"Once I put you in complex positions like 50/50, you're dead." Firas is a true BJJ representative. Great video. I completely agree that BJJ should be the CORE focus of your martial arts training. Especially loved the line about "If you can't handle one guy, training for multiple opponents is just crazy."
16:38 "Don't worry about that video. We're gonna redo it; we're gonna make it really nice." -Donald Zahabi. And then, "We're gonna have a lot more FIRASity in the next one."
If you train Jiu-Jitsu and decide to use it in a street fight scenario just use the fundamentals and keep it simple. That’s why I like Gracie style Jiu-Jitsu.
I don't claim that I am an expert, but here is what I understood about Luta Livre. Outside Brazil, it's not uncommon to train Gi and No-Gi in a Jiu-Jitsu gym. But in Brazil, I think that Jiu-Jitsu means mainly training with the Gi. I think that, not until recently, there was no such thing as "No-Gi" (or "sem kimono") in Brazil. There was Jiu-Jitsu, and there was Luta Livre. I moved to Brazil, and since I want to train both Gi and No-Gi, I train Gi at Carlson Gracie and No-Gi at RFT in Rio. Some techniques are categorized as "Luta-Livre techniques": the guillotine, the anaconda, the leg locks. Even though, outside Brazil, it's just common Jiu-Jitsu techniques. Also, there is a different culture in a Luta-Livre gym. I think there tend to be more MMA fighters. Also, people don't fight with IBJJF rules, so you can be leg locked/calf sliced by white belts. They don't really care about knee reaping neither.
White belt Luta Livre in Greece here! It's exaclty as you said on your comment! BJJ has borrowed many techniques from LL and embedded it in their style and it's really good for them. But some of those where known to be originating from LL. Both styles have influenced each other so much that actually No Gi Bjj and Luta Livre look almost identical
I had initially perceived Firas as being too relaxed about training. He just has a very non-aggressive ambience and I stupidly mistook that for a guy who wouldn’t know about fighting/training. Now that I’ve heard him out a few times, the guy has completely changed my perspective about how to pursue training. I know the elites already know how fking intelligent Firas is about this stuff but amateur hobbyists like me tend not to know who he is and how incredibly lucky we are to have access to this guy’s ideas.
Hey Firas love your videos. Could you make a video about injury prevention in bjj and when to go with the pain and when you should stay at home. Thank you :D
Hi Firas, I will like to you make a video on what you need to be a good coach, I know many fighters that are confused... they think that the coach has to be a world champion in experience ... in Argentina one of the best boxing coaches was an amateur boxer ( Amilcar Brusa) as a coach he formed 14 world champions!
Firas very amazing stuff. Thank you for all the work you put into this stuff. I know that jiu jitsu is practiced by people in order to improve their self defense and MMA. I do agree that we should develop our jiu jitsu so that it will help in the street or in mma. But for some people we don't practice jiu jitsu for those reasons. Especially sport guys who train primarily gi. Some of us love being deep in the fantasy of sport gi jiu jitsu. I don't know that this should be discouraged unless one is particularly set on doing mma or being a bad ass street fighter. But most of us just love rolling in a gi because its fun, you get an great workout so it improves overall strength and health in a safe productive way.
@Skrt Skrt I remember looking into and researching other martial arts when I trained TKD. I started to love Muay Thai and boxing. I told my instructor (My instructor started with Karate, then started teaching TKD, he wrestled in high school, and his brother was a boxer) that I had an interest in other styles and he said it was great. So one day he asked if I wanted to do a kickboxing rules round. I got beat up. He asked what I thought and I loved it. You know in the 50s TKD used to allow clinch fighting. When the supreme grandmaster said all TKD schools in the US should the Olympic TKD a lot of people didn't like that. It disappoints me to see what happened. TKD has been watered down to the point where it's just not practical. TKD the sport can make you a great athlete, it makes you flexible and gives you good legs. But it just doesn't work anymore
Great to see that someone heavilly involved in BJJ is humble enough to say that it is best but for 1 on 1. I am annoyed when people whom I respect chooses to turn blind eye to that issue. Possible apliance of the art in the context of self-defense is also a reason why I personally would prioritise chokes over armbars and leg locks.
I have been training judo for a while now wirth the intention to eventually move to no gi bjj. But this video just made me decide to make the move to no GI bjj now!. Wasting my time if its not where I want to eventually be. Started judo originally because they start standing as opposed to a lot of bjj schools. But found one that starts standing in no GI. Thanks for this video man.
I don't know which Brazilian style is the best but I spent months going to different martial arts schools when I was 18 in 1995. Taekwondo, Jeet Kune Do, Ninjutsu, Hapkido, Aikido, et al. Found my home in Brazilian Jujitsu for 10 years. But I didn't think about what style it was it was generally MMA (Ketsugo Jujitsu).
I'm from Germany and training striking in an mma gym. My coach is a luta livre black belt and was submission wrestling champ. Also my gym teaches luta livre, wrestling and a bit of bjj
EBI and Quintet are easily the most fun matches to watch because they have to push constantly, however there are problems without points. Having your guard passed or getting taken to the ground is not a good idea. In that regard the point system makes a lot of sense. But I would prefer removing advantages, penaltys are great to remove stalling. Sudden death if there is a draw.
Everyone is talking bad about training with GI. Think about it. 9 out of 12 we have cold months per year.People are wearing clothes. Coats, jackets, hoodies. If you are training with GI is more possible to be able to defend yourself on the street. You are not going to make a collar tie or an ezekiel choke but with using grips you ll be able to defend yourself better. That s just my point of view.
I’m a big fan of the ADCC ruleset. However, I think they should get rid of the “no points” period. Like Bernardo, I believe that grapplers should be encouraged to pass guard and secure dominant positions.
Your point is understandable, just feels like it is more applicable to the overall game, or to like you said yourself "Fight to the death", which is not the case in this matter, in the overtime you must simply complete the objective. At this particular stage of competition conditions are the same for both guys and you both are free to blow out all your energy getting out, you both simply operate on equal conditions. So in the end it's kinda fair, who gets out faster in this matter, because your objective is just to get out. Thanks for the great videos!
We had an amazing kids program and we would train positional control guard/ mount / side control / gift wrap/ back/ then mma style kessagatame and arm pins
Great video. I do not practice BJJ, but I feel like the concepts you talk about are very much applicable in my field (s&c for sports). Thank you for taking the time to create content, much love from Sherbrooke!
I'm glad you are planning to redo the experiment video of strikers vs grapplers. Those guys were just too outclassed on the ground to offer any realistic striking on the ground. Looking forward to it.
First off, your videos are great I learn a lot from them. I also prefer the EBI rules and it should be mentioned that the competitors do not get paid if there is a draw. This means people who plan on stalling or being defensive (Ryron vs Andre G) will find another a different platform to compete in. The rules and pay structure attract players with aggressive styles. It is also fun to watch someone get over aggressive and pay the price. What is your opinion/advice on being over aggressive because you only have a few minutes to go for a sub?
Hey, to give you an answer on your question on Luta Livre: Luta Livre was carried from Brazil to Germany by Daniel D'Dane in 1995, who started to teach in the city of Cologne. To this day, Luta Livre is most popular in Germany, Brazil is dominated by BJJ of course. There are relatively many LL black belts in the german grappling scene, although it is still pretty hard to achieve that rank (more than in BJJ as I was told, speaking of your concerns about BJJ being washed out like Karate). That's what I was told by my coach. I myself train in a german facility under a brown belt, our best guys from 17 years of age to 50 + reach top positions at international european (BJJ) tournaments regularly. We had a seminar with Reilly Bodycomb recently and he was impressed by the knowledge of lecklogs. Jose Aldo is a Luta Livre black belt. A bit long for an answer, but I hope I could help!
+FinanzamtBlashyrk really? Its popular in Germany? Jose Aldo and Pedro Riazzo are the only ever UFC fighters ever out of the thousands to compete for the UFC to do that martial art. Jose Aldo did it cause he was poor and the poor kids back in the day did that while the rich kids did BJJ
An admirer here, sir. Around @26:45, why rule out spinal locks and neck cranks as illegal? EB's twister was quite a game changer and it doesn't seem to have had any severe injury on its record of triumphant applications. Thanks for coming down from mars to mere mortals who enjoy combat science!
Firas, how do you see the future of BJJ? I see it splitting three ways in the coming years: Helio-based purists sticking to the self-defense curriculum and eschewing competition/MMA completely, Gi BJJ going in the direction of IBJJF rules and getting weirder and weirder with all the strange grips and playing to the rules, and finally, ironically, no-gi becoming the most pure and popular variation. Just a guess, but I'd be interested in knowing your thoughts on the future of what we do.
@@hasanc1526 I thought they where critical of the evolution of the original no rules fighting to the MMA we see today with it's labyrinth rule changes and striking restrictions.
@@hasanc1526 Absolutely, there's money in it and MMA increases interest in BJJ which obviously they benefit from. However they've been quite vocal about the changes made in the sport.
It's difficult to say which rule set is better. They all have advantages and disadvantages. It may be helpful to change ones perspective of the contest. Ultimately, winning or loosing in a combat sport is not as important as getting more experience in that form of combat. The rules or judges may skew it one way or the other, but learning to be calm under the high pressure situation of the contest is more valuable to the real fight you may one day face than your win loss record is. Winning in sport is fun. but winning in a fight is critical. the experience matters more than the record.
Ultimately, I believe to be a complete grappler, you need to be able to compete in any tournament under any rules/scoring system. Submission only has its merits as does points. I generally believe submission only should be left to the high brown and black belts that have a very good understanding of BJJ and combative effectiveness. I would rather beginner and intermediate students train for points style because I think that is a great training modality that helps you learn when you are and when you are not being combatively effective. That is the whole purpose of points, when you get points for getting mount you are being credited for being the more combatively effective grappler. Submission only can create a certain complacency and non urgency to get out of a bad position. I have seen too many times grapplers just not trying to escape bad positions all because its ok as long as they arent getting submitted. If we are training bjj to learn how to fight and defend ourselves which is why we study any martial arts. We need to recognize hey if he wants he can pummel myself from mount I should get out of here.
hey Firas, about the IBE rules the person who gets out quicker, the rule may be also there because it makes for a more enjoyable viewer seeing. Anyway I understand your point and you make a good point since that is a philosophy of BJJ
My phylosophy: Specialize in techniques you can apply against every single man on this planet. Learn a little bit of techniques that "silver bullet" specific body types. Learn and study how to defend against any technique that can be pulled off on you. Lets say you are weak for kimuras, you MUST learn how defend against them, because if you lack the attributes to do an attack, generally you'll have some attributes that make it effective against you. And by that process you'll learn how to use by the chance you come against an even weaker guy.
31:50 onwards - this is why I abandoned sport BJJ and found a school aligned with Helio's side. Rener and Ryron's white belt/combatives stuff works in gi and no-gi.
@@eltigretv4135 No clue; but the exact problem described (getting to black belt and never learning to defend strikes) is dealt with in the early stages in the old-school Gracie lineages. The old-school style of BJJ is all about fight-oriented and self-defense BJJ first, it's not limited to Helio's sons, although they focus on it more.
In regards to the sport bjj I feel it is fun to play the game. If you train jiu jitsu every day it gets monotonous sometimes a little worm guard or berimbolo is fun. Obviously wouldn’t use it in a self defense situation but I enjoy the extra weapons
Coach I have to disagree with one of your points. A high level sport bjj athletes have a great grasp on basic bjj. Take any top level guy a put him in a street fight scenario. I have absolute faith they will not try any berimberolo, de la riva, or any sport based moves. I myself get into street fights on the regular (bouncer at nightclub)...no way would I use sport moves...just basics. It I would guess depend on the school and teacher. SN: Leg locks should be taught at blue belt....I totally agree with this..
+Brandon-Marcel Frederick Stafford As far as I was thaught Vale Tudo used to be the the link between Sports JJ and real life. I don't care how experienced you are as a grappler, if you never trained to defend punches and out of rules stuff you will be so stressed that you won't be able to go into auto pilot which you developed in hours and hours of sparring. Mike Tyson broke his hand twice punching some1 in a street fight. He was used to his gloves from endless repetitions in training. You could easily teach him how to palm strike or use the fist against the body/nose/chin/any soft part only, but it just wasn't in his nature because he was a sports boxer, not a street fighter. I feel this is a good analogy. Could Mike Tyson in his prime win every bare knuckle fight with some preparation? Hell yeah. But he didn't focus on that. Oh and yeah, Mike won that fights I assume, but it wasn't optimal and he hurt himself in the process.
From what I was aware luta livre was just the original submission grappling without the gi - its basically no gi BJJ. You could describe what Eddie Bravo 10th Planet teaches as Luta Livre because he is against the gi hence the animosity towards him from the Gracies similar to their animosity towards Luta Livre back in Brazil. Please feel free to correct me if im wrong. Btw love the videos Firas
Maybe Palhares does think that the leglock is a Strongman-move and that is why he's training so hard to be so ripped, so that he's allowed to do the leglocks :-)
Hi Firas, i get almost 24/7 injury when i fought bigger opponent(they weight 20kg+ more) in BJJ (i weight 62kg with gi), i did BJJ 4years and still cant find out how to avoid injury, and can you make a video about injury prevention and how to fight bigger opponent? thx :D btw great video, i learned a lot from listening to you
Firas, Excellent video. I heard you mention the "K guard" and also the advantages of 50/50. i've not managed to find any instruction on the k guard and its not something i've encountered in normal bjj class, any chance in the future of any instructionals from yourself on this position and its advantages? keep up the good work!
Nicolas Renier who is a french professor in Luta Livre, is fighting in lot of tournament like ADCC and NAGA. he participate lot of time at ADCC european and also World ADCC.
+Tristar Gym i think that there is not any difference. But as you were asking if there was some fighter coming from that martial art now a day and still fighting with that style and having result.. Btw, thanks for all your videos, they are awesome.
its definitely possible to cause injury reaping when wearing the gi, if the knee wants to turn inward but the foot is held stationary in the armpit like in ashi garami then something might pop... ive never seen it though
Hey Firas ive been watching a lot of your videos on Training and philosophy i keep writing down a lot of books you recommend. Just wondering could you give a list of books you recommend for training, life and philosophy would be much appreciated. keep up the vids
I think if competitions/shows brought in an inactivity rule I.e. no stalling/holding for more than 10-20secs and have a penalty in place e.g. a point deduction or a restart from standing etc. might resolve some problems 😊
EBI can also be prone to stalling if a guy comes with that gameplan. He can avoid action for most of the match, then be good at escapes and controlling the back to get the win. I understand there's more money if you sub, but if you want to game the system with a more passive style, you most certainly could.
It's not just more money u don't get any money if it goes to overtime and they've been paying really good compared to other events and it keeps going up every event. So far it seems to be working cuz they've had a ton of amazing matches. Also they're not gonna invite u back if they see u stalling cuz eddies whole reason for starting ebi is to make it more exciting to watch in hopes that it makes on tv one day.
Instead of a shoot-out, I'd like to see rules that favour a loss over a draw. So maybe if there's a draw, the competitors each score 0 points. But say there's a sub, the winner get's 2 points, while the looser get's 1 point. I always feels that a looser that get's KOed in an MMA fight, say Dan Hardy vs Condit... Hardy lost, but he contributed to that crazy exciting match. He could have played safe. He didn't. Therefore, I believe the "looser" of a fight, should be credited for contributing (if the match was exiting). So I feel this perspective would contribute to taking risks and showcase what jiujitsu could be under a competitive spirit... not self-defence, but it's expression is exciting, reckless, creative free form. Points could equal money... so... do you coast to a draw or do you compromise for a crazy finish, hail mary?
which one is the best? simple- the one that makes the other guy go tap tap tap while using the least amount of energy. It would be even better if you could just look at them and make them tap
How is BJJ good for self defense? It focuses on ground work, which on a street is quite problematic - no soft mats, debris, uneven surfaces , confined space. I`m not trolling - asking a question here.
Bjj is about problem solving under pressure. Every roll presents an unique situation to adapt to. Of course we don't train on concrete because of injuries but although your knees amd elbows will be scraped up many bjj moves still work quite well on the street.
respect the gi and the art, nogi is alot of leg locks basically and it gets kinda of boring seeing everyone going for the same sub. (leg locks) all the time, every match is 2 guys spinning around on the floor trying to get or get put of a leg lock or ect.
Mid forties, considering joining BJJ.. Obviously not to cage fight -- I'v only played team sports growing up - had fun keeping in shape. Now in stead of going to a gym, I want to find something I enjoy, get in shape and learn self defense. To old?
I think if you come to a draw you should have to do a rematch...possibly even soon after your first match I think that is extremely fair and closer to combat and doesn't have a bunch of crazy rules
You're right getting out faster doesn't mean you have better Jiu Jitsu. It certainly does not. So maybe there should be a point system in place where a sub win gets you 2 points and an OT win gets you 1 point. Like in hockey eh? A penalty shootout doesn't illustrate which team plays better hockey does it? But in the end its a win but isn't worth as much and that can have a huge impact on that team. You would FIGHT for that sub. What we would do with those points is up for discussion. Maybe those points stay with the player and used to get into and rank you into a playoff of some kind. Maybe every 4 years or something we have like an EBI Olympics where the 8 players with the most points would be ranked and compete for the CHAMPIONSHIP-IP-ip-ip! What do you think?
Once again a great video and you've basically touched on a lot of subjects I've had questions in my head about my own developments in jiu jitsu and martial arts in general. I like to see more jiu jitsu people working on more striking and understand some striking just so that all the hard work on the matt doesn't fade away by a punch. I stress that most Gi jiu jitsu players don't train on their feet enough that they always pull guard rather than work on takedowns or throws. I do have a question and its more of a technical one.. Im a short ass and I have trouble with big taller guys while rolling.. Especially guys who play full closed guard. Ive seen Marcelo having the same issue as well with guys like roger gracie, braulio Estima, jacare etc.. What are your take on fighting taller (flexible) guys? My biggest concern is getting stuck in full closed guard and spending too much time and energy to open the guard to pass etc
"Increase the intensity as you and your partner develop trust."
Adrian Monk 🤣 look like sexual instructions 🤣
@@zachbellotto it was just a joke a**hole 😘
@@zachbellotto le fuuxe peu le must be American
*and skill (!)
"Once I put you in complex positions like 50/50, you're dead."
Firas is a true BJJ representative. Great video. I completely agree that BJJ should be the CORE focus of your martial arts training. Especially loved the line about "If you can't handle one guy, training for multiple opponents is just crazy."
If you don't feel like watching the whole video then just listen to 20:50 to 22:32
What he says there is very important... VERY important.
went from a bjj gym to an mma gym and feeling this rn
lol
Yeah for real BJJ should not be chill
thanks for this!
16:38 "Don't worry about that video. We're gonna redo it; we're gonna make it really nice." -Donald Zahabi. And then, "We're gonna have a lot more FIRASity in the next one."
+Veritas lol
If you train Jiu-Jitsu and decide to use it in a street fight scenario just use the fundamentals and keep it simple. That’s why I like Gracie style Jiu-Jitsu.
Yeah man it’s what makes Gracie awesome, it’s design for self defence and has no rules
Eddie bravo said anyone can be as flexible as they want they just have to work on it like everything else
+Vince Todarello he also belives there is a 10th planet covered in aliens, and in chem trails
Troy Yang he hates you as well
u got problems kid
Troy Yang did you delete your other comment? looks like you are the one with problems
supernalbjj yes so i dont get notifications of your crazyness lol
I don't claim that I am an expert, but here is what I understood about Luta Livre. Outside Brazil, it's not uncommon to train Gi and No-Gi in a Jiu-Jitsu gym. But in Brazil, I think that Jiu-Jitsu means mainly training with the Gi. I think that, not until recently, there was no such thing as "No-Gi" (or "sem kimono") in Brazil. There was Jiu-Jitsu, and there was Luta Livre.
I moved to Brazil, and since I want to train both Gi and No-Gi, I train Gi at Carlson Gracie and No-Gi at RFT in Rio. Some techniques are categorized as "Luta-Livre techniques": the guillotine, the anaconda, the leg locks. Even though, outside Brazil, it's just common Jiu-Jitsu techniques.
Also, there is a different culture in a Luta-Livre gym. I think there tend to be more MMA fighters. Also, people don't fight with IBJJF rules, so you can be leg locked/calf sliced by white belts. They don't really care about knee reaping neither.
White belt Luta Livre in Greece here! It's exaclty as you said on your comment! BJJ has borrowed many techniques from LL and embedded it in their style and it's really good for them. But some of those where known to be originating from LL. Both styles have influenced each other so much that actually No Gi Bjj and Luta Livre look almost identical
I had initially perceived Firas as being too relaxed about training. He just has a very non-aggressive ambience and I stupidly mistook that for a guy who wouldn’t know about fighting/training. Now that I’ve heard him out a few times, the guy has completely changed my perspective about how to pursue training. I know the elites already know how fking intelligent Firas is about this stuff but amateur hobbyists like me tend not to know who he is and how incredibly lucky we are to have access to this guy’s ideas.
You're one of my favorite content creators, coach. Keep it up!
Hey Firas love your videos. Could you make a video about injury prevention in bjj and when to go with the pain and when you should stay at home. Thank you :D
+Chris Grizzly yes sir will do in the future
+Tristar Gym thank you very much :D
Firas. I love your musings, discussions, and demonstrations. I appreciated the guard vs ground and pound experiment.
thank you sir
Hi Firas, I will like to you make a video on what you need to be a good coach, I know many fighters that are confused... they think that the coach has to be a world champion in experience ... in Argentina one of the best boxing coaches was an amateur boxer ( Amilcar Brusa) as a coach he formed 14 world champions!
The Self Defense Style is the Best Strike-Based Jiu-Jitsu Under the One an Only Javier Vasquez!!!!
Firas very amazing stuff. Thank you for all the work you put into this stuff. I know that jiu jitsu is practiced by people in order to improve their self defense and MMA. I do agree that we should develop our jiu jitsu so that it will help in the street or in mma. But for some people we don't practice jiu jitsu for those reasons. Especially sport guys who train primarily gi. Some of us love being deep in the fantasy of sport gi jiu jitsu. I don't know that this should be discouraged unless one is particularly set on doing mma or being a bad ass street fighter. But most of us just love rolling in a gi because its fun, you get an great workout so it improves overall strength and health in a safe productive way.
Too much of rules & regulations will water down the effectiveness of martial art. See what happened to TKD and Karate
@Doctor Drywell that doesn't mean they actively use it in the cage.
@@aych131 shut up unknowledge moron
Learn the raw true form for life and use the cut down one for competition. Be water my friend
@Skrt Skrt I remember looking into and researching other martial arts when I trained TKD. I started to love Muay Thai and boxing. I told my instructor (My instructor started with Karate, then started teaching TKD, he wrestled in high school, and his brother was a boxer) that I had an interest in other styles and he said it was great. So one day he asked if I wanted to do a kickboxing rules round. I got beat up. He asked what I thought and I loved it. You know in the 50s TKD used to allow clinch fighting. When the supreme grandmaster said all TKD schools in the US should the Olympic TKD a lot of people didn't like that. It disappoints me to see what happened. TKD has been watered down to the point where it's just not practical. TKD the sport can make you a great athlete, it makes you flexible and gives you good legs. But it just doesn't work anymore
and nowadays judo, too
Firas completely agree with your take on how you should be able to use jiu-jitsu in multiple scenarios
Great to see that someone heavilly involved in BJJ is humble enough to say that it is best but for 1 on 1. I am annoyed when people whom I respect chooses to turn blind eye to that issue. Possible apliance of the art in the context of self-defense is also a reason why I personally would prioritise chokes over armbars and leg locks.
Thank you firas. You are an important leader in our community, and I am glad you are willing to question the conventional wisdom.
One of the class acts of MMA. 🙏🤝
I have been training judo for a while now wirth the intention to eventually move to no gi bjj. But this video just made me decide to make the move to no GI bjj now!. Wasting my time if its not where I want to eventually be. Started judo originally because they start standing as opposed to a lot of bjj schools. But found one that starts standing in no GI. Thanks for this video man.
We love you Firas. Thanks for the video!
I don't know which Brazilian style is the best but I spent months going to different martial arts schools when I was 18 in 1995. Taekwondo, Jeet Kune Do, Ninjutsu, Hapkido, Aikido, et al. Found my home in Brazilian Jujitsu for 10 years. But I didn't think about what style it was it was generally MMA (Ketsugo Jujitsu).
I'm from Germany and training striking in an mma gym. My coach is a luta livre black belt and was submission wrestling champ. Also my gym teaches luta livre, wrestling and a bit of bjj
Dude I could listen to this guy read the dictionary and he would have my attention. Awesome content.
I had no idea 50-50 was that good, thank you coach @5:11
Your top 3 best bjj teachers for MMA application/ street self defense
EBI and Quintet are easily the most fun matches to watch because they have to push constantly, however there are problems without points. Having your guard passed or getting taken to the ground is not a good idea. In that regard the point system makes a lot of sense. But I would prefer removing advantages, penaltys are great to remove stalling. Sudden death if there is a draw.
Everyone is talking bad about training with GI. Think about it. 9 out of 12 we have cold months per year.People are wearing clothes. Coats, jackets, hoodies. If you are training with GI is more possible to be able to defend yourself on the street. You are not going to make a collar tie or an ezekiel choke but with using grips you ll be able to defend yourself better. That s just my point of view.
I live in Texas. 11/12 months we wear t-shirts and shorts
William Wright lapel chokes work with T-shirts too.
that's fine but I for example got into bjj to help me in MMA.....I'm unlikely to be accosted on the street as I am like 280 pounds lol
jamar Atchison some lapel chokes not all. and even then not nearly as well you can't account for how well the other guys' shirt is going to be made...
NoGi for MMA. Gi is optional IMHO.
1:44 discussion of when should kids start to train and compete in Jiu Jitsu and Wrestling. Please do that video soon.
I'm guessing the answer might be start easing them into it after they start puberty but don't reach full commitment until they're 16/17.
awesome insight on training bjj as well as teaching kids in any type of martial arts.
I’m a big fan of the ADCC ruleset. However, I think they should get rid of the “no points” period. Like Bernardo, I believe that grapplers should be encouraged to pass guard and secure dominant positions.
I'm little bummed about not getting answer to my question but still love this video man. So helpful!
+yi chris will try next time
Your point is understandable, just feels like it is more applicable to the overall game, or to like you said yourself "Fight to the death", which is not the case in this matter, in the overtime you must simply complete the objective. At this particular stage of competition conditions are the same for both guys and you both are free to blow out all your energy getting out, you both simply operate on equal conditions. So in the end it's kinda fair, who gets out faster in this matter, because your objective is just to get out.
Thanks for the great videos!
Thanks for addressing my comment Coach Zahabi. Looking forward to more videos and learning from you. Keep the vids coming
Love how in-depth every episode is, keep it up.
We had an amazing kids program and we would train positional control guard/ mount / side control / gift wrap/ back/ then mma style kessagatame and arm pins
Great video. I do not practice BJJ, but I feel like the concepts you talk about are very much applicable in my field (s&c for sports). Thank you for taking the time to create content, much love from Sherbrooke!
I'm glad you are planning to redo the experiment video of strikers vs grapplers. Those guys were just too outclassed on the ground to offer any realistic striking on the ground. Looking forward to it.
Combat Jiu-Jitsu is the best!
Straight up.
First off, your videos are great I learn a lot from them. I also prefer the EBI rules and it should be mentioned that the competitors do not get paid if there is a draw. This means people who plan on stalling or being defensive (Ryron vs Andre G) will find another a different platform to compete in. The rules and pay structure attract players with aggressive styles. It is also fun to watch someone get over aggressive and pay the price.
What is your opinion/advice on being over aggressive because you only have a few minutes to go for a sub?
Excellent point!
Pressure, smash, pass, submit. I like it all though. Love the channel, thanks for sharing your knowledge.
Excellent work Firas this channel is growing into something really special .
I would enjoy seeing you roll at EBI. maybe a superfight?
Agreed! Him vs edddie bravo
Ebi? Huh? He's not a pro bjj athlete, hes a coach...
EBI rules with judges yes, but with points that are only worth money and sub before overtime is bonus money too
Thank you...Especially for the answer to question 2!!!
Hey,
to give you an answer on your question on Luta Livre: Luta Livre was carried from Brazil to Germany by Daniel D'Dane in 1995, who started to teach in the city of Cologne. To this day, Luta Livre is most popular in Germany, Brazil is dominated by BJJ of course. There are relatively many LL black belts in the german grappling scene, although it is still pretty hard to achieve that rank (more than in BJJ as I was told, speaking of your concerns about BJJ being washed out like Karate). That's what I was told by my coach. I myself train in a german facility under a brown belt, our best guys from 17 years of age to 50 + reach top positions at international european (BJJ) tournaments regularly. We had a seminar with Reilly Bodycomb recently and he was impressed by the knowledge of lecklogs. Jose Aldo is a Luta Livre black belt.
A bit long for an answer, but I hope I could help!
+FinanzamtBlashyrk really? Its popular in Germany? Jose Aldo and Pedro Riazzo are the only ever UFC fighters ever out of the thousands to compete for the UFC to do that martial art. Jose Aldo did it cause he was poor and the poor kids back in the day did that while the rich kids did BJJ
+Thai Tran All true. What I meant to say though is that Germany is the only country where it is as popular as BJJ.
An admirer here, sir. Around @26:45, why rule out spinal locks and neck cranks as illegal? EB's twister was quite a game changer and it doesn't seem to have had any severe injury on its record of triumphant applications.
Thanks for coming down from mars to mere mortals who enjoy combat science!
Your videos are phenomenal
Love your content, this stuff is very insightful!
Firas, how do you see the future of BJJ? I see it splitting three ways in the coming years: Helio-based purists sticking to the self-defense curriculum and eschewing competition/MMA completely, Gi BJJ going in the direction of IBJJF rules and getting weirder and weirder with all the strange grips and playing to the rules, and finally, ironically, no-gi becoming the most pure and popular variation. Just a guess, but I'd be interested in knowing your thoughts on the future of what we do.
The helio side has always supported MMA
@@hasanc1526 I thought they where critical of the evolution of the original no rules fighting to the MMA we see today with it's labyrinth rule changes and striking restrictions.
@@daniel213141 true but they still support MMA. It's not like helio and carlos gracie never fought under bs rules😂
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Absolutely, there's money in it and MMA increases interest in BJJ which obviously they benefit from.
However they've been quite vocal about the changes made in the sport.
did what you say pan out to be true after 5 years lol?
It's difficult to say which rule set is better. They all have advantages and disadvantages. It may be helpful to change ones perspective of the contest. Ultimately, winning or loosing in a combat sport is not as important as getting more experience in that form of combat. The rules or judges may skew it one way or the other, but learning to be calm under the high pressure situation of the contest is more valuable to the real fight you may one day face than your win loss record is. Winning in sport is fun. but winning in a fight is critical. the experience matters more than the record.
great subject to talk about, Firas :) thank you
if coach Zahabi is recommending and loves jiujisu himself and u if you are into bjj then you are doing the right shit.I am learning bjj.yipee.
I'm 145lbs and love the kimura against anyone not only to finish with but using it to transition to arm bars back takes whatever
Ultimately, I believe to be a complete grappler, you need to be able to compete in any tournament under any rules/scoring system. Submission only has its merits as does points. I generally believe submission only should be left to the high brown and black belts that have a very good understanding of BJJ and combative effectiveness. I would rather beginner and intermediate students train for points style because I think that is a great training modality that helps you learn when you are and when you are not being combatively effective. That is the whole purpose of points, when you get points for getting mount you are being credited for being the more combatively effective grappler. Submission only can create a certain complacency and non urgency to get out of a bad position. I have seen too many times grapplers just not trying to escape bad positions all because its ok as long as they arent getting submitted. If we are training bjj to learn how to fight and defend ourselves which is why we study any martial arts. We need to recognize hey if he wants he can pummel myself from mount I should get out of here.
Very true
Hey Firas big fan of your work from italy. And also bjj player and lover!!!
hey Firas, about the IBE rules the person who gets out quicker, the rule may be also there because it makes for a more enjoyable viewer seeing. Anyway I understand your point and you make a good point since that is a philosophy of BJJ
+Thai Tran thats true. make sense
Bjj combined with any striking art, is essential to being a well rounded fighter/defender
My phylosophy:
Specialize in techniques you can apply against every single man on this planet.
Learn a little bit of techniques that "silver bullet" specific body types.
Learn and study how to defend against any technique that can be pulled off on you.
Lets say you are weak for kimuras, you MUST learn how defend against them, because if you lack the attributes to do an attack, generally you'll have some attributes that make it effective against you. And by that process you'll learn how to use by the chance you come against an even weaker guy.
You will be so busy in the gym that there will be no time for confrontation lmao
31:50 onwards - this is why I abandoned sport BJJ and found a school aligned with Helio's side. Rener and Ryron's white belt/combatives stuff works in gi and no-gi.
How many sides are there?
@@eltigretv4135 No clue; but the exact problem described (getting to black belt and never learning to defend strikes) is dealt with in the early stages in the old-school Gracie lineages. The old-school style of BJJ is all about fight-oriented and self-defense BJJ first, it's not limited to Helio's sons, although they focus on it more.
In regards to the sport bjj I feel it is fun to play the game. If you train jiu jitsu every day it gets monotonous sometimes a little worm guard or berimbolo is fun. Obviously wouldn’t use it in a self defense situation but I enjoy the extra weapons
i agree 100% about the fastest escape rule in EBI, but unfortunately I think it's necessary to avoid draws
Coach I have to disagree with one of your points.
A high level sport bjj athletes have a great grasp on basic bjj. Take any top level guy a put him in a street fight scenario. I have absolute faith they will not try any berimberolo, de la riva, or any sport based moves.
I myself get into street fights on the regular (bouncer at nightclub)...no way would I use sport moves...just basics.
It I would guess depend on the school and teacher.
SN: Leg locks should be taught at blue belt....I totally agree with this..
+Brandon-Marcel Frederick Stafford As far as I was thaught Vale Tudo used to be the the link between Sports JJ and real life. I don't care how experienced you are as a grappler, if you never trained to defend punches and out of rules stuff you will be so stressed that you won't be able to go into auto pilot which you developed in hours and hours of sparring.
Mike Tyson broke his hand twice punching some1 in a street fight. He was used to his gloves from endless repetitions in training. You could easily teach him how to palm strike or use the fist against the body/nose/chin/any soft part only, but it just wasn't in his nature because he was a sports boxer, not a street fighter. I feel this is a good analogy. Could Mike Tyson in his prime win every bare knuckle fight with some preparation? Hell yeah. But he didn't focus on that. Oh and yeah, Mike won that fights I assume, but it wasn't optimal and he hurt himself in the process.
Great as usual! 👊
very good helps to know im on the good track i appreciate your opinion what you do for martial arts is priceless and thank you
From what I was aware luta livre was just the original submission grappling without the gi - its basically no gi BJJ. You could describe what Eddie Bravo 10th Planet teaches as Luta Livre because he is against the gi hence the animosity towards him from the Gracies similar to their animosity towards Luta Livre back in Brazil. Please feel free to correct me if im wrong. Btw love the videos Firas
+DE E
You're wrong. Luta livre is a mix of catch wrestling and judo.
Maybe Palhares does think that the leglock is a Strongman-move and that is why he's training so hard to be so ripped, so that he's allowed to do the leglocks :-)
great videos and advice Firas !!!
Hi Firas, i get almost 24/7 injury when i fought bigger opponent(they weight 20kg+ more) in BJJ (i weight 62kg with gi), i did BJJ 4years and still cant find out how to avoid injury, and can you make a video about injury prevention and how to fight bigger opponent? thx :D btw great video, i learned a lot from listening to you
Bro, if you always get injured when rolling with those guys... probably just don't?
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this is an excellent channel ! excellent content ! A+
+Tristar Gym
Do You Know When Mr. St. Pierre Is Coming Back
Thanks for great videos
Firas, Excellent video.
I heard you mention the "K guard" and also the advantages of 50/50.
i've not managed to find any instruction on the k guard and its not something i've encountered in normal bjj class, any chance in the future of any instructionals from yourself on this position and its advantages?
keep up the good work!
Nicolas Renier who is a french professor in Luta Livre, is fighting in lot of tournament like ADCC and NAGA. he participate lot of time at ADCC european and also World ADCC.
What's makes his style different the Bjj. Is the only difference the name.
+Tristar Gym i think that there is not any difference. But as you were asking if there was some fighter coming from that martial art now a day and still fighting with that style and having result..
Btw, thanks for all your videos, they are awesome.
One day I will train with you 💪🏾🙏
I like traditional old school
Super affective basics
its definitely possible to cause injury reaping when wearing the gi, if the knee wants to turn inward but the foot is held stationary in the armpit like in ashi garami then something might pop... ive never seen it though
Maia jiu jitsu has been proven the best in UFC.
Jacare Souza as well.
Hey Firas ive been watching a lot of your videos on Training and philosophy i keep writing down a lot of books you recommend. Just wondering could you give a list of books you recommend for training, life and philosophy would be much appreciated. keep up the vids
I think if competitions/shows brought in an inactivity rule I.e. no stalling/holding for more than 10-20secs and have a penalty in place e.g. a point deduction or a restart from standing etc.
might resolve some problems 😊
EBI can also be prone to stalling if a guy comes with that gameplan. He can avoid action for most of the match, then be good at escapes and controlling the back to get the win. I understand there's more money if you sub, but if you want to game the system with a more passive style, you most certainly could.
It's not just more money u don't get any money if it goes to overtime and they've been paying really good compared to other events and it keeps going up every event. So far it seems to be working cuz they've had a ton of amazing matches. Also they're not gonna invite u back if they see u stalling cuz eddies whole reason for starting ebi is to make it more exciting to watch in hopes that it makes on tv one day.
Instead of a shoot-out, I'd like to see rules that favour a loss over a draw. So maybe if there's a draw, the competitors each score 0 points. But say there's a sub, the winner get's 2 points, while the looser get's 1 point.
I always feels that a looser that get's KOed in an MMA fight, say Dan Hardy vs Condit... Hardy lost, but he contributed to that crazy exciting match. He could have played safe. He didn't. Therefore, I believe the "looser" of a fight, should be credited for contributing (if the match was exiting).
So I feel this perspective would contribute to taking risks and showcase what jiujitsu could be under a competitive spirit... not self-defence, but it's expression is exciting, reckless, creative free form. Points could equal money... so... do you coast to a draw or do you compromise for a crazy finish, hail mary?
which one is the best? simple- the one that makes the other guy go tap tap tap while using the least amount of energy. It would be even better if you could just look at them and make them tap
Lololol i was watching this video thinking it was current. Still holds true. But hilarious.
i feel like points systems are better in bjj than just qrbitray deciders like shoot outs or totally subjctive judging
How is BJJ good for self defense? It focuses on ground work, which on a street is quite problematic - no soft mats, debris, uneven surfaces , confined space. I`m not trolling - asking a question here.
Bjj is about problem solving under pressure. Every roll presents an unique situation to adapt to. Of course we don't train on concrete because of injuries but although your knees amd elbows will be scraped up many bjj moves still work quite well on the street.
respect the gi and the art, nogi is alot of leg locks basically and it gets kinda of boring seeing everyone going for the same sub. (leg locks) all the time, every match is 2 guys spinning around on the floor trying to get or get put of a leg lock or ect.
Can you cover Carlson Gracie BJJ as it is somewhat a gym that has disintegrated, and if it is effective
Mid forties, considering joining BJJ.. Obviously not to cage fight -- I'v only played team sports growing up - had fun keeping in shape. Now in stead of going to a gym, I want to find something I enjoy, get in shape and learn self defense.
To old?
no, enjoy it
fuck no i get tapped out by sum1 das 55 everyday
6 years ago, EBI was best. Now, WNO is best. It incorporates judges just like he suggested.
Great video!
I think if you come to a draw you should have to do a rematch...possibly even soon after your first match I think that is extremely fair and closer to combat and doesn't have a bunch of crazy rules
Hey Firas, what's your opinion on Judo in general, in street self defense, in MMA, and vs BJJ/Wrestling standup?
+simo134 judo is great for self defense.
Your the Man Firas. Oss.
Thanks Coach
You're right getting out faster doesn't mean you have better Jiu Jitsu. It certainly does not.
So maybe there should be a point system in place where a sub win gets you 2 points and an OT win gets you 1 point. Like in hockey eh? A penalty shootout doesn't illustrate which team plays better hockey does it? But in the end its a win but isn't worth as much and that can have a huge impact on that team. You would FIGHT for that sub.
What we would do with those points is up for discussion. Maybe those points stay with the player and used to get into and rank you into a playoff of some kind. Maybe every 4 years or something we have like an EBI Olympics where the 8 players with the most points would be ranked and compete for the CHAMPIONSHIP-IP-ip-ip!
What do you think?
u should have a podcast!! if u do whats the name? love you breakdowns , ur very knowledgeable ...
Lmao firas you probably dint realise but to me i was dying 😂 at some of the stuff you were saying lmao need to also do stand up awesome video
Once again a great video and you've basically touched on a lot of subjects I've had questions in my head about my own developments in jiu jitsu and martial arts in general.
I like to see more jiu jitsu people working on more striking and understand some striking just so that all the hard work on the matt doesn't fade away by a punch. I stress that most Gi jiu jitsu players don't train on their feet enough that they always pull guard rather than work on takedowns or throws.
I do have a question and its more of a technical one.. Im a short ass and I have trouble with big taller guys while rolling.. Especially guys who play full closed guard. Ive seen Marcelo having the same issue as well with guys like roger gracie, braulio Estima, jacare etc.. What are your take on fighting taller (flexible) guys? My biggest concern is getting stuck in full closed guard and spending too much time and energy to open the guard to pass etc