My update... a few weeks ago I was struggling with white-belt offset cone weaves on my almost-a-Goldwing bike. I broke out of the offset weave barrier by giving myself an extra foot... every other parking space. Worked it until I had the fell for the bike swaying and leaning back and fourth, then tightened it up to 15 foot. Same with getting the feel for the figure eights...gave myself 3 parking spaces. Practice, practice, practice and now I am doing brown-belt skills. Two-space figure eights, 16-foot circles (inside two spaces). I go outside the lines about every third rotation or figure eight and need to keep practicing. I'm also doing 16x7 weaves and about ready to tighten those up to 15 foot. Still, so pleased with my progress. Working the system works! If anyone is struggling try giving yourself a little extra space and work your way into the prescribed MotoJitsu dimensions. It worked for me. I don't know about the knee down thing, though. That's spooky ;-)
Awesome! Keep practicing...oh and with the parking space drills...it's actually 16ft x 9 inches because you're allowed to ride on the lines, just not cross them :)
@@MotoJitsu Yes, after so many years of stopping riding, these are the drills I will spend my time doing no matter what bike I will get. Thanks for the demonstration and hope you don't mind if I get back to you for some more advices during my practice!
These drills have really helped me out. Learning to let out the clutch instead of dabbing has been my biggest lesson. Yesterday, i didn’t on tight u-turn practice, and like Eddie says, squeeze in the clutch and the bike will fall over. I can indeed verify this is in fact true :-). Thanks for the great videos!!
One can also lean in the same direction as the turn "the free fall affects " as long as you are in the friction zone, it almost impossible to actually fall, unless your intent is to do so..safe riding!
I'm considering organizing a MotoJitzu event in Bangkok. I've already contacted a few potential sponsors including [local] the Thai Police. There are too few riding safety courses in Thailand the way too many traffic deaths! I found a safe open area easy to access and plenty of parking. A Thai friend will help with translating and explanations. One question: Does the size and type of bike make any difference?
You're the exact opposite to me . I can stop my cbr like I hit a brick wall. But I struggle with the parking space stuff I can barely manage blue belt. But not really, I'm still running outside the lines a bit.
Conor Tobin shift your body to the outside away from the direction you’re turning & lean the bike more. I’m sure it’s difficult for you because CBR doesn’t have a tight turning radius. I’m better at braking now. What I started doing was practice only using my front break to stop no back break. That got me better familiar with the front break vs trying to do both like Greg suggests.
@@tpow2651 got ya. Im doing all that. I just need more practice. I can do it sometimes just not consistently The advice I got about breaking is that the harder you want to brake the less rear brake you want to use. For racing or emergency braking where you want to brake as hard as possible you don't use the back brake at all.
I think the fear just distills and the confidence is amazing. Shut up and never miss the drills. Oh, and next time I'll try to get a sneak peek on my rear license plate too. :D
Wow. I thought I was at least a brown belt. Went out today and tried the emergency braking exercise and could barley stop going 20 mph in 18’. Guess I have a lot of work to do.. any tips? You made it look easy!
MotoJitsu so proud of my self! Out here in the parking lot today got my drill all set up practicing and within 20 min I was doing stoppies with plenty room before the line. You’re right just shut up and practice! One thing I learned last night while I was watching videos is you taught Dan the fireman to use that last 10%of front brake at the very end. This is what made a huge difference plus a lot less rear brake. In case you cared lol
Is it pretty typical for the transition from blue to brown to feel easier than white to blue? I've done about 5 1-3 hour practice sessions in the last 2 months and just started on brown today, and it felt like a really smooth, easy transition, especially the figure 8 and the offset weave. Haven't tried to get a knee down yet due to lack of sliders. Approx 2k miles experience, started around October.
Depends on the person & how much they practice. I wouldn't attempt knee down unless you already take Total Control Advanced Riding Clinic totalcontroltraining.net and remember there's knowledge questions with each belt to research to deepen your intellectual understanding as well.
I’ve been working on your exercises every time I go out and ride for about 30 to 45 minutes. I purchased every book you recommend as well. The exercise of a 40 ft circle dragging the knee is by far the hardest I’ve done “yet” In the book Total Control he mentioned going around a 40ft circle at 32 mph on street tires. Is this even possible on a Lowrider S with forward controls? The reason I ask is that a attainable goal for my bike? You’re the most experienced instructor I know of any advice or insight would be greatly appreciated.
@@MotoJitsu Ok thank you very much for your fast reply. That makes me feel a lot better. I thought it was going to take for ever to get 25mph. I really appreciate what you have done with your channel. I’m sure you have saved lives and prevented many injuries with your teachings. Bless you.
Hi Eddie, I'm able to do the figure-8 drill but I've found it a lot easier if I get a cheek off the seat in addition to upper-body position. Is that still a valid approach 'coz I'm thinking it might be that maybe my speed is too low & I'm 'coasting' through rather than 'driving' the bike through with more lean on the bike ? Thanks.
I almost did it, but I have a considerations about braking, if a motorcycle has ABS it's the easiest task, else it's a really hard task for many riders.
Probably it's easier due to 17" front tyre and less weight. I have the same bike, and it's really difficoult to handle it at low speed. Congratualation for the skill.
Hi Gregg, I’m in the UK and was about to get the MotoJitsu Master Riding Program, but the shipping is more than the book and ebook is only on kindle I believe? I would happy pay for a emailed version if you have that facility? Cheers fella and amazing content and skills.
No 'dislikes'. That is a feat in itself! Just bought a K1600 GTL. I want to practice the slowest, tightest turns possible, but just cannot afford to drop this bike. At about 750 lbs., its a bit daunting. Any advice?
Yes, I have an entire playlist all about low-speed control :) and get yourself some crash bars just incase. I have a video coming out tomorrow called "2 most important tips for low speed control" You'll like that one a lot :) It applies to any bike :)
I don't have knee pucks yet so I have not tried knee dragging :/ however I can do everything else up to the black belt . I have not tried the black belt stuff yet
They’re found in my book. Each belt requires the rider to be able to answer knowledge questions. MotoJitsu Master Riding Program www.amazon.com/dp/057845677X/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_kJTOCbW3D849F
Everything went good today until my front tire hit the stupid 8” plastic disc cones I bought and dropped my bike for first time while doing the 20ft circle.. Good thing is I put on RG racing frame sliders and and Woodcraft axle sliders and there was no damage to the bike. Think I can still use the frame sliders or should I replace them? i wasn’t going that fast obviously and slider is just scuffed up.. The cones looked rubber in the description when I bought them but didn’t say material made with.. Think I’ll just cut tennis balls in half next time.. so lame....
Any recommendations for us Harley Bois? My Road King's riding posture isn't exactly conducive to literally dragging a knee: the other stuff I can do, should I just drag a floor board through the turn? Any speed recommendations on that?
I've been pushing myself to not use the rear brake on the drills, as I feel it's a bit smoother (although the bike sometimes gets a bit choppy). Although there's no right or wrong, would you say it's a good exercise to still use the brake?
If using the brake is choppy, understand you're choppy on the brake, the brake itself is fine. I recommend not using the brake for White or Blue too much just so you can really learn the clutch and throttle because once you go beyond Blue, the clutch becomes more and more important. BUT you can do whatever you wish...there's no right or wrong way to do MotoJitsu, you can use the rear brake during White belt or anything else you want.
@@MotoJitsu thanks for answering! I know it's my doing in regards to the brakes. I'll just try to master both ways once I get more confident and relaxed. Thanks Eduardo.
Finally.. Near completion of Brown Belt!! Darn it !! It took two full months (almost every weekend times for 45 mins - 1 hr practice each.. Wow!!). Much harder than I thought!!
@@MotoJitsu That's what I did today again. It seems that people do NOT realize how hard it is unless they try Brown Belt. I did not relatively well up to a blue belt, but I am soooo stuck at brown belt. The key is the consistency. I want to be able to do it at least 90% whenever I do it.
I'm having some problems performing the weave drill. I find I'm going too slow and the bike wants to fall over, so I'm putting my foot down and/or I'm getting it to full lock on some turns. Besides keeping your body straight and pushing the bike down more, do you have any other tips? Should I record myself and show you the video, maybe that might help? Going to go out today and keep at it! Thanks again for your help, much appreciated.
Yes, I have tips on how to do the weave, a separate video on that. You also don't have to get to full lock to do any of the drills. Try going a bit faster, but try to never put your foot down...imagine your feet are taped to your footpegs. If you want to put your foot down, the idea is to release the clutch a little bit. ua-cam.com/video/p3_UzIcS1bk/v-deo.html
Many benefits for having proper body position....you can get all of them by just leaning your upper body over to the inside...knee dragging is for the track, not street. But if you can't do it less than 25mph, why would you ever try it any faster? Doesn't it make sense to practice and get good at something? Here's the top 5 reasons it's so beneficial ua-cam.com/video/dkw00EXRmpM/v-deo.html
@@MotoJitsu okay, so basically it's counter balancing just using the bike to offset the weight of the rider with the weight of the bike, interesting enough and good info, I will start practicing the lean, but have no interest in "track days" so I'll skip the knee touch...
@@MotoJitsu it's the same body position on the bike, but keep the bike upright and turn it with my weight as apposed to using my weight to keep the bike upright... Maybe I'm over thinking it...
@@edwardhunts So I sent you a video saying all the benefits of having proper body position (more ground clearance, bike easier to turn, suspension works better, etc.) not you're asking me what?
:) FYI: Have you heard about my other UA-cam channel? It's a podcast where I interview interesting people...it's called MyIgnorance. Check it out :) ua-cam.com/channels/VJeRk29mNO-YRuvOJ73klQ.html
Be careful of not surpassing / touching the parking space lines in LVL 2. If you unconsciously do it, then for sure it'll become easier than LVL 3 turns.
You should learn how:WHY LEARN & PRACTICE KNEE DOWN? #1 because it’s fun!! 🤪 don’t need any other reason but if you do want to know👇🏼 #2 Learning to do this provides a way to be comfortable being uncomfortable. It teaches you how to do something that’s challenging, which can be applied to any aspect of your life. Learning and practicing full body position gives you a lot of confidence, it teaches you what your bike is capable of, you learn various levels of grip with your tires, you’ll understand how leaning causes motorcycle to slow down, so you need to slightly increase throttle the more you lean in order to maintain your speed. This is a great way to practice your vision, staying relaxed, committing to a goal, build muscle memory-you’ll learn how the timing of when and how much you move your body makes a difference in how the bike handles. You’ll discover the limitations of yourself, where your fear threshold is, where to place your weight, what’s comfortable for you, etc. If you never learn how to do this or even attempt to, you’ll never understand the difficulty and benefits it provides. Many people simply have never tried, attended a class teaching body position, or practice therefore prematurely say it’s pointless-giving an opinion about something outside your experience is just ignorant. Go practice and see for yourself. Set up a 40ft diameter circle, wear full gear, and get to it. As a reminder, I think knee dragging or any movement with your lower body is 100% unnecessary on public roads. In fact, if you followed behind me on the street, even if we are going at a good pace, I hardly move my body at all, if anything just upper body.
@@MotoJitsu I like doing fun things on the bikes yes. as for challenging myself I'm 60 this Christmas and have issues where I shattered my left knee 30 years ago and can only bend it to 90 degrees and now in later life my right hip plays me up as a result. I only started riding three years ago as part of my bucket list since passing my test I'm stunned how I've progressed. At work as a semi driver we use the Smiths system of I have extended the to 30 sec 360 view as apposed to 20 sec which helps dramatically. All my rides are for pleasure so theres no rush I'm shocked how my skills hve some along as I have said I'm able to all the brown belt stuff but with out the knee down. before I go out with my friends I leave 15 mins early and go do drill I'm at brown with out the knee down as I have said Ive marked on a 25ft circle which I can do comfortably its just that knee down..great videos, keep up the good work..
My update... a few weeks ago I was struggling with white-belt offset cone weaves on my almost-a-Goldwing bike. I broke out of the offset weave barrier by giving myself an extra foot... every other parking space. Worked it until I had the fell for the bike swaying and leaning back and fourth, then tightened it up to 15 foot. Same with getting the feel for the figure eights...gave myself 3 parking spaces. Practice, practice, practice and now I am doing brown-belt skills. Two-space figure eights, 16-foot circles (inside two spaces). I go outside the lines about every third rotation or figure eight and need to keep practicing. I'm also doing 16x7 weaves and about ready to tighten those up to 15 foot. Still, so pleased with my progress. Working the system works! If anyone is struggling try giving yourself a little extra space and work your way into the prescribed MotoJitsu dimensions. It worked for me. I don't know about the knee down thing, though. That's spooky ;-)
Awesome! Keep practicing...oh and with the parking space drills...it's actually 16ft x 9 inches because you're allowed to ride on the lines, just not cross them :)
I tried the drills and yes, I have a lot of practice ahead of me. Anyone who thinks this stuff is easy ... think again!
Yup, very challenging!!
I have thirty thousand miles on me and I'm not any where near a good rider. After watching these video's I will be practicing.
i ll try it today, so excited !=)) intercontinental courses, congrats Greg !
@@MotoJitsu Yes, after so many years of stopping riding, these are the drills I will spend my time doing no matter what bike I will get. Thanks for the demonstration and hope you don't mind if I get back to you for some more advices during my practice!
These drills have really helped me out. Learning to let out the clutch instead of dabbing has been my biggest lesson. Yesterday, i didn’t on tight u-turn practice, and like Eddie says, squeeze in the clutch and the bike will fall over. I can indeed verify this is in fact true :-). Thanks for the great videos!!
thanks
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One can also lean in the same direction as the turn "the free fall affects " as long as you are in the friction zone, it almost impossible to actually fall, unless your intent is to do so..safe riding!
many ways to do one thing.
Ok, at my experience level (Intermediate) I think this is the best training video I have seen. Great goals to achieve!
I'm considering organizing a MotoJitzu event in Bangkok. I've already contacted a few potential sponsors including [local] the Thai Police. There are too few riding safety courses in Thailand the way too many traffic deaths! I found a safe open area easy to access and plenty of parking. A Thai friend will help with translating and explanations. One question: Does the size and type of bike make any difference?
No, any bike and rider will benefit from practicing MotoJitsu :)
Its not as easy as it lools, but very satisfying whem successful :)
Not meant to be easy!
I can do the figure 8s and the parking space exercises-easy in my sleep but the emergency braking feels a lot more challenging.
More practice :)
You're the exact opposite to me .
I can stop my cbr like I hit a brick wall. But I struggle with the parking space stuff
I can barely manage blue belt. But not really, I'm still running outside the lines a bit.
Conor Tobin shift your body to the outside away from the direction you’re turning & lean the bike more. I’m sure it’s difficult for you because CBR doesn’t have a tight turning radius. I’m better at braking now. What I started doing was practice only using my front break to stop no back break. That got me better familiar with the front break vs trying to do both like Greg suggests.
@@tpow2651 got ya. Im doing all that. I just need more practice. I can do it sometimes just not consistently
The advice I got about breaking is that the harder you want to brake the less rear brake you want to use. For racing or emergency braking where you want to brake as hard as possible you don't use the back brake at all.
I think the fear just distills and the confidence is amazing. Shut up and never miss the drills. Oh, and next time I'll try to get a sneak peek on my rear license plate too. :D
All things become sooo easy with repetition :)
Wow. I thought I was at least a brown belt. Went out today and tried the emergency braking exercise and could barley stop going 20 mph in 18’. Guess I have a lot of work to do.. any tips? You made it look easy!
Have a whole playlist on emergency braking :)
MotoJitsu I obviously need to watch it! Lol. It’s training season!
MotoJitsu so proud of my self! Out here in the parking lot today got my drill all set up practicing and within 20 min I was doing stoppies with plenty room before the line. You’re right just shut up and practice! One thing I learned last night while I was watching videos is you taught Dan the fireman to use that last 10%of front brake at the very end. This is what made a huge difference plus a lot less rear brake. In case you cared lol
@@tpow2651 Keep at it!! :)
MotoJitsu for sure 3-4 times a week! I’m gonna be a good ride I’m determined haha
How wide are the parking spaces there. 8ft in the uk
Same
8 ft
I love your drills and will be practicing them as often as I can.
Good for you!
Is it pretty typical for the transition from blue to brown to feel easier than white to blue? I've done about 5 1-3 hour practice sessions in the last 2 months and just started on brown today, and it felt like a really smooth, easy transition, especially the figure 8 and the offset weave. Haven't tried to get a knee down yet due to lack of sliders. Approx 2k miles experience, started around October.
Depends on the person & how much they practice. I wouldn't attempt knee down unless you already take Total Control Advanced Riding Clinic totalcontroltraining.net and remember there's knowledge questions with each belt to research to deepen your intellectual understanding as well.
@@MotoJitsu yep got the book for Xmas! We have MSF here in TN, gonna do the intermediate course in March, so I'll hold off on the knee stuff, thanks!
NICE!
I’ve been working on your exercises every time I go out and ride for about 30 to 45 minutes. I purchased every book you recommend as well. The exercise of a 40 ft circle dragging the knee is by far the hardest I’ve done “yet” In the book Total Control he mentioned going around a 40ft circle at 32 mph on street tires. Is this even possible on a Lowrider S with forward controls? The reason I ask is that a attainable goal for my bike? You’re the most experienced instructor I know of any advice or insight would be greatly appreciated.
around the 40ft circle, I'm knee dragging between 18-25mph...there's no need to go faster than that and we don't even do that while doing the demo.
@@MotoJitsu Ok thank you very much for your fast reply. That makes me feel a lot better. I thought it was going to take for ever to get 25mph. I really appreciate what you have done with your channel. I’m sure you have saved lives and prevented many injuries with your teachings. Bless you.
Hi Eddie, I'm able to do the figure-8 drill but I've found it a lot easier if I get a cheek off the seat in addition to upper-body position. Is that still a valid approach 'coz I'm thinking it might be that maybe my speed is too low & I'm 'coasting' through rather than 'driving' the bike through with more lean on the bike ? Thanks.
Any technique you use to accomplish the drills are great...there's no right or wrong.
OK, cool. Thanks Mate !
You’re welcome!
I almost did it, but I have a considerations about braking, if a motorcycle has ABS it's the easiest task, else it's a really hard task for many riders.
If people rely on ABS to stop, they’re stupid.
Thanks Greg. Great and inspiring. I need more time to practice to deserve the darker belt colour… Seriously considering taking retirement 😂
6:00: does it work with a sport bike?
Any bike, yes :)
Probably it's easier due to 17" front tyre and less weight. I have the same bike, and it's really difficoult to handle it at low speed. Congratualation for the skill.
@@MotoJitsu Is the figure 8's doable in a touring or long crusing bike? I think the sport bike would be easier here.
Hi Gregg, I’m in the UK and was about to get the MotoJitsu Master Riding Program, but the shipping is more than the book and ebook is only on kindle I believe? I would happy pay for a emailed version if you have that facility? Cheers fella and amazing content and skills.
there's an ebook too :) motojitsu.com/shop
No 'dislikes'. That is a feat in itself!
Just bought a K1600 GTL. I want to practice the slowest, tightest turns possible, but just cannot afford to drop this bike. At about 750 lbs., its a bit daunting.
Any advice?
I expect there to be for each of my videos...lol haters gonna hate.
Yes, I have an entire playlist all about low-speed control :) and get yourself some crash bars just incase. I have a video coming out tomorrow called "2 most important tips for low speed control" You'll like that one a lot :) It applies to any bike :)
I don't have knee pucks yet so I have not tried knee dragging :/ however I can do everything else up to the black belt . I have not tried the black belt stuff yet
Sweet! What about the knowledge questions? Do you know all of it?
@@MotoJitsu what do you mean by knowledge question . I may have missed when you asked the question in your video ?
They’re found in my book. Each belt requires the rider to be able to answer knowledge questions.
MotoJitsu Master Riding Program www.amazon.com/dp/057845677X/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_kJTOCbW3D849F
For the knee down stuff, what's the reasoning for moving your butt towards the back?
More room away from the tank
Everything went good today until my front tire hit the stupid 8” plastic disc cones I bought and dropped my bike for first time while doing the 20ft circle.. Good thing is I put on RG racing frame sliders and and Woodcraft axle sliders and there was no damage to the bike. Think I can still use the frame sliders or should I replace them? i wasn’t going that fast obviously and slider is just scuffed up.. The cones looked rubber in the description when I bought them but didn’t say material made with.. Think I’ll just cut tennis balls in half next time.. so lame....
I would still use them and also use tennis balls cut in 1/2 or just chalk to prevent that from happening again. :)
MotoJitsu® ok, will do. Today was first day I tried brown belt.. White was easy so I skipped blue belt and yes, this is alot more challenging haha!
Any recommendations for us Harley Bois? My Road King's riding posture isn't exactly conducive to literally dragging a knee: the other stuff I can do, should I just drag a floor board through the turn? Any speed recommendations on that?
Learn body position, it'll keep the bike more upright causing less scrapping
I've been pushing myself to not use the rear brake on the drills, as I feel it's a bit smoother (although the bike sometimes gets a bit choppy). Although there's no right or wrong, would you say it's a good exercise to still use the brake?
If using the brake is choppy, understand you're choppy on the brake, the brake itself is fine. I recommend not using the brake for White or Blue too much just so you can really learn the clutch and throttle because once you go beyond Blue, the clutch becomes more and more important. BUT you can do whatever you wish...there's no right or wrong way to do MotoJitsu, you can use the rear brake during White belt or anything else you want.
@@MotoJitsu thanks for answering! I know it's my doing in regards to the brakes. I'll just try to master both ways once I get more confident and relaxed. Thanks Eduardo.
You're welcome. I use the brakes when doing the drills, especially on other bikes for many reasons but I can do all the drills with no brakes as well.
Stopping - ABS on or off?
So for offed cons how far from con to con to straghit line ? 15 or 30 ft
Motojitsu.com/shop my book has all the dimensions in it
Love it
Go try it out!
Finally.. Near completion of Brown Belt!! Darn it !! It took two full months (almost every weekend times for 45 mins - 1 hr practice each.. Wow!!). Much harder than I thought!!
Keep at it!! I just got to Black Belt on my new bike :)
@@MotoJitsu Believe or not, the throttle control is the hardest one. I cannot go in & out of friction zone for comfortably yet... Sigh.. :(
Sounds like you need to practice!
@@MotoJitsu That's what I did today again. It seems that people do NOT realize how hard it is unless they try Brown Belt. I did not relatively well up to a blue belt, but I am soooo stuck at brown belt. The key is the consistency. I want to be able to do it at least 90% whenever I do it.
@@Tobeon2 Exactly...easy to watch me do it and say, "I could do that...until you actually do lol
Would be easier:
No clutch, 1st gear, look allways to the center, and rotate heaps and look as you change between the 0s on the 8.
I'm having some problems performing the weave drill. I find I'm going too slow and the bike wants to fall over, so I'm putting my foot down and/or I'm getting it to full lock on some turns. Besides keeping your body straight and pushing the bike down more, do you have any other tips? Should I record myself and show you the video, maybe that might help? Going to go out today and keep at it! Thanks again for your help, much appreciated.
Yes, I have tips on how to do the weave, a separate video on that. You also don't have to get to full lock to do any of the drills. Try going a bit faster, but try to never put your foot down...imagine your feet are taped to your footpegs. If you want to put your foot down, the idea is to release the clutch a little bit. ua-cam.com/video/p3_UzIcS1bk/v-deo.html
Newish rider here, what is the practical application for a knee drag?
Many benefits for having proper body position....you can get all of them by just leaning your upper body over to the inside...knee dragging is for the track, not street. But if you can't do it less than 25mph, why would you ever try it any faster? Doesn't it make sense to practice and get good at something? Here's the top 5 reasons it's so beneficial ua-cam.com/video/dkw00EXRmpM/v-deo.html
@@MotoJitsu okay, so basically it's counter balancing just using the bike to offset the weight of the rider with the weight of the bike, interesting enough and good info, I will start practicing the lean, but have no interest in "track days" so I'll skip the knee touch...
@@edwardhunts Counter balancing is for low speed, less than 5mph...you're not counter balancing while doing this.
@@MotoJitsu it's the same body position on the bike, but keep the bike upright and turn it with my weight as apposed to using my weight to keep the bike upright... Maybe I'm over thinking it...
@@edwardhunts So I sent you a video saying all the benefits of having proper body position (more ground clearance, bike easier to turn, suspension works better, etc.) not you're asking me what?
That's good tech
:)
FYI: Have you heard about my other UA-cam channel? It's a podcast where I interview interesting people...it's called MyIgnorance. Check it out :)
ua-cam.com/channels/VJeRk29mNO-YRuvOJ73klQ.html
Impressive.
:) go practice!!
I find level 2 parking space (figure 8) far easier than level 3 (turn without skipping space), is it just me lol 🤷♂️
strange
Be careful of not surpassing / touching the parking space lines in LVL 2. If you unconsciously do it, then for sure it'll become easier than LVL 3 turns.
Is it safe to say that if i can't complete brown belt, i will never drag a knee or elbow on track? Lol. #Frustrated
More courses, motojitsu.com/courses, more practice....there's no secret
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brown belt accomplished! Now I just need a passenger to try black belt!
Nice! Passenger riding is Coral Belt.
Half a cheek or one full cheek out of 2?
You're saying the same thing two different ways.
@@MotoJitsu OK..
🤣🤣🤣this sounds awkward... To the point though it's one full cheek out of 2 so half of your rear-end off of the seat
I have a fat boy and I'm able to do all that except the knee down....which I'm happy with...
You should learn how:WHY LEARN & PRACTICE KNEE DOWN?
#1 because it’s fun!! 🤪 don’t need any other reason but if you do want to know👇🏼
#2 Learning to do this provides a way to be comfortable being uncomfortable. It teaches you how to do something that’s challenging, which can be applied to any aspect of your life. Learning and practicing full body position gives you a lot of confidence, it teaches you what your bike is capable of, you learn various levels of grip with your tires, you’ll understand how leaning causes motorcycle to slow down, so you need to slightly increase throttle the more you lean in order to maintain your speed. This is a great way to practice your vision, staying relaxed, committing to a goal, build muscle memory-you’ll learn how the timing of when and how much you move your body makes a difference in how the bike handles. You’ll discover the limitations of yourself, where your fear threshold is, where to place your weight, what’s comfortable for you, etc. If you never learn how to do this or even attempt to, you’ll never understand the difficulty and benefits it provides. Many people simply have never tried, attended a class teaching body position, or practice therefore prematurely say it’s pointless-giving an opinion about something outside your experience is just ignorant. Go practice and see for yourself. Set up a 40ft diameter circle, wear full gear, and get to it. As a reminder, I think knee dragging or any movement with your lower body is 100% unnecessary on public roads. In fact, if you followed behind me on the street, even if we are going at a good pace, I hardly move my body at all, if anything just upper body.
@@MotoJitsu I like doing fun things on the bikes yes. as for challenging myself I'm 60 this Christmas and have issues where I shattered my left knee 30 years ago and can only bend it to 90 degrees and now in later life my right hip plays me up as a result. I only started riding three years ago as part of my bucket list since passing my test I'm stunned how I've progressed. At work as a semi driver we use the Smiths system of I have extended the to 30 sec 360 view as apposed to 20 sec which helps dramatically. All my rides are for pleasure so theres no rush I'm shocked how my skills hve some along as I have said I'm able to all the brown belt stuff but with out the knee down. before I go out with my friends I leave 15 mins early and go do drill I'm at brown with out the knee down as I have said Ive marked on a 25ft circle which I can do comfortably its just that knee down..great videos, keep up the good work..