Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu: The Closed Guard (Book of Knowledge) Paperback – August 10, 2009

This is an excellent BJJ book. The pictures are very clear, and the moves BJ Penn has chosen to demonstate are all extremely useful. It is a great complement to more general books like BJJ University by Ribiero. Because it just focuses on the closed guard, it really gets into the details of the key moves from this position. The book has definitely improved my guard game as a blue belt. One can learn a great deal from just looking at the pictures and seeing how BJ Penn executes the moves as compared how you might be doing them. So even if you think you know a lot of guard sweeps, arm attacks, etc, you will learn something from BJ Penn. I hope his other books covering the different positions come out soon! - Xerife

The Closed Guard Book of Knowledge is an excellent supplement to your Brazilian Jiu Jitsu game. Whether your a beginner or an advanced player the book goes into detail of how to chain some of the most basic movements and attacks off of your back. The book is organized well and is full of excellent explanations and pictures. The Closed Guard book of Knowledge is a great way to review some of the traditional attacks that you learn first in your Jiu Jitsu game and will help any level of player.

So, I can honestly say that I have a great BJJ Instructor who has done a great job at teaching me the basics... but while I was reading this book, I felt as though I was learning a NEW VERSION of the closed guard. The amount of detail that goes into each technique is insane!!! Each technique is presented step by step, with full colored pictures. Whether you are a newb or a seasoned grappler, you NEED to get this book to refine your game.

An excellent insight to what made BJ Penn champ in the UFC, with his BJJ skills in the closed guard. Ideal book for the beginner student in BJJ and interesting read for the more advanced student, item arrived in fast and efficient manner and perfect condition.

Great book that really helped me see the potential of closed guard and build a good closed guard game.

Good book, in excellent condition.

This book will help you improve your close guard regardless of your rank and experience. I like the idea of just covering one aspect of the art of jiu-jitsu (Close Guard in this case) and really covering it from learning the basics to advance moves and putting combinations together. The book delivers on its promise.

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I agree with the other five stars reviews. I found the book really insightful and well explained.

I bought this book to further my closed guard game and I was not disappointed . I already have a grasp of submissions and sweeps from the closed guard, but this book shows other ways to pass,sweep or submit. Clear concise colour photo's and text make this book easy to read and use. Ideal for beginners or intermediate BJJ practitioner's.

This book has really helped me with the closed guard. Loads of armbars and triangles, sweeps and omaplatas illustrated here. BJ teaches how to use all your strengths from the bottom.

I got this book when i first started BJJ, it has lots of solid fundamentals of BJJ. It was very useful for me at the time and still something i go back to read every now and again.