What It's Like Rolling with Coach Chris Haueter
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- Опубліковано 20 сер 2024
- Rolling with coach Chris Haueter - a 5th degree BJJ black belt was an experience on a new level. I was already always impressed by the skills and abilities of any BJJ black belt, yet my experience rolling with coach Haueter and what it taught me I'll remember for a long time.
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Welcome to the Martial Arts Journey UA-cam channel!
My name is Rokas. I'm a Lithuanian guy who trained Aikido for 14 years, 7 of them running a professional Aikido Dojo until eventually I realized that Aikido does not live up to what it promises.
Lead by this realization I decided to make a daring step to close my Aikido Dojo and move to Portland, Oregon for six months to start training MMA at the famous Straight Blast Gym Headquarters under head coach Matt Thornton.
After six months intensive training I had my first amateur MMA fight after which I moved back to Lithuania. During all of this time I am documenting my experience through my UA-cam channel called "Martial Arts Journey".
Now I am slowly setting up plans to continue training MMA under quality guidance and getting ready for my next MMA fight as I further document and share my journey and discoveries.
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Chris Haueter, is an American martial arts athlete and coach. As one of the first American Black Belts in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Chris is best known for his innovative teaching style and conceptual coaching ability and naming of new positions as the art rapidly developed in the mid 90's, coined the term 'Combat Base' as it related to shooting platform. He spread BJJ to the UK and across the US in the late 90's. Chris is one of the BJJ Dirty Dozen (first 12 Non-Brazilian recipients of the BJJ black belt). He received his black belt from Rigan Machado in 1996, is the first American black belt to compete in the Mundials De Jiu-Jitsu in Brazil, the first American black belt to win a black belt match. Over the years Chris has won multiple Pan American, and superfight victories. He is also a highly respected JKD practitioner directly trained under Dan Inosanto. He has promoted 15 black belts.
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Here is a link to the new coach John Kavanagh's series: ua-cam.com/video/J3MgSH6OmEY/v-deo.html
Thank you for your humility and open mind and using your platform to inspire others
Why didn't you just say, "Conor McGregor's coach"? :D
@@synergyrevolution2332 coz John Kavanagh is LEGENDARY
That was the coolest thing about jiu-jitsu when I started in '95. Rorion would tell me, "don't call me sir, I put my gi pants on one leg at a time just like you do". Such a laid back, hip environment. Chris had left to go to Rigans' by time I came around, so I never had the chance to meet him. I did get the chance to meet a few of the first dirty dozen and have been training with one of them for over 15 years. James "Avalanche" Boran. Damn I'm getting old.
You can't get good at jiu jitsu without being thoroughly humbled multiple times throughout your journey. Anyone who makes it to black belt will know for a fact that there are plenty of people out there who can make them look like a novice.
That's the cool part I like a lot about BJJ. In Febuary I started training, and everytime except once in a while if there's some other new guy, I am getting dominated practising my defense most of the time. I have also seen how that dynamic is reversed if I'm sparring with a friend who hasn't done BJJ, though. But when I roll with my coach it's just like I know I have literally zero chance and yet I keep getting tapped and take on the challenge again and again till I'm tired, but it's so cool experiencing how much there's levels to BJJ. Looking forward to your upcoming content :)
Thanks for sharing! I had the same experience as you did ;)
@@MartialArtsJourney You're welcome. if you ever go to Copenhagen, I'd love to do some friendly sparring and collab. :)
You did a good job of explaining it. Fighting a BJJ black belt, even with a few years of training, feels a lot like fighting a mountain. You can't move them an inch. They can be as slow, as gentle, as patient as they'd like to be, which almost makes it worse for the opponent because it makes the skill differential so painfully clear. They're not working hard at all, but you're giving it everything.
Your open mindedness and humility is outstanding.
Great analysis! Every black belt I’ve met thus far has been very humble and respectful.
I suggest you try reffing a tournament hahaha you'll meet a lot of shitty black belts
lots of blessings on your journey my friend. I've followed you for a while and I am impressed at your humbleness you always display . stay in that mindset my friend and you will be a great force to be reckoned with. stay healthy and and always moving.
Hey, man! I'm the big white belt at the beginning of the video. Glad I made it in the video! You should have posted you and I rolling, especially because you tapped me out! Love your videos, and I hope to see you back at Combat Base someday, bro!
Hey! It was a pleasure to meet you!
What's it like rolling with a 5th degree black belt? Whatever the bb wants it to be like 😂
White belt : you do stupid shit
Blue belt : you quit doing stupid shit
Purple belt : you capitalize on stupid shit
Brown belt : you MAKE people do stupid shit
Black belt : you MAKE people do stupid shit, and they don't even know it's stupid
Red belt : you tap people out with whatever stupid shit you want
@@Juzam777 Hey !! Not really...My friend, with a 5th degree black belt in Judo, would throw ANYONE, even a 400 pound fat ass, in a street fight on the cement so F,ing hard, they wouldn't have a clue a what to do next...Same for a sport fight...He was taught by a tiny, 110 ish pound Japanese man, from japan and he told me he was amazing at Judo and was an amazing Instructor...He also works out w/ 400 pound bench and that's not even his max and YES, strength does have a little to do w/ martial arts...A 1st degree black belt, is WIDELY known as starting to learn...He also has a 3rd degree black belt in shorin ryu karate, a 1st degree black belt in Full Contact TKD, is proficient at boxing and is a Pro kick boxer, so yeah, he is a LEGIT BAD ASS...He trained, earned all his belts, sparred, sport fought for 26 years, since age 5..In Full Contact TKD training, he never pulled one punch, or kick, which further prepared him for sport fighting and street fighting...He dismantled 3 guys in a street fight and he found some of their teeth in his shoe afterwards...He watched UFC fight and in the first 7 seconds said to me, that is not how to fight and I could easily beat these guys...Of course there are always exceptions like Jon Bones Jones and Fedor...The gracies are ANCIENT HISTORY...99 % of UFC guys don't train more than 5 years in any form of martial arts which MIGHT Give them a 2nd degree black belt, from a LAZY Instructor at a McDojo...I also am telling U this, cuz of your incorrect rundown on how much of bad ass a WHOPPING 1st degree red belt is in BJJ..My friend is a bad ass at grappling, take downs, holds, locks and stand up....U just say, a red belt in BJJ is SO GOOD...Not True, in a REAL FIGHT against a well trained opponent....Yes I know BJJ is more than take downs and the like, but not against lets say a 3rd degree black belt, and a 1st degree black belt in full contact TKD, w/ proficiency in boxing and Pro kickboxing like my friend...He would OBLITERATE a 1st degree red belt, if that's all the knew and he better know a lot more to stop my friends DISMANTLEMENT...Just sharing Info. from a LEGIT, 9 black belt friend...Every belt he earned was going up against 4 other guys at his same rank and they came at him at the same time and did not hold back and he beat all 4 to earn EACH BLACK BELT and non black belts...Even Chuck Norris' 4th degree black in karate does not make him a master and he's DAMN GOOD...Also, in case you're wondering what fighting leagues he fought in, they are a much harder non televised leagues...One was a boxing league...The other was an MMA, boxing and Pro kick boxing league...OK...Take Care !!
@@davidgeerling9871 your an idiot..doesnt matter how many black belts he has, he has one shot while even an accomplished bjj purple belt closes the distance and if he doesn't look the purple belt with one or 2 shots in that range.
Once the bjj guy grabs hold all thats left is judo which is far harder to pull off in the street without a gi, and its hard yhe throw someone thsts so close, trying to take you down with his own grips etc and then the fight is 80% done in favour of the purple belt
@@garethllewellyn215 Gareth...I admit, even though my friend was taught by legit dojos and instructors, doesn't make him ABSOLUTELY beat any non black belts...But, the SO CALLED "AWESOME GRACIES", when they got beat AND THEY DID w/ BJJ B.S...They complained and made up excuse why they lost a match...They know they lost, when they complained...I didn't read your MADE UP WORLD, cuz I know Judo is better.. IF U actually read this..KUDOS !! Again, judo, is the best from Not getting off balance and hitting the floor...This kid is 15, or close...Even the lowest amount of time he had to wait to train for his next BJJ belt, is at least 1 years and it takes at least 3 years to earn any belt...He would have to trained 5 years before he conceived by his parents...5 years before he was born...Just saying !! BJJs arguement is, cuz U train for at least one year before tarining for the next belt, makes them better w/ that belt...Wrong...It's over kill to train at least a year..Judo, is more than effective to train for every belt right after the next..I mentioned my friends shorin ryu talent, cuz since U R wrong about my friends judo, U had no idea what training in shorin ryu can do...U R trained to kill, period..It doesn't mean they kill all of the time.. They can back off of the permanent crippling moves...But since he and all black belts in shorin ryu are trained to kill, it takes a HELL OF A LOT of mental fortitude to hold off of killing and damaging people forever...My friend held off twice from permantely damaging 2 people in 2 street fights...Knowing what he could do in only shorin ryu, keeping in mind his 5th degree black belt in Judo, his 1st in FULL CONTACT TKD, was proficient at boxing and was a Pro kick boxer, SPEAKS VOLUMES of the control he did...Again, another guys sensei, w/ an 8th degree black belt in ishin ryu karate, "MIGHT" stand a chance against my friend w/ only a 3rd in shorin ryu...Got it from the horse mouth, who talked to his 8th degree black belt in ishinryu sensei (Ishinryu Spell ?? ) I'm KIND OF Sorry to curse, but U called me an idiot...Whether U want to believe it, or not...The gracies, who were supposed to be "REALL GOOD" at BJJ, complained when they lost...If U want to to send me a decent reply, I just might read it...My friend knows how effective Judo is...Also, he taught me, cuz I'm 6' 2", I could train to throw people harder w/ Judo...Again, 26 year straight of learning and training..Also, cuz he benched w/ 400 pounds, using shorin ryu, he is a killer, IF HE CHOSE NOT to hold off...The only one who could beat him, is whoever is better trained...He trained w/ a snap punch and was fast w/ his hands...Of course, wing chun and kung fu, could be a bit better...IDK ? He fought in harder league than thn UFC and BellatorMMA, cuz their rules would water down his talent, BIG TIME..He fought Professionally....Thing is, If U only knew his snap triggered personality, he is BEYOND ready to fight at the drop of a dime...He is BEYOND scary !! Peace :):)
@@davidgeerling9871 I will reply to you, sorry just woken up because of a text. Did read your reply but ill admit I'm too tired to think about a reply worthy of yours.
Obviously took some time, thought and consideration to write that last reply, so I can only be fair and reply when I'm on my break tomorrow or after work
I'm thst tired, I just offended myself by turning her down , and she was trying hard lol
Being exposed to BJJ having only had taekwondo and boxing experience was one of the most humbling experiences I've ever had. BJJ black belts are a different level of black belts.
I agree!
I think that's hyperbole and disrespectful to other combat sports, very disrespectful. It makes as much sense as saying that dancing with a salsa champion was much more humbling than dancing with a ballet champion; very different arts and skill sets. The youthful athletism you see in TKD is not to be found in something like BJJ and that's why TKD clubs in my town even agree to adjust belt rank tests for people over 35 because the skills are just that hard on the higher level. There's also probably a reason why martial arts movies have always been mostly about kicks and strikes because the primal energy and athletism expressed in those feats speaks to a person's gut on a different level. In a boxing match the BJJ black belt would be knocked out much sooner than a bodybuilder would be tapped in a BJJ match; it apparently can take them them minutes of huffing, puffing and running scared until they can tap a bodybuilder who was not paid to sell for them pro-wrestling style. It's still impressive that they are able to win like that but let's not worship them like they are superhumans. They are respectable athletes in their own sport. In a fencing match (an olympic martial art with more prestige than BJJ) you're going to get clowned unless you have fencing experience. Same with kendo, TKD, boxing, judo, wrestling, BJJ etc. Let's not foam from our mouths like a Fear Factor host and pretend that normal guys with a hobby are Bruce Willis from Unbreakable.
@@miesvaillanykyisyytta3252 it takes average of 3 years to get teakwondo black belt, 4 yo 5 karate, 5 for judo and 10 to 12 for bjj so yeah he's correct
@@garethllewellyn215 It really depends on where in the world you are although the art matters too definitely. Where I live I've met people who practiced for ten years and were judo brown belts. It can take several years to go from brown to black and in my country there's also a popular acrobatic Japanese style called taido, where it often takes close to ten years. It really depends on the age, athletic skill, commitment and interest of the athlete as well; if they live on the mat and do well in competition, it's going to be quicker.
Thank you very much for sharing your hard work
I practice BJJ kickboxing and Aikido. I love the ground work in BJJ but I don't trust my emotions so I went back to Aikido classes to deal with them. I also enjoy Kickboxing
Hey! Chris Haueter is in my gym’s lineage! That’s awesome that you got to train with him! Get on top, stay on top!
Great update. Humility is not weakness. It is power restrained. It is a power that has an open for the benefit of others. Jesus the Greatest example of Humility for Humanity.
I recently rolled with a 4th degree black belt who is also a 3-time world champion and I can relate with your experience.
His pressure does not cause any pain at all but for some reasons, I am just completely immobilized & then I got caught over & over again.
When he allows me to attack, he makes his whole body a fortress so I'd be lucky to get a firm grip on any part of his gi.
It would be like fighting a pro boxer !!!
My career allowed me to meet many thousands of people, of them I have meet a few dozen BJJ champions. These people are so humble and extremely powerful at the same time. As a former practitioner of Aikido I understand your respect for them. I my mind that are what Aikido should be. Love the videos
Thanks! I agree, they often seem to express what Aikido is supposed to be
I feel so happy for your journey, Rokas! I've been training BJJ for 5 years and a can see a lot of the happiness I get from it being explained through your videos!
If I can give you a recommendation on an academy to visit, you should definitely check out Marcelo Garcia's in NY city. Tough rolls all around and he has that exact humility/killing-you technique combo you mentioned in the video! Hahahaha I visited him once and am planning to do it again this year.
Keep up the good work! 💪💪💪
Do an updated MMA sparring video with the same guy you had for the last videos to show your progress :)
that's a great idea! do it Rokas!
Ya! Hella Badass Idea
I Am always amazed at how Humble the Real Badasses Are..Glad U came 2 L.A- Hope U come again when training 4 your next fight.
LUCKY!! That's awesome man, thanks for sharing!
Thanks!
Whoa! You cut your hair. Looks nice.
Glad you're continuing down your Martial Arts path.
You have the humility nailed. You'll go far in bjj. Relinquishing the ego allows you to open the mind to what is around you rather than trying to win. I feel that this accelerates learning as the ego often leaves the practitioner in a state of denial. As a result, you won't roll with certain people because you'll lose. But the losses are where you learn the most.
You're literally one or two levels away from being on Joe Rogan Experience. And I stood you up for a cup of coffee. Man, I'm a dumb ass.
Haha 😂 Sitting down with Joe Rogan would be a blast 😉
Rokas you should try judo sometime, and discover the art of punching people with the floor.
Very interesting take on rolling with a legend, thanks for sharing!
Thank you!
just as you get back to lithuania i moved to portland, i will stay here til october 1st.. hope you come back so we can roll. im also a bjj white belt!
We are waiting for a video about boxing. You did pretty well in that aspect in your first mma fight. We are sure you can share a lot of good tips to improve in striking (the difference with your first mma sparrings was huge).
Thanks for sharing.
Idea for a video - call out master Wong .. every other MA UA-camr seems to be doing that at the moment😂😂😂
Good story and rolling with a great mestre one of the first BB from Northamerica
Your humility is amazing.
cool, Rokas! Congrats, man!
It wasn't until I got into BJJ that I actually knew, without a shadow of a doubt in my mind, the real gap between a beginner and a master. In all my 15 years of KF, I've never truly believed that the skill gap between me, the advance students, and my teachers was really that significant. I harbor no such beliefs when it comes to BJJ.
Kung fu?
I'm so glad you're into BJJ, your enthusiasm makes me want to go train!
Thanks!
I know exactly what you mean by the feeling of power. People who take "functional" strength seriously by using a wide variety of exercises as well as muscle confusion, and do so for years and years, are in a whole nother league when it comes to pound for pound strength.
I was no slouch when I was a gym rat back in my 20's, and I remember this one time in an aikido class where one of the assistant instructors had me place a rear hold on him so he could demonstrate an escape/throw ... and I felt like a damp dish towel draped across the back of a superhero. The man was SOLID IRON (totally ripped and probably 3-5% bodyfat) ... just holding onto him was downright frightening, and made me feel like a helpless baby. Very humbling.
The story sounds like my experience rolling in my Dojo with our go-dan. It is best described as the feeling someone must get when they get their foot stuck under cement roller. Its a slow process. You know what will happen. And you cant get away.
i'm glad to see your into some real functional martial arts. bjj is awesome on the ground. i recommend muay thai for your stand up game nothing else compares to it.
i also recommend that the muay thai place you go to functions as an authentic muay thai not something modified. the clinch game is one of the most effective stand up controls of an opponent if you learn it well. a good clincher can stop a bjj guy from taking him down. focus on the boxing skills and footwork, it's the hardest for most to get in muay thai. the kicks, knees and elbows come easy.
Rokas you are quite a extraordinary person
Thank you!
Martial Arts Journey no problem, if you ever find yourself in central Florida please feel welcome to visit our school champions mma in Lakeland, our Sensei ross kellin is a 3rd degree bjj Black belt and long time martial artist and coach of several professional fighters. As well as my Sensei Shinibu maeda 7th Dan and Vp of All us Kendo federations Kendo dojo in bartow Florida you are always welcome
They don't necessarily have humility in other aspects of their life. They are humble in class, because they gave been and are humbled by their peers quite often. The memories humble them, the art humbles them. Which is a good thing.
I'm glad you got to feel an Aikido style of fighting. Aikido has application; however, there are not many people who can teach it or take it to the next level. In other words, go beyond aikido randori.
Hi Rokas, I'm waiting for your next videos... by the way you forgot to put the link to coach Kavanagh series
Thank you! You're right! I'll do that right now!
I’ve been to your hometown 😊 and spent 3 months in Lietuva! It’s a very beautiful place!
Noice!
Good stuff Rokas . Quick question/suggestion: have you ever thought about trying to collaborate with Roy Dean ? Hes a black belt in Jiu-jitsu but is also a black belt in aikido (and judo as well I think) and he has some cool thoughts on it I wont ramble on but I've learned alot from just watching his videos and clips from seminars on UA-cam. I figured you may get something out of it as well since you & I seem to have very similar "journeys " being former akidoka that moved into more Jiu-jitsu based training as well as other things in common. Anyway thought I'd mention it cuz would love to see something with you guys in the future.
I met Chris Hauter. He was a decent guy, and so was Alan Shebaro, one of his black belts. I didn’t get to roll with him though, although I have rolled with a 4th degree black belt who is extremely successful in competition and that was insane. There was something about the way he held his body when I had him in side control that made me feel like I had no way of truly controlling him even though I was technically in a stronger position. It was odd.
Great and inspiring story :-) I love BJJ and you explained pretty well why.
Thanks!
Hi man cool video are you happy to see your dogs back home but anyway good haircut
Thanks!
@@MartialArtsJourney you welcome mate
Dude, you should continue your journey in Thailand!!!
Haha, actually I thought a lot about that idea 😁
Yeah man, it'd be really cheap out there too, so you could stay longer. if you did like 3 months in Bangkok or Chang Mai or something just doing pure muay thai to get ready for a Muay Tai fight, and then went to Phuket or one of the other islands for some MMA training, that'd be sweet@@MartialArtsJourney
Great video lad. Maybe try the lion gym MMA c:
Thanks!
I guess spar with 5 Dan aikido it will be more difficult
That's a joke right? ;D
@@MartialArtsJourney yes it is, good luck to your new journey
Dude try rollin with dan the wolfman who USES functional aikido WITH a mix of wrestling/bjj
So glad you got rid of the Man Bun.
Lmao i felt his rolling power yesterday he paralyzed me to the point of no movement. That slow burning jujitsu is the best jujitsu
For a white belt it's the same as rolling a good purple belt
Hm
Hey bro, I feel like your English accent changed a bit from living in the States.
I agree :)
Did he tap you just with pressure? Unbelievable pressure on me :(
I believe the first tap was pretty much it ☺️
Did you also spar Jay, the black dude. And Che? The guy who always wears wrestling cap.
This guys Steven Seagals protege right?
? ;D Who?
i'm really surprised you did an mma course, as its clear by your past and present video's that your true belief is in BJJ , i would of thought you would of done a brazil or usa based 6 month trip instead.
😊 While I love BJJ I also see the limitations of it.
Also, it's a challenge of a much greater scale to go into the cage🙂
@@MartialArtsJourney - Your next Fight I would like 2 See U use more of that BJJ skill set.
Įdomu, Rokai, o kaip tau Lietuvos BJJ lygis?
Labas, Lietuvoj paskutinį kartą senai treniravausi BJJ ir pagrinde tik Šiauliuose tai sunku pasakyti, bet žinoma mokymo stilius ir lygis skiriasi. Galų gale ten mokino 4 stripe meistras arba pasaulinio lygio varžybininkai :)
Žinoma nėra ko ir lyginti, tiesiog pats galvojau pabandyti BJJ ir visad norisi optimalaus varianto, teisingo starto taip sakant ;) Nes visi tokie aukšto lygio meistrai visad pabrėžia gerų pagrindų svarbą. Super, kad tau pačiam teko susipažinti ir pabendrauti su įvairiais garsiais mokytojais, tai laukiam C. Haueter interviu ;) Sėkmės toliau judant pirmyn ;)
Ačiū! Svarbiausia manau tiesiog pradėti pradžiai, idealiausiai pozityvioj aplinkoj, o tada po truputį judėti prie vis kokybiškesnio varianto :)
I'm sorry that you had a bad experience in traditional martial arts with the masters that you met and trained with, and never got good at Aikido. I hope you have better luck with BJJ.
Was that Becky Lynch giving that grappling dummy the what for?
Yes! One of the Win or Learn episodes will feature her :)
Holy shit you cut your hair
You want arrogance and power control in a black belt, you should try Ralph Gracie. Lmao ~
Why don't you just learn the same style that matt hughes and kazushi sakuraba do. There style is better than bjj just saying
show footage or gtfo