I was lucky enough to go to both. CJI felt like being at the first Woodstock, it just felt like something special was happening. Adcc felt like a college wrestling tournament
@@RM-pu2mv Gordon D Riders would still defend his king no matter what. His fights were boring, and he wasn’t that dominant. He didn’t really beat Pena this time, plus we all knew Yuri wouldn't be able to beat Gordon. Gordon proudly says he finishes his opponents, but he’s mostly finished guys a lot smaller than him. He hasn’t finished anyone his size recently
My family doesn't know anything about BJJ sat and watched CJI with me on the TV, they were really intrigued. Big matchups, action oriented ruleset, high stakes and free on RU-vid really made this awesome.
Dude that is such a huge statement….i know people (ME!) that love practicing jiu jitsu but I CANNOT watch ADCC or other tourneys so damn boring. CJI was outstanding!
CJI was amazing. The rule set made it very easy for new fans to understand and it forced the grapplers to be active. Also the production was topnotch. Really looking forward to next year's event and hopefully it does even bigger numbers
It means a ton for you to accredit this event. I was in from inception, but couldn’t believe what it felt like to wait to watch it all on b team channel. Was a great weekend. I truly feel that event was the right thing at the right time.
Let's not forget about the fact that I could PAUSE LIVE AND REWIND sick moves or takedowns and also fast forward when there was no action. Nothing compares to this or even comes close.
CJI is the Future 💯 % ADCC has 2 Choices either Get Serious or Get Left Behind. Points,Mats, Ref interactions, 3 Matches At Once , commentary didn’t know competitors names , they’d cut from One Match about to finish to open mat nothing happening. Seemed like was filmed on a iPhone compared to CJI imo had better Production it seemed- next year CJi will be happening while ADCC has a off year should be interesting to see the brackets ⛽️
We ended up putting CJI back on vs UFC..me & a friend train & the other 5 ppl were casuals. Craig knock it out of the f'n park, can't beleive it's taken this long for someone to do this.
I've gone to adcc in person and enjoyed it but the pit is a game changer ESPECIALLY for the big boys. A lot of heavy weight matches devolved into collar ties and shoving people out of bounds or just stalling and butt scooting
@@gornlockheart it’s also not really about what people like or don’t like that’s the crazy part. Maybe it should be, but it isn’t. That wasn’t a part of the judges criteria and unfortunately the criteria changed as the rounds went on. The judges let the crowd decide the match. I had friends that were there, black belts, ADCC refs, they said that’s exactly what happened.
@benkelly7182 that is what I saw. I saw a guy who was afraid to engage the "butt scooter," and couldn't pass Levi's guard in 25 minutes! So Kade talked crap on his opponent's style (and jiu-jitsu) and then stalled, but in an increasingly flashy manner, lol. For some reason they scored the last three rounds differently than the rest. It really sounds like people like the OP want to do/see catch wrestling or something instead of BJJ with its "boring guard." 🤦♂️
The pit is perfect for bjj and mma. Also live audience can see the fight better vs the cage. Also its CJI, not CGI. No worries we are all calling it CGI.
Its terrible for MMA kind of. Basically all champs will be wrestlers since you are not getting from under one of them next to the pit slope and they will wreck you with GnP there. That is most likely scenario i think. Then again that would once and for all show people what is the single martial art best for this kind of scenario. Because its not BJJ
@hagestad yeah i can see that, but im grappler biased, so i like that. However, there are some mma rules that keep wrestlers safe, but other rules that make it harder. Like no kicks to grounded opponent, however, no knees either, which would be beneficial for a wrestler to knee "grounded" opponents. So... rules are just rules. I prefer entertainment over keeping shit the way it is because it's been the way it's been.
I am a 53 yr old Canadian, and a huge MMA / UFC fan, who has followed since day 1, UFC 1, 1993 . I have been a fan of martial arts since a child, grew bup watching /idolizing all Bruce Lees movies , etc., and was mostly just a fan of just STRIKERS/STRIKING. But ; the last few year,, maybe4-5 years ,I HAVE REALLY BEEN WANTING/WISHING= to join and learn BJJ/GRAPPLING/WRESTLING , etc.. I havent taken the plunge, NOR ;have I EVER watched a SINGLE BJJ MATCH/TOURNAMENT. ( "UNTIL : MY VERY FIRST TIME WATCHING A ; BJJ MATCH= and I watched , both,; the entire two-day tournament : CJI 1, . And it was amazing, very entertaining and exciting. I CAN NOT WAIT FOR NEXT ONE.
I am also a 53 year old Canadian. Started watching with UFC 3 on VHS tape back in the day when I was in college. Just started BJJ this year. Highly recommend it. It will greatly increase your appreciation of the various techniques used (as well as numerous other benefits). Hope you can find a good club to join.
I would say you need to find the right gym - where there are no people who hurt you through carelessness or aggression. BJJ has a very high rate of injury to players. Most long-term players have something messed up. Their back, their neck, some joint or joints. You also have to deal with hygiene issues, picking things up from the mats if it's not kept clean etc. So go for it, but check out places around you until you find the right one.
I loved CJI and the rules. In order for the lower levels to see then it would actually have to be a pit. Meaning it goes down into the ground instead of being on top of the ground.
It was amazing. The event was GREAT. ADCC was also incredible. CJI was wild for me and my guys tho. I was in the front row with the other Six Blades guys who were staying at the house me & Victor Hugo got for the week. When Victor got caught in the heel hook, that’s the most upset I’ve ever been after a fight…none of us talked for 10 minutes. He took it like a man…sat mat side for the entire rest of the event, and knowing him…it sets the stage for a massive run at next year’s event. He thrives on the high stakes. He’s the best guy in the world off the mat. Every person on earth who knew him in person would root for him every time he fights.
As an MMA fan and not necessarily a grappling fan, CJI was awesome! I watched nearly all the matches and didnt get bored at all. Well done by Craig and the team!
THANK YOU! I absolutely couldn't stand the resets at ADCC this year after seeing the pit/alley. It's cool and it takes even more out of the judges hands.
Wow coach. Your first three minutes of this video are so impressive. I’m 💯 with you. We need the pit in all jiujitsu matches and we need to get rid of the points. As a Gracie jiujitsu practitioner, I never really liked the point system.
I think it was a great show. Loved the pit. Even the 3 rounds worked out better than I thought. Over all a great show. Pushing the sport forward. It’s great.
CJI was easy to watch. Easy to follow along and entertaining. The alley/pit made it nice to not have to reset every 15 seconds. Easy to score especially with the open scoring.
In the WWF they did a special "Lions den" cage match with Ken shamrock that was an angled circular cage. It was intended to mimic UFC without the octagon. Something like that may work. This was in the late 90s I think.
CJI is the future of grappling competitions!!! Craig Jones will not only revolutionize the sport but will also become more of a legend than he is already for doing so...
I agree, love the pit, loved the rounds, judges scoring, and also fairness aspect. Exciting. Continous action. And also the in between round restrategizing
Best Grappling show ive ever seen for all the reasons you mentioned. We also got some of the greatest matches ever. Its very clear ADCC have been robbing the athletes over the years too. Not paying people at all is completely insane. Some of the scoring in ADCC is stupid too. CJI perfect format. Judges maybe need a little more consistency in judging and should have started earlier but ruleset and the pit were on point.
Cji looked like they displayed one match so you could watch live , adcc had multiple Mats and divisions so they had more then one Mat at a time going so the cameras would focus on who adcc chooses to show
I liked not only the function of the pit but the aesthetic as well. It was like spectators in the colosseum watching gladiators in some desperate fight for life.
its the evolution of the sport, I was only a hobbyist blue belt almost a decade ago but I like keeping up with whats going on in the sport and this is the only time my friends have ever been interested, B Team is entirely to thank for that, their youtube, their humor, their personalities and now the CJI with the best rules/aesthetics in the sport Completely agree about prize money, the million is huge for the first time but 100k is still impressive, hopefully they can continue to pay all the participants well too but that's essentially UFC money
100% felt the same thing, watched CJI day one then on Saturday it was ADCC day 1 and i couldn't deal with all the resets... like just blue balling yourself over and over,.
How is the diagonal for the spectator might be a little difficult, but I definitely agree that it definitely helps them not make any stops to the fight and keep the guys going.
Agree with all. The million was a great advertising tool for the first edition, but I guess they'll not repeat it, some fighter knew he was not going to go to the end and I think did not really give 100%, due to the lack of incentives to pass to the next round.
Levi did great despite playing almost exclusively guard. Both Rutuolo brothers didnt have a good answer, they never passed. Offensively he could have done a bit more and he would have won the final. The berimbolo style mixed with the leglocks makes for a really solid guard game. Interested to see how that evolves.
Yeah agreed. I didn't like the crowd booing Levi - he was displaying a lot of skill. And in the end he lived and died by his method, because as much as Kade didn't unlock his defence, he didn't take it to Kade enough either.
yeah it was dam awesome, my son and I were pumped watching it, but coach, what about the rest of the more junior type matches, the ones for the kids coming up, how do you suggest those run. My son competes in his local circuit in Australia all via points, so curious to see how you suggest the rest of the smaller, regional comps go. Should it be adopted everywhere or just at the top upper echelon of the sport ?
Karate Combat was doing the awesome diagonal pit thing for quite some time now! CJI's looks identical, and I'm glad they stole it because it's awesome.
It was so good it represents how effective grappling is in it's essence of an actual fight constant jousting for position and urgency just minus the strikes, traditional ibjjf style matches just kill even what grappling looks like in an actual conflict and I feel like that's important for getting new people involved because they look at 2 people stalling and they just think this is rubbish that would never work in a real fight why would I want to learn this but CJI shows what it actually looks like
Ibjjf style points for even more objective scoring. Ive always wanted to see simultaneous triple scoring (ibjjf, adcc, Olympic judo) to see how each grappling style would score a round.
The rounds made it way more exciting. How many guys get gassed out and the fight isn’t as exciting. Genius. And the pit solves the problem of resetting. No more moving back to the middle!!!
