Literally by far the best Jiu Jitsu channel on UA-cam. Jon Thomas so clearly has the best content. Full of details, explanations, always to the point, always good camera work.
Wow..this is the $10000000 detail. I have watched and purchased countless of bjj videos since starting bjj in 2006 and this is the first time I watched an instructional which addressed the shoulder rising to start the hip escape and countering it with shoulder pressure. Thanks again and really appreciate your knowledge and contribution to this art .
Thank you so much! Yeah it’s crazy how much one small idea or detail can completely change a position. Hope the collar choke detail helps too, that was a major breakthrough for me
Man, the content on this video is outstanding, thank you. Ideas for other videos - anything that helps against stronger, larger individuals. What a struggle! Help please.
Absolutely love your in-depth explanation videos. Starting from "this is how you stay in this position" and then going to attack is incredibly helpful.
Jon, yours is truly *INSTRUCTIONAL CONTENT". You nail something that is difficult to hit in that you know not just what to show, but how to show it. Explanation..coaching..is often doing a good job of illustrating..with words, pictures, demonstration, etc. You paint good pictures, sir and I am thankful for the benefit of it!!
Oh I really appreciate it a lot. Hearing this kind of stuff really motivated me to keep working and seeing how far I can take the channel. Thanks so much!
Lol definitely keep doing that! It’s great for the analytics. I can definitely cover the back soon, I want to go deep working it for a while to get it organized a bit more before dropping
Content recommendation: What I would do with a video like this is release a second video right away that indicates how, in this example, the person on bottom can actually defend. As we all know Jiu-Jitsu is not one-sided so when you look at this particular video you would think once you get mount you will destroy everybody always, but the reality is people on the bottom have ways to effectively get away too. So just to optimize view count and keep videos succinct, it would be good to release them as two separate videos but release them in tandem so that a person can get the full picture from each position as attacker and defender. Then I suppose the only thing to address at that point is the “space between“, which is where most success in jiujitsu occurs. All the transition type stuff that exists between the two polar opposite positions. I guess most of that can be built into the two videos as mentioned above, but perhaps sometimes a 3rd video could be released that would specifically address the in-between type stuff. That'll cause some redundancy of content to the first two videos, but hey, if we all got everything we needed from a single video, there'd only be like, 12 videos on BJJ on UA-cam. :) So redundancy is a good thing.
Man, I love how your insights bring a high-level understanding to regular practitioners. Honestly, every time I learn a technique or fundamentals from you it makes sense. Thank you!
I can relate to how you execute your moves and position due to being a taller/long BJJ practitioner. The details you use and teach make All the positions more comfortable and easier. Thank you
Awesome video! Great mix of narrated sparring, comp footage and technique breakdown! Also starting with explaining a bit of how to control the position and later going in to different common reactions and attacking systems is really helpful!
Hi Jon, love your content - absolutely priceless when it comes to revising and going back over stuff. I'm heading to the gym tonight and when i roll i'll be focusing on mounted triangles and mounted cross chokes :D
I like the system you laid out. The progression makes sense and the details on adjusting based on their movement answer my questions on how they might defend. This one is going in my BJJ playlist! Thank you!
Your instructional videos are always stellar! I appreciate the details you add to each position (e.g. grip positions and body weight) as well as the clips of these techniques being used in competition. It’s apparent how much time, thought and effort is put into each one of these videos and we are all better because of it. Thank you!
Will do! I have another huge one coming next month on The Push Pull Principle which is gonna be super fun. One of the most powerful principles in jiu jitsu to understand
please, please don't stop doing such a gold content. Sooo many helpful details, for some people it's the only opportunity to learn, I mean exactly YOUR way to explain things. Awesome!
Man! Your content is really up there. Some of the best in the internet. I met you at Europeans last year. Now I'm wish I took a pic with you. I am going this 2024 again. If I see you I will not hesitate to ask for a pic.
Dude, huge improvement slowing down a bit the pace of speech and editing. It makes the viewing much easier. I don’t know if you intended to do so, but tanks ! And thanks for the usual SUPER helpful content. You rule.
Thanks a lot buddy! Yeah I have definitely focused on it, noticed when I went back to listen to my self how fast I talk and additionally has multiple people tell me it was hard to follow. Also it is necessary to speak slower if I want to have sparring clips as b roll, so it just worked out. Happy you are noticing the difference
awesome content as always. I have Recently subscribed to your lab, great resource for improving the little details in my and my students games. Also keeping upto date with new developing guard systems.
Awesome upload, I loved the details and the breakdown. Great editing (I know it is a strange thing to say, but so many videos gave terrible editing or really loud music, and you cannot see or hear anything). Truly excellent, Saved, Liked & Subscribed. I loved the detailed explanation
As usual, this is one of the best content available. Loved this video. I usually use the Ezekiel as a fake to move up to high mount but now I am going to try to finish it!
Honestly me and all my students have gotten so much better thanks to your content, thank yo soo much from the bottom of my heart. ❤
Thank you for letting me know! It means a lot! Hope you guys continue to improve and enjoy the videos
Literally by far the best Jiu Jitsu channel on UA-cam. Jon Thomas so clearly has the best content. Full of details, explanations, always to the point, always good camera work.
Best channel for progressing me in Jiu Jitsu by far. You’re like a second coach on my off time explaining techniques, very thankful.
So happy to hear it man! That’s what I’m going for, want to be making a huge difference in people’s long term development
@@JonThomasBJJ question please can this be used in self-defense situations?
Wow..this is the $10000000 detail. I have watched and purchased countless of bjj videos since starting bjj in 2006 and this is the first time I watched an instructional which addressed the shoulder rising to start the hip escape and countering it with shoulder pressure. Thanks again and really appreciate your knowledge and contribution to this art .
Thank you so much! Yeah it’s crazy how much one small idea or detail can completely change a position. Hope the collar choke detail helps too, that was a major breakthrough for me
Over 10years on the mat, still learning new stuff. Very informative, thank you! great Job!
It never stops! I have been training 20 and I am learning tons everyday
Man, the content on this video is outstanding, thank you.
Ideas for other videos - anything that helps against stronger, larger individuals. What a struggle! Help please.
Thanks a lot! Happy it helped you! Was a ton of info in this one!
Am a big fan of your communication style. So clear!
Absolutely love your in-depth explanation videos. Starting from "this is how you stay in this position" and then going to attack is incredibly helpful.
Jon, yours is truly *INSTRUCTIONAL CONTENT". You nail something that is difficult to hit in that you know not just what to show, but how to show it. Explanation..coaching..is often doing a good job of illustrating..with words, pictures, demonstration, etc. You paint good pictures, sir and I am thankful for the benefit of it!!
Oh I really appreciate it a lot. Hearing this kind of stuff really motivated me to keep working and seeing how far I can take the channel. Thanks so much!
Great details. I haven’t caught Ezekiel in months, and the idea of hitting it from low mount clicks. Thanks!
Making invisible Jiu jitsu visible.
this is gold mate! i watched 2 times already.
could you make one of this full guide to back takes?
Lol definitely keep doing that! It’s great for the analytics. I can definitely cover the back soon, I want to go deep working it for a while to get it organized a bit more before dropping
Content recommendation:
What I would do with a video like this is release a second video right away that indicates how, in this example, the person on bottom can actually defend. As we all know Jiu-Jitsu is not one-sided so when you look at this particular video you would think once you get mount you will destroy everybody always, but the reality is people on the bottom have ways to effectively get away too.
So just to optimize view count and keep videos succinct, it would be good to release them as two separate videos but release them in tandem so that a person can get the full picture from each position as attacker and defender.
Then I suppose the only thing to address at that point is the “space between“, which is where most success in jiujitsu occurs. All the transition type stuff that exists between the two polar opposite positions. I guess most of that can be built into the two videos as mentioned above, but perhaps sometimes a 3rd video could be released that would specifically address the in-between type stuff. That'll cause some redundancy of content to the first two videos, but hey, if we all got everything we needed from a single video, there'd only be like, 12 videos on BJJ on UA-cam. :) So redundancy is a good thing.
Great video Jon. I love how you break down the small details. That makes a big difference. THANK YOU. OSSS!
Really appreciate it!
Man, I love how your insights bring a high-level understanding to regular practitioners. Honestly, every time I learn a technique or fundamentals from you it makes sense. Thank you!
That video was superb. I've saved it in my watch later library
Nice! I want it to become a consistent guide for people to use!
You honestly make the best instructionals on UA-cam hands down. I wish your school was in NYC id love to join.
Thanks so much buddy! Always welcome to visit in Gothenburg sweden. Need to visit NYC again sometime soon
This is gold! Thanks for sharing!
Love it JT! Thanks for the super content as always!
Very thankful for all the details !!
I can relate to how you execute your moves and position due to being a taller/long BJJ practitioner. The details you use and teach make All the positions more comfortable and easier. Thank you
Awesome video! Great mix of narrated sparring, comp footage and technique breakdown! Also starting with explaining a bit of how to control the position and later going in to different common reactions and attacking systems is really helpful!
Hi Jon, love your content - absolutely priceless when it comes to revising and going back over stuff. I'm heading to the gym tonight and when i roll i'll be focusing on mounted triangles and mounted cross chokes :D
Great instructional. Thanks!
Ahhh the distinctions between the dilemmas created from low mount vs high mount was SUPER helpful! And details about weight distribution. TYSM.
Great video with awesome details, really liked the editing on this one too, all the different shots made it more entertaining to watch
Great detail man. Thanks
You are awesome! Thank you for sharing your content with everyone. Good stuff
So, so good. Thank you 🙏
Awesome as usual, thanks a lot !
Great video
Thank you Jon
Thanks! I was needing this.
Happy to help!
Cheers buddy! amazing content!
I like the system you laid out. The progression makes sense and the details on adjusting based on their movement answer my questions on how they might defend. This one is going in my BJJ playlist! Thank you!
Your instructional videos are always stellar! I appreciate the details you add to each position (e.g. grip positions and body weight) as well as the clips of these techniques being used in competition. It’s apparent how much time, thought and effort is put into each one of these videos and we are all better because of it. Thank you!
Possibly one of your best videos ever.
Great work.
Thank you.
Great content. You explain details and use different camera angles that really make the demonstration top quality.
Love the details, thank you!
No problem happy to help!
Amazing details, thank you!!
Thank you!
Very informative, thank you!
Amazing instructional. Thank you. 💪
Im competing tomorrow, this will help❤
Amazing content brother, just love it!
Hey John, thank you for all these great details on the positions. Very thorough and thoughtful explanations. Your material is awesome!!
Thank you for sharing this mount system 🙏
I appreciate your content!😊👍🏽🙏🏽
Great stuff man, thank you!
No problem
Great teaching! 🙏
thanks Jon, this is a beautiful recap of the topic
I appreciate you going over the details of the fundamentals and not just creating content of new moves that look good for Hollywood.
Yeah the flashy stuff can be fun too but really this core stuff is so essential
JT… setting the standard once again! Always improving through your content! 💪
Great stuff thank you 🤙🏾🙌🏾
Awesome instruction. Thank you for sharing 🤙🏼
You're an amazing teacher!
Great content. Thanks. The camera work, editing and overall quality of the video is excellent. Much better than many paid for instructiionals.
First of your videos I’ve seen. Great content. Thank you.
Thanks Jon! Absolutely amazing detail as usual! You are appreciated 🙏
Happy to help! Really appreciate the comment!
Full of nice details as usual. Tks a lot!!! 👊
Thank you! Appreciate the support
This content is amazing bro. Can’t wait to go back to the matts now!
Thank you Jon that was a great video and super helpful! Keep them coming!
Will do! I have another huge one coming next month on The Push Pull Principle which is gonna be super fun. One of the most powerful principles in jiu jitsu to understand
This is a great presentation! Thanks.
No problem happy to help!
Incredible details! Especially on the cross choke and using your chest/bodyweight to choke. Thanks Jon!
i love all your small details, they make so much friggin sense!
Yeah I try to take my time to find the small exact stuff that really makes the difference
Awesome video, thanks for putting out such great content for free!
Amazing detailment, appreciate it, coach.
Thank you!
Amazing step by step! Thank you for the knowledge!
No problem happy you found the video useful
A fantastic video, appreciate the effort 🙏🏼
Thank you!
Love you're breakdown of Roger's cross collar from mount. Thank you so, so much🙏🏻 Always incredible content.
please, please don't stop doing such a gold content. Sooo many helpful details, for some people it's the only opportunity to learn, I mean exactly YOUR way to explain things. Awesome!
By far the most satisfying submission would be the cross collar choke :)
Excellent video as always Sir
Fantastic video and explanations here, Jon!
Thank you so much!
Love the content. Great details. 👍👍
Great! I love your content and subscribed!
I will follow your instructions 😊
Thanks buddy happy to have you join the channel!
Thank you. From a white belt in myt 60,s who grew Up wrestling.
great content. Im a 6 month white belt and I really appreciate your stuff. Thanks!
Beautiful details, thanks for this content sir!
No problem happy to help!
Great video. Thank you!
Happy to help!
Man! Your content is really up there. Some of the best in the internet. I met you at Europeans last year. Now I'm wish I took a pic with you. I am going this 2024 again. If I see you I will not hesitate to ask for a pic.
Thank you for the details.
No problem
Absolutely the best BJJ content. I learn so much each video ❤
Dude, huge improvement slowing down a bit the pace of speech and editing. It makes the viewing much easier.
I don’t know if you intended to do so, but tanks !
And thanks for the usual SUPER helpful content.
You rule.
Thanks a lot buddy! Yeah I have definitely focused on it, noticed when I went back to listen to my self how fast I talk and additionally has multiple people tell me it was hard to follow. Also it is necessary to speak slower if I want to have sparring clips as b roll, so it just worked out. Happy you are noticing the difference
I like to watch at a lower speed, as well
Good stuff. Thanks coach!
No problem happy to help!
awesome content as always. I have Recently subscribed to your lab, great resource for improving the little details in my and my students games. Also keeping upto date with new developing guard systems.
Pretty cool. Thanks for the content. Subscribed 🤙🏼
Great vid. I love how you show how to set up different moves.
Yeah these overviews are fun cause I can cover so much in them and helps a lot with the sparring examples
Terrific content, thank you !
No problem happy to help!
Love this channel! Your teaching style is easily digestible and super helpful.
Thanks Jon, Love the details on the Ezekiel and the Cross Collar
Thank you for this awesome instructiom🤙🏻
No problem happy to help!
Excellent stuff!
Awesome instructions!
Thanks so much!
Great work!
My coach advised me this channel, and its really such a well prepared material. I am admired with your work. Thank you so much!
Awesome upload, I loved the details and the breakdown. Great editing (I know it is a strange thing to say, but so many videos gave terrible editing or really loud music, and you cannot see or hear anything). Truly excellent, Saved, Liked & Subscribed. I loved the detailed explanation
Amazing 🎉 thanx for the great details ❤️
Thank you!
great content and details. Cant wait to sharpen up my mount control and attacks. keep up the great work!
Happy to help! This system has helped me a lot
As usual, this is one of the best content available. Loved this video. I usually use the Ezekiel as a fake to move up to high mount but now I am going to try to finish it!
Yeah ezekiel is really a powerful submission I finish with it all the time!
So helpful thank you!!!
Thank you for this. Great details on cross collar choke. I'm going to try to implement that in my mount attacks.
Yeah that series has made my collar choke from mount brutal!
love the detail on the ezeikel choke! subbed!
Yeah that one is a game changer!
Thank you prof!