@@shabblabbatplus the more people that are drawn to the sport, the good coaches get more students ($$$) and when a good coach is more successful we all do better. I like this kind of video and would appreciate seeing one of Elon if enough footage exists
I'm just happy when people roll, especially when they're not trying to win the World Championship of Warm-up or the Undisputed Champ of Every Round on Wednesday morning class. Super fun to roll with a pard who wants to have fun, try cool shit on you and let you work on cool stuff of your own.
I thought it was pretty cool when I saw him training muay thai some time back. Everyone shits on him because it's cool to hate on rich people, but how many people would be sitting on their ass doing nothing if they were rich, let along going through the grind of jiu jitsu of all martial arts. And it doesn't seem he's making a spectacle of it (minus the Elon Musk BS lol) Guy survived through white belt and paid dues like everyone, can't hate on it.
The fact that he can flow role shows he has been training a while. I know blues that can't keep this pace consistently throughout a role. His movement however looks more like a 2 or 3 stripe white belt, but again, there is a pretty big range in expectations based on an individuals athleticism etc.
I agree with you on his ability to flow smoothly. In my opinion, it's a bit hard to base on movement. Blue belts can look great with some and look like day one with others. To me, the patterns/series are a bigger indication of his early abilities and knowledge. Movments will improve via the patterns, but he has to have the knowledge of those first. Just my general thought!
@@ChasenHill That makes total sense given the wide range of body types, age, athletic ability, fitness levels etc. between practitioners. Thanks for the feedback!
It’s nice to see them keep a flow roll pace. A lot of times It is hard for students to do that I’ll give you that. Honestly he seem to be a weak blue belt or three stripe white belt lol
I agree with you on his ability to flow smoothly. In my opinion, it's a bit hard to base on movement. Blue belts can look great with some and look like day one with others. To me, the patterns/series are a more significant indication of his early abilities and knowledge. Movments will improve via the patterns, but he has to have an understanding of those first. Just my general thought!
Hi Chasen and thank you for the videos. I think it's what you have mentioned. When someone is really been drilling something (a.k.a higher belts), you can see the fluidity that is more common amongst experienced players. I train with Brazilians here in Redondo and when I started rolling my first week it felt more intense than this. I am only 4 months in as a 1 stripe white belt but I feel like I don't recognize the intensity that I often see when I fight blue belts in my gym. Even some white belts in my gym exibit more of that after a year or so of training. All that said I am sure they were just warming up and I would never judge anyone on their roll plus who am I to even judge. I just say they looked little "soft" to what I've seen Black and Blue belts do. But again it's all individual interpretation ;)@@ChasenHill
@@vanyakapetanovic4018 Congrats on starting your Jiu-Jitsu journey! That's amazing! I 100% see where you are coming from in the intensity observation. If I had to bet, they are doing more "flow" training than high intensity. Personally, I believe this style of training is far more effective when two individuals are not on the same skill level. Gives both parties a chance to work. To my knowledge, Lex is a Judo black belt and has a BJJ black belt. I've not studied a bunch of films with him grappling or training but, I'm sure he could turn the intensity up if necessary. Thanks for engaging in the conversation, and I hope you find the content I post helpful and valuable! Please keep me updated on your journey and ask any questions you may have!
