SECOND EVER WHITE BELT BJJ TOURNAMENT (w/ commentary)

Cheeky breakdown of my first tournament since COVID started.
True North Grappling, September 25th, 2021.
Instagram: / griffinmaathuis
#bjj #grappling #jiujitsu

[@evrose]

"gaming" is your justification for what is ethically cheating... so many other arrogant comments too... not cool kid.

[@rhettshaw921]

Great video. Can’t wait to compete against you again!

[@dvd08270]

Nice 🔺

[@Alstanus]

"He's complaining that he had the overhook, and i said, 'nah, son', but he did. He was right." 😂

[@user-ep4tt1th5b]

Thanks for sharing such a great video. Very dynamic and interesting matches. Well done guys!

[@coldplayer9403]

Nice! And yea that transition was pretty slick 😎

[@crewdawg16]

That first attack he was setting up is a choke, thumb in behind your head with the lapel grip on the overhook, loop the top arm to the right of your head for the choke.

[@blahblahhh1000]

maybe stop cheating..even if its a little advantage

[@glycogen5708]

Facts. Can’t believe how he thinks cheating is cheeky. Starts with bad gym culture though

[@pedeepete]

that first fight was excellent

[@arlesblueman1161]

Training for 5 years, competing as a white belt and you’re still cheating? Pretty sad all around.

[@oxebow3645]

How do you know this?

[@towelietowel4513]

Proof?

[@WOW-io2yp]

@@towelietowel4513 think he talking about when he was in the final , when the had to reset the didn’t give the other guy the overlook back , aka cheating

[@BackdraftAirsoft]

No way he’s been training for 5 years and doesn’t know what a cross choke is

[@BackdraftAirsoft]

@@towelietowel4513 he said he’s been training for about 5 years in the comments below

[@dennishackmann2871]

Great commentary man, keep it up

[@Ryan-bq1sk]

Pretty cocky for a white belt 😂😂😂😂😂😂 “fortunately for me.. I’m pretty difficult to arm bar huh huh huh 💅🏻

[@blackflagbarbering4753]

is this in canada? i swear the dude at 7:40 is wearing frontlinebjj which is an affiliate gym in australia

[@patrikzegrec1407]

weight class?

[@7FigSaykho]

Crazy stuff from you man & congrats. Got my first tourney coming up soon. How long u been training?

[@griffinmaathuis9423]

Thanks! I've been training about 5 years or so, just wasn't too keen on competing until recently. Now I can't wait for the next one haha

[@sjf6384]

@@griffinmaathuis9423 You can train in a *White* belt tournament after 5 years? Seems legit lol.

[@retrovcr777]

@@griffinmaathuis9423 you been training for 5 yrs, and still a white belt???

[@markusalonzo6321]

Lmao

[@bulldog3722]

@@retrovcr777 everyone's journey moves at different pace. I almost been training 5 years and I'm a white belt. Some gyms make you put in the time. If you're training 2-3 days a week it's gonna take much longer. Some gyms require you to have competition experience along with minimum amount wins. My coach always says "I'd rather have strong blue belts then debatable ones"

[@benlaw3547]

Nice rolls brah

[@user-ol5pp3uf3p]

"he's really trying to pull me off here, he can not get me off" - no homo

[@Petepato3]

You're very effective from the top for a white belt I feel 😃

[@111HYPE111]

what weight is this at?

[@Alstanus]

Damn, a lot of people are going hard on him in the comments. "Fortunately for me, I'm pretty hard to armbar." He points out a strong point of his game, and that's him being arrogant? It's not like he was saying, "I'm a great white belt, and these guys are trash." Lmao! Idk. I'd roll with him; he seems he'd be fun and challenging. I've seen some suuuper cocky guys out there, and he's not even close.

[@andrewpirr]

I'm glad they had the ref wear a mask

[@amlc4626]

Stay humble kid

[@petercosgrave]

cheating against a 17yo

[@SimpleJackPC]

4:01 idk pretty sus

[@Konr4dR]

Why would you talk to him for a whole time?

[@Theblackprogressive1911]

Be careful of that kimura from close guard. Your arms were way too extended. Good work though

[@MidwinterEclipse]

You lost because you were cocky. Good skill for a white belt though.

[@choiboi23]

you're pretty bad for training 5 years at "white"

[@FatBitches]

Damn that was slick indeed.