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00:00 - Intro
00:42 - White belt horror stories
02:15 - Why white belts should learn leglocks
03:51 - Nicky Rod's white belt nightmare
05:11 - Ethan's psycho white belt story
05:53 - How white belt Nicky Rod destroyed a brown belt
06:34 - Nicky Ryan's advice for people new to jiu-jitsu
07:27 - Nicky Rod on learning to slow down
08:13 - How the white belt class at B-Team does it
08:57 - Nicky Rod on the importance of defense
09:56 - Setting the ego aside
10:33 - Avoiding injury when starting jiu-jitsu
11:32 - The importance of good training partners
13:35 - The best advice we heard as white belts
14:37 - Why being persistent matters
15:41 - Measuring progress and handling difficult situations
16:39 - The gratification of jiu-jitsu
17:15 - Why learning jiu-jitsu is a good idea
19:16 - How jiu-jitsu is good for health and longevity
20:43 - Why jiu-jitsu beats the gym, and is good for mind and body
21:51 - The ability to physically handle another human
22:27 - Final reasons to join B-Team
23:05 - Bonus: Nicky Rod and Ethan respond to being called out as spazzes

[@DiaryOfaCell]

Listening to Nicky Rod trying to sound intelligent and insightful is hilarious.

[@noahbean100]

Always

[@selenophile5256]

Timestamps...please(I can't sit through the whole thing ..)

[@AwestruckChemicals]

He actually seems pretty smart to me

[@DiaryOfaCell]

@@AwestruckChemicals lol

[@lobsterairsoft499]

Bro jiu jitsu just flows together like artsy

[@darth_rickard]

Craig's absence allows b-team to truly reach their full potential

[@jnkz987]

whose absence?

[@lobsterairsoft499]

Never heard of him

[@Vscustomprinting]

Thats the guy that cleans the mat right?

[@typicalshenaniganz]

@@Vscustomprinting Nice of them to give a homeless guy some work.

[@luccabraga5575]

Indeed.

[@liamhopkins29]

I know everyone is jokin around and raggin on him, but nicky rod do be mad entertaining and charismatic.

[@Stahlvanten]

He is a superb bro bro.

[@rogerteaminski6351]

This guy salty AF.

[@cbroo69]

Is he a good kisser?

[@javierm.5547]

Nicky Ryan: So I just destroy this white belt's knee Ethan: Nice

[@cool8150]

“Jiu jitsu will make you live longer” -Nicky Rod (guy with the same cholesterol as the hamburglar)

[@peruzfinest07]

Steroids!

[@peruzfinest07]

Steroids raise LDL levels

[@alejandro_grande13]

😂😂😂

[@EmbddedJiuSage]

Gordon Ryan saved him

[@mi.Dalton]

As a non-athletic, not coordinated, not particularly strong 9 mo whitebelt with no prior grappling experience at a gym with a high percentage of collegiate wrestlers... every day is a nightmare.

[@Lazo4200]

Learn some wrestling from those guys and it will help you be well rounded.

[@Acechao111]

Man is doing this on hard mode :(

[@GodBreathed77]

Taking a number two, while watching the pound for pound best number twos on the planet

[@thylabyrinth]

Livin the dream

[@jangobango2847]

same

[@AndrewDotsonvideos]

In my experience so far, white belts expect the other person to know how to defend, and are so new to winning that they get more emotionally attached to their submission if they think they’re close. That’s why I don’t like white belts doing heel hooks personally. Some of em turn into Palhares when they think they’re losing the sub😂 Enjoyed hearing y’alls thoughts on these things, keep it up🙌🏻

[@benvanlier7434]

This is why I don't think white belts should be doing heel hooks etc in live rolling. Teach them the moves, drill it with them, but don't let them do it in sparring till Blue/Purple.

[@markuscroubere1140]

I think this reveals more about you getting emotionally attached to not getting tapped by a white belt than anything else. You should know that the breaking mechanism of heel hooks requires control of the heel. That means you're not in danger as long your training partner doesn't control the heel. That's the moment where you can safely go through your defenses. You should tap if they gain control of your heel. You should never make it to the point where they're cranking it. You got caught, now let it go. The only way I could see this going wrong is if they ignore the tap. This is dangerous in any submission, and someone who ignores the tap should be banned for life from the gym.

[@jeannelson8403]

Yo Andrew nice seeing you here, good luck with everything!

[@wills8656]

Nicky is a mastermind. The fact that he tricked Nicky Rod and Ethan into a "white belt video" is remarkable. However, the reality is that this is a spazz intervention. Even the shot is intentional: Ethan, the giga spazz, is seated close to the light source to be highlighted. J Rod is positioned in the middle to occupy as much of the screen as possible, and Nicky is in the corner in front of Ethan, being as confrontational as possible. You can even tell at 23:14 by J-Rod's face that he realizes this was a setup. Good job, Nicky! You are a genius.

[@alexandreh9686]

J rod isn't in the video bruv its nicky rod

[@wills8656]

@@alexandreh9686 My bad

[@goodthanksbro]

Newfag tryina jump on some running memes lel

[@brokawmusic]

Please dont let Nicky Rod run these things 😂

[@selenophile5256]

Timestamps pls I can't get through the whole thing

[@tombeans2204]

@@selenophile5256 dude nicky rod is so funny i love him

[@RonALampman]

Great stuff guys! Principals to follow can up your game tremendously. Hope to roll there again with I'm down there.

[@vlada]

Nicky Rod's hand game is on point. A mix of Jimmy Pedro's hand fighting (judo pattycakes) and orchestra conductor.

[@tombeans2204]

i love nicky rod with all my heart

[@blakemcmahan3960]

I got choked out by a female 50lbs lighter than me and a 13 year old kid as a white belt. My proudest moment was being told my everybody that I was very smooth and had a good pace and sense for what was happening

[@sowmithnethula3587]

yea man, slow and smooth is the way to go. I believe this is the key to unlocking that high level JiuJitsu.

[@markdavis8430]

This channel has took over my KZbin man 👌🤣

[@veronvadivelu6134]

This audio is full with Noise 😂. I would edit it for free tbh

[@greenwood-1426]

They should pay you with all the t shirts they selling

[@lamar7912]

"mighty whiteys" is crazy lmaooo 18:45

[@MichaelAres]

Finding a mentor is very important too! Doesn’t have to be the main coach, but make close relationships with the upper belts and see if any of them are available to spend more time with you honing in concepts either after class or at open mat.

[@lepeachmo8612]

PLZ upload as podcast, love to listen while drivin

[@rollinOnCode]

how do you stay injury free? don't roll with nicky rod

[@dk7m]

My buddy rolled with Nicky Rod and his knee exploded

[@bigmanolly2889]

When the one funny friend is on holiday :

[@CarMad97ci]

A technical drop 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 That got me good lmao

[@Whatisasardine]

These are going to be the 2cd best stories

[@freshfavorites7212]

This was funny thanks guys.

[@lewipotter]

maaaan i didn't know streetx did a colab with you fellas. i am gutted it's all sold out!

[@0hopscotch0]

Im gonna start the army crawl head butting and warmups

[@SKRATCH1988]

All I got from this was learn wrestling and leg locks if you want to beat white belts that practice traditional jiu-jitsu... Also defining a spaz is easy... Spazzing out is movement without purpose. .. think about how you can use explosive energy. Tactically to create a scramble when you are in a bad position, people will call that good jiu-jitsu. Meanwhile, if all you do is make explosive movements and create scrambles until you can catch a submission, you will be called a spaz. .. You aren't thinking about defense or offense or tactics, You are relying on explosive energy and dumb luck to catch submissions and you are probably the type of person that will hurt someone else because you will crank a submission way too hard. Everything you do should be measured. You should always be thinking about the return on investment for energy expenditure... And you should never be relying on explosive energy and strength as the key component of your game. Explosive energy and strength is a tactic that should be used intentionally in certain situations to certain effect... . I'm not saying that you should never rely on explosive energy and creating scrambles.. against certain opponents that might be all you have... But if you don't know how to think in terms of energy conservation, defense, and tactics, and the only thing you do is rely on explosive strength to create scrambles. Then you aren't really doing jujitsu you are a spaz.

[@Milesman100]

This guy is definitely salty about getting arm triangled by the white belt wrestlers

[@SKRATCH1988]

@@Milesman100 something I said hurt your feelings? Strange.

[@user-qn6fw8fg4b]

typical unathletic nerd rage, thats why you all gravitate to jiu jitsu instead of wrestling

[@SKRATCH1988]

@@user-qn6fw8fg4b I don't take issue with what you are saying at all. I work on my wrestling skills and top game and it is fucking exhausting. If I try to do 100% of my rounds like that I will gas out quick. .. I had to dial it back and get better at playing open guard because most of my opponents were bigger / better than me and my return on investment trying to play a wrestling/top game against them just wasn't there. ... I'm gradually getting better at all of it, and I would say slowing down and trying to control the pace from bottom rather than force a top game has definitely made me less of a spaz... But to each their own. Cheers!!

[@buttrockprincess]

100%

[@bmac8322]

It's actually super important to control the weight on the way down while lifting. Don't drop weights(or people).

[@BG-sj7zh]

Ethans Cuggi cutters are wildin

[@angrysalamanders]

What kind of rounds were going on at Johns pro training?

[@abraryusuf9933]

hey guys, would you be shipping b team merch to australia? i love the new street x stuff

[@ianhan]

Damn NRy, you smart asf bro.. 👏🏼👏🏼

[@danielzuniga6419]

Thank you for a video that isn't just talking with pretend grip fighting beetween each other. SUBSCRIBED!

[@xtrakewlguy666]

The guy in jeans headbutting the bag was Gordon Ryan, right?

[@SydWest74]

Looks like you boys have your "prison greens on" (Australian Prisons)🤣

[@tookurjaerbs]

Nicky Rod is actually very intelligent

[@michaelswann9849]

This is good

[@Swanmaster123]

Great vid, but add some BGM guys haha

[@BG-sj7zh]

I see Jrod out here pumpin that kendalll chick! Props

[@jeffrubalcava1633]

BARS!!!

[@Matt-um5sb]

I love these clowns

[@alejandro_grande13]

Street X gear looks sharp

[@tobygoodman9134]

This is premium content.

[@Vscustomprinting]

Any GOOD team is on the up and up on leg locks and wrestling

[@rferr1229]

Oh dear 😅 white belts will now be adding “Whitey Mighty” to their bios.

[@lolus8974]

We want those Tommy Langaker vids!

[@InvisibleHotdog]

Leg locks are an education issue like anything else. Luta Livre introduces them early and I haven't heard of major issues there

[@bibito.]

Mighty whitie!!! 🎉😂

[@remp1040]

Learning not to go 100% every single time is definitely the thing white belts need to learn to get better

[@animanaut]

spitting a-tier rhymes remembers this is about b-team f#@s up the last line on purpose 😂

[@eubi4603]

Lmao NICKY ROD!

[@rozeautopet]

Ethans eyes look glazed bruh hahahaha

[@Monkey_slapping_keys]

Fun watching your guys content but frankly F rolling there unless serious.

[@sonofjack666]

"If you learn leglocks early on there's less risk of injury" - A guy who's had 32 knee reconstructions

[@MicheleAlessandroBiancoGuerra]

Tap early and often.

[@bronco1199]

The Rod and the Wad

[@mezzi9736]

i like nicky rods watch

[@Breeze954]

Nicky is clearly smart, it's like a Jersey Guido's best Danaher impression hahaha - Nah forreal tho if cardio is so important yall need to stop the IN and OUT

[@mikeymouse3941]

I think there cardio is just fine

[@alexborst9360]

Ethan talking about slowing down.... lol

[@Lil_sweet420]

Im a whit belt at a SAS school and we have never talked about leg locks at all i dont even know it they do them there

[@jtcarroll1800]

Same at my gym 1 time someone from another gym have a small lesson on them

[@savedbyhismercyandlove]

Switch

[@UnexplainedHoveringSpheroid]

You need to move gym chief, being taught an incomplete system leaves you with incomplete defences. You at least need to know how to defend leg locks, and you can't do that without practice. Move gym, if you only train in a gi, try no gi too, it will increase your skill base.

[@TrickyyRicky]

You’re setting yourself up for failure if you do a competition

[@jimmypetri12]

19:45 Wait isn’t Nicky Rod’s cardiovascular health pretty bad according to his blood test?? Lol

[@TheKlane94]

Jesus. That first story.

[@lhh6627]

Yall need craig bad for these

[@Jmmy305]

Mighty whitey 😂😂😂

[@smeff099]

21:20 just come out and say it.

[@tangorealauditnz7706]

Can I fly in from New Zealand as a white belt and come and learn? Also do you do Kids classes?

[@nzfinest177]

They only take in blue belts and over

[@jasonwe6er]

Ethans a vet

[@MasterTeep]

Fuck i thought the video was streaming when you played the horn

[@hurlockbros]

Didn't Nicky Rod basically skip white belt? Lol

[@osmanitellez9729]

Who wants to live longer with 10 fingers jammed, 20 knees surgeries, unable to turn your head to one side, 2 broken ribs, two broken toes and missing front teeth? Meeeeeee. LFG

[@cognitivedissonancecamp6326]

Nicky Rod is a such a meat head but he has the special sauce that makes you feel like he's at least having fun and not taking it all too serious, and that makes you overlook his dumb jock personality.

[@PaulRamen]

Tried bjj twice, got guillotined, lost my singing voice for ever :c

[@austindowns2346]

I thought you had to be Blue or higher to train at B-Team? Or is that just drop ins?

[@sicario8882]

They just added a white belt program a couple months ago

[@sevourn]

You don't have to sell me on it, you just have to be within 50 miles of me.

[@fidelfunez]

Guys, I love B-Team and would love to train with you but I don't have a visa. Do you guys plan on expanding outside the US?

[@InvisibleHotdog]

So train with the best guys in your area that you can

[@fidelfunez]

@@InvisibleHotdog I already thought of that. I'm from Honduras, Central America. It's third-world country. There are no good guys.

[@InvisibleHotdog]

@@fidelfunez you're close to Cuba, a Judo and wrestling powerhouse, and Brazil isn't much farther away than the USA

[@fidelfunez]

@@InvisibleHotdog please keep your opinions to yourself. You think I'm moving to Cuba? Insane. FYI, it's a 11 hour flight from Honduras to Brazil, I've gotten to Texas in 4.

[@InvisibleHotdog]

@@fidelfunez no reason to get upset. You wrote it like you wanted to travel to train, not relocate your entire life. You clearly asked if they were gonna expand outside the US, did you think they'd start a school in Honduras considering how expensive JJ classes are? The flight time is a nonsequitor.

[@nathantheneanderthal]

I think the only point they missed is the community. Even if you only see them at the gym, you develop close friendships quickly

[@Garanon5]

Haha. That no white belt rule didn’t last very long.

[@llRedxBaronll]

It all comes down to money! Most of it comes from white belts, they come and give you money for 1-2 years and leave.

[@greenwood-1426]

Sound is filthy

[@kauairootsohana]

Is Nicky rod still a purple belt?

[@JStraight160lbs]

Does Nicky Ryan tan with a ski mask on?

[@cognitivedissonancecamp6326]

in the martial art I trained in, it's the same with any joint lock, and joint lock throws and take downs - we introduce the concept extremely early, but only operate in a slow motion process so there is time for everyone to perceive what is occurring to them and their opponent as stress and fear build up from a joint being manipulated. Same method for striking and footwork, you bring forth the concept, practice it in slow motion, build up the confidence to know how to respond instead of react, and as progression occurs, you can up the speed. Giving and taking a highly dangerous move in full speed really isn't that effective for training, survival instincts kick in and the part of the brain that is creative gets sidelined for lower parts of the brain that is ready to "save us".

[@TheCulinary_Explorer]

YOOO B-TEAM !? 32 year old White belt here with a ? I wrestled in H.S and got Into Jits in AUG was doin good started slow built up to 3 days a week and about in the New Year i get injured from a ARM bar on BOTH my ARMS nothing serious just super sprained for about 3 months .. i didnt feel like i had time to tap and am unsure. but evidence shows i should have tapped earlier . Do i tap once i lose control of the arm ? Was my training partner doin too much ? Will work on more defense but Thanks for the Read OSSS

[@retroghidora6767]

Conventially speaking tapping before you feel pressure in your elbow, especially like tapping the second they just start falling back, would be a bit early. That being said if you took an injury NOT tapping early then at the very least it's probably called for with that individual. If that person really blasted your arm without tike to tap you should talk to him and maybe your coach about it. Like the b team guys don't even apply breaking pressure at all a lot of the time, if you can't escape once they fall back in like 3 seconds you respect the fact that they could've hurt you and tap. That or at least not going 100% as fast as possible are a better way to do it. That being said you need to really reflect on the situation and sus out who was blame, did they really not give you a chance to tap? Were trying to escape even as you were feeling pain and pressure? Ask yourself these kinds of questions. Who knows it might even be a little on both of you.

[@g3neriik901]

^^

[@fredrikandersson3885]

Tao earlier rather than late and if ur unsure, tap and have your training partner explain.

[@TheGreatHotDogConsumer]

if you aren’t confident in your escapes yet i would tap as soon as you lose control of the arm

[@mraBJJ33]

Tap verbally too, it's the fastest way to tap and you can use both of your hands to defend or escape for longer. But if the music or ambient gym noise is noisy you gotta use your big boy voice to make sure they hear it

[@alial-lami7963]

Honestly i wish i could train at b team

[@bibito.]

You can

[@wlbernie]

Nicky Ryan explaining the exact reason white belts should not be doing heelhooks.

[@InvisibleHotdog]

He didn't know they were illegal, the other guy didn't know what it was, education is the issue here. Luta Livre white belts learn leg locks and I haven't heard of major issues there

[@lightning7582]

This is he b+ team without craig. It 8s no longer graded on a curve

[@bradengrider781]

Does Ethan really compete at 155? Dude looks pretty big

[@ryans9094]

Not sure how tall he is, but I'm 5'10 and have a similar build at 160lbs

[@thewizardtv1300]

No one’s safe with these bad egos who try hurt even white belts when there heads go

[@Quarkss]

Starting BJJ about a year ago was probably one of the best decisions I’ve made. I felt like I was naturally good at it, at least compared to other… because when we first started out everyone was mostly “white belt” given there were a few who trained wrestling a lot in the, judo, mma.. but for BJJ everyone was white belt.. I destroyed it, like I remember tapping out this guy that was near 100lb heavier than me 2x in a row… there was this other guy like had to be 6’4, light skinned tattoos all around his body and we were about to go “live” and all I was thinking is “I’m about to get murdered, look at him . I’m 5’7 160lb” …. He was the easiest person I’ve face in my life training , I literally held him against the wall for 5min till the round was over and he couldn’t get up (I didn’t know any subs really at the time besides chokes so against him I just played it safe and resorted back to my wrestling) So yeah, starting BJJ after 2 weeks I learned that just because someone is big doesn’t mean they are strong in a fighting element. Then I stopped training for like 3 months or so, came back and was getting destroyed by the white belts now lmao… then after a few more classes I got back into the groove and they were not destroying me anymore, it was more even… so on base level I’d say I’m as good as a white belt who has ~6 months training. Then I was let go from my job in October and haven’t trained since… I think about going back almost everyday but I don’t have the money

[@epiphany1915]

That sucks you can't train right now. Good luck mate on getting back training.

[@Shaka_Garami]

Sick blog

[@cognitivedissonancecamp6326]

Someone tell Nicky Ryan he has a speech tick where he starts talking with "yea, so" - so that he can stop doing it, and that he's the most thoughtful speaker of the bunch, and deserves his own podcast.

[@coltizz]

I’m so split about the leg locks. On one hand it would be stupid to not allow leg locks. It’s like Danaher said why would you ignore 50% of the human body. On the other hand I like grappling/Jiujitsu techniques that can be applied in MMA or real life fighting situations . And you can definitely leg lock people in MMA but we have seen people getting knocked out or end up in terrible positions, loose fights on the scorecard going for leg locks. It’s simply put extremely risky to go for leg locks when punches are involved. But in purely grappling leg locks are one of the fastest way you can finish a fight and allows you to chase the back. I don’t know I have a love hate relationship with leg locks. But I trained MMA before starting Jiujitsu so that is probably influencing my view on leg locks.

[@THEBRO1811]

Once you get to a 50/50 position your out of the way of strikes

[@veteransowhat5669]

Is that a problem with conservative practice

[@Jonbombs]

I hate to say it, but in this format Nicky is the Schaub to Craig's Rogan

[@frankiecal3186]

Catch wrestling is better then BJJ.

[@sisterbrothers1677]

The 0-12 record of the Betas in 2022 is the real horror story.

[@bradkershaw491]

"Here's a story about how teaching heelhooks to white belts resulted in a serious injury. Anyway, teaching whitebelts heel hooks to whitebelts is important for preventing injuries". Guys. Listen to yourself.

[@InvisibleHotdog]

Ryan barely knew how to do it, and his partner didn't know at all, which isn't teaching

[@woodywu931]

wtf r u guys doing😂go back to the simpleman podcast. yall r so not simple right now😅

[@jamesn3122]

It does feel kinda lame and dishonest to market BJJ as a way to "get in shape" with three roided up competitors nodding their heads. No shame to these three for using PED's, thats the sport right now. But saying BJJ will take you from pudgey to Nicky Ryan is lame.

[@dorianurem6203]

I doubt that Nicky used roids as a teen, he has been training since 13. Also plenty of people who train and dont compete are not using steroids and are in shape

[@finsimple4396]

Nicky Rod was cleared by blood test tbh

[@cognitivedissonancecamp6326]

You can actually just do BJJ warmup drills and you will get into damn good shape. The açaí berry juice is just for keeping up with the Jones', because they are chasing a career.

[@jamesn3122]

@@dorianurem6203 so you didn't read the comment, cool. I said it was lame to have these three deliver that message. They all three do PEDs. I do think BJJ can help your physical health, but not to that extent, you aren't getting shredded doing it.

[@jamesn3122]

@@finsimple4396 a blood test is an IQ test

[@piergaioni2569]

Ngl tho guy left of rod… idk why I don’t believe a word he says …

[@zipcode305]

First of all non of these guys have an academy teaching white belts, so teaching white belts leg locks and less injuries is absurd. Ask any school owner what happens if you have white belts leg locking each other? Injuries galore, and you will lose students. That is not a good idea. I completely disagree with White Belts training leg locks.

[@mikeymouse3941]

B team allows white belts now. It’s good to have familiarity with leg locks. Ankle locks are allowed at white belt. Nothing else leg related is allowed until brown belt under IBJJF rules. At the very least, white belts should know how to do an ankle lock and defend it. I don’t think they should try the other leg lock related maneuvers, however, as they are super high risk. I don’t care for leg locks outside of calf slicers and ankle locks, personally, as they can result in catastrophic injuries far more often than upper body related attacks.

[@samuraisteve2775]

Nicky breaking a guy’s ankle at White Belt demonstrates why they SHOULD be illegal at that level. I disagree. Let some guys learn some skill and control BEFORE they take limbs and joints that have very little room before injury happens. These guys are young. I understand the logic, but they are wrong. For the dude on the left to say the best thing that could have happened for this guy was Nicky to break his leg is beyond stupid. Maybe Nicky needed more control before he was allowed to use these attacks? Duh. For sure. To say it was alm the other guy’s fault as a White Belt “because he never saw one before” is the ultimate in stupid. Nicky broke his ankle, not the other way around. He was 13 with no control, and the ego and tap was more important than the other man’s health and safety.

[@Stahlvanten]

Go back to TMA and do katas and be all serious about weird shiet and let the real combat sports be interesting and be about evolving techniques and character please.