Bodybuilder Tries Brazilian Jiu Jitsu For the First Time

[@BJJTripping]

That whas a good explanation of what is jiu jitsu. Solid 👌 Jiu jitsu becomes a lifestyle

[@abikhan]

Appreciate the time you took to watch ! The podcast we did afterwards was epic too

[@haych.594]

Nice work, would love more bjj content 🙌🏽

[@abikhan]

Thanks for the feedback man. I’ll add it to the content to come

[@alivenumber5]

Wow John’s explanations are really good. The stream of solid information just keeps coming. I’m a few weeks into BJJ and he’s put some things into context for me.

[@abikhan]

I’m really happy to hear that! He’s a great teacher and has gone up to blue belt I think it is. I hope some of this helps with your training

[@Aaron-fg1uc]

He should've told you that you can tap when you're caught in a submission.

[@abikhan]

I definitely should have. Stubbornness and ego didn’t let me haha

[@jeanprimeau5689]

I fucking love how playful jiu jitsu is, truly the best have fun sport out there , but with the intensity mixed in, god i love it.

[@abikhan]

Such a fun practice right

[@jeanprimeau5689]

@@abikhan Man super cool video, much respect, are you training bjj these days?

[@abikhan]

@@jeanprimeau5689 appreciate that mate. No I’m not but it is a sport that I’ve a ton of respect for

[@jeanprimeau5689]

@@abikhan Fair enough! Well done for trying it! and against a purple belt! you did great and it ended up being a super good instructional video, Hope everything is going well post pandemic and that you are happy doing what you do, much love from Canada

[@abikhan]

@@jeanprimeau5689 can’t thank you enough for the support. I hope you and your loved ones are all safe

[@Leo-iq7um]

Nice work. Teach him The Gracie combatives

[@abikhan]

It was a lot of fun getting my ass kicked

[@Leo-iq7um]

@@abikhan I believe. I was the same when I started and still wondering how this person submitted me lol

[@abikhan]

@@Leo-iq7um it’s supposed to happen right when you’ve no clue what you’re doing, eventually you’ll get better and the fun begins

[@MikeyMinimo]

U popped his elbow dude.

[@abikhan]

Wasn’t bad at all, just a little pop

[@MikeyMinimo]

@@abikhan I’ve been doing JiuJitsu for 10 years. I know what that is. It’s a somewhat small but annoying injury.

[@abikhan]

@@MikeyMinimo it wasn’t bad really. I went back into training the next day and it felt fine

[@williamm4366]

Well hello there mister side control isn't the third most dominant position close enough but it's knee on belly, which you could say is a side control variation but is actually quite different, and the reason we teach close guard which is the fourth most dominant position to new comers before the rest is because it's the most versatile to learn the different sweeps, locks and submissions without getting tired too quickly and while perfectly seeing what you and your opponents are doing to get a grasp of bjj movements and weight distribution concepts. Anyway get that guy into a real gym with a program director ! I know it's just for fun but he's missing out on many valuable principles and details that makes all the magic of bjj.

[@abikhan]

Appreciate your comment. It’s complete interpretation as to which would be the most dominant. If an athlete is particularly good at side control then wouldn’t be more dominant than another. Nothing wrong of course with what your saying but it is subjective. Every athlete has their opinion, techniques which is what makes any sport so magical in itself

[@kitman]

should have taught you how to tap before applying arm lock on you lol

[@abikhan]

Appreciate you watching the Vlog mate. The not tapping was on me not John. I didn’t want to lose haha before the Vlog was shot we went through lots of safety protocols but if we showed them the Vlog would have been 1-1.5 hours long. Elbow was absolutely fine

[@nickf1724]

dude I thought that Americana kind of thing from the back mount triangle actually snapped his arm. Wtaf

[@abikhan]

It certainly felt like it. Took 8 weeks for it to heal up

[@Cropsykills]

Great video! I hope you start training BJJ. I'm only 6 months into my journey in BJJ. I love it.

[@abikhan]

Thank you for sharing that! It’s such a strong community and I’m excited to see where the journey takes me

[@Cropsykills]

@@abikhan the community is fantastic. The first few months are torture but the trick is relaxing and breathing lol.

[@jeanprimeau5689]

5 months in myself! i dig it, i hope your still going on my guy

[@BJJTripping]

👏👏

[@Cropsykills]

@@jeanprimeau5689 I just got my fourth stripe on my white belt the other day. Stick with it!

[@ags7152]

Great teacher

[@abikhan]

Couldn’t agree more!

[@throughthemuckandthemire677]

Awesome! It’s been a month now. Have you decided to keep rolling?

[@abikhan]

We’ve been in lockdown for the last few months so nothing is possible at the moment

[@throughthemuckandthemire677]

@@abikhan oh damn I didn’t even think about that, that sucks! Are you allowed to have friends come to your house at least? I just started training like 5 months ago and already won double gold in my first tournament last month. I made a video about the tournament experience on my channel if you want to check it out. I live in Georgia (US) which is pretty relaxed about lockdowns but I won’t be surprised if we get shutdown too.

[@abikhan]

@@throughthemuckandthemire677 Nobody is allowed in contact outside of your own household. Could be extended till November so let’s see what happens

[@throughthemuckandthemire677]

@@abikhan Jesus, I hope that changes soon.

[@abikhan]

@@throughthemuckandthemire677 you and me both! Fingers crossed

[@conorponisi3715]

nice vid!

[@abikhan]

Appreciate the love mate, hope you enjoyed

[@BJJCheckmat]

oss

[@amangakkuyev9833]

Nice 🤙

[@abikhan]

Hope you enjoyed mate

[@TapoutT]

Ah explains it. You went up against a purple belt jeez.

[@abikhan]

Appreciate you knowing what it feels like … it ain’t so easy

[@aristolochene]

that carhartt gi is great

[@abikhan]

Such a beautiful piece

[@chimpslayer4832]

This is an awful representation of bjj. He shouldn't be doing flying triangles on you (this can invert and break your knees, you're lucky you have good stabilizers from your weightlifting background) and trying to Americana you when you have no familiarity of pain threshold before ligament damage. The game should have been: Who can get a dominant position; reset. I would have expected more from a purple belt. It's a damn shame he injured you like that - despite being your good friend. - Also, the person being mounted has more than just arms to fight. He has the hips, legs and arms; and the varying techniques that incorporate them.

[@abikhan]

Thanks for your opinion CS. What you didn't see is the behind the scenes of John walking me through the movement and exactly how to fall safely. We did trial runs to make sure we pulled it off correctly and then of course did the movement. There's alot of planning that goes into combat style vlogs before they are shot.

[@abikhan]

To give context the whole point was to teach someone with no self defence experience 'a way' not the only way but a simple way to escape. I'm sure you have extensive experience in the martial art so you can appreciate that from time to time something will go wrong no matter the precautions you take. Looking on a more positive note which is what this channel is all about, I've had 4 friends take their young girls to start jiu jitsu / self defence classes from this vlog, which is the outcome I wanted.

[@alrey1538]

I actually thought it was a really good representation of Jiujitsu (BJJ). Abi is obviously in really good shape and a lot heavier/stronger. The Purple belt seemed very knowledgeable about the self-defense and competition aspects of the art. That pop 6:58, though; probably could have been avoided…don’t know if Abi was taught about “tapping” to prevent getting injured.

[@abikhan]

@@alrey1538 Appreciate comment and viewpoint. You understood what we wanted to achieve. The 'pop' was 100% my fault, I should have tapped way sooner but to be honest I didn't want to. I thought I could fight my way out haha, clearly mistaken. It's easy enough to pick at what went 'wrong' but tell any athlete in a competitive sport to 'give up' it's not going to happen. Glad you enjoyed Al!

[@dktcs]

definitely could be avoided... he shouldn't have done that armbar.. he could just play with you from that position showing the power of bjj, i'm sorry he showed to you that way.. besides that you did 'trials' that was horrible demonstration, i'm sorry but i had to say that, and sorry for bad english, i'm a brazilian, purple belt and have been training for almost 10 years.. i know what i'm talking about.. cheers and be careful