Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu For Experts Only: Carlson Gracie with Julio "Foca" Fernandez - Paperback

by Julio Foca Fernandez (Author)

For Experts Only reveals at last the moves that Carlson Gracie Sr. has taught to such stars as Vitor Belfort, Amauri Bitteti, Murilo Bustamente, Wallid Ismael, Mario Sperry, Kevin Costner, Catherine Zeta-Jines and Mickey Rourke. Covering sports jiu-jitsu, submission grappling, and no-holds-barred techniques, For Experts Only provides a complete game of guards, sweeps, and submissions. Students will find that Carlson's famously aggressive techniques will expand their game in all directions, and advanced practitioners will learn the tips and secrets that make the difference between competence and greatness.

Carlson Gracie, undefeated in nineteen professional fights, he is revered as one of the grand masters of Brazilian jiu-jitsu, responsible for taking a technical sport and making it more physical, more demanding, and more dangerous. Many of the moves used in jiu-jitsu and Mixed Martial Arts competitions today bear Carlson's signature, and many of today's champions honed their games under his tutelage.

Julio Fernandez, a five-time Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu National Champion, 3-Times Rio de Janeiro State Champion and 2-Times IBJJF World Jiu-Jitsu Champion, is a 7th Degree Coral Belt and co-founder of the BJJ Revolution Team. He continues to train future champions at his academy Vermont Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.