Frequently Asked Questions
General
The No-Gi Manual lives in two iterations:
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As a best-selling book titled Modern Submission Grappling: A No-Gi Jiu-Jitsu Manual. It is written by Miha Perhavec and published by Jocko Willink's JockoPublishing. It is available for purchase on Amazon. It comes with video-recorded demonstrations of techniques, which are available here.
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The No-Gi Video Manual, which is 10-hour instructional video course, recorded by Miha and flanked with many bonuses, like MindMaps, extra courses and more.
The book is for practitioners of all levels, as well as non-practitioners. Those who don't train in submission grappling, will get a good understanding of what it is and perhaps build up the courage to go try it.
Beginners will benefit GREATLY by having the foundations laid out for them with clear instructions on which techniques and areas of no-gi to improve first.
Intermediate practitioners will find new details to make the basics more easily applicable and find answers to their biggest weaknesses.
Experts will find ways to provide structure for their students and help shaping their curriculums.
The best way to get access to the site is to follow these instructions.
You can checkout with the free technique demonstrations, within 30 seconds. During that process you will also create a password and activate your account. If you ever forget your password, you can simply reset it here.
If your issues persist, you can also email Miha directly for help.
No, Jocko was gracious enough to write a great foreword to the book and publish the book with his team at JockoPublishing. He is the author's training partner and fellow black belt.
Book Specific Q&A
The No-Gi Manual is available in many countries.
Please go to this page where each international distributor is listed.
At the moment, only the paperback version is available, however there are plans to release a digital version in a few months. (Last updated September 2024)
Thousands of photos were taken for the book and narrowed down to a few hundred that were carefully selected and placed in the text.
Remember, you can download a free chapter on this page to see exactly how the pictures look.
All of the pictures in the book are also reinforced with video demonstrations, which are available on this site.
Video Questions
Yes and no. There are two kinds of videos associated with the No-Gi Manual.
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The free technique demonstrations (about 1hr of footage) where Miha demonstrates all the techniques from the book, with no verbal instructions. You can get those here.
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The Full No-Gi Video Manual is 10 hours long, goes into detailed explanations, features 2 free judo courses, a flowchart package, another of Miha's books and a group for discussions. It is not free, but it is incredibly reasonably priced compared to other courses on the market. Find it here.
Yes, there is a 30-day Money-Back Guarantee. In the unlikely case that you watch the videos and don't find them to be quality, you can break Miha's heart and request a refund.
Yes, you can check out a video on this page where Miha shows you exactly what it looks like on the other side. The course follows the same format as the book, just with many additional techniques that are not recorded in the book.