Mr Oliver StaarkZen Jiu Jitsu - White to Blue: Volume 3

Bought this book years ago and just revisited it as I returned to the mats. Have found it a motivating text to help get me into the jiu jitsu mindset and lifestyle. Encouragement to embrace the rough and the smooth parts of your life long journey ahead! Awesome stuff. Oss.

Enjoyable read. Different perspective

Started reading this right as I was getting frustrated with BJJ. At about 6 months into training I felt I didn't have a clear plan of where to go or where to start with this martial art.This book gives you a good foundation and a plan of how to approach training. It has made me desperate to get back on the mat.

Great book. I started BJJ just a month ago and this manual has been incredible with insights. It's not filled with techniques for the actual practice of BJJ but more a mental/emotional preparation so that you are fully aware on the mat.

As a white belt this was great to learn the terminology and reassures you that everyone has problems but that is part of the journey. Good read

I like the way this is written. Explains the concepts and I like way he described the journey to becoming a blue. It's worth reading.

Great book to address the BJJ mind set of a white belt. This is not a technical book explaining concepts, rather how to adjust you mentality toward the art to ensure you remain stable and confident in your progression. A great read for all BJJ beginners.

As someone new to BJJ I found this book very insightful and useful. Training in a larger class sometimes mean I miss the subtleties in how to approach the sport. This book really helps with getting yourself in the right mindset and understanding the concepts.The book is relatively short, however as the weeks have passed I have been continually dipping in and out of it. A great companion to some of the technical books out there, like Jiu Jitsu University.