leo vieira extreme jiu jitsu dvd

Leo Vieira is considered one of the most technical jiu jitsu and submission fighters in the world today: Leozinho’s emphatic ADCC 2003 victory further cemented this well deserved reputation, as he showcased his own explosive and acrobatic style, thrilling the crowds with his original and unorthodox techniques and submissions.

These techniques have now been captured in a three set DVD/VHS compilation and from the Extreme Jiu Jitsu series; in section one, guard passes are presented to the viewer, consisting of closed guard passes from sitting and standing; spider guard passes, guard passes from sweep counters; hooks inside guard passes and his trademark star guard passes. Each technique is broken down into easy digestible sections with technical commentary courtesy of Kid Peligro, before demonstrating each move from start to finish.

The section volume deals with my favourite area of BJJ, sweeps and reversals and I was not to be disappointed; Leozinho opens with a closed guard omaplata sweep, before moving to sweeps from when the opponents stands up, to closed guard sweeps and variations on both closed and open guard sweeps. Again, all techniques are broken down and explained in great detail and shown step by step and in real time.

Volume three covers the mount and taking the back: Leozinho starts with a few improvements on gaining the mount from side control, before moving on to gaining the mount from the knee ride, variations and feints. On taking the back, Leo’s athleticism comes into its own, as he shows a number of athletic ways to gain this position. He also goes on to demonstrate different arm changes and the owl position, which I have to say I’d never seen before.

Conclusion

As they saying goes, the proof of the pudding is in the eating, so after viewing the three volumes I tried some of the techniques out in class and as Leozinho says ‘when done right, these techniques cannot be stopped.’ I have to say that the techniques I tried did work and worked well as I was able to pull off the moves I’d memorised on my students; in the glut of instructionals that are flooding the market with the same tired old moves, this three volume set stands head and shoulders above the rest.

Many of the techniques were new to me and this was a welcome surprise for a BJJ teacher, as I now have some new modern techniques to study and pass on in class. The techniques progress in a logical manner and together with Kid Peligro’s narration, they open up further avenues of experimentation. My favourite volume has to be the second one, which happened to be the volume of choice for the other instructors and students I’ve talked to who also own the set.

Overall these have to be the best BJJ instructionals out on the market today and one hopes that Leozinho expands on the current set and release a submission wrestling series, which I’m sure will be on a par with the BJJ set and be a must have buy for all grappling students out there.

A five star rating from the Fighting Photographer.

Carl Fisher 28 February 2004

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