Foundations of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu by Bernardo Faria
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Battle Tested Pressure Passing by Bernardo Faria has 251 customer reviews in this archive, averaging 4.94 out of 5. 95% are five-star and 0 are one or two stars. Reviews run from February 8, 2018 to October 10, 2026. All of them are published below in full, unedited.
Bernardo provides real world experience with his training videos. I learned a lot!!
I've been watching and studying this during the ongoing quarantine. I haven't gotten to use it much, of course, but so far using these techniques I've got a 100% success rate vs my wife and kids. It's been good practice, but I can't wait to come back to class and use it!
That was awesome experience, very clear. Thank you Bernardo. Osss
I love the way he teaches this in this series. Pressure passing is my favorite way to roll and he hit a lot of details that my professor has taught as well, so it aligned perfectly with what I’m trying to do!
I was both fortunate and unfortunate enough to have trained and rolled with Bernardo and I can guarantee you by the way my body felt afterwards was like I was hit by a Mack truck! Lol his top pressure techniques felt like he weighed 1000 pounds. Oss! Bruce Singer
Bernardo is the man! Good details. Being a bigger guy at 220 its nice to be able to use gravity plus your weight in order to pass some of these tougher guard players.
My top game hasn't always been my best. This instructional has definitely put me on a path for better results when I'm on top.
Huuugee honor for me to be writing this :) For background: I've been doing BJJ for very little time before coronavirus shut my school down. I always get stuck in top position which I don't mind but passing the legs is always difficult. I got this video and I really enjoy the 4th video. I started by looking at the 4th video because Bernardo does about an hour long of commenting during live rolls where he uses pressure passing how to get there. I then been looking at the other videos and I think I'm learning to connect things. I think it's awesome how he has that live rolling commentary. Thank you so much! I can't wait to get back and put this to work!
Just awesomeness
It helped my presure passing a lot. Great details which I can easily understand
Thank You BJJ Fanatics for your continously amazing content!
I love how Bernardo breaks down the techniques in this series. Very easy for me to understand. Some of the instruction included spider guard and I have really been interested in this guard system.
Awesome details by Bernardo. Highly recommend this to all belts. Will be a game changer
The title pretty much sums up my review. As it's what you will get told, from belts and skills years and ranks above yours. Professors can coach the over under, and I admittedly have a great coach for pressure passing in Marcus Bello of GFT. But even so, the details in this will turn a good pressure pass for you into a masterful pressure pass.
Awesome!!
Bernardo shows different ways of passing the guard although I haven't had the chance to use his techniques (due to this damn virus). The videos don't overload me with too much info so I am able to absorb each technique quite easily. I look forward to watching it all and then trying them out on my team mates.
Amazing content
Great video with easy to follow instruction from the legend himself.
Excelent. It was a huge honor to watch.
This instructional is outstanding. Clear details. Awesome techniques. This instructional is going to help my passing game evolve.
Great details. The production is great, good angles, good quality video. Love BJJ Fanatics.
Love how Bernardo breaks everything down
Amazing basics
Awesome passing system and amazing guy:call_me_hand:
Worth the money
very good
Very efficiently and thoroughly broken down. Faria is the man
Easy to understand and put to use!
Great, great learning on-line site. Great professors and fighters departing their skills. So very kind of them to offer feee videos during a very trying time. We need more people like them in this world! Thank you!!!
Amazing techniques with excellent breakdown and analysis!👏�👏�👏�👏�
Providing the information shown on this series for free is nothing short of legendary. He will be remembered for how he helped the community during this trying time for years to come. He provides excellent explanation on how to apply pressure correctly and the angles used. Highly recommended for someone who has difficulty passing guard due to not having the proper technique, this will set you on the right path to being a passing machine!
Another wonderful addition to Frias library of superb instructionals. Simple, straightforward instruction, as always. Thank you!
A truly awesome review of pressure passing from one of the best to do it. Incredible detail that makes complete sense with respect to the purpose and function of pressure passing.
Really love to see how Faria explain all the techniques. Very very good. Passing the guard was one my major problemas and this is helping me to become better. Great Work
It will be quite awhile before a better passing dvd is produced. Perfect in everyway from the way its set up to the way concepts are explained.
Well explained
I found this a great resource to help adapt my game for the younger, enthusiastic teammates. I’m spending far less time transitioning the pass which helps reserve my energy for other stages of the round. Lots of options and a great plan to help me continue to develop my game in the long run.
This video improved my game ... Thank you Professor!!
explains little details you get get explained in class that you could never understand just seeing demonstrations.
Bernado’s Style off passing guard is great. I’ve been using this technique and it’s super difficult to stop! Looking forward to checking out more of his instructionals!
Purchased this because I liked his Battle tested half-guard DVD so much. If you play over-under pass or want to start playing this is a must have. The only slight criticism I have is it is very specifically focused on Faria's version of the pass (not necessarily a bad thing) and while it goes into lots of different scenarios and how to deal with different behaviors of opponents it does not branch out and show alternative ways to pass. Bottom line though it is an incredible resource and has without doubt improved my game.
This is the encyclopedia of over under passing. So much info!
Excelente tutorial, Bernardo explica perfectamente las técnicas, muy buenos detalles.
This is a typical Faria video; clear, easy to understand, useable immediately. Great instruction that anyone can benefit from.
Battle Tested Pressure Passing is exactly what I had hoped for - a system for applying the over under pass against all manner of potential counters. I had two unknowns before buying: 1) Would I understand Bernardo Faria easily enough to benefit fully from his proven skill, and 2) should I get this dvd or his Encyclopedia of Pressure Passing. As to the first, his descriptions are clear and really well done. As to the second, it turns out this dvd is a follow up to the Encyclopedia dvd, however he purposefully includes the basics from the Encyclopedia so the viewer isn’t at much of a loss. The Encyclopedia dvd shows detail on how to perform the over-under...this dvd covers that briefly too but carries it forward to show how to deal with counters and various guards (i.e. “Battle Tested”).
I'm an older practicioner and live the way Bernardo teaches.
Shows many variations to the pass and covers the "what ifs" very well.
Fantastic instructional.
It great
Very informative
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