Foundations of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu No-Gi by Bernardo Faria

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What Will You Learn?

Learn The Fundamentals &Concepts That Have Allowed Bernardo Faria To Become One Of The Greatest Champions Ever To Step On A Mat – While Having Less Athletic Ability Than Almost Any Elite Competitor He Faced

Bernardo Has Become World Renown For Teaching Older Guys Because His Moves Require Almost Zero Strength, Speed or Flexibility

So Who Is Bernardo Faria? 

Bernardo Faria probably has a lot more in common with you than he has with the athletic freaks that you picture winning the Jiu Jitsu World Championships.  He is friendly to everyone, he snorts when he laughs and he is laughing almost all of the time, and he is really into using his computer;not exactly the typical picture of a “tough guy..”

When he gets to the gym he isn’t very good at doing the warmups..  He can’t really do a cartwheel and if you were watching him shrimp or roll you wouldn’t say “wow, I bet that guy is a killer!”   He’s just not that fluid.  But when it comes time to slap hands and start rolling or get on the mat at the World Championships – everything changes.   Bernardo’s lack of elite athletic ability doesn’t really matter – because he has a much better system for sweeping than his opponents.  While we will never say that his or anyone’s moves can’t be stopped, we can comfortably say that they haven’t been stopped!

We know he has an incredible understanding of the fundamentals because he has used the fundamentals to win 5 Black Belt World Championships including the adult Black Belt Open Class.  Bernardo has beaten so many of Jiu Jitsu's household names including Xande Ribeiro, Leandro Lo, Rafael Lovato, Roberto Cyborg Abreu, Josh Hinger, Erberth Santos, Yuri Simoes, Luiz Panza, Braulio Estima and the list goes on and on...

What People Are Saying About Bernardo:

"My name is Pound Lamb. I am 52 years old and train at Nashville MMA. I want to sing praises on Bernardo’s half guard system. I was introduced to the Faria Guard and Pressure Passing system by a teammate last year. I promptly purchased both DVD sets and with only three months of training I was fortunate enough to win the 2015 World Masters. The system worked so easily. I was promoted to Purple belt in 2016 and placed 2nd in the 2016 World Masters. I knew this system was designed for me when I started beating upper belts half my age. It was like my game had jumped three years. This system allows me to slow the super athletic guy’s game down and places me in control. It sounds crazy but I feel like I’m literally resting in this guard while the young guys are gassing out. They know what’s coming and still have a hard time stopping it. I think this is absolutely the best guard system for masters who like beating the young guns."

-Pound Lamb

"As a big older guy, I naturally feel like a turtle on my back.  When Bernardo started showing me his half guard techniques and fundamental approach I found that I didn’t need any athletic ability to use them, just the knowledge of how the worked and since then my game is 1,000% better.  I sweep any non professional and I’ve even had the chance to roll with multiple world champions and sweep them as well.   As the owner of BJJ Superdeals and BJJ Fanatics I get to see the very best guys in the world all of the time, but Bernardo’s techniques are the only ones I use on bottom – they are that good;especially if you are slow and unathletic like me."

-Michael Zenga, Black Belt

"With Bernardo's accomplishments, he has proven how consistent and effective his game is. We all know he is one of the best fighters in the World, but you may not know him as an instructor. He came to my school in 2013 to teach a seminar. The seminar was only 2 two hours long, but left a legacy here. Half of my students here are doing his position... doing his half guard sweeps. It is amazing to see, that he is not just a great competitor, but he is an amazing instructor as well. I'm sure you guys will learn a lot from him as we did here."

-Bruno Malfacine, 10X World Champion 

"Every time I get in the Half-Guard with Bernardo, it was a problem;I got swept over and over. I started to study the position to counter his sweeps and every time I get a new situation, Bernardo had another one inside his sleeve. His Deep Half is so powerful. This helped him win five World titles as a black belt --- using the same technique that everybody knows he is going to do. He goes there and he does it, because he knows all the details. He understands the technique. He understands the position. HE REALLY KNOWS TECHNIQUE.

 -Fabio Gurgel

 What Exactly Do You Get?

Part 1

• Intro
• Standing - Three Scenarios While Standing
• Timing The Double Leg
• Baiting The Opponent With Arm Drag
• Collar Tie Options
• Sprawl And Front Headlock Intro
• Understanding Defense And Sprawl
• Sprawl Going To The Back
• Sprawl From Single Leg
• Front Headlocks - Theory About His Arm Positioning In The Front Headlock
• Arm Out Guillotine (Marcelotine)
• Arm In Guillotine
• Time For Anaconda Choke
• Time For Darce

Part 2

• Guard Pull - How To Pull Guard Intro
• 2 On 1 Pulling Guard
• Double Wrist Pull
• Collar Tie Guard Pull
• Pulling Half Guard
• Butterfly Against Opponent On The Knees - Butterfly Intro;Posture And Hand Fighting
• Concepts To Butterfly;On The Knees
• Good And Old Hook Sweep With Variations
• Quick Arm Drag
• 2 On 1 Options
• Elevating Options

Part 3

• Butterfly Against Standing Opponent - Intro
• Double Kouchi
• Failed Double Kouchi To Wrestle Up
• Failed Double Kouchi To Single Leg X
• Pull And Engage
• One Leg X/ Ashi Garami - Intro To One Leg X
• One Leg X Guard Basic Sweep
• One Leg X Controlling The Shin
• One Leg X Guard To X Guard

Part 4

• X Guard - Intro To X Guard
• Basic X Guard Sweep
• Basic Trip From X Guard
• Inverted X Guard
• Half Guard - Intro To Half Guard And Knee Shield
• John Wayne Sweep
• Single Leg Half Guard
• Drag Shield
• Options To Get To Deep Half
• Options From The Deep Half

Part 5

• Closed Guard - Closed Guard Concepts
• Hip Bump Sweep Off And Fail Option
• Kimura Attacks And Details
• Quick Triangle
• Overhook Series
• Dealing With Opponents That Stands
• Guard Passing - Intro Guard Passing
• Over Under
• Body Lock Passing
• Double Under Variations
• Through Half Guard Passing
• Dive In From Standing

Part 6

• Side Control - Side Control Intro
• Arm Bar And North South Dilemma
• Knee On Belly North South Choke
• Marcelo Side Control Arm Bar
• Trapping The Arms
• Side Control To Mount
• Mount - Mount Attacks Intro
• Climbing Up For Arm Triangle
• Mounted Armbar
• Breaking Posture Detail

Part 7

• Back - Back Attack Intro
• RNC Details To Finish Over The Chin
• One Arm Choke
• Recovering The Back
• Turtle - Turtle Intro
• Back Take Options
• Crucifix

Part 8

• Heel Hooks - Heel Hooks Intro And Leg Attacks
• Escapes - Intro To Escapes
• Two Most Important Escapes From Side Control
• Mount Escape
• Back Escapes
• Outro