Josh Barnett simply not giving a f*ck. Walks to the mat with shoes on and giving his back to a leg lock/back take specialist. Dude has been around for like kzillion years, and still going strong against young studs. Real legend ! ❤
I believe since they are wrestling shoes and you only wear them on the mats and not walk around on the floor or ground with them it preserves the respect aspect. I believe he removes them before exiting the mat and puts them on right he is going to step on the mats.
i dont do barefeet anywhere. the nasty feet thing in martial arts needs to go. i do boxing and wrestling we dont want to see no ones nasty athletes foot
5 minutes of real gem right here worth of studying. Barnett showing off some amazing things you don't really see at your regular grappling gym everyday (disclaimer: in the West). 0:00 Standing Leg entanglement 0:02 Toehold with hands 0:16 Attacking for Kneebar while your back is being taken (to avoid backtake) 0:27 Attacking for Doublewrist Lock while your is being taken (to escape backtake) 1:13 Changing angles to counter Elbow Crunch sweep 1:18 Shin Lock step-up 1:34 Using footwork / angles to counter a sweep 1:38 Using footwork / angles to counter a sweep again 1:48 Jaw Lock attempt (to force opponent Pin himself) 2:18 Sweep from Gator-roll / Over The Top from bottom Front Headlock 2:22 Grovit attempt (Neck Lock) 2:30 Funk Roll (Pass underneath the legs) 2:35 Doublewrist Lock to escape backtake (and end up on top) 3:05 Using footwork / angles to counter a sweep again 3:33 Rolling Toehold to counter seated armdrag (Note: Most likely a sub here; Barnett just being good sport by not cranking it) 4:00 Heel Hook attempt (using his own butt as lever) 4:25 Shin Lock to escape backmount 5:37 Can Opener to open the guard / keep guard open That's just a little breakdown after one viewing session. I'm sure I missed a lot.
@@marcusaurelius2773Josh is the one playing with the boy. Josh was a pupil of Billy Robinson, mentor to one... Sakuraba. The guy is from catch wrestling, where cross faces, knee and elbow rides, and elbow strikes are common. It's a bit like putting a boxer and a Muay Thai fighter against each other; the boxer may well land a bomb; but if the muay thai fighter cannot use kicks, knees, elbows, takedowns, etc., it is clear that the boxer will inevitably have an advantage.
So beautiful to watch! They were never trying to overcome the other just with pressure or explosive moves, just with technique. JB always looks gassed out but he is relentless untill the end, always aware of every detail and with clear plans in his mind, not taking advantage of his weight. Craig Jones has a clear cardio/speed advantage, but focuses instead on technical sparring. It would take hours to examine all the small details, wow!
CJ on point with them butterfly sweeps, but Josh looked solid and strong, great pressure. Would love to see Nick Rod roll with Josh... likely the building would collapse ⚔️👌🏻😎
@@dennya5565 Yeah, I feel like Josh took it VERY easy on him when he had him with the toe hold shortly before he got tapped with the inside heel hook. Feel like Craig probably should've tapped. Josh was being a respectful dude when he had him. He definitely could've just snapped Craig's ankle it looks like.
this just shows how good catch wrestlers are compared to good bjj guys., barnett was gassed and beat in every exchange, craig was coasting and beating josh at his best game.
@@timothycarey3883 Craig is a beast, but Josh wasn’t using Catch rules either. If you’ve never trained CACC….Josh was being very nice lol. Playing with a reduced tool set. Craig is a monster in BJJ though….very cool.
@@xxFairestxx its considered dick moves cause they dont work against good guys, you cant substitute good transitions and set ups with digging your elbows into the thighs and putting your forearms in there face. These moves are not illegal in bjj or sub grappling yet you never see them cause the catch guys dont make it past the first round of the tournament.
I’ve heard a lot of negatives in the past on how josh Barnett rolls with people but he seemed sensible here, both were allowed to work in spite of different weight and styles.
@Water Gun the focus on being rough and making everything uncomfortable is the reason catch is inferior, smooth efficient transitions is much more important the higher the competition gets, its the reason most catch guys look so slow and akward when rolling against guys like craig.
@Water Gun not in any high level org. Josh barnett or sakuraba is the most accomplished catch guys in fighting, name all the catch guys winning adcc. Take the top catch guy in the world and the purple belts at most gyms will own them.
@Water Gun catch has limited high level instructor because it was inferior to bjj and submission wrestling, guys like eric paulson didnt thrive cause their fighters were getting subbed by everyone, guys like ken shamrock did ok when others didnt know any grappling but got killed by lower bjj belts.
@Water Gun name a single catch guy in history that could beat gordon ryan, gary tonon, or guys like craig jones, roberto jimenez, cole abate... you dont know what you are talking about a washed up brown belt UFC fighter jason miller subbed sakuraba easily. I would really love to hear about a catch guy you think could beat craig jones, i will wait.
I think it went both ways, Josh only did one big guy move during the roll and was on his knees the whole time not really using the pressure passing he is known for. I still think it would be fucking scary seeing Josh pissed off.
Awesome matches to watch with them!!! I liked how Barnett used toe holds to facilitate escapes from Craig's back attacks. Loved how Craig countered one toehold attack by sliding into Saddle. Was that Ben Eddy in the background? Was he visiting or making a move?
Barnett used a Shin lock to escape Craig's back attack. Not Toehold. Also, Barnett could've finished the Toehold by cranking it, but was holding it steady to allow Craig to tap (which never happened). He was just being a good sport. Then he showed Craig how to tap, but casually tapping on the Heel Hook, even though it wasn't very secured yet.
Some people have flexible ankles/feet. I would have tapped to Josh's toe hold fairly quickly. When I get a toe hold (or other submissions) and my training partner refuses to tap, I just let go and keep going.
Such a great technique diversity from Craig, really brings such a joy to watch his game. At the same time, we can see how great a difference in level of set ups & control mechanisms (no offence to Josh). Difference between establishing the control & then breaking in leg submissions is enormous
the two sweeps he hit were actually butterfly sweeps, his scissor sweep attempt almost, but didn't work. but yes, sweeping josh barnett would be very very hard.
Now that was a quality roll right there. All the subs that they just respectfully rolled thru was awesome. Wish I’d have started this when I was a kid!
Seems like it, I was thinking that when it happened, maybe it's that or something that happened at the same time. Feels like a thing you should do very slowly in training
@Big Bad punisher def some good leg locks and entries in catch you don’t know what your talking about for the most part it’s mixed but check out csw and Erick Paulson where josh Barnett got his black belt super interesting shooo techniques from Japan. If you look up combat wrestling in Japan it’s pretty much all modern leg locks and leg lock entries used in bjj today.
At the 1:50 mark I started laughing because I understand, when Craig Jones and josh Barnett roll into your grappling space you just gotta take that L and get up and relocate to another side of the mat lol
Then Barnet "oh, well you should have tapped cause i just held it in place for one hour to show you the foot was game over, here take my heel and ill show you how its done".
That toe hold looked super nasty but I think Craig is just immune to that shit by now 😅 That ankle crank to escape the back take was crafty too. Josh is still a beast in his 40's but this new generation of no gi guys are something else
Josh was playing bjj, not his own sport, catch. He wasn't jabbing Craig in the shins or ankles to climb him, or putting his knee in his face, or doing neck cranks. Josh was just playing with the boy. The real catch leaves the air heavy. It's almost traumatic, almost like a round of boxing. It's another reality.
@@storm5276 What do you think American, or Danaherian, jiu jitsu is, if not a modality that borrowed the foot and leg locks from catch wrestling? Remember: Root bjj did not have leg locks. Furthermore, as it is the karate of our time, jiu jitsu has a bazillion practitioners for every catch athlete. Ultimately, the ADCC rules are exclusively geared towards favoring American sport jiu jitsu. It's more or less like having a boxer and a Muay Thai fighter face each other, but the latter won't be able to use elbows, knees, takedowns, etc., etc. Obviously the boxer will get the knockout. The moment the wrestler performed a knee ride on his opponent's face, the ADCC would collapse in tears of protest. But always remember the scourge that Billy Robinson's pupil, Sakuraba, imposed on the Gracie family (including a broken arm), Conan Silveira, Carlos Newton, etc., all black belts.
Watching Craig do flow rolling like this is just absolutely beautiful to watch. Its slow enough to wear you can literally see him nailing techniques step by step, but then he'll randomly hit a beautiful sweep and im just like how tf did he just do that!
Lmao around 1 minute in Josh gives Craig his arm and when Craig takes is he goes “that’s the pass I wanted” and then just casually rips his arm out to pass. Insane
Wow, these are two world class guys and Craig is amazing to do so well against The Warmaster ! Awesome stuff and how in the hell does Craig not tap when his foot is being bent to hell ????
I do believe even at his age Barnett would have the edge over Craig in a serious pure grappling contest (MMA is ofc a onesided affair here for obvious reasons) just because of a size and brutality difference. But that sweep was absolutely beautiful, notes taken. Great roll thank you both for sharing your training.
Josh gasses after about a minute into each roll. But who wouldn’t…having to constantly defending Craig’s pressure. Very impressive especially considering how much weight is he’s giving up.
