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Foundations of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu by Bernardo Faria has 795 customer reviews in this archive, averaging 4.95 out of 5. 96% are five-star and 1 is one or two stars. Reviews run from June 9, 2018 to November 8, 2026. All of them are published below in full, unedited.
Foundations of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu by Bernardo Faria. Huge honor for me :) to review this. This was my main go to series, glad I had it from the beginning :)
I am a blue belt but sometime I forget the basics or skip some steps. The scope of these videos is very wide and you will find all you need. Moreover, I am french and sometime it is difficult for me to understand the details. But it is not the case with Bernardo. He speaks enough slowly and everybody can understand with few english knowledges.
Buying this instructional was the real help for my first months in BJJ and it remains helpful after the year of constant training for almost a year by now. The huge variety of BJJ techniques may be pretty intimidating for a beginner. But with these videos one can follow up professor's instructions after the class and develop one's first game plans based on these basic but pretty effective moves that encompass the whole basic curriculum and some of the Faria's not that basic (but accessible for the beginners though) signature moves like the lapel single leg from the knee shield. If you're new to the sport and want to find a single instructional that may be helpful for you - this is THE ONE.
Good tutorial and great explanations
very easy to watch, and able to take the knowledge given in this Video and apply in class during live rolling sessions. These are things that all white belts should watch. It helped me advance to blue belt.
Great details on a wide range of positions. Very useful for me to drill and continue to round out my game.
Great for building your foundation whether you are starting out or looking to add fine details to your current game. Lots of content that will help anyone improve.
A really good instructional video which covers a lot of basics.
Great stuff
I started with this instructional first and I'm glad I did. Great information on fundamentals to build a solid foundation.
I got the 2 videos and it was a bargain
Great detail as always, easy to follow. Tips and tricks I was not taught in the gym. A great beginning game.
A very solid instructional. Covers a lot of information that Will keep you busy for a long time.
Awesome prodcut!
Really good coverage of a lot of fundemental positions. Have helped me learn a lot of basic movements.
Great videos! I own many Prof Faria videos and he always explains movements in a way that I can retain the instruction. This series is excellent and I use it to explain BJJ to my kids.
kick-*** super useful for beginners
Great place to start. Everything you need to get rolling.
This is a great resource for a beginner. Bernardo breaks it down to make learning the techniques easier to understand.
This video was a great guide for me on way to Blue belt. It's so deep, well worth the money. If you are starting out, you can't go wrong with this!
I'm more than happy to have this course in my possession now, I'm still a beginner so everything he shows is of immense value to me and his way of explaining things is very clear and easy to grasp.
The videos are very easy to follow. Good foundation for escapes and really drives home the need to get the basics done right. Very good introduction to fundamentals.
Good content and great price for the info
I've mooched so many free videos from Prof. Faria on YouTube, I figured I should buy his fundamentals series. I was/am not disappointed!! As a new jiu jitsu player, these videos have been immeasurably helpful.
This is a good series on the basics of jiu jitsu that will take you a long way. I found this series useful and helped improve my game. Bernardo shows his deep knowledge of brazilian jiu jitsu and his energetic presentation is engaging.
Great instructional!!
awesome!
The fondamental that every Bjj practician need to know, very useful. Oss
I wasn't sure what to expect but the video was well done and very informative.
clear , concise and easy to follow
Good clear set of fundamental techniques. Well presented and explained. This is perfect for me as a 1 stripe white belt :-)
Very helpful for me while trying to get through my first 6 months on the mat
Easily one of the best jiu jitsu resources I have within my library. Concepts have been easy to apply and so useful in class.
Great video. I like a lot of BJJ fanatics videos but just periodically going back over the fundamentals is great! I like Bernardo’s down to earth teaching style.
Very helpful since I’m still a white belt in the way of The Gentle Art
Great instruction
I can't thank you enough for all the support to the bjj community.
Bernardo Faria is a great reference for me and this course is perfect for all students of Jiu Jitsu.
very good
I want to thank Sensei Bernardo Faria for his basics in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. This is a really cool guide for those starting their journey.
There isn't a beginner's series of classes where I train, so this video has helped me get up to speed and has given me targets to think about during class. Especially during social distancing, I'm able to think about positions and concepts. It has been an amazing help! No shipping to worry about with easy online access.
Great series for a beginner, really simplified the instructions and made it so easy to grasp the concepts. Have already started putting some of the moves into my drilling and they're working amazingly. The amount of knowledge gained for the bargain price is insane.
Your only as strong as your foundation. This series of fundamentals has been more than helpful.
Great content. Easy to soak up the information and apply it to my game
This is a great video series all the basics needed for a solid foundation in a new or season ground game.
Very good
The foundation series is very helpful for a white belt like myself. Understanding the fundamentals is crucial to then building techniques on top of them and Bernardo does a great job of breaking them down at a core level.
Great instructions on the fundamentals, no matter your rank I think everyone can learn from these.
Great fundamentals!
Excellent overview of the basic concepts
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