The Grappler’s Handbook

Learn the best submission escapes from the world’s greatest grappling instructor. With The Grappler’s Handbook Vol. 2: Tactics for Defense, you’ll discover how to escape from virtually any position or submission. As a follow-up to Jean Jacques Machado’s best-selling Brazilian jiu-jitsu book, The Grappler’s Handbook Vol. 2: Tactics for Defense features color photo sequences and detailed technique instructions from the world-champion jiu-jitsu artist. With Jean Jacques Machado’s help, you’ll uncover the secret to these BJJ techniques so you’ll receive the maximum benefit from these tactics and submissions. In The Grappler’s Handbook Vol. 2, Jean Jacques Machado and co-author Jay Zeballos teach you how to strengthen your defensive tactics by defending from the bottom position, protecting your head and neck properly, defending against back control, perfecting techniques to improve your grappling game, defending from and against the guard, enhancing your attack strategy and more. Inside this Brazilian jiu-jitsu book, you’ll also find subsections for easier referencing and sidebars illustrating proper and improper postures on the mat.

With Jean Jacques Machado and Jay Zeballos in your corner, you’ll be able to anticipate your opponent’s next move and reverse the flow of any match!