I start this review about a month ago and just now am I finishing and it's not because I feel madly in love with it either. The style is kind of cool, with the old style horror movie look, but it soon becomes nothing more the a static camera shot and a "put you to sleep" voice over.Here is the description from Budo Videos: The always innovative Nino Schembri returns with a 3 DVD set covering submissions from the crucifix and butterfly sweeps.
Contents are:
Learn Nino's new techniques and take your grappling to the next level!
Nino "Elvis" Schembri (1974 - ): Brazilian Jiu-jitsu world champion, ADCC veteran and active MMA fighter, Nino is respected worldwide as one of the greatest grapplers of all time. Always the innovator, Nino has a unique way of fighting. He received his black belt from Carlos Gracie, Jr and later went on to train with Chute Boxe. Now independent, Nino continues training and innovating his jiu-jitsu in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Here is my breakdown:
Disc 1: Getting into Position
Transition into the Crucifix 1 – start in sitting up guard. Nino demonstration how to get into the Crucifix position from sitting guard. For the first couple of minutes Nino explains the philosophy of control with the sitting guard and the importance not to be on you back. He shows the move from two different angles and then he shows the move once more in real time.
Transition into the Crucifix 2 – Nino goes into get detail explaining the most important part of this move. This move has a very small difference compare to the last move. In the first move he had his hand on the back of his opponent’s head in this move he grips his opponent’s arm pit. He again demonstrates it form two angles then again once more at real time.
Armdrag to Crucifix – Once again Nino starts off in sitting guard. The only difference in this move compare to the others in that he arm drags the opposite side arm, but this also gives you plenty of options as well. You can go to the crucifix or take his back. It appears to be a high percentage move. Nino also explains that these three moves should be used in combination of each other, so you can go for the crucifix with transition two but if your opponent defends the go to the armdrag.
Face plant to Crucifix – Nino is in sitting guard, but his opponent is too heavy to move with just one arm, so he uses both arms on one shoulder to force his opponent to the opposite side. Nino warns you that placing both hands on one side leaves you open for a pass, so you must perform the move quickly. The rest of the sets are the same as the last moves.
Inside roll to Crucifix – this move is going to be hard to describe, but it’s one of the most stylist moves I’ve seen. Nino starts in sitting guard. Nino slides under his opponent’s arm twisting around and under his body ending with his opponent’s arm between his legs and in the crucifix position. Nino mention that a lot of people will tell you this move doesn’t work, but he believes if you train it hard you will be able to get it. I myself don’t think I will be doing this move any time soon.
Crucifix to the opposite side – Nino starts in sitting guard. He the tries to set the crucifix up using the first two moves showed. Put his opponent reacts and places his hand out on the opposite side to catch his weight; he then swings his hips out to get the crucifix on the far arm. I would image that it would take sometime to get the timing down on this transition.
Crucifix from guard pass defense – Nino starts in sitting guard. His opponent is able to get Nino’s back on the mat and start to pass. Nino places his far hand on his opponent armpit. He takes his inside arm and puts the elbow on the mat. He uses this momentum to twist his body towards his opponent and going to his knees while trapping the far arm of his opponent between his legs.
Inside roll to Crucifix variation – Nino Starts in sitting guard. I gain this will be hard to explain in words, but at of all the moves I really like this one and it appears to be very innovative. Nino himself states that this move is difficult to pull of and that he himself can’t do it 100% right now. He uses both hand to grip one arm and then shoots both legs to the side as he rolls his body with his opponent’s arm trapped on his chest. If you opponent has a good base you will sweep him, but if not you will be able to get into the Crucifix position.
Disc 2: Submissions
Basic of the Crucifix Position (attacking the turtle) – He doesn’t actually showing anything in this chapter, which was a little weird for me. He just describes what he going to be showing on this Disc. To me that is intro and the Chapter title throws me off.
Arm Bar from the Top Position – Nino goes from the Crucifix position. Opponent straightens his arm between Nino’s legs. Nino places his weight on the other side of his opponent and rises on leg to get the tap out. It’s a very simple submission.
Kimura from the Top Position – Nino goes from the Crucifix position. Opponent bends his arm in the opposite direction so that his hand is facing his feet. Nino switching his base by placing his but next to his opponent’s head, so that he is now facing towards his opponent’s legs. Nino then lifts one leg to get the Kimura.
Shoulder Lock/Neck Crank from the Top – Nino starts from the Crucifix position. He figures four his opponent’s far arm and places in outside elbow on the back of his opponent’s head. He pulls up on his opponent’s arm while putting pressure on the back of his opponent’s head to get the tap out.
Rolling Triangle Crucifix – Nino starts from the Crucifix position. He takes inside arm and grabs his opponent’s head. Then he brings his inside leg over his opponent’s head. Now Nino mentions that you can either roll backwards of forwards. He rolls backwards at this point and as he does and figure fours his legs together. He then squeezes his legs together to get the tap out.
Full Nelson Neck Crank from the Top – Nino starts from the Crucifix position. He reaches both arms under his opponent’s arm-pits. Nino briefly mentions that a lot of people think this position doesn’t work, but he mentions that you must train this position a lot to feel comfortable here. He then allows his opponent to try to escape as he puts pressure on the back of his head for the neck crank.
Half Nelson Shoulder lock for the Top – Nino starts from the Crucifix position. He places his far arm on the back of his opponent’s head. He then grabs his opponent’s far wrist with his other hand and pulls his opponent’s arm towards the back of his head to get the shoulder lock. Again he mentions that a lot of people think this wont work, I’m one of them.
Rolling Neck Crank – Nino starts from the Crucifix position. He takes his right arm and goes under his opponent’s far arm-pit. He then falls to his back while keeping control of his opponent. He then leans forward to get the neck crank.
Choke/Arm-bar from top position – Again Nino starts from the Crucifix position. Nino uses both hands to grab his opponent’s far wrist. Then his left hand pushes his opponent’s elbow so that he arm goes across his face. He keeps he legs tight on his opponent’s trapped arm as he leans back a little to get the arm bar. He really never covered the choke so I can’t really describe it for you.
Disc 3 – Sweep
Butterfly sweep to mount – This is the basic fall to the side and end in mount butterfly sweep. Even Nino states that it’s the most basic sweep for the butterfly or situp guard.
Butterfly overhook sweep to mount – It’s the same sweep but only he overhook his opponent’s arm rather then place his arm around the back of his neck….
Butterfly sweep defense counter – Basically he shows what you do when your opponent shifts his weight back, and basically he just pushes his opponent to make his fall on his back.
Butterfly overhook sweep variation – Nino goes for the first overhook sweep, but his opponent post his hand so he can’t finish the sweep. He just changes direction by fall back to his back and moving his hook to the other leg. He still ends in mount.
Butterfly double overhook sweep to mount – This the same sweep, but the only difference is…..you guessed it…Nino has two overhook.
Butterfly double overhook leg kick sweep – Nino goes for the double overhook sweep, but his opponent post on his leg. Nino then places his foot on his opponent’s ankle and kicks it out to finish the sweep.
Butterfly double overhook sweep variation – the variation is that he goes in the other direction.
Butterfly overhook sweep variation – Final a sweep worth watching here. Nino tries to do the basic overhook sweep, but his opponent posts out his leg out to get his balance. Nino reaches with his other arm to grab his opponent’s ankle. He then rolls to the opposite direction to get the sweep. I have seen this done as a half-guard sweep.
Wrist control leg push sweep – Nino control the wrist and the same side shoulder. He arm drags across his body as he pushes his opponent’s knee with his foot and sweep his opponent to that side.
Stretches for Jiu-Jitsu – Nino and his brother show a series of stretches.
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