Berimbolo: FREE BJJ Videos & Techniques | Curated Instruction
The berimbolo is a modern back-taking system built from De La Riva and lapel control, with spinning inversions that convert guard to dominant hooks. On this page, you’ll browse hand-picked instructional videos—not a long article—including entries from standing and seated DLR, crab ride transitions, kiss of the dragon, lapel bolo, and no-gi leg pummeling variants. Compare teaching styles from Mendes Brothers/Art of Jiu-Jitsu, Miyao, Ryan Hall, Mikey Musumeci, and Lachlan Giles, plus troubleshooting common counters (leg drag, smash passes, stack). We’ve curated free breakdowns, short clips, and longer lessons so you can quickly test grip sequences, angle changes, and retention details in both gi and no-gi. Scroll, watch, and level up your bolo timing, back exposure, and finish rate. Read the full Berimbolo technique guide.
Berimbolo — Transitions (6 Videos)
The Berimbolo System Bundle by Mikey Musumeci
$647.00 • BJJ Fanatics
In this video, Mikey Musumeci provides a comprehensive guide on executing his top-selling berimbolo system. Over 10 hours of content, he uncovers the subtleties and secrets of high-level Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, focusing particularly on the berimbolo transition. The system includes part 1: the foundation, leg drags, back takes, crab rides, submissions, and more. He emphasizes that anyone can learn this system; flexibility is not a prerequisite.
The Berimbolo System Part 1: The Foundation by Mikey Musumeci
$197.00 • BJJ Fanatics
This instructional video on the Berimbolo system is delivered by Mikey Musumeci, a 3-time Black Belt World Champion. He provides an 8-volume mega-series and starts with the foundation, dispelling myths around the need for super flexibility. He explains moves, counters, and combos that are paramount to effectively executing a Berimbolo. Key positions like the double guard pull, the stack berimbolo, and the twister hook are thoroughly explained.
No Gi Berimbolo System Part 1 by Mikey Musumeci
$197.00 • BJJ Fanatics
Mikey Musumeci, a multiple-time IBJJF world champion, provides an instructional video on the No-Gi Berimbolo System. The video discusses a step-by-step process of the back take attack, including ways to make it work for people who are not necessarily quick or flexible. It teaches ways to outmaneuver opponents, troubleshoot common Berimbolo challenges, and move to the back with techniques like twister hooks, step stomps, and crab hooks. The video is described as a step towards unleashing BJJ potential.
Berimbolo — Other (2 Videos)
Xanadu Back Takes: Elite Guard Retention, Berimbolo's and Xanadu Guard by Levi Jones…
$127.00 • BJJ Fanatics
The video goes through elite guard retention techniques, innovative back takes and explores berimbolo intricacies with Levi Jones-Leary (the IBJJF Pans, European, and Spyder Invitational Champion). It offers a systematic approach to find and secure the back from different positions. The instructor also demonstrates how to counter common passes with effective back takes and provides strategies to improve berimbolo game. The video further covers the application of the Xanadu guard and its integration into your BJJ strategies.