, aiming to translate mat problem-solving into daily decision-making ...
Rules for White Belts — Chris Matakas
A short, motivational guide for beginners that emphasizes mindset: consistency, humility, partner care, and productive habits during the steep early learning curve. Matakas frames “rules” as prompts for sustainable training—how to learn from losses, ask better...