Key Takeaways
- A Gi BJJ DVD instructional that uses different moves to teach you pressure and weight distribution.
- Contains a myriad of super-effective Gi chokes done from different top positions.
- Features passing and pinning tactics using the Gi for a brutal pressure game.
- BJJ World Expert Rating: 8 out of 10.
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One thing most coaches don’t teach in classes is how to be heavy. I understand that weight distribution is a tricky subject to cover, but I also think that there are aspects of it that we can help people uncover using different training methods. It beats having people figure stuff out themselves, which takes years to accomplish.
It is the route I took to learn how to be heavy, which was particularly difficult for me, as I am a featherweight. Looking back, an instructional like the Heavy Top Game Fabiano Scherner BJJ DVD would’ve saved me years of trial and error, not to mention frustrations and injuries. It will most definitely do the same for you!
Weight as a Weapon
When you roll with a very experienced black belt you often feel like there’s nothing you can do in most positions you get stuck in. That includes top and bottom positions and not just bad ones. Even your best guards and passes will fail against people who use more than just techniques and concepts in their game.
Since movement, whether it is creating or containing it, is a fundamental requirement of grappling, learning different aspects of it is going to make your Jiu-Jitsu seem alien. Weight distribution is one of those things people often refer to as ‘Jedi mind tricks, allowing experienced grapplers to do whatever they want.
The Heavy Top Game Fabiano Scherner BJJ DVD takes a peak at precisely this aspect of the foundational BJJ game, exploring how you can be heavy from top. Mastering the art of weight distribution leads to a pressure game that can’t be taught in class, and a great foundation to launch transitional or finishing attacks from.
The Legendary Fabiano Scherner
A black belt from Murilo Bustamante and Luis Duarte. A master of weight distribution and the top game, with Gi and No-Gi IBJJF world titles, a Pans title, and more time on the mats than most people you’ve met. That’s just a little bit of what is fascinating about Fabiano Scherner.
The 52-year-old Brazilian is currently a 5th-degree black belt and one of the most popular representatives of the Gracie Barra affiliation. He is famous for being a really aggressive training partner, so much so that he was jokingly dubbed ‘Pega Leve” in Brazilian Top Team, which translates to “take it easy”.
Scherner also competed professionally in MMA, with a record of 11-11-3, fighting for the UFC and Cage Rage during the early 2000s. Since then, Fabiano has become one of the most sought-after Gi instructors, especially for those looking to improve their top game. So, if you can’t train with him, his Heavy Top Game Fabiano Scherner BJJ DVD has everything you need to become as “easy going” from the top as Fabiano.
Heavy Top Game Fabiano Scherner BJJ DVD Review
What you get from the Heavy Top Game Fabiano Scherner BJJ DVD are three volumes of super-high-quality material that explains how to make everyone carry your weight when you’re rolling with the Gi. It lasts just over an hour but has everything you’ll ever need to understand and master the pressure game from the top in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.
Part 1 – Top Position Gi Chokes
The moment you hear Fabiano speak, you know you’re in for an old-school BJJ instructional. For most, it may mean ‘boring’ basics, but for those who can recognize the value, the Heavy Top Game Fabiano Scherner BJJ DVD offers a wealth of knowledge.
The very first volume starts off very strong, with Scherner going over a selection of his favorite Gi chokes. All the submissions are from top positions, using weight to work, while at the same time allowing you to pin the bottom person as you go for the finish.
Some of the strangles you’ll learn to execute with great efficiency include the baseball bat choke, brown and arrow choke, and a very cool diving lop choke variation. As this part of the DVD nears its end, Fabiano starts announcing the subject in the second volume by introducing a unique soul-der crusher finish against the turtle.
Part 2 – The Soul-Der Crusher
As the name suggests, a big portion of the second part of the Heavy Top Game Fabiano Scherner BJJ DVD focuses on a finish that’s rarely seen in BJJ. In fact, people do not use any shoulder chokes apart from the Von Flue.
The Soul-Der crusher finish is a variation that Scherner has come up with, but it works on its own, as opposed to the Von Flue which only works as a counter. Fabiano also offers multiple positions for finishing the choke, exploring side control in depth in this part, on top of the previously covered turtle setup.
Toward the end of this portion, more top position torture takes shape, in the form of a Kesa Gatame control system that ends in a super-tight arm triangle choke. There is also a very sneaky scissor choke that most people will think won’t work.
Part 3 – Passing Half Guard
Finally, Scherner takes a short break from choking, exploring a different kind of pressure game from the top which focuses on crushing the half guard. In the final portion of the Top Game Fabiano Scherner DVD, passing and pinning are in the spotlight.
Fabiano shows several ways to deal with common half guard variations, such as knee shield, Z guard, and underhooks, using lapels to provide strategic handles that allow him to project immense pressure against the guard. He explains the mechanisms of this method in great detail, making it very easy to follow along as he heads towards the mount/knee on belly.
The Pressure Game in BJJ
When you figure out how to use pressure, you’ll open up a whole new level of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu you never even thought was there. Pressure doesn’t just mean the ability to crush people with crossface from top pins like the mount and side control.
On the contrary, pressure is more of a scalpel than a hammer, and is a precise tool you can use to dissect the game of an opponent on the bottom, regardless if you’re pinning or still dealing with their guard. Pressure is also going to make your submission finishes, whether chokes or joint locks, incredibly more difficult to defend.
But that’s not all. Even though that aspect of pressure is not covered in the Heavy Top Game Fabiano Scherner BJJ DVD there is also pressure you can do while you’re on bottom, causing all sorts of mayhem in your opponent’s game. Trust me, figuring out weight and pressure is research that’s extremely worth the time and effort you put into it.
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Steal Their Soul!
The next time you roll, try to see how much you can dominate and dictate the exchange by mindfully using pressure against your training partners. Then, when you realize that it’s no joke, turn to the Heavy Top Game Fabiano Scherner BJJ DVD. In a matter of weeks, you’ll be able to figure out where you went wrong and how to feel like a 500lb gorilla when you roll with anyone.
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