Dude, I live and train in Japan, and my language ability is quite low, so I miss out on quite a lot. I end up doing a lot of extra-studying on youtube, to make sure that I am understanding what I should be, and your vids are the ones that I remember the most. Great job!
+Green Djinn That's cool. I have been thinking about moving to Japan for a long time. How do you like the training vibe over there? Were people inviting about you training there? Or were they weary of the foreigner?
ESL Insider It really depends on what style you train in. Kendo schools are really leery of taking in outsiders. I've trained in iaijutsu and bjj here, and I was totally accepted in both. The vibe is pretty standard, compared to the US. Most people train pretty seriously, but those who are more casual are here and there. For better or worse, the people often expect a little less from you, as a foreigner. I live in Nagoya, which doesn't have many foreigners. If you go to Osaka, or Tokyo, this might be different. Either way, I'd recommend coming over, it's a really comfortable country.
+Green Djinn Yeah, I love it there. I was thinking maybe Fukuoka or Okinawa. I lived in Korea, China and Taiwan before. How much do you pay over there for classes? A lot of your classmates know Judo too?
ESL Insider Okinawa is great! I have been there twice. I had a girlfriend who was from there, and we visited her family during winter vacation. The people are generally friendly. The only downside is that it is very americanized because of the military bases, and so it doesn't really feel like Japan. It's also hard to get work there, because most of the jobs are taken up by military wives. I've never been to Fukuoka, but those who had have only great things to say about it. I got lucky, and found a small school that only charges 3000 (about 30 bucks) a month, but they are only open 2 days a week. Normal places are about twice that much. And yes, most of the other people have a judo background. I'd say about 65% have at least a rudimentary judo background.
+Green Djinn Wow that's cheaper. Sounds good. Yeah I was wondering how Americanized Okinawa was. Probably a conservative and/or religious bunch of Americans too since it's military. Are you teaching over there?
Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh I know why I fuck it up now! I never trap the leg on the same side of the arm that I trap and it makes my roll much less effective. Thank you Stefan you legend!
Hi Stephan, & thanks for the emails & videos! I was just wondering if you could make a follow-up video on this technique, on how to NOT end up in your opponents triangle, after you successfully complete the bridge & roll, mount escape? I have been caught out on this a few times against higher level BJJ players. Thanks again Stephan, & I always appreciate your tips & videos!! Cheers
The one area of difficulty for me is actually hooking the leg. I have muscular upper legs and I just can't get my heel to my butt, or even close. I see some of these guys who can get their heel on their butt and I just wonder how they are put together ( nothing like me ). I generally try to push my elbow into the knee having clamped the arm, in order to push the leg down to where I can hook it.
This is the escape I use most often. Does anyone know another escape that would pair nicely with this one if the one in the video is defended against. Or just another escape as simple and we'll explained as this one.
I will give 2 tips: 1. Constantly fight for the legs! He has you arm? Keep that grapevine, if you cant immediately free the arm. If you are bottom it also applies. 2. When you are on top, you can use your head to move his head in the opposite way. Lets say I want to bridge you to the right, I have to turn my head to the left so my right shoulder is free to be rolled. But if my head is on the right, rolling to the right is much harder.
Nice succinct explanation. In the last bridge explanation with the person on top you don't appear to keep moving the feet back likes in the last explanation on your own?
Small detail: In your roll, it looks as if the elbow of your pushing arm comes away from your ribs. Whenever that mistake is made in my gym, any colored belt in mount will snatch that arm and take an arm bar.
Given that many people use BJJ as part of an MMA or self defence repertoire, I can't help but feel that the ignoring of the other arm is a recipe for getting knocked out.
+guitarhack42 I dunno what kind of MMA you're doing, but in my experience, the person on top ALWAYS has time to punch. They wouldn't be in mount in the first place if you were that fast...
+Mat Broomfield I used to fight MMA years ago. Now a Brown Belt under Saulo Ribeiro BJJ. It's all relative on the individuals experience level. You have a good point. My instinct is to immediately get to my side and as he goes to tech mount I underhook his leg and bump as I go out the back door...Done in lightning speed. But you would be amazed at how hard it is to punch when a guy does a good simple bump and roll...Also the dumpster push from his hips into a single x guard is fast escape to a heel hook...But avoiding punches is everything - you're right on that!!
+Mat Broomfield But fundamental to this escape is that the guy's hands are on the ground--if they're on the ground, how is he going to knock you out? Even when you trap his arm and leave his other arm free, he's leaning forward and in 1/2 second you'll bridge and roll. It's unlikely he'll have the chance to punch you at all, and if he does it will be a very weak punch.
you left out bridging your opponent at a 45 degree angle or less. Don't try to roll him to the side, instead try to roll him OVER YOUR TRAP MUSCLE. the trap muscle located between your head and your shoulder. roll him in the same direction the top of your head is pointed towards. "north" of your head. and as you do this tilt your head in the opposite direction you are rolling him in. for example if you are rolling him towards your left then tilt your head to your right so that your right cheek is touching your right shoulder. this way your head doesn't get in the way when u roll him
Staying in the bridge till you're ready to go, is actually a good idea in a self defense situation, because the guy can't hit you, if he can't sit back.
No one has been able to articulate these points as effectively as you just did. Outstanding.
Fantastic vid that's applicable to both self-defense and competition. I love how you mentioned the knee bump; such a great tactic.
Learned this last night in class and it's good to see the little mistakes I was missing. Thanks a lot!
Thank you Stephan. Mistake #4 is a life saver
Hi stephan, I know you are not a world champion bjj player, but I found that many of ur videos are helpfull, thank you :)
Sorry guys, but does anyone know Conor's youtube account? Trying to link him to this vid
I am 100% positive Conor knows this move very well
Lmao he's gonna need to know this for the rematch
Oh really
Dude, I live and train in Japan, and my language ability is quite low, so I miss out on quite a lot. I end up doing a lot of extra-studying on youtube, to make sure that I am understanding what I should be, and your vids are the ones that I remember the most. Great job!
+Green Djinn That's cool. I have been thinking about moving to Japan for a long time. How do you like the training vibe over there? Were people inviting about you training there? Or were they weary of the foreigner?
ESL Insider It really depends on what style you train in. Kendo schools are really leery of taking in outsiders. I've trained in iaijutsu and bjj here, and I was totally accepted in both. The vibe is pretty standard, compared to the US. Most people train pretty seriously, but those who are more casual are here and there. For better or worse, the people often expect a little less from you, as a foreigner. I live in Nagoya, which doesn't have many foreigners. If you go to Osaka, or Tokyo, this might be different. Either way, I'd recommend coming over, it's a really comfortable country.
+Green Djinn Yeah, I love it there. I was thinking maybe Fukuoka or Okinawa. I lived in Korea, China and Taiwan before. How much do you pay over there for classes? A lot of your classmates know Judo too?
ESL Insider Okinawa is great! I have been there twice. I had a girlfriend who was from there, and we visited her family during winter vacation. The people are generally friendly. The only downside is that it is very americanized because of the military bases, and so it doesn't really feel like Japan. It's also hard to get work there, because most of the jobs are taken up by military wives. I've never been to Fukuoka, but those who had have only great things to say about it. I got lucky, and found a small school that only charges 3000 (about 30 bucks) a month, but they are only open 2 days a week. Normal places are about twice that much. And yes, most of the other people have a judo background. I'd say about 65% have at least a rudimentary judo background.
+Green Djinn Wow that's cheaper. Sounds good. Yeah I was wondering how Americanized Okinawa was. Probably a conservative and/or religious bunch of Americans too since it's military. Are you teaching over there?
Fantastic breakdown. Easy steps for an easy lesson.
Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh I know why I fuck it up now!
I never trap the leg on the same side of the arm that I trap and it makes my roll much less effective. Thank you Stefan you legend!
Thank you for being so generous with such fine knowledge!!!
Someday Stephan Kesting will show his greatest technique: how he makes so many friends.
It's in his other book. BJJ: "how to submit the social heart "
+ShowdownPlease He's Canadian. They are generally unbelievably nice people and make friends easily.
Ed McGuigan Ohhh, it all makes sense now. Of course, he would be a Canadian.
awwww
Hi Stephan, & thanks for the emails & videos! I was just wondering if you could make a follow-up video on this technique, on how to NOT end up in your opponents triangle, after you successfully complete the bridge & roll, mount escape? I have been caught out on this a few times against higher level BJJ players. Thanks again Stephan, & I always appreciate your tips & videos!! Cheers
Stephan please can you do a vídeo explaining how to gain grapple strenght
I also would mention that putting you ear on your shoulder when rolling on the opposite side helps too
Good technical demo. Keep it up.
So helpful. Thanks mate.
The one area of difficulty for me is actually hooking the leg. I have muscular upper legs and I just can't get my heel to my butt, or even close. I see some of these guys who can get their heel on their butt and I just wonder how they are put together ( nothing like me ). I generally try to push my elbow into the knee having clamped the arm, in order to push the leg down to where I can hook it.
are these details not always covered in the beginning? I remember these details were covered pretty thoroughly when I first started
Always helpful!
This is the escape I use most often. Does anyone know another escape that would pair nicely with this one if the one in the video is defended against. Or just another escape as simple and we'll explained as this one.
What are the defences against this? I can do it to other people when rolling but I also can't stop them doing it to me. Please any advice is welcome.
I will give 2 tips:
1. Constantly fight for the legs! He has you arm? Keep that grapevine, if you cant immediately free the arm. If you are bottom it also applies.
2. When you are on top, you can use your head to move his head in the opposite way. Lets say I want to bridge you to the right, I have to turn my head to the left so my right shoulder is free to be rolled. But if my head is on the right, rolling to the right is much harder.
XDConor McGregor can take some lessons from you. I'm actually very glad I subscribed to you, I learn so much from you. You're smart, man.
Amazing! The foundation work, works :)
Nice succinct explanation. In the last bridge explanation with the person on top you don't appear to keep moving the feet back likes in the last explanation on your own?
Great videos Stephen :)
I would add another one to this: once you bridge make sure you roll between your head and shoulder, or aim to - rather than rolling to the side.
Small detail: In your roll, it looks as if the elbow of your pushing arm comes away from your ribs. Whenever that mistake is made in my gym, any colored belt in mount will snatch that arm and take an arm bar.
great vid, Stephan. many thanks #worthwhilereminders
and how to release if the enemy sitting on our back while we on the ground
Does this work against heavy opponents?...There might be some trouble bridging when they are heavy?
Great video! Thanks for the tip ;)
@Stephan Kestling : the link to your book does not work, I get a 404 (both from the link in your description and the link in the video)
I learned this move on never back down!!! lol
Given that many people use BJJ as part of an MMA or self defence repertoire, I can't help but feel that the ignoring of the other arm is a recipe for getting knocked out.
+Mat Broomfield It's all done instantly. No time to punch...
+guitarhack42 I dunno what kind of MMA you're doing, but in my experience, the person on top ALWAYS has time to punch. They wouldn't be in mount in the first place if you were that fast...
+Mat Broomfield I used to fight MMA years ago. Now a Brown Belt under Saulo Ribeiro BJJ. It's all relative on the individuals experience level. You have a good point. My instinct is to immediately get to my side and as he goes to tech mount I underhook his leg and bump as I go out the back door...Done in lightning speed. But you would be amazed at how hard it is to punch when a guy does a good simple bump and roll...Also the dumpster push from his hips into a single x guard is fast escape to a heel hook...But avoiding punches is everything - you're right on that!!
+Mat Broomfield
But fundamental to this escape is that the guy's hands are on the ground--if they're on the ground, how is he going to knock you out? Even when you trap his arm and leave his other arm free, he's leaning forward and in 1/2 second you'll bridge and roll. It's unlikely he'll have the chance to punch you at all, and if he does it will be a very weak punch.
you left out bridging your opponent at a 45 degree angle or less. Don't try to roll him to the side, instead try to roll him OVER YOUR TRAP MUSCLE. the trap muscle located between your head and your shoulder. roll him in the same direction the top of your head is pointed towards. "north" of your head. and as you do this tilt your head in the opposite direction you are rolling him in. for example if you are rolling him towards your left then tilt your head to your right so that your right cheek is touching your right shoulder. this way your head doesn't get in the way when u roll him
Staying in the bridge till you're ready to go, is actually a good idea in a self defense situation, because the guy can't hit you, if he can't sit back.
When he's sitting on my stomach that pain is all I can think of.. Anyone else? I hate not being able to think passed that.
That website doesn't work
5th Mistake. Not turning the head in the same direction as you plan to roll from.
has anyone ever heard of a jubo sensai called boz HE has dark hair tall has a six pack showing A BIT.
mcgregor just made error 1
but what if the person is really fat and you can't bridge
+nito 2489 Elbow escape. Also, sweet glory, they would have to be absolutely massive for bridging and rolling to not work. :-P
+TheCrushmaster thanks
No problem. This escape will work against most people, but it's always good to have multiple ways to get out of a bad spot. :-)
+TheCrushmaster OK u must be a good fighter
Sadly, no, not yet, but I do know a little bit.
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