how to focus? figure out what the key principles are. find the zeros and BASE. establish your zeros and the base and the parameters. then you start evolving and playing inside the parameters. ie what do i have to do to protect myself from all chokes, armbars and attacks? how can i survive exactly? and next- how can i move effectively? how can i breathe? and then we can focus on offense- how can i kazushi or off balance? and then setup an attack or sweep? are there better questions to ask and focus on?
1:49 *...must be conscious* 5:15 *great partner skill level brake down* 8:55 *become obsessed with BJJ!* 10:25 - 11:35 *awesome advice!!* Gives me an overall "plan" to follow as I'm working through BJJ!!
What you describe is very similar the the approach I have developed throughout my training. Work at becoming solid at fundamental skills and techniques and avoid being distracted by every shiny new thing brought to class.
Hey Ryan, I have a question related to what you're talking about, about training upon ourselves if the school doesn't have a curriculum and that we should focus on basics. Would working on half-guard be considered "basics" or "fundamentals?" And if I suck at it, is it worth working on it? I think you've made a comment about half-guards, either you or what Rickson Gracie thinks. I forgot. Great video, by the way!! Happy training, and Happy Holidays!!
Half guard in the current sense (inside leg hooking outward) is not a “fundamental,” “need to know” technique. We teach it to our blue belts, but not white belts. White belts learn the importance of recomposing guard “half guarding” with the other leg instead (outside leg hooking inward) as white belts.
@@KamaJiuJitsu thank you. So if 10 means you’ve mastered the move, at a 4-5 I can mix in other moves I suck at. Apologies for being too wordy, I just really appreciate the way you communicate the art. Please keep up the great work. 👊🏼🥋
Just what I needed to hear. I'm just starting out. My professor is competent and supportive, but he runs a school that has to cater to all levels at basically the same time. So, just like with my safety, I guess I have to largely manage my own learning journey as well. Luckily there are morning classes with far fewer students that gives me the opportunity for some more personalized attention.
hey ryan! first off, thanks for the informative videos! speaks to me and my experiences. do you teach in tx or in ca? would love to take a class w you!
Is there any open-guard that you consider part of the foundation of Jiu-jitsu? If so, what sort of open-guards? If no, why? Or is there a deeper answer to this from your approach to Jiu-jitsu? Thanks.
@@greenwood-1426 Well, there's an obvious answer to that question, of course I'd reverse berimbolo de la riva x-guard wormbar you, of course. But in all seriousness, for self defense or MMA, I'd play closed guard with an overhook or rubber guard, you're right. I think you can have both, I don't see why sportive BJJ and self defense BJJ have to be mutually exclusive.
@@abrahamlincoln8542 i say that because im a humble purple belt and i often see guys with a few years of training not being able to hold a white belt in close guard. They know everything about spider guard and co . Prof Ryan often talks about Good to know vs need to you You hope you see my point good training
Unfortunately I ended my training for these very reasons. Trained a couple years but the school I went to was probably 80% focused on the sport side. I had zero interest in competing. The learning plan was all over. One night we are learning arm bar from guard....next night de la riva back takes. It was just all over. Tried to stick with it as much as I could but ended up losing interest because I don't care about points or competing. I just wanted to learn self defense. And we did every once in a while. Just not enough for me personally. Maybe wasted my time....I dunno. Still love the art. But most schools around here are sport. Sucks. Not sure what to do. Still want to train😔
Hello, awesome video! My academy has no curriculum whatsoever, for instance: yesterday I spent the whole class working on sweep from De La Riva Guard, which felt really weird since I'm a two stripe white belt. Being a huge enthusiast jiu-jitsu as a self defense art, i would like to ask for advices on what to do since there's no JJGF academies near my home - I'm currently taking classes on a academy which is not even BJJ focused, they just offer classes every monday and wednesday. The closest I can get from the so called "GJJ" is through a Gracie Barra Academy, what do you guys think i should do? Would you think that the GB instructors would be offended if they find out that I'm planning to complement those classes with Gracie University ou Rickson's online program? And, if not, would that (Gracie Barra + online courses) be enough to provide me a solid self defense foundation? Cheers from São Paulo, Brazil!
So if the instructor is teaching something you're not interested, you're saying ignore the training and do your own thing? isnt that disrespectful? When are you finding our own time to work your stuff? After the instructor is done training and during sparring or positional sparring? In my previous academy I was wanting to work on much of what you said as a purple, brown belt but there wasnt that much open mat time to do so apart from a few rolls at the end of class.
just because i teach a particular concept in a group class, and just because they all work the technique, it doesn't mean that everyone in the class NEEDS that particular concept at that particular time. a group class unfortunately, cannot address everyone's individual needs at that particular time.
@@KamaJiuJitsu got it. So it's not to say they don't follow the class happening at the time, but you allow them after time / freedom to practice their own goals?
No one hides information anymore because they can’t hide information anymore I’m interested in taking Jiujitsu at the schools were they didn’t hide information even back in the day when They could billshit you they didn’t .... the real traders! Like Plato said the just are in just and the in just are adjust
Do you want to get good at self defense in this day and age you need to learn more than one Martial Art . if you just wanna know Jiu Jitsu you better spar someone needs to put on boxing gloves .
Just give me a curriculum. It’s funny how the schools that perform all the sports base systems are the ones that follow curriculum the least. Of course they don’t know any self-defense either
Andres Sepulveda My school follows a curriculum strictly. We are mainly a sportive school, but I don’t own the place. The head instructor and myself all spent our formative years in the Gracie Basics, taught by a certified GAT (now GU) instructor, but i DO miss the SD emphasis for sure.
paulo you are one of the few exceptions. That’s awesome to hear. But again let’s take a Careful look at your heritage it’s awesome and that’s why you follow curriculum
You know Ryan Illini her curriculum will fix all that. Because A student with a structured well developed curriculum will take care of all those things as he progresses correct?
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You are obviously, a true instructor focused on your students' progression. Wish yur school was near me. Good job sir.
You do a great job here man. Thanks for all your help over the years
Congratulations Dave. Awesome accomplishment
how to focus? figure out what the key principles are. find the zeros and BASE. establish your zeros and the base and the parameters. then you start evolving and playing inside the parameters. ie what do i have to do to protect myself from all chokes, armbars and attacks? how can i survive exactly? and next- how can i move effectively? how can i breathe?
and then we can focus on offense- how can i kazushi or off balance? and then setup an attack or sweep?
are there better questions to ask and focus on?
Excellent advice and great explanation.
1:49 *...must be conscious* 5:15 *great partner skill level brake down* 8:55 *become obsessed with BJJ!* 10:25 - 11:35 *awesome advice!!* Gives me an overall "plan" to follow as I'm working through BJJ!!
5:00 i agree.
I really liked the analogy with weight lifting fundamentals
What you describe is very similar the the approach I have developed throughout my training. Work at becoming solid at fundamental skills and techniques and avoid being distracted by every shiny new thing brought to class.
Been watching your videos for some time now and really enjoy listening to your videos. I’ve got a lot out of it!
Great video Ryan!
Excelent way of thinking... 🤙
my game is da best! just gotta train it. lol
Great information. :-)
Nice weightlifting analogy
Love this
Hey Ryan,
I have a question related to what you're talking about, about training upon ourselves if the school doesn't have a curriculum and that we should focus on basics. Would working on half-guard be considered "basics" or "fundamentals?" And if I suck at it, is it worth working on it? I think you've made a comment about half-guards, either you or what Rickson Gracie thinks. I forgot.
Great video, by the way!! Happy training, and Happy Holidays!!
Half guard in the current sense (inside leg hooking outward) is not a “fundamental,” “need to know” technique. We teach it to our blue belts, but not white belts. White belts learn the importance of recomposing guard “half guarding” with the other leg instead (outside leg hooking inward) as white belts.
Ryan to answer the questions never of course not I meant every word. But then again that’s only from my experience
“ focus on what you’re bad at”
Once you do that, how good should get on a technique before moving on to the next?
Until it’s no longer among your worst.
@@KamaJiuJitsu thank you. So if 10 means you’ve mastered the move, at a 4-5 I can mix in other moves I suck at.
Apologies for being too wordy, I just really appreciate the way you communicate the art.
Please keep up the great work. 👊🏼🥋
The comparisons are vs your level on each vs each other. Not “mastery.”
You never really “master” Jiu-Jitsu, good as you may become.
@@KamaJiuJitsu thank you. Appreciate the feedback.
Just what I needed to hear. I'm just starting out. My professor is competent and supportive, but he runs a school that has to cater to all levels at basically the same time. So, just like with my safety, I guess I have to largely manage my own learning journey as well. Luckily there are morning classes with far fewer students that gives me the opportunity for some more personalized attention.
hey ryan! first off, thanks for the informative videos! speaks to me and my experiences. do you teach in tx or in ca? would love to take a class w you!
i teach in Flower Mound, TX. i'll run a saturday class in our Irvine, CA campus once or twice a year.
@@KamaJiuJitsu how do i find out when you teach in Irvine? I'll definitely make a concerted effort to attend!
I’ll be there next 12/14/19
Is there any open-guard that you consider part of the foundation of Jiu-jitsu? If so, what sort of open-guards? If no, why? Or is there a deeper answer to this from your approach to Jiu-jitsu? Thanks.
Mikeezy why would you open your guard when you can have them in closed guard?
@@greenwood-1426 Open Guard is more fun, more dynamic, more options.
Ryley Kuhn I see your point brother.
What guard would you play if I head butt you and trip you on the floor?
@@greenwood-1426 Well, there's an obvious answer to that question, of course I'd reverse berimbolo de la riva x-guard wormbar you, of course.
But in all seriousness, for self defense or MMA, I'd play closed guard with an overhook or rubber guard, you're right. I think you can have both, I don't see why sportive BJJ and self defense BJJ have to be mutually exclusive.
@@abrahamlincoln8542 i say that because im a humble purple belt and i often see guys with a few years of training not being able to hold a white belt in close guard. They know everything about spider guard and co .
Prof Ryan often talks about Good to know vs need to you
You hope you see my point good training
Unfortunately I ended my training for these very reasons. Trained a couple years but the school I went to was probably 80% focused on the sport side. I had zero interest in competing. The learning plan was all over. One night we are learning arm bar from guard....next night de la riva back takes. It was just all over. Tried to stick with it as much as I could but ended up losing interest because I don't care about points or competing. I just wanted to learn self defense. And we did every once in a while. Just not enough for me personally. Maybe wasted my time....I dunno. Still love the art. But most schools around here are sport. Sucks. Not sure what to do. Still want to train😔
Hello, awesome video! My academy has no curriculum whatsoever, for instance: yesterday I spent the whole class working on sweep from De La Riva Guard, which felt really weird since I'm a two stripe white belt. Being a huge enthusiast jiu-jitsu as a self defense art, i would like to ask for advices on what to do since there's no JJGF academies near my home - I'm currently taking classes on a academy which is not even BJJ focused, they just offer classes every monday and wednesday. The closest I can get from the so called "GJJ" is through a Gracie Barra Academy, what do you guys think i should do? Would you think that the GB instructors would be offended if they find out that I'm planning to complement those classes with Gracie University ou Rickson's online program? And, if not, would that (Gracie Barra + online courses) be enough to provide me a solid self defense foundation? Cheers from São Paulo, Brazil!
So if the instructor is teaching something you're not interested, you're saying ignore the training and do your own thing? isnt that disrespectful? When are you finding our own time to work your stuff? After the instructor is done training and during sparring or positional sparring?
In my previous academy I was wanting to work on much of what you said as a purple, brown belt but there wasnt that much open mat time to do so apart from a few rolls at the end of class.
just because i teach a particular concept in a group class, and just because they all work the technique, it doesn't mean that everyone in the class NEEDS that particular concept at that particular time. a group class unfortunately, cannot address everyone's individual needs at that particular time.
@@KamaJiuJitsu got it. So it's not to say they don't follow the class happening at the time, but you allow them after time / freedom to practice their own goals?
Zackly.
No one hides information anymore because they can’t hide information anymore
I’m interested in taking Jiujitsu at the schools were they didn’t hide information even back in the day when They could billshit you they didn’t ....
the real traders!
Like Plato said the just are in just and the in just are adjust
Do you want to get good at self defense in this day and age you need to learn more than one Martial Art . if you just wanna know Jiu Jitsu you better spar someone needs to put on boxing gloves .
Just give me a curriculum. It’s funny how the schools that perform all the sports base systems are the ones that follow curriculum the least. Of course they don’t know any self-defense either
Andres Sepulveda My school follows a curriculum strictly. We are mainly a sportive school, but I don’t own the place. The head instructor and myself all spent our formative years in the Gracie Basics, taught by a certified GAT (now GU) instructor, but i DO miss the SD emphasis for sure.
paulo you are one of the few exceptions. That’s awesome to hear. But again let’s take a Careful look at your heritage it’s awesome and that’s why you follow curriculum
You know Ryan Illini her curriculum will fix all that. Because A student with a structured well developed curriculum will take care of all those things as he progresses correct?
Wanna edit your comment? I’m sure a woman from Illinois doesn’t play in the context of your comment...