How Dean Lister Changed BJJ Forever

[@listerdean2332]

Hey my man, you are very talented. I am very flattered at your level of work, you have pictures that I don’t even have. Do I deserve it? Incredible, thank you for all your great work and the extensive time you put into this

[@ghagzor]

You're a fucking legend.

[@AlecBaulding]

It was a huge honor for me. Thank you Dean

[@eddiesalazar971]

@@AlecBauldingI love the Bernardo reference

[@ybemerica]

Dean, if this is really you, thank you for mentioning Jerry. I miss that man a great deal, he was a father to a lot of us, especially me.

[@brophymusprime593]

I've been doing this since 2007 and you've always been a pioneer in my eyes

[@JohnnyButtons]

Back in the day Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu had a very limited leg lock game, it was guys like Dean Lister and Erik Paulson in the late ‘90s - early ‘00s that incorporated Sambo, Shooto and Catch Wrestling leg locks into Modern Jiu-Jitsu.

[@Bigboss41510]

Amazing content. Dean doesn’t get the love he deserves. One of the best fighting Jiu jitsu practitioners ever.

[@AlecBaulding]

Happy to celebrate an early pioneer of the sport

[@awesomereviews1561]

To be fair, he took most of the leg locks from Catch Wrestling. Good for him to put it in BJJ. But it was always there.

[@pninnan]

Sick video. Honestly you did him pretty dirty with that thumbnail pic with him looking haggard as hell

[@mastermindmartialarts]

I love Dean, been a big fan of his since 2003. Guy is ahead of the curve with most of his ground game. I hope his injuries can heal up and he get have a few more matches before he retires for good. I took classes from him in 2009, and I still use the techniques he taught that day.

[@user-uk9er5vw4c]

Don't be a fan of anyone, be a man

[@MattLewis-u4r]

​@@user-uk9er5vw4cI'm a fan of one man Jesus Christ

[@mastermindmartialarts]

@@listerdean2332 friends like who? The guy who posted above or me ?

[@listerdean2332]

@@mastermindmartialarts you my brother, not the hater

[@mastermindmartialarts]

@@listerdean2332 I appreciate that. I hope to train with you again soon. You have been a big influence on my game .

[@domone1201]

Grappled with dean once, never felt so weak. Lol

[@Nick-fh9gy]

Im just a regular, go to work everyday, nondiscript scrub. Met Dean in PB and you couldn't find a more friendly, respectful, humble man. Great example of a true fighter and gentleman. Osssss!!

[@AlecBaulding]

Right on

[@MikeUtah]

Incredible content, thank you for honoring past champions like Dean. He does not get the credit he deserves.

[@AlecBaulding]

happy to share his story with everyone

[@gustavofring1927]

Idk if you realize that those vids help BJJ grows so much. People who are new to a sport absolutely love storytelling like that.

[@AlecBaulding]

Lots of forgotten heroes in bjj and other grappling arts who's stories never get told

[@josephalexanderjr.5111]

@@AlecBaulding plz keep doing this style of content

[@AlecBaulding]

@@josephalexanderjr.5111 I’ll try 💪🏾

[@TheRonin248]

Excellent video. Thank you I had forgotten Dean and I had a flood of memories come across.

[@AlecBaulding]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@CIRCLEOFTONE]

What a great breakdown. Also nice suprise to see Igor Vovchanchyn

[@tomsawyer7429]

Dean has some cool stories. also, it’s crazy how quickly ideologies can change within a community. To think there was a time when a coach could completely cut ties with a student because he liked nogi and did leg locks. 😂

[@AlecBaulding]

Different times

[@perfectsplit5515]

"there was a time when a coach could completely cut ties with a student because he liked nogi and did leg locks." On the flip side, my BJJ teacher cut ties with me because I objected to a student training in our BJJ gi class without a gi.

[@kh2716]

Yeh, dude is a beast and what I like is he epitomizes the idea of a martial artist. Got bullied, found somewhere to train, took it to the highest levels. It's Karate Kid but with knees getting blown out and heads cut off. Legend.

[@matiasheredia9638]

Yo the quality of these documentaries are insane. You’re clearly talented bro, keep going 💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼

[@AlecBaulding]

I appreciate that!

[@jonlau7937]

Alec...like i felt your channel was always underrated... always good techniques and not everyone seemed to know about...but these mini documentaries are 🔥🔥🔥 Really killing it. ... maybe do a documentary on "little guys defeating giants"...and slip in that match when you choked that giant from TLI (willie? purple belt?? ;))

[@themondoshow]

ive been fowling dean since his ufc career and ive never actually heard him speak until now. wow

[@AlecBaulding]

That's awesome!

[@bhbluebird]

I remember rolling with him when he was at Fabio's in San Diego (back in 96, 97), my goal was to always last longer than 15 or 20 seconds before he submitted me. I'm glad Dean is getting some appreciation.

[@Yadhiskyy1]

So proud of you Dean! Amazing video🙌

[@AlecBaulding]

Legend!

[@tylerrichlen3286]

Dean is a beast. One of the best seminars I have ever been to. And such a good guy too.

[@bufordkaigler7783]

Call him "the boogyman" all you want but you'll never find a nicer guy in the world! Hooyah Deano!! Love you, brother

[@JeffMcNair-p7n]

Awesome doc man! Great job

[@AlecBaulding]

Thanks a ton!

[@neckrescue1819]

Awesome video. Deans also a great guy as well. Kevin.

[@physicsno1]

First time I saw him was on the ultimate fighter tv show. He was a trainer on the Tito Ortiz team. Shamrock got into an argument with Tito and Dean was in the middle trying to calm them and I remember thinking I’ve never seen such a square chin and how the hell could anyone knock him out. 😂

[@AlecBaulding]

As far as I could find Dean's never been knocked out in any fights, maybe knocked down but never out

[@isrracho3918]

Awesome video man.

[@AlecBaulding]

Thanks

[@garygallagher7341]

Excellent production

[@AlecBaulding]

Much appreciated!

[@spencebjj]

Great content! Thank you!!

[@AlecBaulding]

My pleasure!

[@The-Dom]

Without Dean LIster, there is no Gordon Ryan. Like a butterfly effect. sick.

[@AlecBaulding]

100%

[@monkpato]

Great video, thanks!

[@AlecBaulding]

Glad you liked it!

[@ziggydog5091]

BJJ people hate leg locks, being stacked and slammed, and small joint manipulation. If you do BJJ think about these things along with your lack of mobility and your vulnerability on the ground.

[@bfizzledizzlereturns]

16:12 bro is really getting heel hooked by a centaur

[@guitarfan84]

great content, Alec!

[@AlecBaulding]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@iucortes]

What a legend Dean is!!! 🚀🦍🤼‍♂️

[@AlecBaulding]

100%

[@perfectsplit5515]

Tito Ortiz picked him to be his assistant coach on TUF Season 3, praising him as the best jiu-jitsu guy in the world at that time. He prevented a real fight between Tito and Ken Shamrock that was about to emerge from a shouting match on the show.

[@JudoChefPak]

Where did the Jozef chen video go?

[@AlecBaulding]

Got hit with a copyright strike so I'm currently working on a new edit

[@stefanklameth4343]

@@AlecBaulding Damn I saved this video for later and was just about to watch it. Hopefully you can reupload it soon!

[@CyranoVE]

Awesome Video!

[@AlecBaulding]

Thanks!

[@superlyger]

Japanese shoot fighters and Russian Sambo guys are more of a reason. They were beating BJJ guys with leg locks.

[@listerdean2332]

Yes def. First submission I leaned was in Sambo at age 17

[@Phatdaddy917]

Glad I watched mma back in the day n knew how good he was b4 mma blew up

[@AlecBaulding]

Had me going down memory lane watching some of those old fights from pride and the ufc

[@Phatdaddy917]

@AlecBaulding thank you for this content, I appreciated it very much. Had me going back n watching old fights too

[@filibertorodano1966]

great documentary!

[@missionkoko]

Dean & his students changed & continue to change bjj forever. #TheDarkside

[@AlecBaulding]

trendsetter

[@missionkoko]

@@AlecBaulding most definitely

[@Deadward1113]

Victor was never brought up by dean.. he just liked using ankle locks and paid a lot of money to get his black belt off of him.

[@missionkoko]

@@Deadward1113 🤣🤣 cap 🧢

[@Deadward1113]

@@missionkoko I was there when he got his black belt. He was a chute box guy

[@chueher9828]

Great video. Very educational too 🔥

[@AlecBaulding]

Chue Chue!

[@amazinbjj]

That’s my boss !! 🙏. #Mybosscanbeatupyourboss

[@johnkillian1822]

And with such class and respect to the foundation. HELIO, Rickson Fabio. We All know you Dean . GOAT!A

[@johnkillian1822]

I WASN'T FINISHED . ALL I Can add is Thank You!

[@johnkillian1822]

If I spelled anything wrong it's my fault. And I will fix the problem. Good!

[@Mark-mu2or]

These videos are amazing

[@AlecBaulding]

I really learn a lot making them as well

[@benjaminbillings4466]

Pretty sweet that the heel hook was invented by a centaur

[@AlecBaulding]

Yo this comment got me hahaha

[@rellha3940]

Well put together video

[@AlecBaulding]

thanks!

[@Gimmeabreak460]

Sick video!

[@AlecBaulding]

Appreciate it!

[@andrewtregoning]

you forget how good he was at taking the back, amazing

[@AlecBaulding]

yeah it's pretty cool to see

[@rufioswitch2132]

what a LEGEND!

[@AlecBaulding]

100%

[@ScoopTheMighty]

Love Dean!! 🔥🔥

[@EmoEmu]

One of the legends.

[@AlecBaulding]

100%

[@tokesalotta1521]

Right, as if catch wrestlers weren't promoting leg locks years and decades before this. Funny that a bjj guy needs to hear from another supposed bjj player for it to sink in. People really need to be done with the bjj term, unless you're sticking to that style and rules -- gi, etc.

[@listerdean2332]

I competed in Sambo and became the national champion before I started Jiu Jitsu. No one disrespects catch my bro

[@FagianoGiuseppe]

Why don’t we see lister vs Gordon Ryan

[@Bigred2894]

That pride promo the japanese guy speaking Dan Hen doh son 😂😂

[@AlecBaulding]

I was debating whether or not to keep it but it was just too good to cut out the video

[@armon8399]

Legend

[@AlecBaulding]

1000%

[@samurai74785]

Great video, A.I art was a bit rough though.

[@benjamimc5x67]

Josh Barnett enters the chat.

[@AlecBaulding]

Really wish these two fought in their primes

[@realboltfan]

everybody loses....even you

[@perfectsplit5515]

He has some things in common with me. He got obsessed with unarmed combat and BJJ due to massive racial harassment in his youth.

[@listerdean2332]

100% plus I didn’t speak the language and USA invaded their country. They didn’t like me being there. Eventually I would find them one on one and they wouldn’t say shit. It was always in groups or pairs when I had problems, like most bullies! I can tell the experience made you stronger, I think we are blessed that this happened to us. It can happen to any culture or any race, it’s how we react that’s most important imo.

[@perfectsplit5515]

@@listerdean2332Is that you, Mr. Lister? It is an honor to get a reply from you. I watched you on TUF Season 3. And you are right that it is up to us to take our negative short-term experiences and turn them into something positive in the long-run.

[@beaub650]

First American to win ADCC I believe.

[@AlecBaulding]

Legend!

[@MakeItRain420ify]

Let's go!!!🎉🎉🎉

[@GASmotorsports]

that was amazing

[@AlecBaulding]

Thanks!

[@ivanramirez287]

🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@bossman674]

So really it’s all about Jeff Higgs. He’s the goat 😂

[@AlecBaulding]

I really didn't know about him until I did the research for this video

[@cdrtej]

Jeffy!

[@Crypt0rkid]

So bad ass

[@AlecBaulding]

Real legend

[@sliderx1897]

I would say the say thing to boxers that never learn to kick. "Why ignore 50% of the human body?"

[@AlecBaulding]

100%

[@lucabrazi3213]

Would have loved to see prime Lister vs. Gordon Ryan.

[@AlecBaulding]

Would have been a great match up

[@user-wf2zc7gt5q]

what’s with brazilians hating on leg locks? lol

[@AlecBaulding]

Too a while but things are starting to change

[@tex-do1wm]

American JiuJitsu

[@rnkmode1876]

Just another dorky guy talking smack and smearing Seagal. Unfortunately there's alot of those idiots. One of Seagal's specialties are wrist locks. Not only did Seagal brake Sean Connery's wrist, he almost broke Luke Rockhold's wrist, so I don't understand the whole Seagal is a fraud thing, Rockhold is an actual ((fighter)) and said don't let Seagal get ahold of your wrist. I mean do people think Rockhold was payed to say that or something? No, plus, other ((fighters)) like DC, Anderson Silva and Machida have had personal interactions and training with Seagal. All of them had nothing but respect and don't you think one or more of them would've came out and called Seagal out on his teachings if they thought he was a fraud??.

[@listerdean2332]

I met Mr Seagal and he was a class act. He asked my name and I said I’m Dean Lister and he repeated my name 2 times. Like he wanted to remember it or something. Plus he is a huge man!

[@Tfreezy259]

Not just a “Huge honour…” but a “Huge pleasure…” to have Dean Lister with Bernardo 🥲

[@fredericmenges]

Awesome video. Thank you a lot

[@AlecBaulding]

Glad you liked it!