Key Takeaways
- A No-Gi BJJ insturctional offering different ways to turn the knee cut into your best pass.
- Includes concepts, principles, and technical details, focusing on both headquarters control and aggressive dynamic passing.
- Covers passing different guards using many variations, including unique ones, of the knee cut pass.
- BJJ World Expert Rating: 6.5 out of 10.
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How long can you hold someone in Kesa Gatame? What if I told you that what you’re missing are nuances that high-level Judokas learn very early on, and not more pressure, or as I sometimes hear, more weight?
Figuring out the Judo Side Control position is not easy, but it is worth it. Judokas have a slow way of teaching it, although once you do it this way, you’ll rarely fail with it. If you don’t have the time or patience to go this route, then pick up the Bricks Kesa Gatame System Jeremy Brick DVD. It’ll do the trick, at least initially.
Old-School Pressure Torture
When I was a beginner in Judo, one of the first ground techniques that we worked on was Kesa Gatame. More precisely, I had the task of getting out of the headlock, and I had to figure it out on my own.
After months of work, I managed to sneak out consistently, which is when the instructor paid me some dedicated attention. He came over and instructed the top person, who was way more experienced, on how to counter my escape. Back to the drawing board, it was.
There is a reason why Judokas pay so much attention to drilling Kesa Gatame scenarios over and over – it is a pin that can win them fights. Since you can win in Judo by way of a pin, if you hold the bottom person on the mats for over 20 seconds, the control value of the position is clearly highly applicable to BJJ as well.
Moreover, Kesa Gatame offers plenty of quick, Judo-style submissions, which as just as brutally painful as they are quick to set up. Some of these feature in the Jeremy Brick Kesa Gatame DVD as part of his attack system from the position.
“Highlander “Jeremy Brick
Masters competitors, especially those that are competing in the higher masters divisions are a special breed. They demonstrate grit and technique to a level not fathomable by younger grapplers, but most importantly, they bring tons of experience with them.
Folks like Jeremy Brick have been around for a long time. The 5 times IBJJF Pan American champion and 4 times IBJJF Master Worlds champion has one of the best Masters division records in history. He has seen it all, from the early days of BJJ in the USA to fighting in MMA in the late 90s, however briefly.
Lately, the black belt has been focusing more on teaching and family, a venture that extends to the digital realm as much as the mats. One great example of the exceptional value that Jeremy can bring to the table for grapplers is the Bricks Kesa Gatame System Jeremy Brick DVD.
Bricks Kesa Gatame System Jeremy Brick DVD Review
This Bricks Kesa Gatame System Jeremy Brick DVD is a curious one. It has great content, but it is extremely short, running well under an hour. I’ve seen classes taught on the Kesa Gatame where instructors shared and talked more. That said, there are some really valuable details and tips in this one, so if you’ve never done the position it’s perfect for you:
Critical Control Concepts
Holding the Judo side control position, also known as Kesa Gatame is no simple task. There are plenty of nuances to positioning, and it’s not just about weight distribution. Jeremy goes over some of the key concepts here, offering details on arm placement, leg motion, and overall positional awareness that Judokas used to dominate from this pinning position.
Judo Side Control Submissions
As the Bricks Kesa Gatame System Jeremy Brick DVD rolls on with a foundation of core principles set, submission enters the frame. In a truly OG fashion, Bricks dive straight into a bunch of armlocks and chokes that you can easily get from the Kesa Gatame.
Examples include alternative Americana finishes using your legs, an arm triangle variation, shoulder locks, and the dreaded pressure tap. This final one, which you also may know as a chest compression finish, is particularly useful for stealing your opponents’ souls.
Kesa Gatame Escapes
One of the main aspects of Kesa Gatame in BJJ terms is dealing with it. In Judo, it takes months to figure this out, but Jeremy offers a quick shortcut here. He uses reverse engineering of the pinning principles from the position to pinpoint weaknesses you can exploit when defending against it.
In the final portion of the Bricks Kesa Gatame System Jeremy Brick DVD, you get to learn how to defend arm locks and chokes, and how to get out towards the back. Jeremy also included a detailed breakdown of the go-to Judo escape, which is essentially a bridge and roll move (this one requires a strong neck).
finally, a few entries into the position, paired with realistic situations like sweeps, passing and Kimura trap attacks, provide context to how you can actually expect to use the Kesa Gatame while rolling or competing.
Judo Pins and Pin Escapes
Judo pins are extremely powerful since they place a big emphasis on using the Gi to accentuate your control over the bottom person. Even high-level Judokas struggle to escape the Kesa Gatame, which shows you how useful it can be for your game.
Even the Gracies dedicated a big part of their defensive curriculum, some of which is still a part of Gracie Barra gyms these days, to escaping the Kesa Gatame position. The Gracies faced lots of world-class Judokas in their challenges, so they had to know how to deal with this staple pin.
Since very few people tend to specialize in the position these days, at least for BJJ purposes, escaping Kesa Gatame is not something people dedicate a lot of attention to. While you don’t have to work on escaping it exclusively, you can figure out how to deal with it if you know how to hold and maintain it. This is the main premise behind the instructions in the Bricks Kesa Gatame System Jeremy Brick DVD.
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Head Lock Magic!
Learn how to hold the Kesa Gatame, and every time someone thinks they’ve escaped your side control, hit them with it. It will seem like black magic, having your opponents question their entire grappling life and experience as you pressure them into slow (or lightning-fast) taps.
While far from exhaustive on the subject, the Bricks Kesa Gatame System Jeremy Brick DVD provides a great starting point to figure out the basics of the position if you’ve never done it before.
