BJJ Scout: Demian Maia Study Part 2 - Movement Mechanics & Concept Reinterpretations

[@adityarangarajan3948]

Dude, you're a genius breaking down a genius.

[@theticoboy]

Best way to describe this. This YT channel is sick. So cerebral. Oss!!

[@donovanb9020]

It's pretty cool that, 7 years after this video was made, Jozef Chen would use a pretty much identical system to win ADCC Trials.

[@wilwn]

This is amazing, thank you for all your work.

[@TriangleEscape]

Please make a tortilla soup, I'm really hungry

[@DuncanTheHighlander]

Please please what was that last song

[@BJJSCOUT]

+Duncan Smith hi it's in the description

[@DuncanTheHighlander]

+BJJSCOUT. thank you so much i love all of your videos! This one literally made me laugh are you aware your 2nd Cruz video was taken down?

[@BJJSCOUT]

+Duncan Smith yea... Bummer, check out my dailymotion and Facebook...

[@DuncanTheHighlander]

+BJJSCOUT could i find that video there? is there anyway i could convince you to email it to me? You did such a good job!

[@BJJSCOUT]

+Duncan Smith it's almost 1 gig...yeah u will see a whole playlist of 6 Cruz vids on daily motion and some other Mma studies on Gsp, Ronda etc

[@thaitran3985]

damm its the small little things which can mean so much

[@nadaadeclarification]

Even with that shit broke down like that It would take years to mechanize it and master it like he did :D, very nice work, pal, keep bringing more Bjj videos like that.

[@thaitran3985]

An honour to see ADCC champion and multiple time BJJ champion compete in MMA. So fortunate to see. The guy's a killer amonst killers, guys who went through such grueling competition where the chances of loss were so high

[@GambleDub]

I'm in awe of this Mr or Mrs Scout! Fantastic work!

[@BJJSCOUT]

+GambleDub I'm in awe of yours gamble, makes me feel old

[@sjkim2883]

good work thanks.

[@saugalog4148]

Dude. you gotta keep this on the DL! Wait till he gets the belt before you give away all his secrets!

[@John2corner]

Bjj Scount i tank u! Tank u a lot!!! Demian Maya is already an legend! We human should use our intelligence at the end in all areas i guess!!

[@edwardbartkowiak365]

Maia is such a wizard on the ground in MMA. Very inspirational video. I respect Eddie Bravo's bottom game, and his approach, but you HAVE to be on top in a real fight to be successful....And Maia is on another level. Maybe someone will combine these styles one day into a truly effective ground fighting style. Great vid as usual.

[@pandaplutten2573]

To sum up -don't get Maia on your back!

[@joeycabanas6564]

Who ever made this video is a STUD great fukn video

[@kcwliew]

Bjj scout... You are a treasure for the whole bjj community. And thanks to Damian Maia too for evolving the game and representing.

[@ScientistSam1]

How effective do you think Demian Maia's blend of passing styles would be in sport BJJ?

[@BJJSCOUT]

hmm, well he is tripoding for a reason, its MMA, you can;t stand back in sport cause there will be an immediate stand up while in sport the guarder will stay down as he knows you must engage and get penalized. in sport he would probably pick either the 100% Faria (tripod) or 100% Lo (posting) elements of his blend, cause in sport u can keep your hands low to reach for his legs with no fear of strikes (ie you can hunt for 5 mins with your hands down, eventually you could secure something). I think the better qn is how would maia's mind fare in the modern sport world now - I see a really intelligent mind behind his mma grappling "design" so I have faith that he would pick a good strategy to counter what you see today. I think bjj gets more mental at the higher level tbh and not so much will this "style" beat that "Style"

[@Agbahizzal]

+BJJSCOUT Thanks for what u do man, and saying what u said.

[@lucasimmons075]

"Lee Wylie his video" I'm dying lmao

[@kellychase4365]

fuck he's the man

[@AdobadoFantastico]

This is still one of my favorite breakdowns. The G in a Gi. That intro too, haha.

[@phillipadams6735]

float like on butterfly guard, sting like Gi

[@jdw6580]

First, this is an amazing breakdown. Still amazing in 2020. However, it seems like you're ignoring the arm post when he is in position #3 (tripod over half butterfly). In almost every instance, Maia has posted his hand on the "short" side of the tripod (i.e. the side that is pinning opponent's leg). Could you provide some context on this choice? EDIT: Uh . . . never mind. I just got to the "active posting" part of the video, lol.

[@eugenesong8357]

Thanks BJJSCOUT you're the man. Unless you're a woman, than you're an awesome woman.

[@hunterbutton935]

Fucking fantastic video. I'm going to spend a week practicing each bullet point of this series before I practice anything else. Amazing breakdown

[@thaitran3985]

wow. the memes this is different

[@darkphantom454]

CG = Center of Gravity, I believe. Just checking. Thanks.

[@pcprinciple3774]

Is Maia potentially vulnerable to a leg attack while he's tripodding like that? For example, at 4:37 could the bottom guy not switch to Single Leg X guard?

[@airuike]

awesome video but the music is SO DISTRACTING

[@danielgonzalez2042]

Absolutely love your work. The insight, patience, and time you dedicate is greatly appreciated!

[@cyricsmith5914]

As a UFC Fan I'd love to see you team up with UFC to make some cool analytical fight videos! :p

[@louisb-desrosiers9658]

A study on nate diaz guilllotine mechanic could be fucking fire. You're the man

[@eddie2092]

Video on BOrtega next?? Thumbs up to help me out ppl.. T-city is a great person to learn from

[@austinferrin2633]

I'm about to start taking Jiu jitsu so I can learn to break people down like Damian Maia, this guy is incredible

[@mef626]

Thank you! As a lowly yet thinking white belt you are giving me the world.

[@EstiloInAction]

That 1 dislike got pressure passed like a bitch! dope video as always! oss

[@mkn.567]

tripoding seems absolutely necessary because you need at least one limb free to hit and harry the opponent. Good job

[@diegomusassykeller9658]

porfa alguien k lo subtitule al edpañol somos millones por el mundo gracias.

[@Daniel.Miranda]

pls wait for maia to get his tittle shot b4 you post the next part! you are giving way too much info!

[@luketopsecret5934]

awesome videos...blow me away everytime I see one man. Really great!

[@moomoo-ih3pb]

It's hard to believe Marcelo made him tap, damn.

[@cazperoliver]

Thank you so much Demian Maia 🙏 i learned at from this!

[@quick04sti]

His passing game is much like dds passing just applied in a mma context

[@tuemejacobo]

Awesome! please never stop making this videos!

[@gbdawson3811]

It's the little things that matter, like the effort you put in to making the thug life editing haha

[@sahhill1910]

Are you going to do a study on the GOAT? (Marcelo Garcia)

[@ReggieNoble637]

Got the technical breakdown game mastered

[@TheMasoud100]

This is a Great fuckin video keep em coming

[@sour420deez]

now his opponents will see this and figure out the blueprint

[@masoudyounes9659]

I think this is my 2nd comment here best break down ever

[@counterhit121]

as ever, great analysis (and great music)!

[@justaname935]

i wish maia would start teaching his mma bjj

[@samuelson4244]

How is Maia not susceptible to the guillotine when he posts his head in certain positions? Maybe I'm not understanding correctly.

[@BJJSCOUT]

+Samuel Son hi pls watch part 3, most can't sit up to get the guillotine

[@thos1618]

Head position.

[@joeyripswell]

Samuel Son- if they were to latch on to a submission, of any kind really, there is an escape or submission defense available for him to use. Once he is out of the attempt, he would be able to improve his position immediately. We find this out somewhere around 6 months of bjj sparing. Your defense becomes better and the opportunity to act offensively appears. Then you try for it, and find yourself flat on your back on bottom of side control. Sometimes in mma you see people jump guard and rip off a guillotine, and ya thats bad head position. Demian does not do bad position

[@ShinDenn]

Isn't Hand posting (like in 6:14) Vs Butterfly dangerous? I'm talking about Marcellos style reverse armbar/straight armbar! that was my former teacher specialty: unballanced you with butterfly --> you put an Hand to the Mat --> reverse Armbar. slow exemple here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/fYuvdaeNitKmpMk Ps: I love Maia, I'm so happy you're doing this serie, I'd watch his fight against LaFlare again and again, when you see a guy doing the same passing strategie straight to mount as will in every 5 round you know there's something big here!

[@BJJSCOUT]

well the same reason why situp sweeps, X guard, SLX etc are hard, his head is pushing into your chest, if he feels its coming up, he pins you down again, it's basically one big exercise in posture control of the guarder. thank you for the kind words, hope u found the vids useful

[@MNaeem5]

What hater gave this a thumbs down???

[@oraclebjj]

Hey excellent analysis. Can you slow down a bit for us old timers please. Im trying to read, understand, digest before next one comes up so fast. I have seen this tripod in action and even try defending/attacking (bjj) it but its so hopeless. But when i try it the bottom guy pulls DHG deep half guard. Whats the solution to that? Damian can do this i think because mma fighters dont maybe want DHG, do they? Even if you do you probably dont want to spend too much time there as you will get rain of hammer fists. Last note. I will try this, but my preference to date is go in low with head pressure getting undercooks/cross face control.

[@BJJSCOUT]

+kimura kano hi you can see part 3 for his SLX counters, same thing stops the dig in for dhg

[@p0l0v]

Amazing video, congrats

[@MGRA1996]

to what extent does maias philosophy of "spreading the weight" contradict the catchwrestling principle of always being heavy on your opponent and making him carry weight? And whats preferable/what are the (dis)advangtes of each?

[@BJJSCOUT]

well when u want to pin , all u need to do is be heavy for a few secs, it makes sense to be heavy. But if u want to keep top position , u need something more energy efficient - active posting/base spreading help u do this for long periods

[@MNaeem5]

My man,I asked about this earlier today and you deliver! I'm buying a shirt! Maia uses many of the same principles that BJ Penn focused on,Penn loved the dope mount.

[@BJJSCOUT]

+Tim Neal thanks! Yea bj also tripoded , a prodigy

[@JimJamRazzMaTaz]

Maia's retired right, let's hear these secrets then

[@user-if4cw2bi8p]

the fu and the... eh, the black and the white

[@defunes]

Mind blown. Great breakdown.

[@igormorais4192]

Your videos are brilliant, man

[@mulletprooflee]

Goddamn excellent video, my man.

[@stillnessinmovement]

very nice analysis. thanks.

[@johannesrichter233]

Still waiting for his DVD

[@DemonKingMMA]

Pretty entertaining in the beginning.

[@jandrmobiledetailing]

Fucking awesome!

[@qcasey]

Excellent ... as always!!!

[@kyleg4d]

This is sick. Great work!

[@rodrigomiziarayunes4763]

Very very nice study!!!!! congratulations, keep publishing

[@kamalashraf4846]

I have to give this video a like.

[@bloemuit5255]

The music gave me the feels

[@darkphantom454]

This video is great.

[@LIVEFREE482]

Outstanding Video

[@johnbrashear3190]

I like Witt Lowry too.

[@robertjohansson5814]

Will this high tripod at least create openings for transitions to x-guard or single x?

[@robertjohansson5814]

ha!, It's in part 3 :)

[@mizujunior2519]

Dude your the best.

[@konjilljotham]

@bjjscout please so on nick diaz boxing

[@BJJSCOUT]

+Kon Jill I'll be doing grappling mainly in the near future ....

[@konjilljotham]

+BJJSCOUT u were always about striking n distance... what happened? by da way I joined bjj class to this sunday

[@konjilljotham]

I just wanted to know what makes nick diaz's boxing so unique... I mean he has not footwork, no stance, only acuracy and he still out boxed a lot of them

[@BJJSCOUT]

+Kon Jill well I think grappling is under analyzed so I want to try get those out before I get "UFC struck" again, gotta make choices ...

[@BJJSCOUT]

+Kon Jill I see a lot of breakdowns on him, jack slack etc? Good luck with your bjj journey btw

[@zxkjr]

oh so that's why marcelo garcia is the greatest ever and so good at the X guard- he had Demian maia to train with

[@BJJSCOUT]

+Dash Cavalera Marcelo's team Alliance and Fabio Gurgel probably had a big influence I think...

[@maxdyupin8255]

Beautiful work

[@peteramarillo8952]

best video i ever seen

[@OlivierTravers]

During the first couple minutes of this video I was thinking: hey BJJscout, Demian is not just tripoding, did you forget your earlier video about active posting?! But of course your keen eye wouldn't miss it. Great stuff as always.

[@etdrefiel]

this intro is so good

[@bassbaine]

this is like gospel

[@ThisTall]

Maia is like the 170lb BJJ only version of Cruz. Lol minus a cp losses for Maia there both always out classing there opponents and fighting there fight.

[@TheJonpcraven]

brilliant video

[@andreaskarlsson6352]

Great analysis

[@zoommonkey]

THIS IS JUST AWESOME! Thank you, Thank you, Thank you for taking the time and sharing your insights. BRILLIANT!

[@thatfishbreeder]

BJJSCOUT YOU HAVE INCREDIBLE BREAKDOWNS. The face of the BJJ breakdown scene in all honesty. Thank you so much

[@Kalama_Llama_King_Kong]

Bjj scout, as if I didn't already find you the coolest channel on KZbin, you went and put Tzu in your video. Be praised! You are the best!

[@overyourbed666]

I fucking love these videos, keep up the good work! Also, can you do a case study for Ryan Hall maybe?

[@dave-oh3549]

Cerebral, systematic and methodical as always. Most people see things in isolation, but BJJScout has the ability to understand gameplans and strategies in a broader picture. Excellent!

[@funkgsus]

Thank you!

[@Suxandroc]

Thank you!

[@Farditta]

great stuff

[@nicolaszamora5188]

Wow man, your videos are amazing!! Thanks so much for the support :)

[@shawnfaison5118]

This video is a piece of art. Nice work @BJJSCOUT!

[@psychosocailist]

I love/hate watching these videos because I learn so much but it shows how little I really do understand Thank you

[@LogoTheSavage]

BEAUTIFUL

[@bboyjoe93]

BJJ Scout you always impress me with the new knowledge i get from you...keep it up :D biggest fan

[@zhmlol]

this is my favourite channel on youtube... my long term goal is to have 1% of demians skill one day..