I rarely comment on anything but this is excellent. As a white belt with a comically bad memory I find myself relying on these principles all the time while I'm constantly defending.
Awesome video! I just started Jiu Jitsu recently, so naturally I've spent a good bit of time on the defense while rolling lol. This will definitely be utilized next time I roll. Granted, I'll still get my ass handed to me for a bit, but if I can keep giving my rolling partners a run for their money, and go on the offensive a little more as time goes by, I'm a happy man.
This is a great video! I’m around month seven in jujitsu. I am of course a white belt. Of course surviving and learning defense is the first mental principle! I learned these three in this order. The crazy thing is I just heard it from higher belts in different conversations, and after rolling with them nothing formal, but I ended up putting it together on my own. Shrugs. I’m getting the framing pretty much under wraps, however, the next thing I’m working on, is trying to get to four points of contact. great video, sir
Awesome Joel. Thanks for this reminder and actionable list! The elbows in (or t rex arms) was a major ah ha moment for me on the mats, took a while to learn it myself.
BUT OF COURSE we do apply this. As a seasoned grappler, I am telling you its all true, and the worst is, if you do some of these mistakes, which you will cause, cause no one is perfect in grappling, it will cost you vs a good skilled grappler. It's a long battle to remember even the slightest technical concept. You have no room for mistakes vs high level grapplers. So the long you roll with em, the less likely you are to do those mistakes. But believe me, it is not easy even after years and years of sparring.
And brake the other guys grips. Don't let him just take grips and start to pressure you, brake his grips and place your own. The person that wins the grip game is closer to his objective and the person that losses the grips is a bit farther from his. It's not everything because as you get better you don't rely on them as much but when you are starting it is important.
Absolute statements are usually untrue, and this one definitely is: I know of AT LEAST three people who couldn't throw a punch and can't wrestle, who used BJJ to handle violent situations without coming to any harm. If you just don't believe that, I don't know what else to tell you.
You could argue that if you know multiple combat sports you would fare better, but to say only knowing bjj is "absolutely useless" is extreme and in my opinion simply untrue. Often at the beginning of class, we talk about situations where someone is coming at you swinging and what you can do to defend, neutralize, and escape. If you're scared to try an Absolutely fun and incredible sport, just say that. 😂 just jokes on the last part! In all seriousness, I've practiced boxing and muay thai for a few years and jiujitsu sbout 7 months I think and it's the most fun sport I've ever done. Give it a shot if you haven't!
I’d have to say that I disagree as well. The only training I’ve had in a fighting style was the combatives taught to me why I was in the US Army which is heavily based upon BJJ. It’s been almost 20 years but I don’t recall any hand striking or boxing involved. Even the training beyond basic would probably be the equivalent of like a white belt. That being said, in every physical altercation I’ve been in since I was able to more than adequately handle myself and after maybe a handful of punches, at most, I always reverted to what I had been taught and outside of once or twice where I got up and walked away they all ended in a me getting my opponent into a chokehold or some kind of other submission. Luckily I haven’t been in a crazy amount fights but I thought it was so useful and lessened the risk of landing a killer punch, ur opponent going down and somehow getting seriously injured. That’s def an underrated aspect of BJJ. You put someone in a lock and they end up with a broken bone, that’s one thing, you knock someone out and their head hits the curb….who knows what could happen. Sorry for the length…great video and thanks!!
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I rarely comment on anything but this is excellent. As a white belt with a comically bad memory I find myself relying on these principles all the time while I'm constantly defending.
Awesome video! I just started Jiu Jitsu recently, so naturally I've spent a good bit of time on the defense while rolling lol. This will definitely be utilized next time I roll. Granted, I'll still get my ass handed to me for a bit, but if I can keep giving my rolling partners a run for their money, and go on the offensive a little more as time goes by, I'm a happy man.
Amazing advice thank you for producing this content!
Glad it's helpful! I'll probably do more, shout if there's anything you'd like to see.
This is a great video! I’m around month seven in jujitsu. I am of course a white belt. Of course surviving and learning defense is the first mental principle! I learned these three in this order. The crazy thing is I just heard it from higher belts in different conversations, and after rolling with them nothing formal, but I ended up putting it together on my own. Shrugs. I’m getting the framing pretty much under wraps, however, the next thing I’m working on, is trying to get to four points of contact. great video, sir
Thanks. I’m as good at bjj as at chess - not at all. 10 months in. This video useful.
Glad it helped!
Awesome Joel. Thanks for this reminder and actionable list! The elbows in (or t rex arms) was a major ah ha moment for me on the mats, took a while to learn it myself.
Love these! Thanks Joel. Yours, a new subscriber....
Great video. Thank you for uploading
Love this mate - great video!
Thank you
Solid advices, great video👍
Thank you!
very helpful
Glad to hear that!
BUT OF COURSE we do apply this. As a seasoned grappler, I am telling you its all true, and the worst is, if you do some of these mistakes, which you will cause, cause no one is perfect in grappling, it will cost you vs a good skilled grappler. It's a long battle to remember even the slightest technical concept. You have no room for mistakes vs high level grapplers. So the long you roll with em, the less likely you are to do those mistakes. But believe me, it is not easy even after years and years of sparring.
And brake the other guys grips. Don't let him just take grips and start to pressure you, brake his grips and place your own. The person that wins the grip game is closer to his objective and the person that losses the grips is a bit farther from his. It's not everything because as you get better you don't rely on them as much but when you are starting it is important.
BJJ is a great discipline BUT if you can't wrestle and you don't know how to throw a punch its ABSOLUTLY USELESS IN THE REAL WORLD.
Absolute statements are usually untrue, and this one definitely is: I know of AT LEAST three people who couldn't throw a punch and can't wrestle, who used BJJ to handle violent situations without coming to any harm. If you just don't believe that, I don't know what else to tell you.
You could argue that if you know multiple combat sports you would fare better, but to say only knowing bjj is "absolutely useless" is extreme and in my opinion simply untrue. Often at the beginning of class, we talk about situations where someone is coming at you swinging and what you can do to defend, neutralize, and escape. If you're scared to try an Absolutely fun and incredible sport, just say that. 😂 just jokes on the last part! In all seriousness, I've practiced boxing and muay thai for a few years and jiujitsu sbout 7 months I think and it's the most fun sport I've ever done. Give it a shot if you haven't!
I’d have to say that I disagree as well. The only training I’ve had in a fighting style was the combatives taught to me why I was in the US Army which is heavily based upon BJJ. It’s been almost 20 years but I don’t recall any hand striking or boxing involved. Even the training beyond basic would probably be the equivalent of like a white belt. That being said, in every physical altercation I’ve been in since I was able to more than adequately handle myself and after maybe a handful of punches, at most, I always reverted to what I had been taught and outside of once or twice where I got up and walked away they all ended in a me getting my opponent into a chokehold or some kind of other submission. Luckily I haven’t been in a crazy amount fights but I thought it was so useful and lessened the risk of landing a killer punch, ur opponent going down and somehow getting seriously injured. That’s def an underrated aspect of BJJ. You put someone in a lock and they end up with a broken bone, that’s one thing, you knock someone out and their head hits the curb….who knows what could happen. Sorry for the length…great video and thanks!!
Oh here is founder of MMA or he trained BJJ for years and knows everything..thanks for sharing your knowledge.
Plz stop waving your hands around its ffn distracting
Just listen to the videos, my man