Jiu Jitsu books
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All great suggestions. I would also add the following:
Books:
"Guerrilla Jiu Jitsu: Revolutionizing Brazilian Jiu Jitsu" by Dave Camarillo
"Brazilian Jiu Jitsu: The Closed Guard" by BJ Penn
DVDs:
"111 Half Guard Techniques" by Caio Terra
"Brazilian Jiu Jitsu: No-Gi Essentials" by Roy Dean
"The Triangle" by Ryan Hall
"The Science of Jiu-Jitsu" by Demian Maia
"Escapes!" by Bill Cooper
"Sambo Jiu Jitsu Fusion Vol. 1: Throws and Takedowns" by Vladislav Koulikov
YouTube channels:
Beyond Grappling
Kurt Osiander's Move of the Week
BJJ Video Vault
BJJ After Forty
BJJ Library
MMA Leech
If you have to pick just one, I'd go with "Jiu Jitsu University" by Saulo Ribiero as suggested by CowboyJD. It's organized into sections by skill level (white belt, blue, purple, brown, and black) and goes over what you need to survive your first few months and progresses from there.
Also all good suggestions.
As an older grappler, I get a ton of good advice from BJJ After Forty...even though I'm over a decade past that milestone.
I agree that if you are going with one book, it'd be Ribiero's. I personally love Danaher's more esoteric commentary about the mental and spiritual aspects of bjj. It's as important to me as straight technique instruction.
Primate. It's small and relatively new in Tulsa (I think about a year old). They have a 6 am class and that's about the only time I can go. There was only one other student that morning so that was nice as far as one on one time with the instructor goes. Keep in mind that I haven't been to a bunch of other jiu jitsu places, but I would recommend his.
If you are really interested in improving quickly, I would recommend taking private lessons. When I first started, I found a talented purple belt who only charged $50 a lesson (which is a steal) and the results were apparent almost immediately. You will get more bang for your buck with private lessons as opposed to seminars with visiting black belts.
