I’ve been playing with this over the past year too. For me, it came about from threatening a leg entanglement from top and dealing with folks’ reactions. I wasn’t sure if it was something worth continuing to develop but your video inspires me to keep going. I will definitely absorb your research into mine. Thank you for the expert analysis of this concept!
I have trained on concrete and regularly have to control combative people in real life. I forced myself to start finding ways to control from top without putting my knees on the ground and stay as upright as possible. I found all the techniques you are showing here by following those rules. Combatively sound jiu-jitsu. Good stuff.
Thanks so much jon thomas. Been messing around with this sort of passing for a long time - but have not improved upon it at all - either it works or it doesn’t and i get swept. I think i saw keenan doing or showing this type of pass once. Very nice solution the switch to underhook and kneeslide when people control your pants. Thanks for showing. And definitely looking forward to your x/slx passing system
I use reverse side control often. Once I got over not wanting to hurt folks, being heavy was much easier. I’ll definitely focus on the shin balance method. Thanx brother
In the last example during the sparring montage I noticed that instead of turning your left knee around opponents knee to shin ride you first stepping your right foot through their guard and then shin rode from there and then finally brought your opposite leg around. Very cool option
I'm very early in my BJJ journey, but I find myself in this position a lot, just had no idea what to do, or even that it might be useful. Thanks a million, this will be a cool start to exploration.
This is very interesting, thanks so much for doing the excellent video, I was using some of it already but this reallly explains it well and love the part about nullifying their shin on shin entry into single leg x
Dear Jon, thank you for this great video! In the first few minutes, you mentioned a video on digging in from the North/South position. Would you share the link? Thank you again and please come to Denmark to teach!
Blue belt here, been doing this kinda pass for most my time as I always felt too light and skinny to pressure pass and I honestly didn't know this was a legit system. I kinda just figured I was doing some goofy blue belt stuff and putting my hands on the mat to float my shins it's worked well for me but most of my opponents are whit belts so I kinda assumed it wasn't something really skillful they just was worse than me. Definitely gonna look more into making mine better.
Nice pass! My teammates use it a lot from HQ and I suffer a lot from that. Please show, how to defend or counter it! I tried pulling the heel and pushing the other leg to transfer to X guard, but it didn't work
Yeah I have loosely done it before non internationally but once really focusing on it, it made a huge difference especially in the initial onset of the position.
I saw Marcos Tinoco talking about the difficulty of learning some of the stuff Lepri was trying to teach, and he said once he could figure out the posture then all the techniques flowed out of it. Edit: found the clip th-cam.com/video/NogcOmpfQME/w-d-xo.html I feel like you've isolated the posture here. From this shin ride the backstep, kneecut, and other passes will flow. Ive seen the individual passes before but not the postural glue holding them together.
Great technique. Now that you point it out and as you show in the training...a lot of the best people do this. But I don't think I understood or appreciated what was happening. Until now. Thanks.
As an older player (51) the knee cut puts too much pressure on my knees. But using the other knee shouldn’t fold the knee as much so I older players may be able to use this concept.
Yeah for sure the shin positioning will, the details on passes and things will probably change but I think the shin positioning concept will still be useable
@@JonThomasBJJ whattttt you are tall bro So you are considered lanky A1L kind. I watch try to learn from you videos as I'm 176cm 60kg and think your body physique kinda like mine. Hahaha.
Hahaha for sure this is only for if you didn’t see that video. But in all seriousness I know the titles are click baity but the difference in how much the algorithm promotes them is so much I can’t avoid having to do it.
I need the X guard passing video ASAP. My BJJ nemesis has been catching me with x guard way too much for my liking
Definitely gonna do a broader X guard passing video at some point.
3 years now on my bjj journey and I just keeping coming back to this YT channel, pure gold every single time 💯
Thanks so much buddy means a lot to know people have been watching and using it for so long
I’ve been playing with this over the past year too. For me, it came about from threatening a leg entanglement from top and dealing with folks’ reactions. I wasn’t sure if it was something worth continuing to develop but your video inspires me to keep going. I will definitely absorb your research into mine. Thank you for the expert analysis of this concept!
Your teachings are giving me so many great ideas & tools to use for practice! Thank you so much
I love your instructionals on various systems. Your mount system is still my “go-to” whenever I roll.
Lucas Lepri appreciation in the beginning though 🔥
Yeah such amazing passing!
Awesome content as always! We actually worked on this in class today. Loved the clips at the end. Cheers!
I have trained on concrete and regularly have to control combative people in real life. I forced myself to start finding ways to control from top without putting my knees on the ground and stay as upright as possible. I found all the techniques you are showing here by following those rules. Combatively sound jiu-jitsu. Good stuff.
Beautiful. Seems so intuitive and easy now that you’ve explained it well. Thanks!
Thanks so much jon thomas. Been messing around with this sort of passing for a long time - but have not improved upon it at all - either it works or it doesn’t and i get swept. I think i saw keenan doing or showing this type of pass once. Very nice solution the switch to underhook and kneeslide when people control your pants. Thanks for showing. And definitely looking forward to your x/slx passing system
I use reverse side control often. Once I got over not wanting to hurt folks, being heavy was much easier. I’ll definitely focus on the shin balance method. Thanx brother
In the last example during the sparring montage I noticed that instead of turning your left knee around opponents knee to shin ride you first stepping your right foot through their guard and then shin rode from there and then finally brought your opposite leg around. Very cool option
I do this already but not at this level, love all the details.
Right? I stumbled into this in nogi from the regular side to side standing passing. Standard knee on belly wasn't available often but this was.
I'm very early in my BJJ journey, but I find myself in this position a lot, just had no idea what to do, or even that it might be useful. Thanks a million, this will be a cool start to exploration.
Great video. Ties in well with held guard passing concepts like beating or covering their knee.
This is very interesting, thanks so much for doing the excellent video, I was using some of it already but this reallly explains it well and love the part about nullifying their shin on shin entry into single leg x
Excellent video. I've been in love with this for a few years now.
Dear Jon, thank you for this great video! In the first few minutes, you mentioned a video on digging in from the North/South position. Would you share the link? Thank you again and please come to Denmark to teach!
Hey buddy just added it in now, thanks for the reminder! I will try to visit soon. I live in Gothenburg Sweden so come visit sometime if you want
Love your videos... Thanks for sharing your knowledge.
Amazing content, You always see things in a unique way. Thanks for sharing
Thanks a lot! It’s run for me to just share things how I understand them and see that people get value out of it
Blue belt here, been doing this kinda pass for most my time as I always felt too light and skinny to pressure pass and I honestly didn't know this was a legit system. I kinda just figured I was doing some goofy blue belt stuff and putting my hands on the mat to float my shins it's worked well for me but most of my opponents are whit belts so I kinda assumed it wasn't something really skillful they just was worse than me. Definitely gonna look more into making mine better.
Always great content here. Thank you!
Amazing breakdown of the system.
Very cool, will definitely try to implement it ❤
Nice pass!
My teammates use it a lot from HQ and I suffer a lot from that.
Please show, how to defend or counter it! I tried pulling the heel and pushing the other leg to transfer to X guard, but it didn't work
Nicely explained, thanks for this 🙏
My pleasure 😊
Great video. Thanks from Korea
More of this please. Need this in my game.
Great content as always, Jon. Thanks!
Thank you so much!
Love the tunes on the end 🎶🎼
Thanks! Happy you liked the sparring clips!
Thanks as always Jon
That's really cool thank you 🙏
Like your video's man, keep it up 💪
Interesting generalization. I've use this against x guards specifically but didn't see it as a general tool in this way
Yeah I have loosely done it before non internationally but once really focusing on it, it made a huge difference especially in the initial onset of the position.
I saw Marcos Tinoco talking about the difficulty of learning some of the stuff Lepri was trying to teach, and he said once he could figure out the posture then all the techniques flowed out of it. Edit: found the clip th-cam.com/video/NogcOmpfQME/w-d-xo.html
I feel like you've isolated the posture here. From this shin ride the backstep, kneecut, and other passes will flow. Ive seen the individual passes before but not the postural glue holding them together.
Would love a follow up video going into more detail!
Thanks for the video
Great detail as always! Any seminars near jersey any time soon?
Hello Jon ! It's Nice to watch your new videos. I think a video of X guard passing will help a lot !
Hope you're doing well !
💥🔥
Awesome system
Great vid again!
Great technique. Now that you point it out and as you show in the training...a lot of the best people do this. But I don't think I understood or appreciated what was happening. Until now. Thanks.
great technique
Awesome,love this!!
Thanks so much!
When you are in the position (0:51) are not you exposing youself to a sweep when the guard guy tries to arm lock your extended arm?
Amazing explanation as always :)
Thank you so much!
Excelent video!
X guard passing please. Love the content.
i love this
extremely powerful new poncept
awesome video!!
Glad you enjoyed it
Awesome
Hello 👋 @JonThomasBJJ ! I m teaching BJJ in France, could you please show us a way to escape from the deep lasso guard (the one of Meregali) ?
Gold!!
Thanks so much!
As an older player (51) the knee cut puts too much pressure on my knees. But using the other knee shouldn’t fold the knee as much so I older players may be able to use this concept.
Yeah the knee cut can be tricky, I think if you find the good angles it’s not too hard on the knee but definitely need to be careful.
Holy shit ❤❤
great
super!
Thanks!
would you use this technique in no gi contexts where heel hooks are allowed?
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Does it work well in deep DLR?
Would this also work in no-gi?
Yeah for sure the shin positioning will, the details on passes and things will probably change but I think the shin positioning concept will still be useable
Nogi is where I stumbled into this. Grips are different and I find myself securing north south more often but it's legit.
I use this is in nogi a lot, more so with a near side under hook
Just wondering What's your weight and height?
Hey buddy I’m 6 foot 1 and 155lbs
@@JonThomasBJJ whattttt you are tall bro So you are considered lanky A1L kind. I watch try to learn from you videos as I'm 176cm 60kg and think your body physique kinda like mine. Hahaha.
Why would we use this when you showed the unstoppable guard pass system? It works 100% of the time and is impossible to counter
Hahaha for sure this is only for if you didn’t see that video. But in all seriousness I know the titles are click baity but the difference in how much the algorithm promotes them is so much I can’t avoid having to do it.
Reverse kesa video would be nice 😁
X GUARD PASSING COMMENT
Will definitely make soon!
REVERSE SIDE CONTROL COMMENT
first
Super fast!