I have trouble just staying alive while rolling and struggle to get out of mount and side control. I struggle to also be fast with submissions please help
@@anti_Hype_334 i don't think so, i mean the first step in most jiu jitsu gyms is letting the more experienced players who know they aren't ALL that tear down the new ones who think they're ALL that. i don't know what sport you do though so you may be more experienced.
1. Drill (with a purpose) 2. Do your homework (learn outside of mat time) 3. Ask your training partners how they’re beating you 4. Record your rolls 5. Be consistent
Wow thank you so much Jordan! Someone told me you mentioned my channel and I feel very honored! ❤ Subscribed and I hope to learn some new things from you!! 🤙 Coach Brian
Thank you, Brian! Your channel and content is amazing. So happy that you're a part of the BJJ community - and I am really looking forward to collaborating with you sometime in the future! All the best man 🙏
Loved the line "you're going to be somewhere in 10 years, you might as well be a black belt" puts it into such great perspective and can apply to so many things in life not just BJJ. Cheers for the videos. 6 months into my jiu-jitsu journey at 30 yrs old :-)
#3 is my favorite and I just started doing this. There was this one purple belt that always swept me from butterfly and I just asked him "what do other people do to defend your butterfly guard that give you trouble?" He gave me some fantastic tips that really helped me! It was great having someone that literally coached me through beating his best guard. Now that's a fantastic gym culture!
As a blue belt that’s started to feel like my improvement is stagnating, this video was so helpful. Love this channel and the way you explain your techniques in rolls🤝
This is stuff I tell everyone all the time. Focus on guard passing/retention. Also, your point about watching lots of videos on the same topic. This has been invaluable for me. You find commonalities that ultimately help you understand the underlying concepts and each teacher gives you a different perspective.
That's right, man 👊 Becoming good at Jiu-Jitsu is as much about actually studying it, analyzing it, as it is about just rolling. You have to have both :)
Just putting out banger after banger! 🔥🔥 My biggest challenge in Jiujitsu has been consistency. I work a very labor intensive job so many days after work all I want to do is go home and rest for the next day. I’ll have months where I let that side of me win, but then I’ll have other months where I’m extremely disciplined in showing up regardless. It’s definitely a work in progress. 😅
its a marthon not a sprint just do what you can bro dont get discouraged. Pick a schedule you can do and stick to i. Might only be 2 days a week at times but its better then taking a month.
Listen to Joe Rogan, you've got to defeat your inner bitch! I bet that on those occasions when you're tired and you go anyway you're glad you went. Keep those in mind when the couch is calling.
Thanks for the wonderful content. I would like to add, in regards to drilling. Injuries of any kind are demoralizing. I injured my shoulder 20 yrs ago and quit BJJ. It was one of the biggest mistakes of my life. Fortunately I came back 3 yrs ago and am on my way to purple belt. Now I believe injury can be a blessing in disguise to force adaptation in you BJJ game. One of my training partners hurt his back pretty badly. Almost couldn’t walk. He came to class every day took notes, and rehabilitated his back during class. He started basic guard movements, then started drilling with partners super lightly in his back control, which was not good before his back got hurt. He was a (3) striped blue for a very long time. With in the 4 months of his note taking and back rehab at the gym he is almost impossible to defend his back control and received his purple belt in June. He would have never worked on his back takes if he had not gotten injured to the level of proficiency he is at now.
What a story man, thank you! It's so inspiring. And yepp, I agree, obstacles are sometimes opportunities in disguise... Or at least we can make them so :)
"... Rather than ten seconds in your guard, and the rest just trying to survive" -this is probably the toughest challenge faced by beginners, and it certainly was the same for me. It's not just the taxing physicality of defending from bottom side control, it's psychologically challenging to know you're just getting dominated round after round.
Positional sparring is super useful from every position. Working on guard is great for white belts tired of getting smashed. No one seems to enjoy submission defense and guard recovery from bad positions but that's what makes your game resilient.
Great advice. As a 57 year old white belt time is not on my side. But I love it! Thanks Jordan looking forward to catching up on your past videos. And learning from future ones!
Excellent advice! One huge thing you can do to speed up the time to black belt is to find a good school you like and stick with them from White to Black. Switching instructors will easily set you back a year or two 💥
Emphasis on good! If your at a gym you hate, do your best to find one you enjoy, even if that means you train less days in a week. Could prevent you from learning bad habits or just quitting all together.
Homework is real good stuff. I took advices from Jordan which is never letting your opponent grab your head or giving them underhook. I always think these two things when I’m in guard and also when I’m top position I’m focusing on those two things. Thanks Jordan.
Jordan’s UA-cam channel is a cheat code to get good fast. My defence has gone up massively due to your videos and simple tips, now just to improve my offence (always been my weak point)
Great video! Dude, the guard passing drill is the best drill. To me, it's the "wax on, wax off" drill of jiujitsu. I tell everyone, "You cannot possibly get too good at doing this drill. Do it again." Our version is, top person wins by passing, bottom person wins by getting full guard or standing up. You can learn like 75% of jiujitsu this way. My biggest challenge is usually that I'm the last one on the mats because everyone else has used up all their energy...
I’m 4’11 and 115lbs. So I have many struggles ha! From retaining dominant positions, getting swept and overpowered. Been doing BJJ since March of this year, and your channel has helped me immensely! Thank you.
You'll get better, Dio! Just keep training and applying the things you've been shown (and these tips too lol). Happy that my content has been of use! I appreciate it 🙏
This is great! I have progressed very quickly as well, getting my brown belt at 5 yrs and 5 months in. I di pretty much exactly what you are talking about. There were two other things I would add that I did that I felt helped me. 1. Have a training partner you trust very much, so you can continue training even when injured. I've had some injuries that would have otherwise sidelined me for weeks at least, but was able to come back quickly by modifying what I did and having partners I could trust. 2. Go the next step. Whenever learning and drilling a technique, my training partner and I would always eventually start going to "what would happen next" whether that be completely controlled position, or stopping them from finishing because they did something a little off and going into what you would do from there in that scenario. I feel like that helped to develop that ability to se what was going to happen before it happened. Just my 2 cents worth
Those are fantastic insights, Brad! Yep, having a great training partner is a huge bonus, because you can always go over stuff with them - plus, if the two of you share the same passion for BJJ (as the two of you do), then it's just a matter of time before you start progressing faster than others. Great job on that brown belt achievement man 🙏
Excellent advice Sir. I'm almost 54, started training at 49, but unfortunately, due to COVID and misfortune, haven't trained for a year, but hitting the mats again now. I'm still a blue belt and have stopped myself worrying about the "What if I'd not missed so much time, would I be close to, or even purple by now...?" I'm just going to pick up where I left off and time will dictate the rest. I love the sentence, "If you're going to be anything in ten years, why not be a black belt." I'm hoping to not be too far off by my 60th birthday. Thank you again. Oss!
Exactly man. No sense in crying over spilled milk. 🙏 You can only control what comes in the present and (somewhat) in the future - so focus on that! And enjoy the BJJ journey. The black belt is a milestone, but training and experience is the goal :)
Cool Jon Thomas shoutout. I train in Chattanooga, TN and drop into Triangle Academy in Franklin, TN whenever possible. Jon’s brother is an instructor there and I always enjoy his classes. Also, always enjoy the content! Much love!
Thanks Jordan! I’m only a 1 stripe white belt, but these tips all make sense and I’ve already been doing them (other than recording, but that’s already on my radar). Im 43, but started playing hockey at 26 and went through all the adult learners issues - which are very similar to BJJ (and most sports/hobbys). I’m not perfect, but I’ve trialed and errored enough to have a refined, sustainable approach to adult learning. Ie, even before my first day on the mat I did some homework, and that hasn’t stopped. Learning hockey basically on my own forced discipline in off-ice training. I now carry that over to BJJ. So my black belt in beer league hockey is carrying over! lol So far so good!
Thanks for noticing man! I got popular so quick that everyone had to see me learn on the job. I feel like I've got it down pat now, plus I've hired 2 employees to help with the channel. It's all bangers from here on out. I'm really excited for all the upcoming content!
Yep, going obsessive on videos of a specific position or move is my number one learning method. After class, if something was a struggle I'll binge every video I can find and try again next class and the improvement is night and day. Your vids have been pivotal in this process.
I like your style, you are very goal oriented, no bs, no wasting time. That's why you where able to progress so fast, and hard work of course. I don't want to sound mean, but sometimes i wondering where you could have been if not the kids and pause at your "competition path". I know you have been happy, and you would not trade it and so on. But you know, would you be an ADCC champ? I think you are the material. Take care, and keep it up.
I train at alleycats in the UK.. we are a very good BJJ gym.. I have trained for around 7 years now. And I must say your video are amazing thank you for your post.. they do help a lot. Keep doing what you are doing thanks
"and now I'm happy to share my formula of success for you".... thought I was about to get an ad for a subscription service lol Seriously, great vid. I'm about to get back into jiu-jitsu and I am glad I found this channel
Im a purple belt 9 years in, started at 16 but ive been working full time to support my family since highschool and dont always get enough time on the mats, one problem i always have is just feeling low energy and achy joints
Biggest challenges so far is getting out of mount. I know the sweeps I've watched the videos, I understand the concepts but it feels like I am lifting the world.
Rad content Mate, your films have helped me out heaps! My biggest challenge has always been rolling with heavier people (I'm 70kg, anyone over 90kg is pretty full on for me), I'll definitely watch as many tips and tricks films you can make about rolling with the big fellas!
Thanks again for putting out content like this. I'm about 3 weeks in and my biggest challenge has been stopping people from controlling my legs and passing my guard. I'm also a small guy so I get rag dolled a lot. I love jiu jitsu either way and try to always show up and learn as much as possible. By the way the t-rex arms tip has helped me out massively and I get tapped a lot less now
This happened to me 2 weeks in. Then i realized, just work backwards. So i started asking my partners to start in side or mount. And all i tried doing was getting my guard back, which was always either quarter or half guard. I did this for a while until i got comfortable with getting to quarter or half guard from being mounted. Then started learning sweeps from bottom half guard. I learned different sweeps depending on the angle of my partner. From here, whenever someone was trying to pass my guard, i would always force half guard and work from there. If they passed, id get quarter or half, sweep, then work an offense. Ive also got short legs so this worked from me
My biggest issues are: 1. I find it hard to remember moves I did a month ago. How to memorize the moves better? 2. when I learn a new move, I find it hard to integrate it into the other moves I learned. I'm missing the big picture of BJJ. 3. Im scared of injury. How to prevent them? What are the most common causes? Thanks for your wonderful videos!
Bro, you are literally Build different. I don't know if even one percent of your viewers can do this, whatever you say - and we doing everything being said. :) I'm new at this, but I can deadlift around 200kg and yesterday I was tapped by a 15 year old weighing around 35 kilos less than me. Bjj is just something else. I'll be happy if I ever get to a purple belt, much less a black one in 7 years. :D
My school does a similar pass/sweep round, except for us it's 2-min on top, and then 2-min on bottom. The next round is then started from the day's position, but is a live roll, and again is 2-min on top and 2-min on bottom. Then we do 5-min live rolls from the feet. If someone is new and/or nursing an injury, they often just continue either the pass/sweep or live roll from guard rounds instead.
As usual, super helpful and concise. Thanks for the dope material. Its interesting that reading about BJJ was so helpful for such a visual/tactile activity.
It's interesting you said drilling but described what I would call positional sparring....which personally I had a sigh of relief as I totally agree.positional sparring is were it's at to improve
Thanks man I want to do some vlogs but it's so hard to get in front of the camera like that haha. Hopefully by the time trials come I'll have the balls to do it lol.
@@JordanTeachesJiujitsu you should check out Jason khalipa’s ( he’s a CrossFit games champion )blog from masters worlds he competed at purple belt it was pretty cool to see how competing in a tournament would be like
@@JordanTeachesJiujitsu hi Jordan it was a wrestling class we did, literally at the end whikst sparring my arm got pulled and so left bicep got torn off, be my age too ( 42) its been repaired but it means i cant roll now until completely healed in bout 4 wks time ( injured it June) am bk training but jus light drilling no sparring, but then as u say ive jus been watching your videos in meantime so my minds getin worked so to speak, your vids have helped many thanks!
I’d say my challenges are: dedicating time on the mat, I’m really only able to go twice a week before I start neglecting other obligations and starting at the age of 35 with a scarred over body from years of sports and bad back genetics. I do a lot of conditioning to mitigate my physical limitations and absolutely love the sport and community. I do watch your videos almost every day and lean a ton from you.
Hey Jordan, great vid! Editing is looking sick. I enjoyed this new format. Would you ever consider putting subtitles on some of your vids? I tend to register things a bit better when I’m reading and watching, the CC option on UA-cam tends to go too fast & is a bit jumbled. Not sure if you’ve had the request before. Thanks for your vids as always. Love the podcast as well.
Hey, Jordan. Of all your videos, my favorite one is where you are sweeping your students one after the other. I get the "concept" of getting your hips under the opponent to make them lighter, but I am having trouble putting it into practice. Can you please make some videos on sweeps and, most notably, how to position your body and grips to be able to get your hips under the opponents'?
My Biggest issue is I'm 45+ and my body is not able to cash the cheques my brain is writing so would be interesting to see/hear your views of "Senior" BJJ strategies and adapting to a lack of body tolerance to injuries.
At 48, what helps me is that I’m very proficient with takedowns and continually try to improve in that area. Also, as Jordan mentions, passing guard is very important. I try to avoid scrambles so I stay tight and like to use passes such as the Cro magnon pass, body locks, etc. Now, I have to admit, if I am not worried about the person, I do use cartwheels, etc. I have a flashy side. However, staying tight and using takedowns helps me with the younger guys.
I'm a 46 year old brown belt. What's really helped me "get durable" has been weight training at least a few days a week. A bootcamp-style class like F45 is perfect for me, as the coach forces me to work, haha. In terms of injury prevention, it is critical. The other thing is, I don't have an ego, I tap early and often. A big blue belt taps me? Good for him, man, let's get on with it! If a young guy with amazing cardio wears me down and finishes me, good for him, his cardio should indeed be better mine. Tap and move on. Also, and this is so important - I stretch 15-30 min EVERYDAY.
Also having this problem. Im 41 and would love to earn a blue belt. But injury setbacks are wearing me down mentally. If i get through a month without some sort of back spasm its a miracle.
Same. Surgery for elbow tendinitis. Now shoulder tendinitis and either achilles tendon problems or some sort of nerve thing. Really hard to keep the spirits up. I started doing BJJ in my late 20s. Now I 'm 48. It's more off than on since then. Still very much a white belt.
Did a tournament recently without rolling for 2 years. Unit needed a 170lber. Got absolutely smashed obviously. Been watching your channel and planning to get into rolling again at a gym on weekends after. I appreciate your focus on concepts with highlighting the specifics to finish techniques.
im a very young while belt and my only talent is learning techniques very quickly, your inside position made me go from worse to on par with one of the other high level while belts at my gym(same with the dog fight). truly amazing advice man!
The biggest challenge for me so far was to wear flip flops all the way from locker room to the gym mats. Remembering the days of the week when the club secretary is there so that I could pay the subscription on time. Also, when we end class there are high fives involved and its hard to get all of those to be on spot. All jokes aside, it's sometimes hard to put yourself out there. When there are a lot of beginners it's easier, but if not, it may seem like a tight cult. I'd advise all the other white belts to be gentle and polite and higher belts will appreciate rolling with you and giving you advice. Be smart, tap on time, ask questions and have fun. It's really not that serious as some may want to present it.
I think this was the jiu jitsu video I needed. Just when I think I’m understanding jiu jitsu after a year and some change, I find something that tells me otherwise.
Thank you for this channel! It's fresh and definitely filling a void in a sea of BJJ videos! If you have tips for smaller people that are weaker (aside from the obvious "be more technical"), it would be greatly appreciated!!
Solid content as usual! I especially love the other UA-cam channel recommendations 👌 I have gained tons of insight via premium UA-cam it's worth every penny to watch endless amounts of BJJ content with no ads! It's similar to instructions or at least the next best thing. As, I watch and create playlists on specific moves & techniques (from various grappling channels) that become a library for me to go back and reference anytime I want. It's been my BJJ hack since 2018✊
I binge your vids and watch them two times over. I’m a sandbagging white belt with no stripes but imo I feel like I’m a 2 stripe bc I simply don’t want to test to earn stripe I’m coming for that pan championship next year. But anyway I’m a 64kg bjj’er and play a lot of guard but if I can constantly work on my passing I’ll be the best bjj’er ever. I’ve only done 1 competition and got silver. But I see a HIGH ceiling for myself! THA K YOU JORDAN you’ve help so much!!
Ive been doinng this about 6 months, im 37 with 2 kids and im studying part time and i work...so Lol i lOVE BJJ though i do run the risk of obssessing and burnin out. Supposed to be fun is so important and narrowing my video watxhing to one move rather than too much stuff. Atm im going in on just guard passing, cos so many rolls i have with blue and the occassional purple takes me so much time and effort trying to pass...and often getting swept and subbed lol 😂 Love your stuff
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I have trouble just staying alive while rolling and struggle to get out of mount and side control. I struggle to also be fast with submissions please help
"This is supposed to be fun, don't take it too serious and let your ego get in the way" This is gold! I needed this right now!
Exactly man 🙏 BJJ is something that you're supposed to enjoy. Not something that will feel like a burden.
@@anti_Hype_334 i don't think so, i mean the first step in most jiu jitsu gyms is letting the more experienced players who know they aren't ALL that tear down the new ones who think they're ALL that. i don't know what sport you do though so you may be more experienced.
Have to keep reminding myself this and taking small victories.
1. Drill (with a purpose)
2. Do your homework (learn outside of mat time)
3. Ask your training partners how they’re beating you
4. Record your rolls
5. Be consistent
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Spoiler alert
I'm over here doing homework and this guys giving away the answers lol
List of channels mentioned for #3:
John Thomas BJJ
Coach Brian Peterson
Less Impressed More Involved BJJ
Wow thank you so much Jordan! Someone told me you mentioned my channel and I feel very honored! ❤ Subscribed and I hope to learn some new things from you!! 🤙 Coach Brian
Thank you, Brian! Your channel and content is amazing. So happy that you're a part of the BJJ community - and I am really looking forward to collaborating with you sometime in the future!
All the best man 🙏
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Hope you guys like the edit and animations in this video! We worked so hard on this one aha.
Thank you!
I’ve worked in AV for a while, so I understand how long just *one* text animation can take! lol
You guys do amazing work, I really appreciate your dedication and effort.
great as always benny boy
They are awesome
Loved the line "you're going to be somewhere in 10 years, you might as well be a black belt" puts it into such great perspective and can apply to so many things in life not just BJJ. Cheers for the videos. 6 months into my jiu-jitsu journey at 30 yrs old :-)
Exactly man! The time will pass anyway, so you might as well maximize it :)
#3 is my favorite and I just started doing this. There was this one purple belt that always swept me from butterfly and I just asked him "what do other people do to defend your butterfly guard that give you trouble?" He gave me some fantastic tips that really helped me! It was great having someone that literally coached me through beating his best guard. Now that's a fantastic gym culture!
As a blue belt that’s started to feel like my improvement is stagnating, this video was so helpful. Love this channel and the way you explain your techniques in rolls🤝
Blue belt is a deep devision so it's easy to feel like you're getting nowhere, just keep it up and like he says collect special moves lol
This is stuff I tell everyone all the time. Focus on guard passing/retention. Also, your point about watching lots of videos on the same topic. This has been invaluable for me. You find commonalities that ultimately help you understand the underlying concepts and each teacher gives you a different perspective.
That's right, man 👊 Becoming good at Jiu-Jitsu is as much about actually studying it, analyzing it, as it is about just rolling. You have to have both :)
Just putting out banger after banger! 🔥🔥
My biggest challenge in Jiujitsu has been consistency. I work a very labor intensive job so many days after work all I want to do is go home and rest for the next day. I’ll have months where I let that side of me win, but then I’ll have other months where I’m extremely disciplined in showing up regardless.
It’s definitely a work in progress. 😅
Same problem for me, and if I only sleep for like 5-6 hours it's def not happening 😂
Same. My issue has been injuries. Once you stop it's really easy to go months or years without starting again.
its a marthon not a sprint just do what you can bro dont get discouraged. Pick a schedule you can do and stick to i. Might only be 2 days a week at times but its better then taking a month.
Who’s the lady in the thumbnail ?
Listen to Joe Rogan, you've got to defeat your inner bitch! I bet that on those occasions when you're tired and you go anyway you're glad you went. Keep those in mind when the couch is calling.
Thanks for the wonderful content. I would like to add, in regards to drilling. Injuries of any kind are demoralizing. I injured my shoulder 20 yrs ago and quit BJJ. It was one of the biggest mistakes of my life. Fortunately I came back 3 yrs ago and am on my way to purple belt. Now I believe injury can be a blessing in disguise to force adaptation in you BJJ game. One of my training partners hurt his back pretty badly. Almost couldn’t walk. He came to class every day took notes, and rehabilitated his back during class. He started basic guard movements, then started drilling with partners super lightly in his back control, which was not good before his back got hurt. He was a (3) striped blue for a very long time. With in the 4 months of his note taking and back rehab at the gym he is almost impossible to defend his back control and received his purple belt in June. He would have never worked on his back takes if he had not gotten injured to the level of proficiency he is at now.
What a story man, thank you! It's so inspiring. And yepp, I agree, obstacles are sometimes opportunities in disguise... Or at least we can make them so :)
@@JordanTeachesJiujitsu Your a heck of a BJJ Practitioner. Thanks for the response.
Appreciate the shoutout! You have the best video quality on UA-cam and your hard work is appreciated 🙌🏼
Stoked you got a shoutout! Both of your channels are helping this generation.
@@LA_Native 🙌🏼
"... Rather than ten seconds in your guard, and the rest just trying to survive"
-this is probably the toughest challenge faced by beginners, and it certainly was the same for me. It's not just the taxing physicality of defending from bottom side control, it's psychologically challenging to know you're just getting dominated round after round.
Positional sparring is super useful from every position. Working on guard is great for white belts tired of getting smashed. No one seems to enjoy submission defense and guard recovery from bad positions but that's what makes your game resilient.
Great advice. As a 57 year old white belt time is not on my side. But I love it! Thanks Jordan looking forward to catching up on your past videos. And learning from future ones!
Excellent advice! One huge thing you can do to speed up the time to black belt is to find a good school you like and stick with them from White to Black. Switching instructors will easily set you back a year or two 💥
I agree 100% percent. I was one of the rare exceptions. I've had 3 instructors give me belts oddly enough.
Emphasis on good! If your at a gym you hate, do your best to find one you enjoy, even if that means you train less days in a week. Could prevent you from learning bad habits or just quitting all together.
Never clicked a video so fast
Thanks man! I've been stressing about this video since it's a bit different than what I normally do. Glad you were for it!
Homework is real good stuff.
I took advices from Jordan which is never letting your opponent grab your head or giving them underhook.
I always think these two things when I’m in guard and also when I’m top position I’m focusing on those two things.
Thanks Jordan.
Jordan’s UA-cam channel is a cheat code to get good fast. My defence has gone up massively due to your videos and simple tips, now just to improve my offence (always been my weak point)
Great video!
Dude, the guard passing drill is the best drill. To me, it's the "wax on, wax off" drill of jiujitsu. I tell everyone, "You cannot possibly get too good at doing this drill. Do it again."
Our version is, top person wins by passing, bottom person wins by getting full guard or standing up. You can learn like 75% of jiujitsu this way.
My biggest challenge is usually that I'm the last one on the mats because everyone else has used up all their energy...
I’m 4’11 and 115lbs. So I have many struggles ha! From retaining dominant positions, getting swept and overpowered. Been doing BJJ since March of this year, and your channel has helped me immensely! Thank you.
You'll get better, Dio! Just keep training and applying the things you've been shown (and these tips too lol).
Happy that my content has been of use! I appreciate it 🙏
Any updates?
This is great! I have progressed very quickly as well, getting my brown belt at 5 yrs and 5 months in. I di pretty much exactly what you are talking about. There were two other things I would add that I did that I felt helped me. 1. Have a training partner you trust very much, so you can continue training even when injured. I've had some injuries that would have otherwise sidelined me for weeks at least, but was able to come back quickly by modifying what I did and having partners I could trust. 2. Go the next step. Whenever learning and drilling a technique, my training partner and I would always eventually start going to "what would happen next" whether that be completely controlled position, or stopping them from finishing because they did something a little off and going into what you would do from there in that scenario. I feel like that helped to develop that ability to se what was going to happen before it happened. Just my 2 cents worth
Those are fantastic insights, Brad! Yep, having a great training partner is a huge bonus, because you can always go over stuff with them - plus, if the two of you share the same passion for BJJ (as the two of you do), then it's just a matter of time before you start progressing faster than others.
Great job on that brown belt achievement man 🙏
Excellent advice Sir. I'm almost 54, started training at 49, but unfortunately, due to COVID and misfortune, haven't trained for a year, but hitting the mats again now. I'm still a blue belt and have stopped myself worrying about the "What if I'd not missed so much time, would I be close to, or even purple by now...?" I'm just going to pick up where I left off and time will dictate the rest. I love the sentence, "If you're going to be anything in ten years, why not be a black belt." I'm hoping to not be too far off by my 60th birthday. Thank you again. Oss!
Exactly man. No sense in crying over spilled milk. 🙏 You can only control what comes in the present and (somewhat) in the future - so focus on that!
And enjoy the BJJ journey. The black belt is a milestone, but training and experience is the goal :)
Cool Jon Thomas shoutout. I train in Chattanooga, TN and drop into Triangle Academy in Franklin, TN whenever possible. Jon’s brother is an instructor there and I always enjoy his classes. Also, always enjoy the content! Much love!
Yeah man, I really enjoy Jon's channel! And it's awesome to hear that. Jiujitsu makes everyone in its world connected 👊
i swear you. are. the. best.!!!!!! i LOVE IT WHEN YOU POST keep it up!!!
I appreciate it man! Just wait until next week's video. It's even more 🔥🔥🔥
Thanks Jordan! I’m only a 1 stripe white belt, but these tips all make sense and I’ve already been doing them (other than recording, but that’s already on my radar).
Im 43, but started playing hockey at 26 and went through all the adult learners issues - which are very similar to BJJ (and most sports/hobbys).
I’m not perfect, but I’ve trialed and errored enough to have a refined, sustainable approach to adult learning.
Ie, even before my first day on the mat I did some homework, and that hasn’t stopped. Learning hockey basically on my own forced discipline in off-ice training. I now carry that over to BJJ. So my black belt in beer league hockey is carrying over! lol
So far so good!
Awesome man! Great to hear that the discipline carried over, as well as the understanding of necessity for self-imposed studying. You've got this 🙏
Your videos have turned a corner in quality Jordan. I'm a long time subscriber (used to live in Buffalo). Keep up the great work! You're breaking out!
Thanks for noticing man! I got popular so quick that everyone had to see me learn on the job. I feel like I've got it down pat now, plus I've hired 2 employees to help with the channel. It's all bangers from here on out. I'm really excited for all the upcoming content!
Yep, going obsessive on videos of a specific position or move is my number one learning method. After class, if something was a struggle I'll binge every video I can find and try again next class and the improvement is night and day. Your vids have been pivotal in this process.
This guy gained a new fan, dude seems extremely genuine and an awesome teacher.
Thanks Mark! I appreciate that 🙏
So humble and so informative. Subscribed!
Thank you 🙏🙂
I like your style, you are very goal oriented, no bs, no wasting time. That's why you where able to progress so fast, and hard work of course.
I don't want to sound mean, but sometimes i wondering where you could have been if not the kids and pause at your "competition path".
I know you have been happy, and you would not trade it and so on. But you know, would you be an ADCC champ? I think you are the material. Take care, and keep it up.
The editing on this one is great and even better advice!!
thanks bro!!
I train at alleycats in the UK.. we are a very good BJJ gym.. I have trained for around 7 years now. And I must say your video are amazing thank you for your post.. they do help a lot. Keep doing what you are doing thanks
The editing in this is incredible. You guys did your research in viewer retention. And of course, the substance was amazing too. Thanks.
I think you have the best information on jiu jitsu
I appreciate that 🙏
"and now I'm happy to share my formula of success for you".... thought I was about to get an ad for a subscription service lol
Seriously, great vid. I'm about to get back into jiu-jitsu and I am glad I found this channel
Im a purple belt 9 years in, started at 16 but ive been working full time to support my family since highschool and dont always get enough time on the mats, one problem i always have is just feeling low energy and achy joints
I like Coach Brian bc he implements lots of wrestling in jiu-jitsu which makes it more interesting
Agreed. Wrestling is huge for nogi. Coach Brian has a great understanding of Jiujitsu and is a great teacher as well.
@@JordanTeachesJiujitsu 🙏
This video is phenomenal. I’m going to be coming back to this one over and over again for a while, thank you!
Biggest challenges so far is getting out of mount. I know the sweeps I've watched the videos, I understand the concepts but it feels like I am lifting the world.
Rad content Mate, your films have helped me out heaps!
My biggest challenge has always been rolling with heavier people (I'm 70kg, anyone over 90kg is pretty full on for me), I'll definitely watch as many tips and tricks films you can make about rolling with the big fellas!
Aw man I appreciate it! Thank you! I'll keep finding huge guys to roll to help haha
Thanks again for putting out content like this. I'm about 3 weeks in and my biggest challenge has been stopping people from controlling my legs and passing my guard. I'm also a small guy so I get rag dolled a lot. I love jiu jitsu either way and try to always show up and learn as much as possible. By the way the t-rex arms tip has helped me out massively and I get tapped a lot less now
This happened to me 2 weeks in. Then i realized, just work backwards.
So i started asking my partners to start in side or mount. And all i tried doing was getting my guard back, which was always either quarter or half guard. I did this for a while until i got comfortable with getting to quarter or half guard from being mounted.
Then started learning sweeps from bottom half guard. I learned different sweeps depending on the angle of my partner.
From here, whenever someone was trying to pass my guard, i would always force half guard and work from there. If they passed, id get quarter or half, sweep, then work an offense. Ive also got short legs so this worked from me
Awesome advice as always! Thanks Jordan👊
Thank you! I've been really nervous about this video since it's a bit different than the rest. Glad you enjoyed it :)
This video is GOLD!!!
Asking questions with a purpose is so powerful. Don't just ask, "what should I work on?"
Also thanks for the shoutout 🤙🙏🥋
My biggest issues are: 1. I find it hard to remember moves I did a month ago. How to memorize the moves better?
2. when I learn a new move, I find it hard to integrate it into the other moves I learned. I'm missing the big picture of BJJ.
3. Im scared of injury. How to prevent them? What are the most common causes?
Thanks for your wonderful videos!
Excellent video that everyone should watch. I still read JiuJitsu Academy every chance I get.
Awesome man. I doubt it'll ever become "outdated".
The best advice on UA-cam for jiujitsu. It took me years to figure these few simple things out. Keep it coming Jordan!!!
Keeping a journal after every class has really helped fast track my progress. Highly recommend it. 👊🏻
Great tip, man. Makes learning easier 🙏
Bro, you are literally Build different. I don't know if even one percent of your viewers can do this, whatever you say - and we doing everything being said. :) I'm new at this, but I can deadlift around 200kg and yesterday I was tapped by a 15 year old weighing around 35 kilos less than me. Bjj is just something else. I'll be happy if I ever get to a purple belt, much less a black one in 7 years. :D
My school does a similar pass/sweep round, except for us it's 2-min on top, and then 2-min on bottom. The next round is then started from the day's position, but is a live roll, and again is 2-min on top and 2-min on bottom. Then we do 5-min live rolls from the feet. If someone is new and/or nursing an injury, they often just continue either the pass/sweep or live roll from guard rounds instead.
I'm not gonna lie, I had skeptical Hippo eyes when I saw the title of the video. But you had me at "#1 - Drill." Solid video!
As usual, super helpful and concise. Thanks for the dope material.
Its interesting that reading about BJJ was so helpful for such a visual/tactile activity.
Thanks man! That's the only book I think is worth reading really for bjj instruction. Otherwise video is the superior format.
Thank you for making this video. 20 and just now getting into jui jitsu
It's interesting you said drilling but described what I would call positional sparring....which personally I had a sigh of relief as I totally agree.positional sparring is were it's at to improve
I hope you make a vlog showcasing your preparation for the ADCC trials. Can’t wait to see what you can do on that stage
Thanks man I want to do some vlogs but it's so hard to get in front of the camera like that haha. Hopefully by the time trials come I'll have the balls to do it lol.
@@JordanTeachesJiujitsu you should check out Jason khalipa’s ( he’s a CrossFit games champion )blog from masters worlds he competed at purple belt it was pretty cool to see how competing in a tournament would be like
You literally listed all of my most listened to BJJ channels. You’re the man Jordy!
Quality videos are better than some obscure technique. This video was golden and useful. Thanks appreciate what you do and teach.
I agree man. These tips you can carry with you throughout your BJJ journey and at almost any stage of it. Happy you found it useful! 🙏
Liked the comments about consistancy, am out atm injured torn bicep prob age ( in 40s) but ill be goin back its fun n enjoyable
Ooo hope you heal quick. How'd that happen?
@@JordanTeachesJiujitsu hi Jordan it was a wrestling class we did, literally at the end whikst sparring my arm got pulled and so left bicep got torn off, be my age too ( 42) its been repaired but it means i cant roll now until completely healed in bout 4 wks time ( injured it June) am bk training but jus light drilling no sparring, but then as u say ive jus been watching your videos in meantime so my minds getin worked so to speak, your vids have helped many thanks!
Guard retention, especially from open guard. Recovery from side control, etc.
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Thank you Jordan. I have just taken 3 classes but I know I’m on the right track.
I’d say my challenges are: dedicating time on the mat, I’m really only able to go twice a week before I start neglecting other obligations and starting at the age of 35 with a scarred over body from years of sports and bad back genetics. I do a lot of conditioning to mitigate my physical limitations and absolutely love the sport and community. I do watch your videos almost every day and lean a ton from you.
Thanks again, Jordan. Video topic suggestion: tips and habits to win scrambles
That's perfect actually as I'm planing a how to win scrambles video!
I feel like quitting after today’s session but , this helps me keep pushing through. Thanks 🙏
I'm glad! Keep going, don't quit 🙂
Qiutting wont make you better at bjj, if you just keep showing up you will improve
Great job Jordan, congratulations on the BJJ fanatics opportunity!
Thanks, Corbyn!
u have learned so much from you past 2 years. you are superb
I appreciate it! Thank you 🙏
I freaking love this channel!!!
Thanks Tristan!! 🙏👊
@@JordanTeachesJiujitsu my pleasure! Thank you for making these awesome videos. Please continue and someday I hope we meet and make a video together.
Ayyye 4:25 shhoutout to me and big Chad haha awesome video Jordan! Thank you for your insight as well.
Glad you liked that one man haha, and thank you a lot 🙏
Gold video again👊🏽 I’m pretty bad at passing guards so I know what I have to do thanks!
Thanks man 🙏 Keep training, you'll see progress really fast I'm sure :)
Thanks for the tips. I never thought to ask someone who is sitting out a round to record a roll.
Hey Jordan, great vid! Editing is looking sick. I enjoyed this new format.
Would you ever consider putting subtitles on some of your vids? I tend to register things a bit better when I’m reading and watching, the CC option on UA-cam tends to go too fast & is a bit jumbled. Not sure if you’ve had the request before.
Thanks for your vids as always. Love the podcast as well.
I would love to. The only issue is the amount of time it takes to do. Otherwise I would do that every video.
Hey, Jordan. Of all your videos, my favorite one is where you are sweeping your students one after the other. I get the "concept" of getting your hips under the opponent to make them lighter, but I am having trouble putting it into practice. Can you please make some videos on sweeps and, most notably, how to position your body and grips to be able to get your hips under the opponents'?
Good idea man. I'll write it down now immediately. Gonna get to it in the future for sure 🙏
My Biggest issue is I'm 45+ and my body is not able to cash the cheques my brain is writing so would be interesting to see/hear your views of "Senior" BJJ strategies and adapting to a lack of body tolerance to injuries.
At 48, what helps me is that I’m very proficient with takedowns and continually try to improve in that area. Also, as Jordan mentions, passing guard is very important. I try to avoid scrambles so I stay tight and like to use passes such as the Cro magnon pass, body locks, etc. Now, I have to admit, if I am not worried about the person, I do use cartwheels, etc. I have a flashy side. However, staying tight and using takedowns helps me with the younger guys.
I'm a 46 year old brown belt. What's really helped me "get durable" has been weight training at least a few days a week. A bootcamp-style class like F45 is perfect for me, as the coach forces me to work, haha. In terms of injury prevention, it is critical. The other thing is, I don't have an ego, I tap early and often. A big blue belt taps me? Good for him, man, let's get on with it! If a young guy with amazing cardio wears me down and finishes me, good for him, his cardio should indeed be better mine. Tap and move on. Also, and this is so important - I stretch 15-30 min EVERYDAY.
+1 to this, being the older guy in the gym presents some unique challenges. I'd love to hear Jordan's perspective.
Also having this problem. Im 41 and would love to earn a blue belt. But injury setbacks are wearing me down mentally. If i get through a month without some sort of back spasm its a miracle.
Same. Surgery for elbow tendinitis. Now shoulder tendinitis and either achilles tendon problems or some sort of nerve thing. Really hard to keep the spirits up. I started doing BJJ in my late 20s. Now I 'm 48. It's more off than on since then. Still very much a white belt.
Did a tournament recently without rolling for 2 years. Unit needed a 170lber. Got absolutely smashed obviously. Been watching your channel and planning to get into rolling again at a gym on weekends after. I appreciate your focus on concepts with highlighting the specifics to finish techniques.
Good luck with your return man! It's difficult to get back to it sometimes, but always worth it.
I appreciate the kind words 🙏
These are incredibly valuable tips. You are a jiu jitsu inspiration. Thanks for sharing back with those that are coming up in the community.
Thank you for the kind words man. I try to give as much as possible, and will continue doing so for decades to come 🙏
Every single one of your videos is so helpful… thanks for doing this!
I appreciate it so much! Thank you!
You got some high quality content, keep at it brotha
Glad you think so. Thanks man!
The 🐐 of instructionals. Thanks for always trying to help us out!
im a very young while belt and my only talent is learning techniques very quickly, your inside position made me go from worse to on par with one of the other high level while belts at my gym(same with the dog fight). truly amazing advice man!
The biggest challenge for me so far was to wear flip flops all the way from locker room to the gym mats. Remembering the days of the week when the club secretary is there so that I could pay the subscription on time. Also, when we end class there are high fives involved and its hard to get all of those to be on spot. All jokes aside, it's sometimes hard to put yourself out there. When there are a lot of beginners it's easier, but if not, it may seem like a tight cult. I'd advise all the other white belts to be gentle and polite and higher belts will appreciate rolling with you and giving you advice. Be smart, tap on time, ask questions and have fun. It's really not that serious as some may want to present it.
amazing amazing content ! thank you SO MUCH for the advices
Thank you!! Means a lot to me 🙂
I think this was the jiu jitsu video I needed. Just when I think I’m understanding jiu jitsu after a year and some change, I find something that tells me otherwise.
It's a never ending journey man. Enjoy the learning process 👊
I really liked you talking to the camera. You’re getting better at this UA-cam thing. Keep it up! OSS 👊
Yet another great video, Jordan. Your content is truly inspirational, & can’t thank you enough for the consistent knowledge. 🤝
I appreciate that so much man! You're the best 🙏👊
Can you talk about staph infections in BJJ, your experience, how to prevent etc.? Would be interested to see it. Great vid as usual!
👊 great video as always
Thanks man 👊
These tips helped a lot, thank you Jordan!
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Glad to hear it 👊
Love your channel brother. Thanks for the data downloads, I appreciate you ❤
Thanks man!
Such great advice, Jordan. Thanks so much, man!
Glad you think so! Thanks!
Fantastic guidance.
Thanks!
Thanks for the advice. Your videos always help! Actually almost finished the one handed Kimora you showed!!! 👊👊👊
Happy they're of help man! And that's awesome - you're surely gonna get it really soon!
"Jiu-Jitsu University" will be my next book. Thank you!
It's a great book man, I am sure you'll like it 🙏
Thank you for this channel! It's fresh and definitely filling a void in a sea of BJJ videos! If you have tips for smaller people that are weaker (aside from the obvious "be more technical"), it would be greatly appreciated!!
Solid content as usual! I especially love the other UA-cam channel recommendations 👌 I have gained tons of insight via premium UA-cam it's worth every penny to watch endless amounts of BJJ content with no ads! It's similar to instructions or at least the next best thing. As, I watch and create playlists on specific moves & techniques (from various grappling channels) that become a library for me to go back and reference anytime I want. It's been my BJJ hack since 2018✊
Tips on injuries? Blisters, finger health from gi work and serious injuries, what to do about when rolling gets too crazy, etc thanks!
This video was fantastic! You Gave a great outline of how to progress! Your tips and instruction are gold! Thank you!
Thanks, David! Happy that it's been of help :)
I am reading jiu jitsu university as well as a white belt. I havent even enrolled in a school yet because of work schedules.
It's great you're getting a head of the curve at least by reading it
I would love to see you roll with Gordon Ryan since both you guys are very competitive!!
I would love that too!
I didn’t hear you mention the I suck at jiu jitsu show by Josh McKinney. That podcast helped me almost double my rate of improvement
Oh nice I gotta check that out!
I binge your vids and watch them two times over. I’m a sandbagging white belt with no stripes but imo I feel like I’m a 2 stripe bc I simply don’t want to test to earn stripe I’m coming for that pan championship next year. But anyway I’m a 64kg bjj’er and play a lot of guard but if I can constantly work on my passing I’ll be the best bjj’er ever. I’ve only done 1 competition and got silver. But I see a HIGH ceiling for myself! THA K YOU JORDAN you’ve help so much!!
Ive been doinng this about 6 months, im 37 with 2 kids and im studying part time and i work...so
Lol i lOVE BJJ though i do run the risk of obssessing and burnin out.
Supposed to be fun is so important and narrowing my video watxhing to one move rather than too much stuff.
Atm im going in on just guard passing, cos so many rolls i have with blue and the occassional purple takes me so much time and effort trying to pass...and often getting swept and subbed lol 😂
Love your stuff
I’m doing my first tournament at naga next month!! I am competitive and I’m trying to get there quick as well!
You can do it man! Good luck at naga!
@@JordanTeachesJiujitsu thanks bro!