Science and Methodology of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu From Theory to the Mat

Series Editor Introduction, Rui Miguel Silva

Preface, Mladen Jovanovic

Pedagogical note, GNOSIES

Acknowledgements

List of Contributors

PART 1: Framework of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu

1. Entrepreneurship and Organization of BJJ: A Professional and Academic Perspective,
Rui Miguel Silva and Manoel Neto

PART 2: Biomechanical, Technical, Physical, Physiological and Psychological Characteristics of BJJ

2. Biomechanical Fundamentals of BJJ Techniques, Rui Miguel Silva and Tomás Mota

3. Pedagogy and Didactics in BJJ: Complex Systems, Ecological Dynamics and Constraints-led Approaches, Rui Miguel Silva and Rob Biernacki

4. Physical and Physiological Demands in BJJ, Filipe Manuel Clemente

5. Psychological Foundations in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Leandro de Lorenço Lima

PART 3: Training Periodization, Methodology and Pedagogy of BJJ

6. Training Periodization in BJJ, Gabriel Rezzonico, Itallo Vilardo and Rui Miguel Silva

7. Training Methodology in Elite BJJ Athletes, Michael Langhi, Júlio César Pereira and João Castro

8. Training Methodology for Female BJJ Athletes, Mayara Custódio and Ana Margarida Albuquerque

9. Training Methodology of Children's and Youth in BJJ: From Recreation to Competition, Felipe Costa

10. BJJ Pedagogy for Special Populations and Community Projects, Ana Margarida Albuquerque, Mayara Custódio and Ulisses Dias

PART 4: Injury Epidemiology, Health and Rehabilitation in BJJ

11. Epidemiology of Injuries in BJJ, Raphael Saib

12. Health and Hygiene in BJJ, Dinis Pires

13. Rehabilitation and Return to Sport in BJJ, Tim Trevail and Mike Piekarski

PART 5: Development of Physical Capacities, Assessment and Monitoring, Recovery and Nutrition in BJJ

14. Strength & Conditioning in BJJ, Tomás Mota and William Wayland

15. Periodic and Continuous Assessment in BJJ, Filipe Manuel Clemente and José Rocha

16. Physical Recovery Strategies in BJJ, Rui Miguel Silva

17. Nutritional Strategies for BJJ Performance, Saúl Sanchéz

Postscript, Rob Gray

Biography

Rui Miguel Silva is a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu brown belt and BJJ Level 1 coach. He holds a PhD in Sport Sciences from the University of Vigo, Spain, and is an assistant researcher at the SPRINT research centre and a professor at the Higher School of Sports and Leisure at the Polytechnic Institute of Viana do Castelo, Portugal.