If you were ever caught with a sneaky move you never expected in BJJ, resulting in an immediate, and very painful surrender on your part, then you’ve been introduced to the concept of playing by “prison rules” in BJJ. Consider it your rite of passage.
The questions that immediately pop to mind once you tap to such a move are whether it is legal, and how you can learn and use it yourself. The Daniele Bolelli Prison Rules BJJ DVD aims to teach you exactly that, turning you into a very unpredictable and efficient grappler, regardless of size or experience.
So, buckle up and join us as we explain why BJJ is anything but a “Gentle Art” and how you can make the most out of forgotten grappling moves that catch everyone by surprise!
Key Takeaways
A Gi and No-Gi DVD instructional with 4 volumes and 2 hours of material.
Explores the world of painful, sneaky moves that give you a huge edge.
Highly effective pinning moves, takedowns, submissions, and escapes.
BJJ World Expert Rating: 8 out of 10.
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The “Gentle” Art of Jiu-Jitsu
I love how the Japanese can find beauty in anything. They even went as far as dubbing Jiu-Jitsu “the gentle art”, something that this martial art is not when you look at it, and even less when you experience it. However, there is a certain charm to the art and the flow that happens during rolling that can certainly be called captivating and elegant.
Of course, such a superlative for the art was adopted by the Gracies, who dubbed BJJ “Arte Suave” which means the same thing – gentle art. With BJJ being even rougher around the edges than traditional Japanese Jiu-Jitsu, this has become a frequent source of jokes and memes in the BJJ World, and not without merit.
Training grappling is going to leave you exhausted and happy but it won’t be gentle. The gentlest part about it is that people are gentlemanly about training and will refrain from using every move at their disposal to cause you discomfort, and pain and elicit a tap, or at least a response that allows progression to more dominant and anything but gentle, positions.
In fact, such moves have often been dubbed as rude and disrespectful, even though they are very effective and considered legal in competitions. Well, some of them are. The bottom line is that Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, as gentlemanly as it is, has some very “unfair” moves in its arsenal, and you need to know how to do them.
The Daniele Bolelli Prison Rules BJJ DVD is an attempt by a very intelligent practitioner to guide you through using these moves to grab every advantage you can for yourself.
The “Mad Scientist” Daniele Bolelli
The first time I took a look at the Prison Rules BJJ DVD cover, I immediately recognized the name. Having listened to hours upon hours of Daniele Bolelli on the Joe Rogan Expreince podcast, I was still taken aback seeing him on the cover of his own BJJ DVD instructional!
The one thing I forgot about was that Bolelli is not just a legitimate BJJ black belt, but also an avid martial artist. This guy has trained everything, from obscure Kung Fu styles to boxing, Judo, and the illustrious Shuai Jiao, a.k.a. Chinese Wrestling.
With over two decades of experience in all sorts of grappling, Bolelli now teaches BJJ in Ojai Valley Martial Arts in Oak View and previously taught kung fu san soo at UCLA’s John Wooden Center.
Impressive falls short of describing Daniele, who, on top of all martial arts experience, is also a famous writer, respected lecturer, and very successful podcast host. I guess it was only a matter of time before a Daniele Bolelli BJJ DVD joined his list of accomplishments.
A Closer Look at Daniele Bolelli Prison Rules BJJ DVD
The Daniele Bolelli Prison Rules instructional is a four-part DVD lasting just over 2 hours. Sticking to the theme of being unorthodox, Daniele demonstrates the techniques in the DVD both with and without a Gi, depending on the best use for them:
Part 1 – Involuntary Yoga
Immediately off the bat, this Daniele Bolelli BJJ DVD opens with a set of very unconventional moves. First up are three techniques borrowed from wrestling which often get frowned upon in BJJ: the cradle, the Butcher, and my favorite, the Stockade. They are all moves that restrict motion and are used to return and keep your opponent on the mats in a painful and crushing manner.
Next, Bolelli covers a few “friendlier” moves that we’ve grown accustomed to seeing in BJJ, such as the gift wrap and the baseball choke. Both are extremely efficient at pinning and choking, respectfully, and are only made better by Daniele’s concept of involuntary yoga which he also shares in this volume.
Part 2 – Crank It Up!
As you perhaps assumed, cranks play a big role in the Daniele Bolelli Prison Rules BJJ DVD albeit he does not restrict them to neck cranks only. His arsenal extends to face cranks, spinal cranks, and any other body part that can be on the receiving end of a crank.
Crank-wise, he shows interesting crossface options to make the position even more unbearable. He also throws in a couple of neck cranks, such as the Estima neck crank before addressing the mother of all cranks – the can opener.
Part 3 – Wrist Locks
When grapplers hear or read the term “prison rules” wristlock immediately jumps to mind. So, of course, the Prison Rules Daniele Bolleli BJJ DVD had to feature them, and they even got their dedicated volume.
I am not a big fan of wristlocks, but that doesn’t mean I don’t use them, and I will e putting the Russian 2-on-1 wristlock to use a lot! On top of it, Bolelli shares standing, Judo, and even Aikido-inspired wrist locks which are extremely effective.
This volume also contains some painful sweeping maneuvers, based around the 100% neck crank developed at 10th Planet Jiu-Jitsu. Daniele wraps this volume up with a very good variation of the famous Jon Jones shoulder lock.
Part 4 – Catch Wrestling Staples
The fourth and final part of the Daniele Bolelli Prison Rules BJJ DVD contains moves that are more familiar to BJJ grapplers, and might even be considered to be milder compared to the previous content.
Here, the focus is mainly on submissions with Daniele turning to catch wrestling for inspiration on wrapping up heel hooks, shin locks, and armbars. He also explores the pinch headlock and the arguably most powerful position from the front headlock – the cowcatcher.
The Benefits of Being the “Bad Guy”
You can use different moves or concepts that fall under the umbrella of “rude” and “disrespectful” depending on your style of grappling and your build. Smaller grapplers will find that they benefit from using different “gentle” moves as opposed to larger ones, who mostly center their torture go-to moves around their weight.
The end goal of these moves is rarely to finish a submission, although the Daniele Bolelli Prison Rules BJJ DVD did offer some options on that front. What you will mostly get from using such tactics is the creation of reactions from your opponent. When they react, people tend to open up in a grappling sense, which means you can turn a disadvantage into an advantage using such a move.
Why stay stuck in bad spots simply because you are the smaller, weaker, or less experienced grappler of the two engaging in a roll? As long as you stay within the bounds of the sport, there is no bad move. It’s just like dissing neck cranks because they are not chokes – they’re still legit submissions.
So, consider being the bad guy/girl from time to time. You don’t have to base your entire game on the premise of playing by prison rules, but you should whip out your toolbox of evil surprises every now and then!
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Playing by Prison Rules!
Having an arsenal of sneaky and effective pain-based moves in grappling is just like having martial arts skills. It is better to have them and not need them, than the other way around. While not every move in the Daniele Bolelli Prison Rules is going to work for everyone, everybody will find something to use in an emergency.
So keep it painful when you roll and mix in some “gentle” moves inspired by the Daniele Bolelli Prison Rules DVD. After all, there is beauty in everything, and nobody can say that rolling using mostly “rude” moves is not an art form on its own.
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