Are You A TERRIBLE BJJ Training Partner..?

[@JordanTeachesJiujitsu]

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[@TylerTried]

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[@michaelm9710]

The top vs bottom was something I learned recently. I am still new. So when I first came in, the blue and up belts let me start on top because they wanted to test themselves. (Edit- i should have addd that I’m 225lbs, 6’1” and a meathead) Now one of our coaches rolled with me and he said - ok. It’s time for you to start playing from guard and turtle. If I can learn to play a match like a small guy (coach said), I would have a huge advantage at each belt because I have an attribute 98 percent of people don’t have (strength). It’s awesome to have good training partners and coaches.

[@christianrodriguez1721]

I’m a blue belt and back in February I was rolling with another blue belt who was physically bigger and stronger then me. After submitting him twice he happened to arm bar me at the end( I did not have time to tap) which lead to a torn ligament in my elbow. I started training this week for the first time in a limited way. I find it frustrating how people are willing to hurt you just to win in a training session. I am so glad you made a video about this because this issue needs to get addressed more in juijitsu gyms.

[@pr1m3d]

Were they new blue belts? The only times I felt at risk is rolling with new white belts and new blue belts. Obviously new white belts don't know what they are doing and are more likely to flail. New blue belts sometimes seem like they have something to prove again after their promotion. Purple belts and above tap me regularly and consistently in a very gentle way.

[@christianrodriguez1721]

Yes he was promoted blue belt in December along with myself

[@frankwalsh21]

it's the hard way and there's probably a context but if the guys is not a regular and you don't know him well, just be a little more cutious when you roll with him. You need roll time to really know how the guy will react to certain situations, like submiting him two times in a roll. Did he appologized? How did he react when he hurt you? That will give you a good clue as if he'S a dick or not.

[@MrCmon113]

I'm missing the part where you told him that he pulled it too quickly.

[@martinmyggestik292]

This video should be looped at the entrance of every gym ❤

[@JordanTeachesJiujitsu]

Agreed!

[@virgilcol]

Or sent out to every new member of the gym. Hey, glad you joined! Sign this waiver and watch this video before you come in!

[@Thawolf878]

10000% agree with this statement.

[@jameswilsonmusic7749]

Lol YES!

[@BH-ix7nq]

​@@virgilcol brilliant

[@NextScamdemic]

The first thing I did when I started as a brand new white belt was search "top 10 things not to do as a white belt" , "top 10 mistakes as a white belt" etc, etc- so from the beginning I knew "spazzing" was a thing and I took pride in making sure I wasn't one.

[@PadreBrunoCSsR]

I have a gym partner that keeps repeating "if we were fighting with MMA rules you would be screwed in a wheelchair". I certainly don't know how to react to this.

[@RetributionClothing]

I know how you feel

[@msdunkel]

Only thing worse than the training partner who hurts you, is the one who hurts you and refuses to acknowledge it's their fault.... "bruh, that was a legit sub" Uhh, yeah. You're 80 lbs heavier and 15 years younger and you ripped my arm off using nothing but strength. Totally legit, I had surgery and missed 6 months of training. Awesome.

[@gimli108]

Love this!! Especially the point about letting go of submissions when your training partner is unaware of the danger or stubbornly refuses to tap. I've let go of several heel hooks when less experienced partners try to roll the wrong way 😵

[@nicholustaylor9443]

still a beginner myself but after 8 months i comply with most of these things. a few months ago i realized i was going way to hard with some people and have adjusted and pick a sweep i want to practice vs smaller/older people. We have a guy in our gym thought and when i want a hard role he is the guy, he is young and refuses to tap to anything but he is great cardio

[@JordanTeachesJiujitsu]

Great awareness to adjust, and save the hard rolling for guys like that, that embrace it!

[@nicholustaylor9443]

@@JordanTeachesJiujitsu at 33 years old i love the hard roles but i can tell im getting older now compared to when i wrestled in my 20s

[@greasebob]

@@nicholustaylor9443 it happens to everyone if you stay in long enough.

[@DoggosAndJiuJitsu]

Great video. I subbed in a recent comp with a reverse triangle Americana where I heard the pops, let go before the tap, and the other competitor admitted submission. Huge respect for him not playing the "I didn't tap" card. That's real BJJ. Then he went on to beat me 1:2 for gold 🤣🤪

[@wiladorm2439]

Great video! Thanks for covering this topic. I’m a new white belt and I was rolling with brown belt. I hit that same arm bar in your video from the tournament that you let go of your opponent’s arm. However I extended the arm a little too quickly and messed up the brown belt arm. Next day the mat enforcer wanted to roll with me and he got the same arm bar on me, but he didn’t let go after I tapped. I suffered a hairline fracture from the arm bar and quit BJJ. As the mat enforcer seem took revenge for his buddy.

[@seer775]

that's some psychotic shit

[@AbhinavMogili-wj4ks]

I've started jiujitsu this summer and i'll be honest, I am lacking in a couple of this. Thank you so much Jordan, I will start implementing this in my rolling from now on

[@rubenguevara5753]

You hit MANY good points. This video should be shown to students in their first day training

[@JordanTeachesJiujitsu]

Thanks man I agree! I wish gyms would send this out to new students.

[@Kuchmi123]

When i was a white belt some years ago, I accidentally kicked a middleaged purple belt in the face, while he was engaging to pass my guard. Immediately after that he took some steps backwards and jumped with his knee into my chest. I reacted rather passively and at the end of the class he joined me to apologize, because he was having a bad day at work (police officer). It never happened since then and I was really new to bjj and spazzing around all the time with all the people telling me to be more relaxed. Good old days. Greets from Germany

[@seer775]

police officers are eggheaded losers

[@redstarthunder12]

I once had a training partner that peeved me to the point of a fight. He used to throw light punches, during rolling cause he was "training for the streets". I got so fed up with it, it brawled into an entire fight. But many of his punches landed and he would say it was an accident and we just had to deal with it. He did this to everyone. One day he poked my eye and it turned into an entire fight. I'm still way embarrassed about it to this day.

[@bengough6955]

Lol in that case bite him, butt him, crank his balls...etc

[@jasonzehnder6510]

​@bengough6955 don't forget about "the olll dick twist"!😂

[@cripplingfearofeverything7143]

Always appreciate your emphasis on safety Jordan. I don't understand why these principles aren't more widely taught or reinforced. Is safety just an afterthought? Or do some instructors just assume everyone will know how to look out for each other? I often hear very general things like "look after your training partners" but no specific suggestions or ways to do that, and I see or experience people cranking subs or spazzing almost every session, even the high-grade guys.

[@isabellamccann7395]

THANK YOU! 7 month old white belt here.

[@Robytsu]

Good video, Jodran. I think that what also helps is the coach mentioning this recommendations from time to time. Maybe a "first class of the month reminder" type of standard so nobody feels pointed at. The reminder to be careful with certain submitions alone could prevent many life changing injuries.

[@ryanwoytowich4215]

as an old highschool wrestler I can admit I was most likely considered a spazz. sparring hard was all I knew, when told to go easy it felt like someone had removed one of my limbs, felt very awkward and ineffective. But with practice I learned how much better it was to roll with technique and thinking ahead to next position or move. Feels great to let my inner spazz out in competition though lol

[@sevourn]

There's a reason wrestlers with a little BJJ tend to chew through pure BJJ guys of similar experience level. The most offensive thing about intensity to them is that it works.

[@MrCmon113]

@@sevourn Yeah, it's fine to train with low intensity most of the time, but a lot of bjj places tend to never spar with high intensity at all.

[@bloopooch]

I fall under the category of not remembering what my instructor has just showed us. I find it so hard to remember the details and feel bad when I have to execute and just fumble awkwardly with my partner😓

[@Zen25Master]

Youre not alone

[@sumolegal3809]

Jordan you are amazing. I am watching you for a year and learning techniques from you as i unfortunetly dont have any bjj gym in my city. Literally we have like 2bjj gyms in whole country so i am training at home with my family because i find a passion in this sport. Technique is crucial when i dont have coach and you my friend make it so clear so i can practice. Especially the inside position concept open my mind from being able to execute takedowns all the way to proper submission. Thank you

[@johnebrenn]

Good list. As a man that goes to train with my wife at Bjj also, I hear some creepy stories from her about dudes that do weird stuff while rolling with her; and, with big dudes (especially lower belts) that go super hard against her.

[@nimnogaparus]

One point of uncertainty for me is #6. I'm bigger than average (6' 185 lbs) and quite strong. I'm a white belt with judo experience, so when I roll with other whitebelts I adjust according to size. But what about when I roll with smaller purple belts? I feel like if I adjusted to their weight I wouldnt be able to do anything at all, so I do try to smash them as much as I can, since they can still smash and submit me even with a pretty big size disadvantage (40+ lbs). Is this not cool? Should I still ease up on the pressure regardless of skill difference? The goal in my mind is not to win but to get as much out of the roll as possible, so I figure evening out the playing field is mutually beneficial, but maybe I'm wrong?

[@JordanTeachesJiujitsu]

There's a time and place to use physical attributes. Some smaller but technical training partners you can absolutely use your size and strength to win the round. As they will use their skill and speed to do the same. Trying to win provides a lot of learning too and is what makes BJJ competitive and fun. But some smaller training partners may be completely defenseless to your physical attributes and neither person will learn or have a good time. In those cases it's better, and often more fun for both to try to win with technicality only. So it really just depends.

[@dmitrikonstantin6800]

Lex Fridman said something like: be the type of white belt black belts enjoy rolling with

[@seansmith9903]

Just had an experience with a 1 stripe white belt (I am also a one stripe white belt) who during a basics class, decided it was his responsibility to show myself and my uke "where the target is" for RNC. He would use own finger on our throats to show us exactly where the artery was. Super weird vibe. He was late to class and hopped in with me and my partner, and immediately started overstepping himself. Touching my uke and myself during our rolls. I was cool to go top-bottom-out with him, but the second it was his turn to work on the mechanics of a RNC, he cranked the ever living hell out of it, and instantly I felt a pop in my windpipe. He didn't work to slowly apply pressure, it was an instantaneous squeeze to the death. And that was with him starting with hooks in, in a seatbelt position. He is only the second person on my "DO NOT ROLL" list at my gym.

[@JACMAN02]

I'm a white belt and was against a purple belt who was narrating the whole roll. Kept talking like "o you think so, hahaha, nope, how about this" "not gunna work" "bet you didn't see that coming" so annoying...

[@JordanTeachesJiujitsu]

Haha wow. That would be. I'd only do that if it were a friend I was having a go with. Otherwise super lame.

[@ebwhite21]

More gyms need to teach this. Thank you always, Jordan! 💯🙏

[@andriustheviking]

Great video. I wasn't even aware of the knee danger for hip throws with planted feet!

[@JordanTeachesJiujitsu]

Thanks man! Ya needs to be paid attention to.

[@UnskilledGrappler]

Coaching people through submissions they’ve achieved on you to save your ego.

[@JordanTeachesJiujitsu]

This is a good one!

[@jasongardiner9310]

Great content as always and glad I have your fundamentals course! Keep it coming

[@denismefaev3983]

I once rolled with a black belt when I was a beginner. He got me in back control with a chocking arm over my mouth. He straight away cranked too hard, so I had no time to tap before my lips were cut and started bleeding inside. I struggled to eat anything salty or spicy for a good a couple of weeks because the wounds were burning inside my mouth. I have never rolled with him again.

[@JordanTeachesJiujitsu]

Wow. Super lame. He should watch this video. Really sad to see from a black belt. He's probably been doing stuff like that for years.

[@MrCmon113]

Lol, imagine wanting to choke a white belt over their mouth as a black belt.

[@kingcthulhu1716]

I accidentally hit a brown belt whilst trying to regain guard, he said " hey man don't worry about it, it's jits not balle... Shit happens" Being used to getting smashed for small mistakes like that I didn't expect such a. Chill response.

[@athosdalvarek918]

In a tournament, imo, you should always give your opponents the time to tap, but if they resist to it is up to them what happens (if that makes sense)^^

[@JordanTeachesJiujitsu]

Agreed! Other than higher level adult comps, but even then there's still a line that shouldn't be crossed. Like completely exploding into heel hooks.

[@dg1431]

@@JordanTeachesJiujitsu Palhares would disagree 🤣🤣

[@vibovitold]

The higher the belt level, the better they should know. But it depends whether we're talking chokes or joint locks. A good ref should still intervene if a white belt refuses to tap in a hopeless and dangerous situation, but good refs aren't as common as you'd wish.

[@af4396]

These are pretty much all sparring related, but what drives me crazy is when you're training or drilling technique, and your partner has such an ego that they can't even do that without fighting back and not letting you actually build your muscle memory. Especially when they're bigger and stronger lol.

[@pr1m3d]

I'm one of those bigger guys. I always start drills as a dead fish. I let them move me where I need to be moved for them to get the technique. Each iteration I resist a little more and a little more because that is also critical for learning the technique. I never resist to the point where they cannot complete the technique or have to actually struggle against me, but if that arm bar isn't locked in well later in the drill I'll start to wiggle out of it to try to show them weak areas or details missing in the technique. I hope that's been helpful for the folks I train with. I know it's been helpful for me when I thought I had a technique down, but some resistance in a drill setting demonstrates otherwise.

[@ryanwoytowich4215]

@@pr1m3d agree this is a good habit. when with a partner and we've dialed it in, I even ask them to give me resistance if they are not aware to do it. Seems like everyone picks up on this idea pretty quickly for the most part.

[@cheesejkliop]

​@@pr1m3dgreat partnership

[@heatheruntz5315]

I am new to jujitsu and I have had a traumatic brain injury when I was in the Army so my memory is really bad. When we watch the moves and get a training partner i am generally depending on them to help me with them and it takes several times to grasp it, i don't want to be a shitty training partner but I seriously can't help it and it is embarrassing.

[@JordanTeachesJiujitsu]

It was tough for me too as a beginner since I have ADHD. Nothing wrong having a hard time as long as you're making your best effort. The only issue is those that simply aren't paying attention.

[@heatheruntz5315]

@@JordanTeachesJiujitsu what would you do if there was a weird social structure at your gym and you could tell the professor doesn't like you?

[@vibovitold]

I'm not a doctor but I think it can improve once the moves sort of shift from your verbalised memory (this hand goes here, leg goes there) to muscle memory. There was this viral video where a demented ballerina on a wheelchair can still perform the (upper body) moves from the Swan Lake. muscle memory is stored differently somehow.

[@heatheruntz5315]

@vibovitold I have been at it a little over a year now and I am grasping things alot better now. I just have to train alot and practice the moves over and over again until my body got used to moving that way

[@arieltesarasky5807]

Thank you :) I didn't take my size into account many times will do start from bottom if I am the bigger guy wich I am most of the time. Also I you didn't mention good communication wich can prevent many problems .

[@JordanTeachesJiujitsu]

I did! I said to talk to your partner if they're being reckless :)

[@arieltesarasky5807]

@@JordanTeachesJiujitsu My bad again thanks for the great video :)

[@BJJFan105]

oh boy, this is why I want to find someone to practise with outside of a studio. We can leave the egos at home and go "age-appropriate".

[@Wildgrowsthenature]

Been training in a gym for a month and had my ribs smashed by a spaz second week. Totally understand what you are talking about and make an effort to 'play Ju-jitsu ' not to rip people. I think being honest my first week I was a whitebelt span but done enough research to get it and understand the assignment. Just connecting the dots right now and absorb as much information as possible. I appreciate your education. Thankyou 😊

[@JordanTeachesJiujitsu]

You understood the assignment way quicker than I did haha. Spent all of white belt being a nut case haha

[@Wildgrowsthenature]

@@JordanTeachesJiujitsu lol 😂 🙏

[@Wildgrowsthenature]

It is such a blessing to have access to online tutoring today. Something previous generations didn't have. Plus, I'm in my 40's but pretty fit and aim to compete. At least I thought I was fit. Rolling just hits different. Currently enjoying climbing the gradient. Have studied martial arts all my life but never precisely Ju jitsu. Totally hooked and hope to achieve as much as I can and show the world that oldies can still do it if we look after ourselves correctly. Thankyou again for your content, Jordan. You are appreciated 🙏

[@Rover19666]

Jordan, great advice for both at the gym and outside, work with an HR director that is the biggest gossip in the office, I frequently find myself thinking why are you telling me this?

[@RealVergilSparda]

my friend is the worst in the gym (when accounted for time under training) so we often spar and i always try to let him grow instead of applying too much pressure

[@JordanTeachesJiujitsu]

You sound like a great training partner :)

[@watkey785]

First ever BJJ class, have a no-gi roll with a more experienced bigger dude at the end, he puts me in side control and squeezes hard enough to break a rib. Good times, good times

[@geneharrogate6911]

The old spazzy knee slice to the balls is a good one to avoid..

[@ulrikek359]

My "best" worst partners are bigger, stronger guys... unaware of there strenghs. Horrible experiences. Second best are young new members of the gym, full of overboarding energy. Like the first ones they are going way to hard. In that case, I try to select my rollingpartners before, and if it is happening, I try to let go.... not resist... the round is ending in seconds and I leave the match. I saw girls fighting throug, getting hurt and beaten up and the opponent did not even realised it. Very good video Jordan! Should be shown in every Gym!

[@pagefour6498]

If your focus is belt promotion, you're unfocused

[@AIAM_]

Really great advice! I agree with all your rule sets keep up the great work!👍

[@LoneWulf1992]

Man, the number of training partners I dealt with at my old gym simply to avoid overall drama blows my mind. I ultimately got kicked out for drama that was ultimately my fault, but my flaw wasn't on this list. >_>

[@shemmusic3279]

Lmao what happened, how did you get kicked out?

[@evangibson256]

The Conversationalist/ Chatty Patty’s - people who talk and or give props the entire roll

[@MizuMark]

"If you dont like a submission dont get caught in it" GOTTEM

[@crypticnomad]

Something I've not seen covered a lot are bad teachers/coaches. When I say "bad teachers" that could mean several different things. For example, they could literally just not know what they are doing or something really silly like they have some kind of mail-in black belt. Those kinds of bad teachers are extremely rare in jiu jitsu, and Muay Thai, but are much more common in other martial arts. The "bad teachers" in jiu jitsu and muay thai tend to mostly come in the form of people who just suck at teaching others. In an effort to avoid boredom they often end up just doing random techniques every day with very little order or sense of progression in what they do. I stopped training with someone who is a fairly well known and extremely talented fighter in the country I live in because he refused to do organized training. I told him I didn't want to just do whatever every day and instead wanted to systematically identify and attack my weakness. He is a great fighter, very talented martial artist in general but almost a total shit show as a teacher. In private sessions random training doesn't make much sense at all if a person is beyond the basics but I guess in a large class like setting it would make a little sense but I still don't really understand it. In the end I just opted with paying a training partner who is a little more advanced than I am. Oddly enough he cost a lot less per hour and seemed to totally understand and agree with my "systematically identify and attack my weakness" approach to training. I don't think I'm qualified to teach people martial arts but I think I would actually be a better teacher than a lot of much more talented martial artists who are teaching right now

[@joshgoodwin8308]

I'm a white belt and I definitely roll too hard with a lot of people. Im trying to fix it but definitely get a little wrapped up in the fight sometimes.

[@jeffchristensen4034]

one nice benefit to easing up, is you can practice defense. One of the best black belts i trained with almost moved in slow motion - and he still beat everyone. You knew what was next but couldn't stop it from happening.

[@normanmair4042]

Lots of good points well described and articulated here, thanks Jordan

[@jimdgrousedogs]

I'm new to BJJ, but have a lot of experience with other styles and still teach the other styles at another school so I worry that I will all into teaching mode. I remind myself that I am still a beginner and try not to offer a lot of suggestions to my partner. I will give feedback to my partner if they want it, but really try to hold my opinions on how to improve and leave it for the instructor when he comes to check in with us. This can really be hard when I pick up the technique quicker than my partner especially if they ask "what are they doing wrong". I don't want to the beginner guy who tries to teach.

[@ryanwoytowich4215]

lol, this is my struggle too. I am still a white belt, so feel like I shouldn't be coaching someone but admittedly can't help myself sometimes. But because I am open to perspective and coaching from even the newest whitebelts I feel it plays out well as we both verbalize what seems to be working and what doesn't until we either figure it out or call the proffessor over to fix us lol

[@angelpsyche-toy5295]

I think making somewhat passive comments towards partners isn’t cool. I’m a smaller person and in times where I’ve had success against larger opponents I’ve received comments like. “Oh you’re just flexible.” Or “you can get out of that cause you’re small.” Any partner I work with when the get the better of me I’ll just tell them good job and keep rolling rather than making them feel they didn’t work hard to get to where they are.

[@suplexed]

I agree with everything except the size difference consideration. I fully understand controlling your strength and intensity when rolling with smaller partners. I'd also understand not simply sitting on someone who's less experienced than you. But if you and your partner have a similar amount of experience, then I see no problem with starting on top as the larger partner. I'm a small guy, but I get so much value out of rolling with my bigger partners by training escapes and sweeps and stand ups and triangles mostly. Of course I also get smashed a lot, but I see it as an opportunity to improve my technique.

[@JordanTeachesJiujitsu]

Ya that's more personal preference though. Many small people don't want to be on the bottom every round and would appreciate bigger guys starting on the bottom to lessen their strength advantage. All though personally I do agree for myself too, I'm happy to start on the bottom too :)

[@kuatlWeed]

Guilty of the Flowrolling. That somehow always escalates. Thanks for the Video. I try to do better.

[@josephhcollura]

You nailed it! This should be required viewing for any BJJ student (especially me).

[@user-uz8js5bm9i]

Hey Jordan, you have the best jiu jitsu channel. I am learning so much through your videos. I would love to see you do a video breakdown of competing against a decorated wrestler just as you have with sambo, judo, and bjj guys. It will be great hearing your thinking process as you go through the problems they pose as a fighter. Another great video idea is a breakdown of Khabib's style. I think your perspective and clear communication of the techniques would be highly valuable to us grapplers.

[@JordanTeachesJiujitsu]

Thanks man! I did a roll with a national level wrestler but he didn't let me use the footage after ☹️. I'm hoping to find some other high level guys from different disciplines asap. I love making those types of videos. Always love testing my skills too. Hmm a video like that could be really cool! I try to not use others people's footage due to risk of copywrite issues so it's tough to use ufc footage. Maybe I can still do it in my own format though. Just analysis and see what he does and start rolling like him for a bit and teachers others how to too.

[@LuxApricity95]

This was fantastic! I only hope all the fellow new white belts at my gym also take the time to watch this video or something similar, along with a jiu-jitsu etiquette course. For the most part, I think that I'm a fairly decent training partner, but this video helped point out a couple areas I could improve.

[@jiujitsuismyoutlet]

This video is so good and something that everyone needs to watch. Good stuff Jordan. Thank you for spreading awareness about how to stay safe

[@ericy3918]

Never get jealous at other people’s promotions. I went twice a week for a year as a white belt and didn’t earn a stripe. Just after a year, a brown belt Americana’d my shoulder, and I was out for months. When I came back, I got hurt again so I’m two year white belt with no stripes…wait…what was my point? Oh yes, I enjoy BJJ.

[@ortatraining]

This was actually really good to watch with my daughter. I do appreciate that your videos are also cool for kids to watch. She is six years old and has been doing jiu-jitsu for over a year. Thank you for being a resource!

[@JordanTeachesJiujitsu]

That's awesome to hear, man! Made my day. 👊

[@BH-ix7nq]

Haha what impeccable timing😂 Needs to be talked about more. Thanks for helping everyone out Jordan! 👊

[@tonyhew8482]

Umm silly question I gave up jiu-jitsu last year and I decided to go back and see my mates get promoted knowing it's never on the cards for me. I slowly started going back in April I had my best month on the mat and competed also earning a silver. I was rewarded my 4th stripe on my white belt. After 3.5 years but I got really sick for a month straight after now. I have to go away for a month and also I start a new job when I get back so I'm thinking this year is probably another year I won't make blue. That's OK. But is there shame in taking 5 years or more to get to a blue belt. Some of mates made it look so eaier than it's been for me. Granted most of them all athletes from other sports and I'm just a 39 year old sober alcoholic with no sports background or athletic ability 🤔. Just trying to get better but the body and mind is tired.

[@ryanwoytowich4215]

Dude I hear ya, but no, there is no shame imo. I was a highschool wrestler, trained no gi on and off for years so had some previous experience throughout my life. At 39 I decided I had time to pick it back up. A year and half later, I now have my 4th stipe on white belt, but belts were never a thought in my head before since I never trained much with the gi. Belts aside it's an amazing skill to have, and I'm proud as hell for myself and anyone who trains in this discipline. Don't worry about the belts at all i say. As soon as we go up any belt level, it's a whole new ball game, with a whole new level of challenges. And I think that part will continue to be the same for as long as we are training, so might as well focus on whats in front of us and enjoy it. Everyone progresses at different rates at my club too.

[@american-cody6608]

August 2021 Spazy training partner Cost me my left ACL January 2022 Purple belt training partner decided to full send a lock down from half guard. Cost me my right ACL June 2022 I had dual ACL surgery, both at the same time. Very very interesting and difficult rehab

[@christisking1193]

Great content and editing. Thanks man.

[@dannychun924]

Great video! I appreciate the honest insights because we were all probably bad partners at one point. For me I always found myself in the intensity loop 🔁 where you and your partner are unconsciously trying to one up each other when it comes to using your strength and explosiveness. Before you know it you are in a level 10 battle 😂

[@QuarantineVideoz]

I have a younger training partner who is super cocky and will brag about tapping upper belts or almost tapping them (he's delusional). I have explained to him that it is inappropriate to brag about beating others, and more so if you're naming and shaming. He doesn't get it.

[@andrijadrobnjakovic9920]

You can always improve without hurting others!

[@athosdalvarek918]

Cool thing is that if you learn to apply submissions slowly you also gotta learn how to have great control over them^^

[@JordanTeachesJiujitsu]

Exactly!

[@vibovitold]

You will hurt others SOMETIMES no matter what you do. I'm a black belt and I injured my toe just on Friday when I got a mount on a white belt and they somehow threw their hips onto my foot. A freak accident and nobody's fault really. This sort of stuff can't be eliminated, it's a contact sport, but it can be kept to a statistical minimum.

[@tomsheppard378]

I think my coach shouting and swearing at me if i couldn't get a technique right. He even called me hopeless infront of the class. I was going to quit but i spoke with him and agreed boundaries, it made me feel more confident not just on the mats but also off

[@exclusivelymadeforthat]

WTF?

[@TTVIMFREINDLY1]

Today's my first bjj class at mastermind mma academy no gi I'm nervous but exticeted and your videos are one of the reason I got into bjj so thanks and your tips are nice before the first day

[@akulabourne]

This man could re-write Hagakure for the modern world. So much wisdom. And yes, I wish everyone would be taught this from the beginning. This video should be REQUIRED viewing by everyone on day one. I'm still recovering from a crazy whitebelt mistake that would qualify here. More than a year off the mats now because of a fully blown ACL. I'm almost ready to return, but that guy that blew my knee is gone it seems. I actually feel sorry for him. I think the guilt overwelmed him in the end. Moral of the story? Be careful with your partner like Jordan described. You don't want to end up hurting someone seriously like that black belt that broke the kid's neck a few years ago. That burden of guilt will never go away. Stay safe.

[@andrewmcgivney7606]

I think this made me realize I am going a bit too hard all the time. I am new and I like to try really hard when i roll with higher belts to learn how to not just give up and get out of bad spots. But I think i could definitely benefit from chilling out a little and not getting smashed all the time 😂

[@ozkart13]

Fantastic video. I'll be recommending to all new comers at the gym. It's too common to not be advised on good etticate

[@PaulWrightDirector]

42 year old hobbyist. Meniscus got torn by someone who really wanted a hip bump and went straight through me. 2 months into recovery with surgery on the horizon.

[@JordanTeachesJiujitsu]

Aw man sorry to hear that. This is exactly why BJJ culture needs to change. Something like that is 100% avoidable. BJJ gets a bad rep for being dangerous, but it's only as dangerous as the people rolling. Either you, or your training partner. In this case and many it's the training partner. Hope you heal up quick!

[@PaulWrightDirector]

@@JordanTeachesJiujitsu Cheers man. First night back with some light, light training.

[@PaulWrightDirector]

@@JordanTeachesJiujitsu update: first session back went well. Phew :)

[@vibovitold]

​@@PaulWrightDirectorwelcome to the club. I'm 43 and I had my meniscus stitched about 2 years ago. Took me about 8 months before I returned to careful rolling, and a couple more months to return to (roughly) 100%. I don't want to jinx it, but the knee has been fine so far.

[@PaulWrightDirector]

@@vibovitold took nine months in total. They had to remove it. Too far gone.

[@coffeeortea547]

I feel like it's okay to sometimes start on top with a female training partners as long as we follow the rule about adjusting for size differences. Of the women I've trained with, a lot of them have slick spider and de la riva guards and they seem to prefer starting on bottom to sweep me straight into mount or side control, rather than start on top and try to pass my guard.

[@JordanTeachesJiujitsu]

Ya definitely. I don't mean never start on top. But it's crazy how often I see big dudes refuse to give smaller people top position.

[@coffeeortea547]

@@JordanTeachesJiujitsu Being not that big of a guy myself, I'm very grateful for videos on tools to deal with people like that, such as your butterfly guard video or BMac's one on lockdown and electric chair

[@georgejarmanprice4492]

Damn feel super lucky my gym is really strict on enforcing all of those values and principles and I definitely think it’s fast tracking everyone’s progress 💪

[@darrienrussell9016]

Thabks for the video! Im new so ill have to watch out for these 😅

[@bbharat307]

Hi Jordan,i am from india,will there be any discount on your bjj courses in the near future? Thank you

[@hobbitsmash]

I was guilty today of going for an arm bar on a buddy today who has both hurt shoulders, I have a torn labrum in my shoulder and I wasn't thinking, I shouldn't have attacked his arms or atleast clear it with him first. I was respectful and kept the movement controlled though. Luckily he wasn't mad or atleast didn't express an issue with it. Great reminders.

[@kovicbrennen]

I had a guy fully defend an armbar during a grading technique demonstration.

[@JordanTeachesJiujitsu]

What a weirdo

[@riti5261]

I want to buy your instructional that deals with concepts but I am a white belt that only does no GI and at 10th planet. Do your concepts still apply?

[@KealanJamesBrady]

Anyone know what the submission is at 1:28?

[@appleboss9742]

No

[@denismefaev3983]

I strive to be a good training partner, so more academy members are willing to roll with more. That makes me get more experience to grow faster.

[@JordanTeachesJiujitsu]

Great mentality! The best training partners are who everyone is happy to roll with :)

[@BH-ix7nq]

This is da wey

[@jangelr94]

Worst training partner that I had was one guy who always sits out a round or two. Happened multiple times to a point where I would sit out or someone who is tired would say you know what I’ll roll with you. Great guy, but now I don’t roll with him if the chance is there

[@andrealcantara1437]

A crazy black belt popped my elbow at the gym (I'm q blue belt) cranking a kimura, after I said tap, and got mad at me. When the time begun he jumped on me when I was putting my mouth guard. I have refused to train with him ever since.

[@russelldenton8753]

Recommendations for gyms/ instructors in San Antonio, TX that follow these criteria?

[@charlesvjun]

This should be a standard instructional video for all BJJ gyms.

[@jeffchristensen4034]

Great video - should be a part of every gym culture and all who workout there.

[@lukehudson9684]

Dude I LOVE your content. I’m a subscriber and I often watch your technique videos with my kids. Lately I’ve noticed you’re no longer censoring explicit content and I’m here for it, I’m just curious if you have / know of a good creator that is also kid friendly?

[@IntenseMarrow]

Hey in terms of smelling I shower and wash my gi before every class but I find my gi keeps the smell of sweat what can I do to get rid of that smell

[@Chillpillspill]

i've heard adding vinegar to the load when you wash it helps.

[@paulc924]

Hi mate, where is the link to the e-book? Thanks

[@thewolfmalik3317]

“It’s not about who’s best but who’s left” 💯

[@gregpalit2556]

I just started BJJ for 1 month, and I think I have a problem with adjusting intensity. The problem is I'm a 4th degree Black belt in Taekwondo, there was one guy in the gym who knew about it and spread the word. So every one in my BJJ gym now knows about it. The thing is I want people to ignore it and understand that I am in fact a beginner in grappling, my only experience in grappling is with My Dad because he trained in Silat. I don't know why, but it seems like every time I roll, everyone just wants to destroy me rather than teaching me, the only guy in the gym who Actually rolls and understands me is the professor. There is even this one guy who face to face said to me "Taekwondo is not as good as BJJ". (I know that, but just don't say it directly at me) . So I kinda went hard on him and almost injured his leg with an ankle lock. I must admit that I also have a bit of an ego when I roll with fellow white belts, but I also feel like everyone wants to go home with a story "I tapped a Taekwondo black Belt today"

[@michaelreardon303]

For sure man, it was cute 20 years ago when MMA was a new thing but nowadays everyone wants their style to be the best instead of learning as much as you can and diversify. Keep training or find another gym if it’s close.

[@NestorLedon]

This was actually pretty excellent. Thank you!

[@Jman75137]

Such good content. I hope this video goes viral. Everyone needs to hear this. As a 42yo white belt I sometimes wonder if white belt isn't the most dangerous time, when most of your training partners are other white belts: ignorant yet athletic and spazzy.

[@aristolochene]

excellent advice ... i go to a competition gym and the instructors encourage and are impressed by competition speed and temperament - this becomes unsafe .... a lot. It's not self defense oriented but I like some of my training partners there hence continue to go there. But I appreciate your advice and thoughts on this subject.

[@J1Pa17]

Always watch out for people’s LCLs. Everyone likes throwing their legs over in an L shape to prevent the pass but if I keep driving in I would most definitely cause a pop, sometimes just stop removing that leg and continue. If I get swept from stopping so be it my conscience is clear knowing I stopped an injury. Also please no lateral knee bars they suck trust me I know -.- get the proper submission first and thank you 🤘🏼

[@bryanjohnson8162]

I'm 5'7 an 137 lbs and we have a about 240 lb guy who I won't roll with because he does nothing but use his size an strength to smash every one including the smaller people like me....

[@Blinkz]

I had a coach freak out on me for a complete accidental elbow.

[@ElbowsTight]

I'm only a crappy training partner when I finish wristlocks instead of arm bars and kimuras...

[@JordanTeachesJiujitsu]

Haha nah wrist locks are all good!!

[@virgilcol]

Good question to ask yourself. We had a young guy, former wrestler, strong as an ox…. Well he’d just smash people, girls, guys, young , old, didn’t matter. A black belt seen it, returned the favor and had a heart to heart talk with the guy. He’s been a good training partner since then. But let me tell ya, when I say he returned the favor he did it x2 lol and when it was over he just got up and waited for the next round calm and in control. A true display of high level jiu jitsu and the effects has on the mind and body.

[@Nothingz3dge]

Only one I meed clarification on is disengaging fully. Because to me, that is sometimes a legitimate defense