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@@gTuya11definitely not, some higher belts will spit fire at you until you match them and calm them down. It's a place where they feel comfortable, usually there's a couple cops in the gym, they think they can get away with anything since they're buddy buddy. Usually it takes a couple tornados rolling through to strike fear in what is basically other predators trying to attack you if it is a foreign gym
Nicky Ryan's performance at CJI proves Craig exactly right, very spot on. Nicky's a great technician and teacher but he seems to lack the explosiveness and athleticism needed to win the elite events
@@SLSMeit’s hard to ingrain explosiveness into someone who doesn’t typically use it. He would need to start doing high intensity rounds with significant rest periods to build that portion of his game most likely.
From what I saw in the training camp videos on B team, Nicky was on the verge of throwing up. I feel like he trained hard and with intensity. Who knows
Unfortunately, by Craig stating "they are coming for you", this shows the mentality of a large number of BJJ practitioners. They don't care if they hurt you, you're just a grappling dummy with a pulse. Having 2-3 people you can trust to train with is priceless.
I was that guy who was always hard with guests because I thought you need to show them how tough your club is, until I went for the first time being guest and felt how hard is when everyone attacks you, and what blessing is to have that one guy who is nice and who provides you with flow round necessary for rest. From then on I changed my point of view.
Been a dream to train and roll with Craig since 2015... no way would I wanna go hard on him. You only do light sparring with people trying to help you out at a seminar.
Shout out to Ryan hall. I remember being training with him when he was a purple belt tapping black belts around DC and the east coast area. RIP Dave Trader
It's a weird sport, take a group of people out on a Friday night and these groups can't act right, take a pickup basketball game they cant act right now sign a waiver and youve got to deal with every idiot who's mom locked them inside a cupboard it's almost like Craig circled all the way back around from black belt to being the free trial guy everyone tries to kill if they think they can get away with something
@@Unit_6227_Drilling_Experimentsthis is the 2nd time I’ve learned something from you and i appreciate it. Like no bs your perspective is kinda humorous but eerily true at the same time
have to agree, to many people come out 100% with no regard for the safety of their training partners, y attitude is if you come super hard you better be ready for the same. I train with an older guy who has been doing BJJ for 30+ years, seems old but if you come hard he WILL hurt you then tell you not to be a jackass next time.
Damn there will be a lot of comments from Polish people here 😂 it’s true though that we don’t flow roll…not that we want to hurt anyone - the opposite - just no ability to chill and go easy
Hahaha this is so true and sad at the same time about polish people. Source: I'm polack. I don't care about competing or proving myself in other clubs, I like to flow roll and giggle with my buddies in my local club. They're psychopaths too, but we know and like each other so it's different than fighting for your life against some random blokes
@@matthewhayes7765 not sure, but his ig showed him having surgery, I think he was having knee issues. Probably due to leg locks since his team 50/50 is known for going in feet first
@@aplus1080 Well it goes both ways. Two things you should consider if you ever have prospects of becoming an instructor. Most of the people you train will be males. Second off, most of the females have been trained by males. How much responsibility falls on the teacher for how a student conducts themselves in training? Two teens have tried knocking me out in front of a crowd. Things went south and they broke soon thereafter their attempts failed. For the record, they both walked free of any real injuries. I recall a father who to this day sets his daughter up against young men with no real talent or respectable skill. She became her high schools second best wrestler. I'm talking about a father who would mock her in the ring until she was on the verge of crying and then berating her further to force adaptation. There's things that go on behind closed doors in the world of combat sports way beyond the scope of any camera. Look at yourself and realize your struggle. It's the same across the board for the person next to you. Try not to feel resent because the real villain is the suffering we all endure. Good luck.
We tell each other we're just gonna flow roll, then in a minute it turns into war. Neither person in the flow roll can be so stubborn, "just flow" can take years to do properly.
Hi Lex tell your billionaire friend Elon to meet some psychiatrist and heal from his childhood traumas.. Dividing society giving irresponsible statements doesn't take him anywhere or give peace... Have some dignity and virtue.
If you are straight you don’t enjoy the “rubbing and cuddling” rather the challenge and competition. If you are insecure on the other hand you might notice the stuff you are describing 😉
You want to know what's even gayer? Being completely helpless when another man grabs you becuase you'd rather cope than learn all aspects of fighting (striking, wrestling, ground game)
Polish people in Poland are not like that. Rolling is fun, or it is just I don't have any experience with rolling outside of Poland to be able to compare.
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Craig Jones is a legendary jiu jitsu personality, competitor, co-founder of B-Team, and organizer of the CJI tournament that offers over $2 million in prize money.
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Craig Jones's Instagram: instagram.com/craigjonesbjj
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When "Nicky Rod is breaking the back of a 37 year bus driver" ROFL!!
He won’t be able to walk again 😂😂
He will get it one day.
Father of 3
"I've never had a flow roll with Polish guy" lol
Rolling with strangers in jiu-jitsu is like playing Russian roulette, but instead of bullets, it's surprise heel hooks.
It’s really only Russian Roulette with whitebelts 😅
@@gTuya11definitely not, some higher belts will spit fire at you until you match them and calm them down. It's a place where they feel comfortable, usually there's a couple cops in the gym, they think they can get away with anything since they're buddy buddy. Usually it takes a couple tornados rolling through to strike fear in what is basically other predators trying to attack you if it is a foreign gym
Or surprise guard jumps and knee buckles
@@Unit_6227_Drilling_Experimentslegendary point I never even thought of and that is one of the reasons I never grappled
I always tell new rolling partners: no heel hooks 🪝
I am from Poland but living in Colombia
Craig is 100% right 😀
Oj jak szanuje ziomeczku
Nicky Ryan's performance at CJI proves Craig exactly right, very spot on. Nicky's a great technician and teacher but he seems to lack the explosiveness and athleticism needed to win the elite events
Do you think some of that is mental? Because before he started getting injured, he was a top flight prospect
@@SLSMeit’s hard to ingrain explosiveness into someone who doesn’t typically use it. He would need to start doing high intensity rounds with significant rest periods to build that portion of his game most likely.
From what I saw in the training camp videos on B team, Nicky was on the verge of throwing up. I feel like he trained hard and with intensity. Who knows
some can teach, some can fight, few can do both
As a Polish, I'm laughing my ass off cause it so true
I train with loads of polish people here in my gym in Ireland and although they like to get spicy they’re all good guys and good training partners
Unfortunately, by Craig stating "they are coming for you", this shows the mentality of a large number of BJJ practitioners. They don't care if they hurt you, you're just a grappling dummy with a pulse. Having 2-3 people you can trust to train with is priceless.
It's funny to me that people would want to test themselves against one of the best when they can't even tap their coach.
They did tap their coach once. That's where they got their confidence!
I was that guy who was always hard with guests because I thought you need to show them how tough your club is, until I went for the first time being guest and felt how hard is when everyone attacks you, and what blessing is to have that one guy who is nice and who provides you with flow round necessary for rest. From then on I changed my point of view.
Been a dream to train and roll with Craig since 2015... no way would I wanna go hard on him. You only do light sparring with people trying to help you out at a seminar.
Shout out to Ryan hall. I remember being training with him when he was a purple belt tapping black belts around DC and the east coast area. RIP Dave Trader
100 percent agree. i find even if your not a world class athlete or celebrity if you're a higher belt visiting a new gym, people try and hurt you
Too many nobodies out there trying to assassinate unsuspecting victims in these gyms.
It's a weird sport, take a group of people out on a Friday night and these groups can't act right, take a pickup basketball game they cant act right now sign a waiver and youve got to deal with every idiot who's mom locked them inside a cupboard it's almost like Craig circled all the way back around from black belt to being the free trial guy everyone tries to kill if they think they can get away with something
@@Unit_6227_Drilling_Experimentsthis is the 2nd time I’ve learned something from you and i appreciate it. Like no bs your perspective is kinda humorous but eerily true at the same time
It’s rare for hobbyists to have access to world class athletes. Lebron isn’t playing ball and the Y. It won’t last in bjj with things going like this
have to agree, to many people come out 100% with no regard for the safety of their training partners, y attitude is if you come super hard you better be ready for the same. I train with an older guy who has been doing BJJ for 30+ years, seems old but if you come hard he WILL hurt you then tell you not to be a jackass next time.
People's pride ruin alot of things.
*everything
Why is Craig dressed just like Lex?😂
😂😂 same question in my head
Friendly troll it seems (estimation)
Damn there will be a lot of comments from Polish people here 😂 it’s true though that we don’t flow roll…not that we want to hurt anyone - the opposite - just no ability to chill and go easy
Such wisdom. Thanks
Hahaha this is so true and sad at the same time about polish people. Source: I'm polack. I don't care about competing or proving myself in other clubs, I like to flow roll and giggle with my buddies in my local club. They're psychopaths too, but we know and like each other so it's different than fighting for your life against some random blokes
Hope Ryan Hall returns to the ufc soon!
Is he still signed to them or is he actually gone-gone?
@@matthewhayes7765 not sure, but his ig showed him having surgery, I think he was having knee issues. Probably due to leg locks since his team 50/50 is known for going in feet first
Word to the wise.Young men are so desperate to prove themselves.Be wary of this nature.
Funny = I know some chicks who overdo it like it's an actual fight. Not sure what's up with that.
@@aplus1080 Well it goes both ways. Two things you should consider if you ever have prospects of becoming an instructor. Most of the people you train will be males. Second off, most of the females have been trained by males. How much responsibility falls on the teacher for how a student conducts themselves in training? Two teens have tried knocking me out in front of a crowd. Things went south and they broke soon thereafter their attempts failed. For the record, they both walked free of any real injuries. I recall a father who to this day sets his daughter up against young men with no real talent or respectable skill. She became her high schools second best wrestler. I'm talking about a father who would mock her in the ring until she was on the verge of crying and then berating her further to force adaptation. There's things that go on behind closed doors in the world of combat sports way beyond the scope of any camera. Look at yourself and realize your struggle. It's the same across the board for the person next to you. Try not to feel resent because the real villain is the suffering we all endure. Good luck.
We tell each other we're just gonna flow roll, then in a minute it turns into war. Neither person in the flow roll can be so stubborn, "just flow" can take years to do properly.
Why is the polish comment so freaking true.
Im scared to just let the polish brown belt at my local gym even show me a technique.,
You can't develop that radar to perfection. I've tried as a featherweight guy in the sport for 9 years.
This is why jiujitsu has such a high turnover rate. Too many maniacs in the schools. Not worth risking getting hurt.
Strangers are scary
Hi Lex tell your billionaire friend Elon to meet some psychiatrist and heal from his childhood traumas.. Dividing society giving irresponsible statements doesn't take him anywhere or give peace... Have some dignity and virtue.
I think no one can be considered responsible for ''dividing society''
People are already divided by their own doing
Your speaking out to an external force that you perceive is separate from yourself.
Great point even though few people want to admit
No, tell him to go full throttle on the divide.
90% of Men Practicing BJJ are Closet Light on The Iron. How does any Str8 Man enjoy Men Grabbing, Rubbing, Cuddling for hours a day.
If you are straight you don’t enjoy the “rubbing and cuddling” rather the challenge and competition. If you are insecure on the other hand you might notice the stuff you are describing 😉
Why? Muslim Russians are Such Good Wrestlers. Do You know? What they do to People that Are Light on the Iron in Muslim ☪️ Country's.
You want to know what's even gayer? Being completely helpless when another man grabs you becuase you'd rather cope than learn all aspects of fighting (striking, wrestling, ground game)
Polish people in Poland are not like that. Rolling is fun, or it is just I don't have any experience with rolling outside of Poland to be able to compare.
Interesting point. Adam Wardz doesn't seem like a lunatic.