The Gracie Academy in Torrance,
California has produced a number high quality BJJ related products. I am a
happy student of the Gracie University programme and have learned tons of great
jiu jitsu details from it and from their
excellent Gracie Breakdowns. I do not have nor teach children, however, so when Rener offered
me the opportunity to review the BullyProof box set I agreed, but didn’t quite
know what I’d make of it or how it would fit in with the whole Part TimeGrappler site.
I received the beautiful box set
just under two years ago. I know. I’m terrible and terribly sorry. It took me a
few weeks to view and review the fantastic material, but then I just lay on the
review and never published it. Today, as I was reading the latest issue of the
Gracie Insider email, I saw that The Gracie Academy is running a Back-to-School
Special: 25% Off Bullyproof DVDs, which reminded me of the review which I’ve
been itching to share with you all. Here it goes:
Short Review:
These DVDs are
great if you:
1. Have
children and want to share your passion for jiu jitsu with them
2. Have
an interest in how Gracies raise their children into the art of jiu jitsu
3. Have
in interest in how learning and teaching jiu jitsu can be adapted to people of
all ages, sizes and capabilities
4. Can’t
get enough of Ryron and Rener Gracie
Here is the quick couple of lines
from the Gracie Insider email:
In this ground breaking DVD
series, Ryron and Rener walk you, step-by-step, through the exact process their
father used on them between the ages of 4 and 14, so you can prepare our child
for life the Gracie Way. Not only is this the first jiu-jitsu instructional
series for kids, but it is unique in that it teaches YOU, the parent,
everything you need to know to teach your child from the comfort of your own
home.
Disc 1: Parent Preparation -
Everything you need to know to teach your child from home.
Discs 2-3: Gracie Games - The
first 10 techniques disguised as fun jiu-jitsu games.
Disc 4: Rules of Engagement -
Teaches "Verbal Jiu-Jitsu" and the 5 Rules of Engagement.
Disc 5-9: Jr. Combatives - The 33
core self-defense techniques every child should know.
Disc 10: Belt Testing Process -
Explains how your child can earn an official belts from home.
Disc 11: Gracie KidSAFE - Child abduction
prevention and drug defense the Gracie way!
If you have kids, but you don't
already own the Gracie Bullyproof DVD collection, now is the time. Click here (https://secure.gracieacademy.com/categories/dvds/GSD-GBPDVD.html)
to visit the store and read more about this life-changing program, and if your
family already owns the program, please pass on this email to someone who
doesn't.
Regular Price: $119.85
Sale Price: $89.89 (Ends 9/16/12)
Full Review:
This is my breakdown of the 11
DVDs. I hope you like it and that Rener finds it in his heart to forgive the
delay:
Parent preparation:
Rener wears a blue shirt, white pants.
Ryron in a black shirt, blue pants. The contrasting colours helps with absorbing who’s
doing what.
Intro of the what and why of
child bullying, parent-child interaction and potential benefits. Here, the
parents are introduced to the Curriculum: Gracie games, fun and closeness, age
appropriation and the bully-battles.
- Rules of Engagement:
Highlighting the importance of emotional support and involvement of the
parent.
- Junior Combatives:
what they are and how they are different to the standard Gracie Combatives,
- Bully-battles: when
is your child ready for them.
- The golden rule of
teaching children: why it is imperative for parents to dis-identify with
the natural instinct of parenthood.
- Transfer Teaching:
pull vs push learning/teaching methodologies.
- The most common
mistake: how to correct mistakes correctly, the perfect adjustment and do
you need to fix all mistakes?
- The Critical
Challenge: how to challenge children?
- What are the three
levels and how to adjust them?
- What is the
strategic sacrifice?
- Safety
Considerations: what lesson can we learn from "crab hunting"?
- Preserving the Privilege: once the child is in love with Jiu Jitsu, with this lesson you will learn to turn it into a reward.
- Getting Started: the schedule, how to tri-cycle, how often and session length guidelines. Make sure you always leave them wanting more.
- Belt Testing
Process: how do kids feel about outwardly indicators of progress? How does
the testing process go?
- The importance of
the Jiu Jitsu journal.
- The non-connection
between the belts and the courses.
- How Rener and Ryron
manage to keep the journey individual.
- What are the main
developmental benefits of the belt system for kids?
- The Critical
Connection: the teenage rebellion, 60000 No's and 8000 yes's. Creating an amazingly positive
parent-child connection.
- The Gracie Diet: instil
a sense of right and wrong in consumption that colours the rest of their
lives.
- The responsibility
of leading by example.
If you have any questions on
Parent Preparation they can be answered by watching the Parent Preparation
segment online at GracieKids.com for free (you just need to join as a member
which in turn is free too) https://www.graciekids.com/course.aspx?su=64&se=67
Remember: This is
the only segment of the curriculum that is not intended to be viewed by your
child.
Rules of Engagement:
When can a child engage in self-defence?
How do they do that? How far is too far? Without the Rules of Engagement, children
will not feel they have the emotional “go-ahead” to defend themselves from
bullies.
This DVD
looks at:
- Verbal Jiu Jitsu:
The responsibility that comes with knowing the techniques of Jiu Jitsu and
it is essential these are covered before moving from the Gracie Games to
the Junior Combatives.
- The 3 T steps: Talk,
Tell, Tackle
- The critical
conversation: Preparing for the post-fight conversation with an adult
And much more. This was one of my
favourite parts of the GracieKids course.
If you have any questions on Rules of Engagement
they can be answered by watching the Rules of Engagement
segment online at GracieKids.com for free (you just need to
join as a member which in turn is free too)
Gracie Games:
10 Gracie Games: intro: Rener and
Ryron talk about their childhood introduction to jiu Jitsu but it's hard to
focus as the screen shows Rorion playing with his children.
We are also introduced to the
three levels and the stars, the world’s most charming stars: the Gracie Kids
Assistants.
We are told that out of all the
games the older generation of Gracies used to playtroduce (check me out, making
up words!) their children to jiu jitsu, these 10 were the most loved and
effective. I cover the first game here for you to give you a feel for how they
are structured.
Game 1: Spider kid (aka mount
maintenance)
Level 1: Spider hands. The game
is introduced with a Marvel-style comic themed adventure. Rener starts in mount
and demonstrates the value of using the hands to maintain position. With
laughs, constant encouragement and games, Rener and Ryron share details one by
one: the hands, feet, body alignment...etc.
At the end of level one, the dvd
gives you the option to: 1. Replay 2. Launch silent demo mode or 3. Move on to
the next level.
Level 2: Spider swim (swimming
the arm to avoid getting wrapped up from the bottom). Once again the story
continues with more scenario options and the crew of kids demonstrate. Having
seen this technique I could see some of the kids were making small mistakes and
was very curious about how/when the corrections were made. I was not disappointed!
The Gracie brothers were, as expected, full of praise for the kids and
practically snuck in all the corrections in a stream of "perfect!"
and "yes, excellent!"
Level 3: Crazy Combo where they'd
use both above levels to hold mount for 10seconds.
Rules of Engagement: before
learning the Junior Combatives techniques it is important that the children
taught understand that with the techniques there comes huge responsibility and
that's what is covered here. Rener help lay down ground rules for when the
child is allowed to use their techniques and in what way. The approach is
called the 3T (see above) and it’s nothing short of genius. The BullyProof
approach is excellent in how it covers the areas of pre- and post confrontation
to such detail. No karate session I’ve ever witnessed covered these important
details.
JUNIOR COMBATIVES:
Intro: we are advised on the
differences between them and the adult course the Gracie Combatives. What's
unique about these courses is not just the excellent content and the high
degree of detailed and clear instruction but the guidance in how to construct
lessons and build them up into weekly and even monthly cycles. They've thought
of everything you'd need to learn these techniques, but also what you will need
to teach and share them efficiently and effectively.
Let me tell you about two lessons:
Escaping the mount -the trap and roll and The Americana armlock from Mount.
Escaping the mount -the trap and
roll
The crew of kids are back on the
screen and the help Rener and Ryron explain what is commonly known as the upa
escape against the headlock from mount, punches from mount and chokes/throat
grabs from mount. But with names like Shark Bite and Snake bite who can resist?
Following every explanatory segment we see the
techniques demonstrated by the kids team against the 2 brothers. True to form
every correction is affirmed with an overflow of positivity and the children
cannot help but feel good about this great "game" and the process of
auto-tune kicks in. Already from the first lesson Rener and Ryron use the
Gracie Games to blend in the Junior Combatives into the aforementioned
BullyBattle.
I couldn’t resist the urge to
count. In the span of the 3 minute BullyBattle Rener gives no less than 19
compliments which was almost twice as many as the number of techniques used in
the round.
The Americana armlock from Mount:
Since this is a submission, Rener and Ryron remind us why the children would need it:
Since this is a submission, Rener and Ryron remind us why the children would need it:
1. It
gives them maximum control with minimum force and
2. It
allows them to negotiate with the bully.
The brothers and gang show the
technique and cover a very high level of technical detail. Once happy, the
technique is once again added to both lesson 1 (see above – Trap and roll) and
the Gracie Games.
Belt Testing Process:
Intro: Rener and Ryron put on
their gis for the first time in the series and tell us about the child belts
and how they differ from the adult programme in both meaning and progression.
We are also instructed on how and when to conduct the video testing process and
send it to them. No stone is left unturned.
We are introduced to the children
Jiu Jitsu belt criteria for evaluation and how a 4year old’s Gracie Jiu Jitsu
belt testing would differ from that of a 7 or 8 year old. To make sure we
understand, the whole testing procedure is demonstrated by Roran Gracie (10
years old). It is clear how much the theory is built into the testing process
Gracie Kidsafe:
This is the GracieKids own Anti
child-abduction curriculum of advice and behavioural modification and it
consists of 6 short courses:
- School safety
Rener tells us about the
emotional story of his cousin’s run with a kidnapping at school and introduces
the concept of safety at, before and after school.
The Gracie brothers give both
explanations of tricks used and avoidance tips. We learn about “fluffy” and we
learn about “avocados”!
- Street smarts (also covering
public places)
This course covers tricks that
may get used to get the children into cars, avoidance principles and best
escape routes.
- House rules: There
are two golden rules. Watch this to learn how to stay safe in your own
home
- Internet danger: The
5 golden rules to ensure you can see thru online deception and surf the
web safely
- Emergency escapes:
Why is this left so late? Hopefully, adhering to the above means you don’t
need to deal with the escapes but if you do, these tips could save your
child’s life.
- Drug defence: Why
the Gracies abstain from drugs and why they see them as another
“kidnapper”. This is demonstrated thru a number of scenarios to drive the
point home.
From what I can see, these 6
courses are available for free to watch thru the GracieKids.com website for all
members. Join as a member for free and have a look for yourself. https://www.graciekids.com/course.aspx?su=64&se=63
That’s it folks. Now remember:
If you have kids, but you don't
already own the Gracie Bullyproof DVD collection, now is the time. Click here (https://secure.gracieacademy.com/categories/dvds/GSD-GBPDVD.html)
to visit the store and read more about this life-changing program, and if your
family already owns the program, please pass on this email to someone who
doesn't.
Regular Price: $119.85
Sale Price: $89.89 (Ends 9/16/12)
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