Someone famous in BJJ (too lazy to look up who) said that most of BJJ is anti-jiujitsu. By the time you make it to purple belt, everything you're learning is to prevent other people who know jiujitsu from beating you (anti-jiujitsu), and finding away for you to get past their anti-jiujitsu.
Completely agree! I get overwhelmed at times dealing with all the "new" techniques. I focus on core principles such as elbows tight, good posture, pressure established base. And surprisingly most of the time that is all you need.
Foundation and Fundamentals are the key to everything. I think you can learn a lot of cool things that are amazing, but in the end if the foundation is not right it is hard to perform. My language arts teacher once said, "Learn the rules like their second nature, and then you can break them."
9:02 Good advice. I'm a new BJJ white belt and did a little light rolling with an experienced and strong brown belt last week. I'm starting to see now how he kept getting me submitted. Also rolled with a good purple belt who, although he tapped me twice, wasn't nearly as good (or strong as the brown belt was at breaking my base. 👍🏿👍🏻👍🏽
Yet another pearl of wisdom.Congrats on hitting the 3 K subs as well. Have you noticed an upswing in student and seminar Inquiries and enrollment since you have started putting up more videos?
+Joe schmoe sure, but that wasn’t the ultimate intent. The goal is to try to help practitioners with the “mindset” of jiu-jitsu and the propagation of the traditional Gracie Jiu-Jitsu we practice and teach. But yes, Prof Dave and Prof Jack are pretty booked up with their commitments to year-end. I’m too busy to travel to do any seminars for the rest of the year, as well. We’re now booking seminars, and training “vacation” appts for next year. The only things we all have a few select time slots available for, are 1-on-1s here at the academies.
+Izzy Matt does the technique work gi, no-gi, and vale tudo? Also, if executed correctly, will it work on all belt levels? If not, discard it, or if not, don’t prioritize the technique (use only as a “play around” technique).
Can't get enough of these vids Brother! l would love to hear your thoughts extensively on relaxation in jiu jitsu... such a big thing that I had troubles with as well as being uncomfortable in spots when rolling. Can you hit on these?
I'm almost 63, about to retire and make a 3 hr drive to Louisville, 3 times per week to begin GJJ training in a certified school (nearest one to my home). Am I too old to begin the training?
Ryron after that got demolished by Andre Galvao at the Metamoris stage. Got his guard passed many times. Only thing he could do was survive. Thats how much better new style jiujtsu was by Andre Galvao.
@@KamaJiuJitsu That defensive/survive jiujitsu is shit. Why he even took that match he got outclassed by Galvao. Come on what was the score in the end!! Take Ryrons students to a competition they will get demolished by Galvaos students. You dont know shit about competition jiujitsu. Ryron said after the match something like... I wanted to show my granpas Survive style jiujitsu. Of course you did Because you did not have any changes to do anything else. At the same take you must think that Eddie Bravo vs. Royler was a draw. It was not Eddie won that match by points.
Galvao had nothing. He was gassed. Ryron timed his “start” a minute late. He was coming on like a freight train by the end. Galvao couldn’t even catch his breath until way later while Ryron has a shit-eating grin after it was over. Galvao even said, “if it was competition rules (stop at 10 min mark), he would’ve won.” Won how? By points?! Lol. Eff points. Like i said, Ryron timed his start wrong by about a minute. Galvao had nothing left. If there was no time limit, Ryron would’ve submitted him. But alas, the rules were the rules at the end of the day, and it ended up a draw. A “win” by points is not a win unless the rules stipulate it.
@@KamaJiuJitsu You Gracie clan people live in a different world. Go and do your own competition rulesets. Let the rest of the world do everything better. Never seen Ryron compete in any big tounament. He would lose to Galvao in IBJJF, UAEJJF/AJP and even in ADCC.
so it is! it was off for a number of years. i didn't remember it was such a good match! Ryron got swept all over the mat. but he did pass at around 4:43 (i said what, minute 5 or 6?) and didn't give up position after that. took him 3 1/2 minutes (lol, i said no more than 30 seconds) to finish him with the choke.
The match is 7 minutes and 46 seconds. However after this match, his opponent trained and became one of the few Americans to win the Worlds as a black belt.
Quick question, what is the make of the Kimono you are wearing in the opening bit about the seminar? I'm on the lookout for a gi with a subdued look (not a bunch of patches, etc.) that is tough enough for hard rolling. That Gi looks pretty laid back, but I cannot make out the brand. Thanks.
+Cort Harper Ricardo dela riva is an old school Carlson, Sr student. I think what he employed to cope with opponents and teammates has been enhanced and expounded upon in the modern day by today’s legends of tomorrow. So that technique is kinda both.
Since beginning bjj open guard has been my biggest challenge. And it seems like spider and lasso are the strongest open guard techniques. But I hate that they're so gi reliant/non self defense relevant. What should I focus on as a new blue?
haha! i kid! you know what? it's not a matter of "staying with it to black belt." i've always loved the training. the belt, while nice to have the validation of your teacher, really matters not. even when i believed i would die a lifelong purple belt, i felt lost when i wasn't training and learning. besides, while i was no longer at GM Rickson's school by then, i was happy that if i never got a promotion again, my last promotion to purple was put on me by Rickson. "staying with it" was just my way of life. IMPROVING constantly... THAT'S the hard part. a lot of us who get into a rut of not seeking to learn and get a command of something new end up getting bored or worse, despondent that they are getting passed by people who came in years after they did. i know a LOT of people who came in after me who got their black belts long before me. the first couple made me sick. then i began to feel happy for them, and all was good with me again.
I do bjj for self defence. For me everything I want to learn needs to have a practical use hence I really have no interest in gi specific moves. I will be honest here I am not a fan of gi at all. I train at least 3 times a week in gi classes (our school has 5 a week) and once no-gi. If it was possible I would not train gi at all. Apart from being impractical it leads to injuries, joint issues and long term problems. What is the point of gi if without a gi your game is basically that of a white belt. I roll with a lot of higher belts who are amazing in gi. You will struggle to pass their guard for an entire roll but come no-gi and will easily pass their guard and totally dominate them positionally. I was shocked the first time this happened but now I see it over and over again and it makes me wonder what is the point of gi? It just makes your no-gi game (which is more practical and applicable to a self defence scenario) bad. In my opinion no-gi should be your starting point. When you start bjj you should not even be allowed to do gi for at least a year so you build up some fundamentals based on no-gi. Everything in no-gi can be translated to gi. After a year maybe start doing gi but still the emphasis should be on no gi. In addition to this I would also say that you should start with wrestling as your base. I see this too often in bjj people will not fight for top position and easily accept bottom position. In Wrestling you would never do that. For me bjj is good for topping your wrestling skills off with finishing skills. That is where bjj shines.
I've only ever been attacked by people wearing clothes, therefore I think Gi is more realistic, but I suppose that different climates could change that.
Someone famous in BJJ (too lazy to look up who) said that most of BJJ is anti-jiujitsu. By the time you make it to purple belt, everything you're learning is to prevent other people who know jiujitsu from beating you (anti-jiujitsu), and finding away for you to get past their anti-jiujitsu.
Kron is an amazing example of having an Old School foundation and beating all the New SChool players.
Completely agree! I get overwhelmed at times dealing with all the "new" techniques. I focus on core principles such as elbows tight, good posture, pressure established base. And surprisingly most of the time that is all you need.
Roger Gracie’s prowess and record supports your statement perfectly.
Roger is the goat with advanced basics
Roger did pretty well with "basic" JiuJitsu. I'd take his game any day.
+s216674 he just followed those before him. They had a formula, he did what he was supposed to do and he followed it to the T.
2:42 *14 years... best purple best EVER!!!* :)
Foundation and Fundamentals are the key to everything. I think you can learn a lot of cool things that are amazing, but in the end if the foundation is not right it is hard to perform. My language arts teacher once said, "Learn the rules like their second nature, and then you can break them."
Looks like "Chewy" from Derby City in the thumbnail!
I appreciate your videos professor Ryan and the time you take to help us understand
My pleasure.
Great video! Basics are critical!
9:02 Good advice. I'm a new BJJ white belt and did a little light rolling with an experienced and strong brown belt last week. I'm starting to see now how he kept getting me submitted. Also rolled with a good purple belt who, although he tapped me twice, wasn't nearly as good (or strong as the brown belt was at breaking my base. 👍🏿👍🏻👍🏽
Great, thanks! Keeping it SIMPLE!
Love the music!! :)
Yet another pearl of wisdom.Congrats on hitting the 3 K subs as well. Have you noticed an upswing in student and seminar Inquiries and enrollment since you have started putting up more videos?
+Joe schmoe sure, but that wasn’t the ultimate intent. The goal is to try to help practitioners with the “mindset” of jiu-jitsu and the propagation of the traditional Gracie Jiu-Jitsu we practice and teach. But yes, Prof Dave and Prof Jack are pretty booked up with their commitments to year-end. I’m too busy to travel to do any seminars for the rest of the year, as well. We’re now booking seminars, and training “vacation” appts for next year. The only things we all have a few select time slots available for, are 1-on-1s here at the academies.
Thank you! I'm struggling and it sounds like I need to figure out the fundamentals.
Great content!! Keep it coming.
we'll surely try! thanks for keeping up with the channel!
8:51 *how to defeat the Eddie Bravo "Rubber Guard" explained right here* (9:01 - 9:34)
Simplicity is key
6 away from 3k subs. Congrats!!
+Cody Cannon thank you! Spread the word!
What are your ‘filters’ for whether a technique fits into a Gracie Jiu Jitsu framework, Prof Young?
+Izzy Matt does the technique work gi, no-gi, and vale tudo? Also, if executed correctly, will it work on all belt levels? If not, discard it, or if not, don’t prioritize the technique (use only as a “play around” technique).
Nice!
Can't get enough of these vids Brother! l would love to hear your thoughts extensively on relaxation in jiu jitsu... such a big thing that I had troubles with as well as being uncomfortable in spots when rolling. Can you hit on these?
Did you see our other video “Seek Discomfort?”
Kama Jiu-Jitsu you never let me down! Haha thanks again!
Are you a Patreon subscriber yet?
Kama Jiu-Jitsu this coming week I shall be! Haha bi-weekly is painful here in Colorado! But you better believe I will be! You guys are great!
Kron vs Garry Tonon prime example
I'm almost 63, about to retire and make a 3 hr drive to Louisville, 3 times per week to begin GJJ training in a certified school (nearest one to my home). Am I too old to begin the training?
no way! keep at it!
Thanks for the reply (and the motivation boost). Keep up the great UA-cam Channel!!!
Not started yet. Can't handle the 3 hour drive until after I retire.
Then do it once a week!
Plan is to go at least twice per week. The instructor is OUTSTANDING!
Ryron after that got demolished by Andre Galvao at the Metamoris stage. Got his guard passed many times. Only thing he could do was survive. Thats how much better new style jiujtsu was by Andre Galvao.
🤣 😂
Is THAT what you saw?!
You don’t know shit.
@@KamaJiuJitsu That defensive/survive jiujitsu is shit. Why he even took that match he got outclassed by Galvao. Come on what was the score in the end!!
Take Ryrons students to a competition they will get demolished by Galvaos students.
You dont know shit about competition jiujitsu.
Ryron said after the match something like... I wanted to show my granpas Survive style jiujitsu. Of course you did Because you did not have any changes to do anything else.
At the same take you must think that Eddie Bravo vs. Royler was a draw. It was not Eddie won that match by points.
Galvao had nothing. He was gassed. Ryron timed his “start” a minute late. He was coming on like a freight train by the end. Galvao couldn’t even catch his breath until way later while Ryron has a shit-eating grin after it was over. Galvao even said, “if it was competition rules (stop at 10 min mark), he would’ve won.”
Won how? By points?! Lol. Eff points.
Like i said, Ryron timed his start wrong by about a minute. Galvao had nothing left. If there was no time limit, Ryron would’ve submitted him.
But alas, the rules were the rules at the end of the day, and it ended up a draw.
A “win” by points is not a win unless the rules stipulate it.
@@KamaJiuJitsu You Gracie clan people live in a different world. Go and do your own competition rulesets. Let the rest of the world do everything better. Never seen Ryron compete in any big tounament. He would lose to Galvao in IBJJF, UAEJJF/AJP and even in ADCC.
You’re right. TTYL.
I only know one Ryron match that is similar to what you've discussed and it is available on UA-cam.
so it is! it was off for a number of years. i didn't remember it was such a good match! Ryron got swept all over the mat. but he did pass at around 4:43 (i said what, minute 5 or 6?) and didn't give up position after that. took him 3 1/2 minutes (lol, i said no more than 30 seconds) to finish him with the choke.
The match is 7 minutes and 46 seconds. However after this match, his opponent trained and became one of the few Americans to win the Worlds as a black belt.
+cabalofdemons his opponent will be an American legend at some point soon, for sure.
cabalofdemons do you have a link?
Was it against lovato jr?
Quick question, what is the make of the Kimono you are wearing in the opening bit about the seminar? I'm on the lookout for a gi with a subdued look (not a bunch of patches, etc.) that is tough enough for hard rolling. That Gi looks pretty laid back, but I cannot make out the brand. Thanks.
+s216674 that particular gi is a Shoyoroll MagiKimono in olive green. One of the few cotton Gi’s I actually like.
Thanks!
Fabio Gurgel is Marcelo Garcia's teacher. ;)
He is.
Would you consider de la riva new school? Im not a big fan of spider but im beginning to use de la riva more and more.
+Cort Harper Ricardo dela riva is an old school Carlson, Sr student. I think what he employed to cope with opponents and teammates has been enhanced and expounded upon in the modern day by today’s legends of tomorrow. So that technique is kinda both.
Since beginning bjj open guard has been my biggest challenge. And it seems like spider and lasso are the strongest open guard techniques. But I hate that they're so gi reliant/non self defense relevant. What should I focus on as a new blue?
Did you say you were a purple belt for 14 years?
lol. yeah. why, you making fun of me?!
Kama Jiu-Jitsu shoot no! You crazy! Lol I actually admire you for staying with it to black belt.
haha! i kid! you know what? it's not a matter of "staying with it to black belt." i've always loved the training. the belt, while nice to have the validation of your teacher, really matters not. even when i believed i would die a lifelong purple belt, i felt lost when i wasn't training and learning. besides, while i was no longer at GM Rickson's school by then, i was happy that if i never got a promotion again, my last promotion to purple was put on me by Rickson.
"staying with it" was just my way of life.
IMPROVING constantly... THAT'S the hard part. a lot of us who get into a rut of not seeking to learn and get a command of something new end up getting bored or worse, despondent that they are getting passed by people who came in years after they did. i know a LOT of people who came in after me who got their black belts long before me. the first couple made me sick. then i began to feel happy for them, and all was good with me again.
Basics is where its at all day every day...everything else is extra pizza toppings
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I do bjj for self defence. For me everything I want to learn needs to have a practical use hence I really have no interest in gi specific moves. I will be honest here I am not a fan of gi at all. I train at least 3 times a week in gi classes (our school has 5 a week) and once no-gi. If it was possible I would not train gi at all. Apart from being impractical it leads to injuries, joint issues and long term problems. What is the point of gi if without a gi your game is basically that of a white belt.
I roll with a lot of higher belts who are amazing in gi. You will struggle to pass their guard for an entire roll but come no-gi and will easily pass their guard and totally dominate them positionally. I was shocked the first time this happened but now I see it over and over again and it makes me wonder what is the point of gi? It just makes your no-gi game (which is more practical and applicable to a self defence scenario) bad. In my opinion no-gi should be your starting point. When you start bjj you should not even be allowed to do gi for at least a year so you build up some fundamentals based on no-gi. Everything in no-gi can be translated to gi. After a year maybe start doing gi but still the emphasis should be on no gi.
In addition to this I would also say that you should start with wrestling as your base. I see this too often in bjj people will not fight for top position and easily accept bottom position. In Wrestling you would never do that. For me bjj is good for topping your wrestling skills off with finishing skills. That is where bjj shines.
I've only ever been attacked by people wearing clothes, therefore I think Gi is more realistic, but I suppose that different climates could change that.
So basically ur just closed minded.