How to get better at BJJ faster
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Rick Ellis discusses how to improve BJJ faster.
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A strategy for improving your BJJ game much faster.
How many times did you train weekly on your journey?
@@g.odeoradhain Probably three or four days per week consistently.
@@TheArtofSkill Thank you for your response, really enjoying your content
My dream is not to be world champion. But to be as skilled and smooth as this gentleman. Thank you for a beautiful demonstration of your skill and knowledge.
nice, my dream is to be a world champion
@@samuelacosta6417 Nice, too. Myy dream is to no longer be a world champion.
Sweet my dream is to beat the world champ and walk away without taking recognition
I have insomnia 😞
Agreed..
You can clearly see the Roy Dean heritage. Respect. New subscriber here. 🤙
Kata gets a bad rap in BJJ because in a lot of martial arts it became the focus. But kata is about repetition, muscle memory, and ultimately unconscious execution of perfect technique. In BJJ, because of the need for a partner or a grappling dummy, this gets called "drilling". It's essential.
Okinawa Karate was originally a grappling system with some strikes. So take the Partner or grappling dummy away from a grappler- what are you left with when he “drills”?
I recently started Jiu-jitsu training last week. I aspire to be like that gentleman doing all those moves. Its gonna take me a long time but I know if I stay consistent I'll be like him!
How is it going now?
Best advice I could give ( I know you never asked).
1) take your time - in my opinion I progressed to black belt in judo and aikido too quickly
2) enjoy the journey - you are looking down the path of a life long journey. On that journey you will have some awsome adventures and meet some truly kind people.
3) focus on quality and not quantity- its better to do 10 techniques well than 250 badly
4) focus on escapes - if you are confident you can escape then you will have alot more fun as you know if you make a mistake you can get out.
Enjoy your journey my friend
With love a BJJ brother
Were you consistent?
You still practice BJJ ?
I wish to be as fluid with transitions and effectiveness as this practitioner.
That Kimura to arm triangle transition was the smoothest shit I’ve seen for a while. What a skilful gent. 3:04
Definitely, I saw that and thought the same, need it in my game. I drilled it loads yesterday, super smooth.
This is beautiful to watch. I hope those students admired the dedication, precision and control.
An effective way to get good fast is to use a grappling dummy to drill a lot of reps of many techniques. Not everyone has the desire or discipline to use them but the grapplers who have used them said how much of a difference they made with progressing in rolling in a much shorter period of time.
They don't result in any difference. I did dummies for 8 months at my gym during lockdown and only 10 % was applicable / felt the same after (locked out armbar, heel hook grip, and kimura). This is 2 man sport and you can't exclude the second one. The purpose of dummies is to remove the element of pain for another person (takedowns, throws, punching and joint locks). It just gives you a false sense of improvement.
@@radoslavtodorov6923 I'm sorry that's been your experience. But they have been beneficial for me and others who have used them. They don't replace rolling, but are a great supplement for technique development just like a punching bag is for boxers.
I got a dummy and it improved my game a lot i recommend it! You cant drill all techniques but you can definitely drill some stuff to improve your game. My analogy is to the dummy is if you were to play an instrument or learn a language, you learn 1 hour in class a week and practice an hour a day with your instrument at home, or have a book to practice the language an hour a day. If you only practiced the one hour in class there is no way you would remember what you learned and build on that taught technique for the next week to improve your game. You have to put in the work at home to get good on the mats and remember and drill what you learned in class. In class they teach you 3 techniques, you do it 10 times with little resistance they at the end of class you go all out in that position with full resistance but for some reason forgot everything you learned 20 minutes ago! haha good luck remembering those techniques next week in class. Gotta go home and drill them on a dummy everyday, untill you get that song down, or can speak the language.
@@tylernorman25 Well said. I agree with everything you said and am happy you have had success from the dummy. It's done wonders for me in continuing to close the skill gap with the higher ranks and larger opponents.
@@radoslavtodorov6923 yeah dude i think your defiantly wrong. As a newbie white belt, 1 hour of class is not enough for me to capture the details of each move. Having a dummy I can practice step by step at home is super helpful. I pop a TH-cam video and can go step by step with the TH-cam tutorial. And just keep reposing it out until it becomes second nature. So when I go back to the gym, it no longer requires a lot of mental power to think of what the steps are. It just flows like a habit because I’ve done ir so many times in my own time. Obviously it’s not the same with a human. But you can drink basic moves and get so good that you can do it in your sleep. I’m just starting but I can tell the other guys on here wondering if they should get a grappling dummy, get it. Don’t listen to this guy. If your starting out it helps having something to practice step by step. Slowly. And then rewinding the video. And keep doing the drills until your more confident. Once your on the mats, yes your opponent won’t be a stuffed dummy lol, he will resist, but you will have a lot more ease of mind, and be more calm and collected because your not trying to figure out how a move goes. Instead your analyzing where to apply that move. And find the right timing to do it. You can then direct your focus and mental energies on more important things instead of trying to figure out what your missing to get the triangle or a specific move etc…
My two cents as a white belt who just started.
If there was ever a better song to match his movement this is it. Beautiful smooth submissions.
I just watched this and it has made me determined to really understand this beautiful martial art. I am a white belt and have been doing jiu jitsu for one month.
Did you keep training? How are you now?
The best advice I've ever heard about getting better faster! 3rd year white belt going on 4th.( I've only actually trained about a 1/4 of that time). The other best advice (Danaher) is to start off in bad positions and learn escapes. 2021 I plan on getting back to training and earning my blue belt finally! (-:
Got your blue belt?
@@luismagris6678 indeed I did two months ago. I spent my entire time when I returned Augest 2021 doing nothing but escapes and working from bad positions. I got familiar with being on bottom and connecting movements from positions and scrambles. My guard passing and retention also went through the roof. I am currently developing my open guard and takes downs as well as continually working on my defenses and escapes as well. I also got really good at setting up cross collar chokes, and the bow and arrow choke. OSS!
This is one of the best BJJ videos I've ever watched! (To a small degree, I've been flowcharting my drills on the spot, but need to expand on it). Yes, one of major flaws in BJJ is not having established kata practice (sets of repetitive drills). So, thanks for bringing this basic principle of Sino-Japanese martial arts to BJJ!
Great video. This needs to become a study guide on how to sequence moves. Thank you
I'm writing that guide for myself. BOOM
Man you make this look so easy. I start bjj at 37 on Monday. Hope I’m half as good years from now. Thanks for the videos
How's it going?
Also curious!
how is it going man
So far so good! It’s definitely the hardest sport I’ve ever done. Looking forward to what kind of progress I can make in the next 6 months. Thanks for checking in.
Just started today
I was watching every move so closely, that I had to re watch to listen to you speak! Such a mesmerising display of skill
This is a really helpful video. I love your perspectives on Jiu Jitsu. As a newer practitioner it’s great to have found such an amazing resource!!!
fell inlove with BJJ and now my 4th month and just got started to understand every position im at. This is the way, even my coaches ask's to be their dummy after rolling
This is some of the best jiu jitsu I seen. He flows very well
Production value is sick. The formula is refreshing.
Pick a position. Identify all techniques you know from here and start drilling. Add transition opportunities. Gradually increase resistance.
Sensei, as usual the music is the cherry of the cake in your fantastic video!
Very smooth transitions. Thank you very much for this advice Professor
This was beautiful to watch
This is fantastic!
Thank you for existing.
. Thank you. I appreciate your knowledge, and willingness to share it.
Great strategy. Thank you.
I would love to be able to put what he just said in motion. Just watching him flow from move to move is very high level in my eyes.
I am in total agreement with your suggestions, but I feel stuck as I don't have enough moves to chain, where is a good place to look for a sequence of moves to chain together.
Thank you for inspiring and motivating and also your beautiful energy. 🙏🙏🙏
This was great, thanks for the tips!
Your very great teacher It would be honor to learn from you.
I just started BJJ… my fourth training I got Drop Finger in my pinkie. No training until 8 weeks. Brb 😊
That was incredible 👏
GOLD... Absolute Gold. Thanks
Great video and just picked up several nice transitions, thanks!
Awesome flow. Going to be watching this one a few times!
You are such a good teacher oss Sensei!
Great video, and I feel like I recognized that gym.
I'm going to start training no-gi grappling. Should I follow a program? Which books should I read?
Inspiration at it's finest thanks!!
Holy smoke Rick!
Thanks for sharing
Not one thumbs down that's great
I feel like your son when rolling. I'm the grappling dummy getting subbed every 5 seconds :(
its been 2 months since you posted this comment. How do you feel now? :)
@@swollacademy3103 3 months now. In my case, I started grappling a month and some change ago. first week was tough but if you have great partners + a great sensei, you will learn much faster. I happen to be quite athletic and flexible so that helps but I owe a lot of my progress to my rolling partners. you'll learn how to deny submissions and even if you due get submitted ASK your partner what you did wrong.
@@swollacademy3103 good question, very thoughtful
WOW, I am late in here, this vid and your movements and how you flow with your son, made tears in my eyes, that was beautiful.
I live in a small country town and there is a reasonably priced BJJ dojo. My Son (13 years old) and I (42 years old) started BJJ together.
We have good size mat at home to drill some of the techniques we learnt at the dojo. We go to BJJ 3 times a week.
Our coach is a very nice guy however he is not well organised or really have structured plan for newbee students.
I have seen BJJ Flowchart website that I can purchase and work based on that. I am really confused and I would like to know what to do.
My son and I watch something on youtube and we try to work on it, however there is no structure in what we learn.
Can you please give me some guidance? Will BJJ Flowchart or something like that would help us to just get organised? Thanks again for the vid. (awaiting your answer)
BTW, we have been to BJJ about 9 sessions :)
Just keep training man. If you want to get better take it upon yourself. If your classes don’t offer what you seek, go find it. Hi on TH-cam, go to Google, and make your own schedule. And as you grow then the Instructor Can guide you. Not everyone is at the same level in class, so they won’t just restart from the beginning for you and the newbies. I’m a newbie and I’m grateful I’m learning things everyday. I don’t know the basics the fundamental or anything, but it’s my responsibility to go figure it out then. You can do it man. Make the most of what you have. Im in a super small city and we literally just have mats in a house and we’re like a group of 20 people. If your commuted nothing is stopping you. The very fact you posited this on TH-cam shows you have access to a unlimited amount of information. There are thousands of places online to help us newbies get grounded on the fundamentals. There’s videos, charts, links, articles, books, etc etc… and there is Quora. Wherever issue or question we have it’s highly likely someone at some point has asked it and someone has answered it very well. We just have to be resourceful. We usually are sitting in an acre of diamonds 💍 and we don’t even know it. Like the book acre of diamonds talks about. Best wishes to you brother, keep working hard and pushing forward! We’re all in this BJJ journey together.
@@alexandercruz4766 It has been 13 months so far, my Son left BJJ in the first 3 months, and I changed my dojo. The new dojo is a lot better, and I train 4 times a week, and some weeks 6 times (2 open mats)
I can see my game has improved, I am a lot slower and roll with plan and more in control of a fight. Thank you for your response.
@@halfman58 Now you’re starting to be grounded in BJJ, see if you can work your son back in. If I had a dollar every time I heard someone doing BJJ say; “Wish I had started younger,” I’d be…. He’s “younger,” perhaps you can help him get that.
Man, he had me at guillotine to Darce!
Wow... thank you for this video. This is gold advice
Watching this guy transition from submission in less than a second is truly humbling
In short - it’s drill, apply and repeat. Easier said than done especially when there are so many techniques taught. I get carried away but we must drill more
Thank you
Oh gosh this is a mind blowing video
Thanks
Awesome video🫡
Somehow, instead of lending hope, this somehow discouraged me even more. So I subscribed. I'll just play my survival game for now, and hope the pieces will eventually fall into place. In the meantime, I'll ponder your words and try to implement in a small way.
What belt are you currently at?
I believe everyone is merely in the survival game in the beginning, stay with it.
Great video. Thank you.
Very cool to watch.
At 59, my second class is tomorrow and taking my grandson, 11, to his first class.
With hundreds or thousands of submissions, would it not be easier to learn first the escapes and then work at getting good at a handful of submissions before moving on to more ?
Thx very much !
Yes, definitely escapes first for the major positions. Then a couple attacks from each position.
Great video!!
I like this...I went to one class and sprained my ankle because I have no idea about the sport
Probably one of the best BJJ channels on TH-cam question though did you write it out like a programing algorithm or just in a list?
That was awesome
"You must find a training partner". I am stuck in this part. I am willing to repeat all the techniques we learn from the classes + train other techniques from TH-cam or courses of BJJ coaches such as John Danaher's courses. Unfortunately, no one seems to be willing for that.
I've recently started my training, about two months ago, got my first stripe already, but since I am training in China, I do not know the names of all moves and I think I need more practice because if my partner is heavier than me for more than 10 kilos, I have no chances...
Very smooth
Love it thank you.
This is beautiful
pretty sweet jiu jitsu kata
WOW insane flow
Okay how do I learn from you! I unfortunately live in the UK!
I tapped just watching this video.
Beautiful.......thank you
Cool video
AMAZING ;THANKS
Just watching this video made me realize that I have a long way to go.
Put what you learn from John Danaher's fundamentals and attack systems instructionals into practice. Can't get as good as fast than that.
Your videos are great it's just really hard to hear what you're saying with your music
Absolutely beautiful!
nice video
Who is this guy I wanna learn from him
Cool
jiu jitsu kata?
Can someone list all of the technique he does in the video..
1. Standing guillotine, standing darce, sumí gaeshi, anaconda, back roll to mounted guillotine, collar choke, armbar, toehold, kneebar
2. X pass to knee on belly, near side stepover armbar, spin over to kneebar, toe hold, toe press, heel hook, clover leaf, toe hold, heel hook.
3. Knee-drop inside trip, belly down knee bar, back step knee bar, ninja roll to truck, crotch ripper, toe hold, calf slicer, take the back, RNC.
4. Opponent stands up in guard, marionette, pull to single leg x, heelhook, x guard sweep, flip roll, clock choke, crucifix armbar, crucifix loop choke, compression kimura, north/south choke, darce.
5. Kesa takedown, knee armbar, knee pinch armbar, Americana, Ezequiel, switch to kuzure, near side armbar, far side armbar, N/S transition to armbar
6. Half guard, Ezekiel, Kimura, Kimura roll to step over arm pinch, omplata roll to omoplata, rodeo control, hook far side arm with foot to scarecrow armbar, belly down armbar, flip over armbar
7. Side control, kuzure kesa, knee to biceps, near side wrist lock, far side Americana, straight armbar, pull into N/S kimura position, wristlock, kimura, arm triangle, kesa compression tap, go negative back to N/S kimura, wrist lock, triangle
8. Leg drag, roll to neck trap, flip to guillotine, reverse omoplata roll to Americana, step over to armbar, bread cutter, mounted triangle
9. Shin on shin to X guard, technical standup, calf slicer, jump to back, slide into triangle, armbar, back to guard, marionette, pin arm to back, RNC
10. De La Riva back take, RNC, secure lapel, side control choke, step over choke, baseball bat choke.
@@TheArtofSkill Wow thanks! Very inspiring! Great work. :)
Beautiful 🤩
Thats a rough session for the blue belt, his tapping more than Shirley Temple..
My dream is to be legend in martial arts
Wow.crazy skill . Thx
This gives me Roy Dean vibes. 😆 Seriously, how to get better quicker? More time on the mat....and good training partners.
Hes under Roy Dean. So..
Homie just had a chiropractic adjustment 1000 different ways.
And that is why 90% of blue belts quit 😂
This is how my brain works
Give him a black belt
Train with purpose, study off the mat
How is this guy not black belt?
About an hour later I was!
@@TheArtofSkill congratz, much deserved!
@@TheArtofSkill lol i was wondering why you were wearing a brown belt and in other videos it was black. Love the videos!
Im always getting smashed in the gym, I dont know whats wrong with me, I show too much mercy, in whatever I do, its like I feel bad if the other person loses, but enough is enough, it’s time for no mercy
Unless you're getting hurt (in your body, not in your ego), getting smashed is among the best things to improve your game. And showing restraint and consideration for the safety or your training partners is VERY good, and it is noticed, it is respected and appreciated.
I was just like that. Once I reached a good blue belt level, all the browns and blacks had noticed I was a very gentle and safety-oriented fighter, and they all wanted to roll with me, especially the old/injured guys. They always destroyed me, but everytime I learned some high level detail and my game improved 100x faster than when I was just rolling with whites, blues and purples. Ask questions everytime you don't understand what happened. The high level guys are happy to teach. Also, my injuries were none, black belts know how to roll safely. I know it can be discouraging, but keep that gentle posture and it wil pay much dividends soon.
After a while of getting smashed (a few weeks), my teatcher put me back to train with other blues, and I was mopping the floor with them. My game improved A LOT without me actually submitting anyone for weeks, and actually getting smashed daily.
Hows the training going?
♥️👊🏻
This is ideal.but our partners can't just give up all their sparring time to just let you work on your tech sequences.
Exactly. Better to practice on your wife lol
@@shredgod6394 lol I try with my kid.
A Grappling dummy could help.
Want to get better? Drill
Flowwwwwwwwwwwww 👌🏾
Maybe watch TH-cam videos on how to do the basics before you even go to your first class.
Smoov like buttah, baby.
👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻🇬🇧
Or you can just roll and enjoy the art instead of looking at it as a Lego project…