Nowadays we’re getting so much informations from internet and google and it became a viable quiestion whether is it possible to learn something from youtube. Well, there’s a lot of stuff possible to learn from the internet but MMA?
Well, according to “FIGHTtips” it’s possible. You won’t be a world champion but you will know at least something. But according to people that are practicing in real gyms training on youtube won’t do any use to you. What’s your opinion on this topic?
In this article, I’ll cover Rickson Gracie concept about invisible Jiu Jitsu and then I’ll cover the most important techniques from this concept. Those techniques can really upgrade your Jiu Jitsu to another level.
It is a concept that Rickson Gracie taught Henry Akins years ago. Rickson Gracie defines it as a concept that manages your weight distribution once you connect your body to your opponent’s body. It’s about your feeling to know what your opponent will do before he does it. When used properly that knowledge should allow you to be more effective with your body movement.
Rickson has been pushing this Invisible Jiu Jitsu concept for years and there are a lot of seminars about it. You can also listen to a podcast with Rickson where he speaks about it on THIS LINK. As BJJ is growing, Invisible Jiu Jitsu concept is getting more and more attention every day.
The story with Henry Akins and Rickon Gracie goes like this. Henry Akins was a world champion blue belt competitor training at the Rickson Gracie Academy. At that time Rickson’s academy was one of the best competitive academies in the world. Henry was two-time world champion and fresh Pan-ams winner and he was much bigger, stronger and more athletic than Rickson. So, it would be normal that Rickson has a lot of problems in sparring with Henry.
They sparred and after five minutes Rickson was able to submit Henry without even making a submission. Rickson was able to produce so much pain and discomfort to Henry so that young champion had no options but to tap. From that moment Henry has been so impressed with the concept that it became a pillar of his Jiu-Jitsu and he’s the one spreading the invisible Jiu Jitsu concept.
So, what exactly we are talking about here Henry Akins will explain to us in a video below.
What we could see in this video is a great presentation of invisible Jiu Jitsu. It’s about knowing when to connect to your opponent and when to disconnect.
As that video explains the main concept I’ll show you another video of Henry Akins showing a bit different way of explaining what he’s talking about. This is one very good example that you can use in your everyday training. This is also a technique that makes a difference.
I’ll try to explain what we see in this video. Let’s say that you can bench press 220 lbs. And let’s say some guy weights 220 lbs. When you are bench pressing weights you’re using your hands to push straight, but what about you have to change your arms to 45 degrees? What about when weight is starting to change the angles? I’m sure that on those angles you wouldn’t be able to bench press 220 lbs. That’s the same principle we can see Akins explains Rickson’s Invisible BJJ concept. It’s all about weight distribution and weight you’re going to use when you’re pressing at your opponent. It’s usable when you’re passing guard or you have any problems with your opponent pushing you and making you stay away. Change angles, shift weights and you should do ok.
One very useful way of using this concept is also when you’re in closed guard. If your opponent breaks down your posture in a closed guard, he’s able to start attacking you and that’s something you want to avoid. The only thing and most effective thing you can do from closed guard is to escape from it and keeping your posture is something you have to do properly. How to do it and how to keep your posture up using this concept you can see in a video below:
Here is another video of Henry Akins showing Guard Passing using this concept. This is a situation that you can find yourself in a lot. And what happens is that usually the guy on the bottom slide his knee under you and you’re back in his guard. How to avoid it and how to take advantage of this concept check in a video below.
In this video, Henry Akins shows how to distribute your weight in side control top. And also how to attack from the side control top. As you can see he uses the pressure points on his opponent for which he believes they are important. If you try this you’ll see that you nullify your opponent’s movement completely. You will use your full weight on your opponent without spreading it around.
In this video, Henry Akins shows us ways how to use your weight from the bottom. As much as it is important to use your weight from the top, using your weight from the bottom in BJJ is important as well. This is a very important concept, especially for those who like to play closed guard. What we can see is how Henry uses his weight to destabilize his opponent and make him act by his rules. Leaving your opponent on top to control your weight is something you want to avoid. And this video will show you exactly how to do it.
A few years ago Tony Pacensky from soulfight.net attended the Rickson Gracie seminar about invisible Jiu-jitsu at the Gracie Academy in Los Angeles. He was very impressed with the concept and he wrote this on his BJJ Underground blog:
“The real connection is often said to be the invisible jiu-jitsu that you don’t see, but only can feel. It is the difference between practicing a technique and having the teacher say, “Do you understand verses did you feel that,” to the student. The student that understands may not have a better experience compared to the student that felt the connection.”
“The invisible aspect of jiu-jitsu for me by far the greatest and the most interesting. Because it is not based on what I see it. It is based on how I feel it. That’s why it is invisible. It’s not about seeing. You may see the same guard position, but you feel different if you put pressure here, if you lie a little more here. That’s what I try to promote! It’s the capacity once you have to develop your own sensitivity for what is invisible.”
Rickson Gracie: Modern BJJ Black Belts Remind Me of Karate Practitioners Clueless of Jiu-Jitsu
Straight foot locks are something that most people don’t like to tap to. Some of them are even saying they will never tap to Straight footlock and it’s pretty weird why is that so. Straight foot lock is a submission just like any other and consequences of not tapping to it can be horrible.
In this video we can see an example of a dislocated ankle with a straight footlock. This is why you have to make sure you tap on time because consequences are ugly.
https://www.instagram.com/p/BbfH9kHj4XL/?taken-by=jiujitsupub
Here is an example of how broken and dislocated ankle looks like. This is not a leg from this fight but the result is almost the same.
You can also check The Worst Leg Break in Jiu Jitsu Ever in a video below:
Check this terrible Leg Break and extremely loud Fracture
WARNING: Terrible Leg Break and Extremely loud Fracture as a result of Heel Hook
Each of us is born more or less skilled, it much depends on genetics, skill can also be greatly influenced by the middle of growing up and developing skills through childhood. But growing up without developing those skills doesn’t mean that we can develop them by basic bodyweight exercises, also by doing those drills we improve our strength and condition.
Jiu-Jitsu is a sport that requires the use of every muscle of the body, so with these exercises, we will cover the whole body. I can guarantee you that bodyweight is much better than those gym exercises with weights. These movements are natural and bring us strength, condition, speed, acceleration, and many other benefits.
So let’s start with the introduction of drills for better progress in Jiu-Jitsu.
1. Kip up burpees – This exercise consist of 3 main movements: Deep squat, push up, and jump. It is very good for acceleration and speed. If you can’t do it properly try to do it with the help of someone. He/she should light push your back.
2. ABS up – Very simple drill. This one attacks your abuse and gives them strength and condition. It can help you to reduce the time of standing up from the ground in a fight.
3. Knees to standing jump – Another one for acceleration.
4. Frogger – If you want strong and fast legs this one is perfect for you.
Also, try with alternately moving legs, this one also improves your flexibility.
5. The Valslide Hand Walk
Excellent for hands strength and condition also helps develop core muscles.
6. Single leg plyo hip thrust – Very important for hips felxibility and strenght,this one helps if yo feel any kind of pain in down back.
7. Squat walk – Push your legs to the limit with this awesome drill for the condition. For better performance try to walk backward.
8. Spiderman push up – This one is not so easy and it’s not recommended for beginners.
9. Bridge rotation (also advanced level) – Here is the whole process of learning rotation from the bridge position. This one helps for a sense of space and escape from different situations
10. Bar abs killer – I prefer this one because it has many benefits for Jiu-Jitsu, speed of legs, hips, and condition, and strength of hands.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mpv3i7cpfHc
You can also check the 3 worst exercises for Jiu-Jitsu
The Best Strength & Conditioning DVD and Digital Instructionals
In this video, BJJ World Championship Silver Medalist Thiago “Guli” Kozama from the EVOLVE Fight Team demonstrates how to use the Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu in a self-defense situation on the street.
This is one short part of Jiu Jitsu self defense, but from a BJJ point of view guy showing technique is doing something wrong at the start of altercation. Arms wide spread and pushing forward? Do you Agree?
You can also check a video below and it’s about Grappling vs Striking in a street fight situation.
Grappling vs Striking or How to Fight As a Grappler in a Street Fight
ADCC Winner and ADCC absolute silver medalist Gordon Ryan shares his opinion on John Danaher and other coaches like Andre Galvao, Marcelo Garcia…
“First of all John Danaher doesn’t have a kid, a wife, a family, he doesn’t even compete so the only thing he has to focus on is his students vs other great coaches like Andre Galvao, Cyborg, Marcelo Garcia. They’re all great coaches but they all also have competitive aspirations of their own. So competitors tend to be selfish people cause Andre Galvao wants to win black belt Worlds he also wants his students to win black belt worlds there’s a split between himself and his students whereas John doesn’t have that and everything he does is just for us.”
You can check the full podcast with Gordon Ryan below:
Rickson Gracie, son of Helio Gracie, was born into Brazilian jiu-jitsu. At the age of four years he began competing; at 15 he started to teach it; and at 18 he received his black belt.
At 20, Gracie won his first victory against the famous 230-pound (104 kg) Brazilian brawler Rei Zulu (father of Zuluzinho). With this victory, Rickson gained immediate national acclaim. Five years later Zulu requested a rematch and lost to Rickson again, in Maracanazinho before an audience of 20,000 spectators.
https://youtu.be/qaFMCEJ9t2g
https://www.bjj-world.com/royler-gracie-vs-martial-artist-claimed-developed-street-lethal-style/
If you watch Marcelo garcia’s videos you’ll notice that one arm chokes are pretty viable option in Jiu Jitsu.
In this video you’ll see that out sized girl choked out a big man pretty easy. This Move is taught by Rob Khan at the Jungle Gym.
A guy calling himself “Master” made the statements “I mean, I thought that Gracie Jiu-Jitsu was first of all supposed to be about self defence in a real fight, or at least that is how it is promoted. Then why on earth is the ridiculous ‘guard’ position emphasised? All the other guy on top has to do is reach down and grab your testicles, which you have left fully exposed by spreading your legs wide open.
If you end up on your back in a self defence situation, try to get up, kick the guy off you, kick his hips, scramble, but whatever you do DO NOT take up the completely unrealistic Gracie guard position and spread your legs exposing your most vulnerable region. It might work in sport fights with a groin guard, but in a real fight it is totally foolish.
Seriously, I am curious anyone who trains BJJ and has done it for at least some understanding of its use for self defence, what exactly is the BJJ view supposed to be, about the fact that anyone even without training can simply reach down and grab your testicles if you let them into a ‘guard’ posture?
It is simply one of the most unrealistic and foolish positions to take up that has ever been advocated for a self defence situation. ” I showed Draculino what he said and we talked about it because it is a common misconception. A lot of people who don’t actually train think silly things like biting and eye gouges cause BJJ to be ineffective, but it is not true..here was Draculino’s response to these claims.
Draculino: “People try to grab the balls, but you know what, smart people don’t try to do that because it’s stupid.”
Different animals walks and animal crawls for strength, conditioning and overall movement coordination and spacial awareness.
0:08 Duck Walk
0:28 Bunny Hops
0:45 Sneaking ape
1:19 Crab Walk
2:03 Horse Walk
2:30 Chameleon Crawl
2:57 Scorpion
3:20 Scorpion Jump
4:12 Bear-Crab Roll
4:35 Monkey Roll
You can also check 21 strength and condition exercises for BJJ.
