"Concepts are way more important than individual techniques" really resonates with me. At my skill level I find remembering all the techniques you've demonstrated since I stared very difficult. Especially in the heat of a roll. But the concepts are more universal. These I can work on, bit by bit. I think this is your best video to date coach.
Thanks man 🙏 I bet you'll randomly remember a bunch of techniques that you think you forgot as you keep rolling. Like "oh ya I can do a loop Choke here." Used to always happen to me. I think in the past people have over complicated concepts by digging deep into the geometry and math of it all which goes over my head. The simple a concepts like I bring to the table are really taking off elsewhere too I'm noticing, which is awesome to see!
@@JordanTeachesJiujitsu Amazing video as always Professor, but I have a serious question about leg locks? My school specializes in nogi leglocks and open guard heavily, and my instructor even did a BJJ fanatics video on XGuard but I wanted to know do you think in a nogi setting shaving your legs will help with leglock defense? Lmfao Also, Do you have any guard passing advice?
@@fuckyoutube9713 shaving your legs definitely helps agaisnt leg locks. As silly as it sounds. I have a roll coming up next week with a blackbelt leg locker. Will be really good for you to see how I pass him!
Sorry for the delay guys! Been really busy/stressed lately. My gym is almost certainly going to have close temporarily within the next few days due to the new restrictions here. 4th time closing since the pandemic started 😩. I'll be focusing on the youtube channel during the time off.
@@colincharles9034 very frustrating especially because this time around there's no rent subsidy or cerb. Just restrictions we can't operate with. I'm glad to have a RU-vid channel to help right now. I feel for the other gym owners out there 😫 Merry Christmas man 🙏👊🎄 Edit: I'm glad they announced rent subsidy and a couple other programs at least if they're going to lock us down.
I feel for you Jordan such DAMAGE evil restrictions can be put on people. If you want to get your $ consider making a BJJ course a lot of people will buy it and you get big money. Appreciate your work coach you've transformed my BJJ
PLEASE DO A BJJ CONCEPTS TIER LIST! We cant remember everything at first but it would be very nice to know what the number one most important thing to remember is, then number 2, then number 3, etc. We might not be able to remember very far down the list in the beginning but it would be extremely helpful to know where to focus our attention. Love your videos by the way, ive already improved a lot from watching, thank you. OSS!
I know people are constantly criticizing your monotonous voice but I actually enjoy it. It’s not distracting and is easy to follow with your videos. It’s how you are and it’s gotten you this far so imo, no need to change. Great tips, this video can help build a strong foundation in anyones jiu jitsu!
Thanks for saying that man. It was honestly stressing me out so much last week and contributed to the delay of getting this video done. I know it shouldn't bother me but I don't like when people say it in a way where it detracts from the video, and the effort I put into it. I think if people understood I'm reading out loud everything that's said and just trying to talk slow and clear, then they wouldn't say anything or care. My natural speaking voice is pretty monotone as is, but reading, it just gets worse. So just super annoying to be critisized for that. At least that's the only thing I'm really critisized for, so I should just be happy considering the internet is ruthless. Thanks for listening to me rant btw. Felt good to get it out haha
@@JordanTeachesJiujitsu haha its okay, we can tell you put a lot of work in your videos. I think the problem with changing your voice would be that since its not natural, its gonna come off very forced which might make it worse. Whatever you’re doing right now is working as shown by how fast your channels grown. The quality of your videos/content are 🔥 information and its only a matter of time before you hit 100k+ subscribers.
@@JordanTeachesJiujitsu who are they to judge? For what content and service do they provide? I like how you speak, it flows very well. There is no nonsense. Just direct logic information. That’s what we are here for right? No one cares about verbose flamboyancy or if you had to take you parrot to the vet!
Hey man I know I’m replying to a 2 year old video but I gotta say this. Try your best not to let anonymous cowards on the internet throw you off your groove! Your voice is FINE. Plus one less potential opponent learning this absolute gold you’re sharing with us for free!! But seriously, you’re amazing for sharing this with us and people complaining is one of the constants of the universe. Also, you might not have thought about this but ESL folks will appreciate how clearly you speak. ♥️
0:00 sit instead of lay in your guard - it's hard to reach grips from your back. from seated position you can sit back or play sit-up guard. 0:31 keep your toes on the mat - from side control keep your toes on the mat so you can drive your weight into your opponent. 0:45 trap arms to make submissions easier - make it an unfair fight. your 2 hands against their 1, or their none against your 1, will make submissions easier. 1:13 control the legs when finishing a sweep - prevent the scramble. controlling the legs ensures you come up on top, not your opponent. 1:38 break grips that stop you from doing what you want to do - you don't need to break every single grip. only grips that stop you from advancing position. 1:56 take grips to control your opponent - if you don't control them, they will control you. lack of grips allows for easy attacks against you. 2:16 clear the elbow/knee line - in almost all cases, once you are clear of the joint line, you are clear of the submission threat. 2:44 keep your hands off the mat - you need to control your opponent, not the mat. keep your hand(s) off the mat. 3:10 do not accepts sweeps/takedowns - it's not over until it's over. fight hard to get back up if you get knocked down. 3:23 never let people grab your head - the head is one of the best points of control. you're probably letting your head get grabbed all the time. 3:47 prevent inside position - inside position is most importantly the space between your neck and shoulder, and armpit and knee. 4:40 t-rex arms - your elbows should not leave your body. t-rex arms prevent limb isolation, underhooks and head control 5:30 underhooks are almost always a good idea - underhooks are king. especially in nogi. they lead to back takes, sweeps, takedowns, passes & more. 5:50 path of least resistance - the less you strain the more technical you will become. you want to use the minimum effective dose of strength. 6:19 fight the hands when being choked - priority number 1 is to protect your neck. only if your neck is protected, can you use you lower them. 7:02 keep your hips higher to win scrambles - higher hips will ensure you stay on top, and your opponent stays on the bottom. 7:28 keep your butt down or all the way up - the in between is often where you are most susceptible to be swept. 7:52 load your opponents hips onto yours - the further your opponents hips are from your centre line, the heavier they will be. 8:10 use wedges - when something is stuck, you need to pry it out. use wedges to help free whatever is stuck. 8:28 break posture in your guard - you can attack from their broken posture or let them posture up and attack as they do.
This page helped me win two Gold medals and a Silver on the same day. Can’t get better than this. Fundamentals and concepts over specific “moves” is the best way to learn the moves without having to memorize them or drill them a million times. They come with it.
As a new two stripe white belt these videos are so useful. Instead of learning a 10 step guide for each technique having an overall game plan easy to understand set of rules and the reason why is a million times more useful. My rolling has improved exponentially just by not letting ppl grab my head, take meaningful grips on my opponent, T. rex arms and keep my hips higher than theirs in scrambles. My coach is constantly praising me as a natural 🤣🤫
Love your videos! Trying to remember thousands of moves is just overwhelming but getting the core concept down is very manageable and allows for better counter thinking when under pressure. Thank you, keep doing what you are doing!
“Concepts are more important than individual techniques” Beautiful, all these tips are exactly on point. As I’ve been training, I’m starting to see the importance of these concepts. Thank you for the video!
Love all the videos. Recommended them to everyone I train with. So cool to see you get to share it with your partner. I wish you the best from the UK. Thanks for the videos!
I'm still new to bjj, onlya month in, but your tips about Trex arms and not letting your ahead be gripped has massively improved how long I can survive when on the bottom.
These videos reinforce and support what I'm learning each night at my academy. This is another A+ video that like the others I'm sure I'll be studying every night. I've been a Patreon member and just increased my support to keep these videos going. Thankyou Jordan for the time and energy you put into these videos.
Man, these concepts are changing my game and giving a purpose to my rolls (focus on winning the grip battle, focus on connecting the elbow to the knee, etc.). I was struggling with motivation until I started watching your vids. And you're so pretty. Cheers.
T-Rex arms have helped me so much. Not only does it stop people from grabbing my head but it opens up opportunities to regain guard or prevent my half guard being passed. Great stuff!
I know it can be annoying to repeat the same concepts through your videos (like the grips war thing), but I assure you that it helps a lot of people, including me, to get these ideas into their heads.
Thanks Jordan I really enjoy watching you role and try to learn from your videos. I’m a 48 year old Brit who took a 20 year break from traditional Jiu Jitsu
I don't know how many times I have watched this video already and I still keep coming back to watch it again from time to time. Every information given in this video is so essential and every second is worth watching. Amazingly well made!
My ears perked up at "worst case ontario" xD Northern Ontario resident here, and huge fan of your content man. Mega helpful- appreciate everything you're doing here. and may these restrictions come and go quickly.
Watched this video for the first time a couple of weeks ago and concepts being more important than specific techniques really stuck. As a brand new white belt with not many techniques it has helped me massively
The Concepts idea is so helpful. As a new white belt, I generally have to focus on one or two things for a few sessions. Recently it has been grips and don’t let them control my head. Made a huge difference not getting smashed for an hour straight. Also, hit a rolling back take because it just kind of looked like it might work. 😂 I think I was as surprised as the blue belt. These vids are gold. Thank you so much for what you are doing!
These concepts are exactly what my buddy at the gym has been telling me. I have fixated over techniques wayyy too much but I feel a change already now! Got my subscription bro! 🙌🏽
Really enjoy the commentary in connection with the rolling Professor. The visual + the easily heard and understood dissection of what's going on Really Helps to make it all easily understood. It sinks in a lot deeper that way, for me at least. It's a force multiplier / game changer in being able to understand & Retain what's happening. The names for stuff help a lot too. Ex: "TRex arms" = makes immediate sense! Truly one of my favorite channels. Thank You Sir.
Jordan my man. This is seriously one of the best bjj instructional videos on ytb. And I've seen like hundrets of 'em. If you'll visit Europe, we'll be honored by your visit at GB Czech republic. Cool content man. Very cool indeed.
Another awesome video. The way you break everything down and simplify techniques and why things work is such a great help in learning BJJ. And a massive Baaaaaaaaam for dropping the worst case Ontario comment in.
Hi Sensei Jordan, I'm not sure if you done this already but can you please do a video zooming in on the proper way to grip the gi in various grips and places on the gi, for maximum control and minimum chance of injury. I injured my fingers a few times i think it may be I was not gripping my opponents gi correctly.
ONE SPECIAL DEMAND FOR YOU: no grappling instructor wanted to show this to me. Learning to roll under exhaustion. I figured my instructors didnt and us that tool cause they know we'll catch up to them when we know how to. Thanks in advance.
@@JordanTeachesJiujitsu yeah, that is an interesting one that's rarely/never covered - everyone just kind of works it out for themselves. But it's a thing to understand better, and also has relevance to street encounters and combat in general. Who gets tired first loses.
Great video dude. I saved it in my favorites, feel like it’s one of those videos you can watch every week just as a reminder of basic, extremely important tips. Thanks for putting this together.
Thanks man! I agree. The best way to utilize this video is watch before training often until you remember everything and don't need to watch it anymore 🙂
Epic video! As another user said "Concepts are way more important than individual techniques", this is a big one for me as a new white belt, trying to get head to the surface. watched a good number of your videos and all top notch, well done.
Great video. Can you make videos talking about how to deal with injuries? I am currently dealing with triceps tendonities on both arms that prevents me from training.
Love the videos. This is one of my favorites. “Concepts are way more important than individual techniques” is a bar. I’ll watch videos with certain techniques and in the heat of a roll I forget them (especially as a white belt). The concepts you teach however, I remember, and I sometimes even hear them repeated in my head when I’m in certain positions. Thanks!
Thanks for another great video! One tip that has helped me win a lot more scrambles was to get your hips higher than your opponents, but honestly all of them have helped me a ton!
Absolutely awesome video. The number 10 and 12 tips has helped my jiu Jitsu so much, It totally changed my defence and offense. I really like your approach to Jiu-Jitsu, focusing on concepts rather than techniques. Its so much easier to understand a couple important concept that always needing a specific technique for each positions.
Another great video. As a brand new no stripe whitey, could you make a video on the top 5 or 10 or whatever first concepts and techniques to master? E.g. I’m generally told create space on defense, kill space on offense, don’t reach, get grips and don’t allow grips on you, underhooks are good, too much muscle is bad etc…. Danaher seems to think starting with escapes from mount, side control, and back mount are best. Basically, there is just so much to take in its like drinking from a fire hose. What are the main few things I should focus on “mastering” before moving on to which next things?
I actually disagree with danahar on that one. I always had sub par escapes because my mentality was "don't get there". In return I developed a really good guard because I knew the consequences of getting it passed. It wasn't until blackbelt I started letting people put me in bad spots so I could truly learn defense at a high level. I've got something like that planned, which will be out soon 🙂
The Wu did indeed say " protect your neck" Ha! Two things that I need to master in my rolls (from watching your videos) are the underhook concept, and the loading your partner and getting them under your centre of gravity for the sweeps. Much thanks as always sir.
Thanks for these great concepts. I really like the T-rex arms to prevent head control. I watched a youtube video that showed another way to prevent head control. The way this instructor did it was by making a frame by putting the palm of his hand on the side of his head. What do you think about this method of preventing head control when someone is trying to pass? Do you think this way is as good as the T-rex arms?
