Six Rules of Jiu Jitsu

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01:03 Deny the under-hook
03:19 Deny the cross-face
05:23 The space between your armpits and knees is sacred
08:18 Deny their grips
10:15 Use Everything
12:31 Focus on alignment
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VIDEO DESCRIPTION
Rick Ellis and Chris Mikuta share six principles of Jiu Jitsu.

[@danielwest2846]

Awesome video. Unless you take a beginner class that really builds from the bottom up it’s easy to miss these principles. A lot of these basics are hard to pick up on your own during sparring without a video like this.

[@timrineholt3685]

1. Don’t talk about fight club Recap, hopefully it’s right! 1. Deny under hook 2. Deny cross face 3. Deny penetrations of your knee and armpits, they are sacred pure space, knee to elbow foundation 4. Deny grips 5. Use everything, 4 points of contact, 5?, 6… 6. Alignment - base / posture / structure Awesome job guys, thanks so much! ❤❤❤

[@dimitardobrev3296]

Mvp

[@sawine652]

As a white belt, I thank you so much for this video. These rules are pure gold for someone like me who have to improvise during rolling because still doesn't know lots of techniques. So, thank you again

[@OneNvrKnoz]

Great advice! Some principles to add include: -control the inside -to attack, you need a pull and a push -to defend, remove the push -all successful techniques boil down to grip, angle, and position (in that order)

[@Woodthreep]

Could you give some examples for your points? Especially the last one! Thanks!

[@user-io1ck6sn4u]

I'm 42 and just started BJJ. I'm a month and a half in. I''m really loving it! I have the BJJ bug! Your content has been so helpful. Keep up the good work. Thanks!

[@Mrsmifff]

I'm 30 and joined about a month ago myself. I'm right there with you. Best high I've ever had

[@Deu2929]

I'm same age and just started. I'm in pain every day.. how about you?

[@Mrsmifff]

@Deu2929 after the first 3 weeks the recovery is starting to become faster. I'm down to one day recovery now. As for the movements and combo etc... that stuff is going to take months to learn and memorize aha

[@mukodoborijakafiriri8698]

Thank you so much much respect from southern Africa

[@ossioclinics3459]

Great info thank you, my professor has never explained any of this to me or any one else, newbies on day 1 are rolling with no basics, crazy.

[@RicoMnc]

High level Judo, BJJ and JKD? He's not just a beast, that's a dangerous man. When I started training BJJ most of my grappling experience was decades old folk style wrestling in high school, so I had to learn quick not to give my back and not panicking when on my back. After that the simple concepts of keeping my knees and elbows between my body and my partner/opponent went a long way to helping me survive and learn. Now a year into blue belt, principles and "rules" like in this video are like precious gold nuggets. Rarely when rolling or drilling do I pull-off textbook perfect examples all the fundamental techniques I learned as a white belt, it's about adapting and feeling what's going on and applying the underlying principles, especially during transitions between positions and exchanging advantage or control.

[@gerlari2011]

Pure gold this video. Thanks.

[@jk-tn8ry]

Awesome vid, all the principals that I'm currently trying to instil in the lads I teach , put for me, you are putting them across clearer. I will be sharing this vid as a teaching aid. Great stuff thanks

[@BenReedStrategist]

This is an awesome video. Can’t get enough of the concept-based approach

[@aniaj.6349]

This is so helpful! I'm a white belt and a quite small person, so this will help me stay ahead of the game and let my strategy win out where my strength can't.

[@blockmuse]

Complete noob here. I find the language between you two, so understandable. Thank you for speaking my language in the beginning of my journey. 🙏✌️🌹

[@gabrielalicea4803]

Man. Nothing but grateful for your contributions. Thank you.

[@leafsfan71]

This is absolutely fantastic! Thank you so much for sharing!!!

[@Kev80ification]

You two guys are awesome. Loved this, thank you for sharing 🙏

[@archivescharlescotepotvin]

Great inspiration you guys ! Thank you so much !

[@Andre-xs3zy]

Great video. Teaching principles this way is very useful.

[@scotnicos5383]

This video is amazing - thank you for the efforts! Super logical, easy to follow content, brilliant! As a smaller guy, closing these gaps is something I've been working on as if the doors are closed it should allow my speed to work to my advantage. If the doors open, I'm getting smashed!!! I need to tighten this stuff up, so this is spot on. The details within this video are brilliant and I'm excited about my next class! Cheers guys!

[@xPerkDaddyx]

Awesome video, thank you fellas for the free tips. I subscribed

[@jimkrebs1706]

Amazing content, many concepts I do my best to employ sometimes more success than others. Keep up the good work, you know I’m a fan for life. Buying some courses now and will work on the flow chart concepts we discussed!!!! Much love

[@jimkrebs1706]

I was a religious follower of your content and it seemed you had taken some time away for a while. I was pleased when you returned better than ever

[@antwanali3484]

Thank you Rick a Active video been waiting. I appreciate and good video

[@newenglandguitarman3345]

More great stuff from Mr Ellis & friends!

[@tonylindsaysanchez7030]

I'm going to use every bit of this information. Thank you, gentlemen.

[@josephmoreau9615]

Thanks for sharing!

[@jazkravitzfuk19799]

Its Chris Mikuta!!!!! Congratulations on the black belt!!!! I love watching your tests/crucibles you are awesome

[@benpedersen360]

Great explanation and breakdown of the simple effective concepts to improve the beginner bjj mindset. It's crazy how my mind goes blank when I start to roll and an upper belt does something unfamiliar. This tutorial is going to help. Thx!

[@Izzy-qf1do]

Great video.

[@steveabraham3052]

Great stuff here 🤙🏾

[@WLowry]

Great video. This video just popped up on here after I had a conversation about BJJ. Everything you guys are doing in this video is very helpful.

[@gasperkosec9160]

Great info, ty!

[@kracylatin01]

Great video,good information

[@kevinturner765]

Thanks Rick!! Great theory to put into practice

[@brusk3978]

I’m a white belt at a Gracie academy (4 stripes) I’m getting ready for my first test (3 months away) and after implementing this I’ve been able to keep up the the blue belt… thank you for info!!!!

[@omargraham8591]

3:28 😂thank you adding that. When you said dont let ppl xface i rolled my eyes like well duh…i kno that i just cant always stop it from happening 😂

[@antoniocatanese4258]

Exactly what I needed!

[@tra1in1]

Content is good and the video was good. Rolling footage from Clarks academy would be awesome. Too many youtube channels talking about concepts just show your jiujitsu (rolling) or technique. Please share some content that gives value for upper belts that have been in this sport more than 10 years.

[@alevieirareis]

Amazing! Thank you!

[@danilecashin4126]

Awesome video guys. Ive got to make it back to your gym in Illinois chris 😊👍🏻👍🏻🥊🥊🥊

[@jansultan4850]

Base,structure and finally posture, which comes from the Latin,” poer” to put or place

[@bil-alak3382]

Really amazing content ❤

[@user-gv5qr2mm1h]

Great tips 🙏

[@johnmorley2758]

Great concepts. These are definitely things you need to hear when you're a white belt, then re-learn and re-learn at every level to sharpen and re-define it with your new knowledge.

[@EnsoGhisonisuccessgateway]

Great video

[@PRhythmMusic]

Great tips!!!

[@nelsonthekinger]

Great video💪

[@biggiesmolz6180]

Thanks for this, as a beginner this is very useful

[@suziehartwright]

Thank you so much!!! 😉 👍

[@clarkme8952]

Great video 👍

[@zhuzhitsu]

This is 🔥

[@ThatguyFirst]

I think it really helps to have some principles into which we can place techniques as we learn them, rather than learning techniques one by one and eventually (maybe) figuring the overall principle. This should help me progress a little more efficiently. Thank you.

[@DonKeyWhey5006]

This was dope.

[@Aliens-Are-Our-Friends2027]

Thanks. 'Frames beat power. Angles beat frames'

[@dkfitnerd1375]

My favorite rule will always be " keep your friends close, keep your elbows closer." 😂

[@FR-ty5vn]

Great 👍🏼 concepts - I like Rob Biernacki and Stephan Kesting’s concepts as well…thanks ❤much, guys, from an old purple belt…

[@lavoy4]

I appreciate the concepts, I'm going to start thinking about them as I roll to make it second nature. Again like always great video

[@michaelstrong4823]

A lot of people don’t emphasize it enough. I’ve had to help other practitioners with this tons. Underhooks are death. I think you shouldn’t get a blue belt until you know what they are and can deal with them on a basic level. Offensively and defensively.someone hood at gaining and blocking underhooks can give a higher level grappler a hard time. Easily.

[@artmzrbn]

Thank you! It is sad that the website is blocked for Russia

[@antwanali3484]

Does have any takedown combinations I saw all promotion on prof. Dean channel wait Chris have a channel

[@axellampe3865]

👍👍👍

[@amcconnell6730]

I think we need a new Gi design. One with red colour up the side from the knee to the armpit and down the inside of the arm to the elbow, and another around the collar or the neck. That would remind people of the first three principles. :D

[@kralgrcan5318]

Thank you for this from a white belt

[@gwashington65]

I don't get what he meant by Base, posture, structure. The rest of the video was great.

[@mikutajj]

Base = Any “platform” fm which you apply or absorb force fm relative to your goal. Posture = A straight spine. Any time your spine is bent, turned or twisted your Jiu-Jitsu suffers. Structure = The most efficient and effective way to utilize your limbs. Any time any one of these things are not correct you are out of alignment. If we think of it in a game of 3’s then any time our opponent doesn’t have all 3 but we do then we’re “winning”. If we don’t but our opponent does we’re “losing”. If we both have 3 then most times it’s a stalemate which manifests itself as nobody getting ahead of the other. Hope that helps.

[@gwashington65]

@@mikutajj Yes, thank you!!

[@LCRoland]

Is alignment taken into account for scoring in competition?

[@pawnswizard1]

Rule 7: All great fighters call out their moves anime-style while they're kicking ass

[@hundun5604]

😞I wish I could still do Jiu Jitsu/Judo. Rheumatism is keeping me off the mat. But I can recommend it to everyone who can. These sports give you valuable lessons for the rest of your life. And it's a healthy exercise as wel.

[@wmgthilgen]

There's a vast and different reason and it's ultimate utilization of any form of learning martial art's. There is the purpose of only self defense and there's the purpose of compition. Judo on Judo is by far and away from Judo on an unsuspecting someone who has an agenda not conducive to one's life style.

[@viorelgheorghe9772]

😮❤

[@VinnyDoesLife]

The underhook is huge.

[@quocanhpham8033]

I just start BJJ for 4 weeks. I am saw news people come in and beat me up every class. I am so burn out right now.

[@af4396]

Don't worry, that's not abnormal, especially if you're light or smaller than those new people, and if the new people are more athletic or have a background. There will not be a big delta in your performance and someone new until you get closer to that blue belt. (That's the point of the blue belt in most dojos, you should be able to handle someone bigger than you that's untrained and have your fundamentals down in terms of defense, positions, sweeps, submissions, escapes). That takes a while, and you need pretty much all of it to fend off larger, stronger people.

[@Stevo_YouTube]

You sound like the Dude off Big Lebowski.

[@Quoxozist]

This is pretty good stuff - I think I still prefer John Danaher's breakdown, but these rules are as good as any when it comes to figuring out how to approach BJJ as a beginner.

[@kevinomahoney]

Sneaky under hooks drive me bonkers.

[@StayFrosty81]

Anybody train jujitsu with a hernia? Is that even possible?

[@dentaltownlaunceston5679]

2 absolute killers

[@GeorgeOu]

If both your opponents arms are over your arms when they have back control, doesn't that make it easy for them to choke you with RNC?

[@jnwoodard8764]

#1: wash anything that is involved in your training on a day-to-day.

[@wadsonmiranda2182]

OSS

[@chriswilcox8977]

Go back far enough and the ground was never a place to be…there’s a principle which has been lost for sure.

[@gavinmickwee8853]

How is rolling sparring? Its not, sparring is a striking term that doesnt apply to Ju Jitsu unless your throwing stikes. Its rolling .

[@GyrGhost]

The consequences of losses are just as dire in jiu jitsu. If you did not acknowledge the tap somebody would get hurt or killed

[@gavinmickwee8853]

@@GyrGhost and if you get elbowed in the neck or face same circumstances. However, still doesn't change the fact that sparring specifically refers to strikes.

[@whiskeycast3785]

It's strange to see defensive jiu-jitsu taught conceptually. As a concept, it is always better to be the one attacking than reacting

[@rollinOnCode]

most important rule- never tap to pressure. tap your opponents with your pressure. 😂

[@kissmyskinnywhiteass]

I wish this video was available four years ago. Would have saved me a few headaches

[@user-gv5qr2mm1h]

Great tips 🙏