What Are The Most Important Skills Needed For A BJJ Blue Belt by John Danaher

[@BernardoFariaBJJ]

Which belt are you?

[@TheDomLouis]

I'm a 55YO white belt. Hoping to be blue soon. @bernadofariabjj this video is 4 years old. Any chance you can corner John again and ask him if his criteria has changed??

[@nathantrotter2509]

I understand the significance of the belting system. My question is it relevant to focus on

[@andersonbrandao4455]

@@TheDomLouis Hello, I'm purple and I guarantee that the fundamentals are the same, but your gym's criteria may be different.

[@rodrigotellom]

purple

[@arielteixeira4306]

Blue

[@danielskrivan6921]

5:56 Best guard pass ever.

[@clapdrix72]

Wow this is a supremely underrated comment 😂😂😂😂

[@kailin7768]

[@DrHarbirSingh]

I take my right hand thumb, bend the joint to 90degree and commit to gently pressing the like button

[@DrHarbirSingh]

Now this is a fine example of what's commonly known as pressing a like button

[@govtom4]

Smooth.

[@Axelcfi]

And as a result, Benardo has one more like

[@mauriciobarahona8712]

This like button is now in an advantageous position and gives you full tactical advantage to be notified and therefore you have placed your notifications in a strangulation

[@slaffkas]

😂

[@MrJoc1982]

5:59 Elbow Escape - Side Position/Control 9:46 Elbow Escape - Mounted Position 12:36 Sumi Gaeshi - Butterfly Sweep 17:03 Knee Slice - Standing Guard Pass 22:18 Strangle/Choke - Back 27:20 Summary/Conclusion

[@anon2034]

Thanks!

[@brettg1]

Thank you

[@HollyDollyTakahani]

Thank you so very much!!!

[@yeayeanahyea4150]

Thanks!

[@blackbeardtx371]

You the MVP

[@BooLee01]

I've never seen a high-level BJJ practitioner with as open a mind as Bernardo Faria. Every time I see one of his videos, I respect him more.

[@craigcrissman4651]

Before I really got into knowing the BJJ competitive scene I though Bernardo Faria was just a guy who had made an incredibly succesful platform for hosting the best talent in the world. Even the whole "huge honor for me" thing I thought was just because he was meeting his idols. But no, these guys are his peers, he's just that humble and understands that everyone has aspects of their game that are worse than what other people bring on that technique. If I remember right there was a guy he had on one time who was still a brown belt just because he knew that the brown beltin question had the best whatever technique he'd ever seen. Truly one of the most humble and open minded people Ive ever seen

[@govtom4]

Me, too. Cheers from Texas, bro.

[@ShaneRielly]

Is the camera guy snorkelling, or am I?

[@imloggedin]

Sounds like hes taking a nap.

[@czardrum]

more respect bro. Hes is a Sasquatch.

[@Titanium516]

Hahaha

[@adammcnamara5027]

Shane Rielly hahahahaha i thought Darth Vader was behind the camera

[@tomanderson848]

I was thinking, 1) Camera guy has a deviated septum, and 2) Check the comments. They're going to be good!

[@arnonabuurs7297]

Darth Vader is back on the camera again :P

[@matthewsanger6273]

I'm a blue belt on a diplomatic mission to Alderaan. You are part of the Rebel Alliance and a traitor! Take her away!

[@elbeedee1910]

Yuuuup!! Why do they keep using the same cameraman?? Dude needs some Sudafed or nasal surgery....

[@wrybread]

Ha no that you mention it I can't stop hearing it.

[@ryandunkling5824]

😂😂😂

[@danroberts5645]

He is making me so tired

[@jarrydtuivasa-inglis7405]

3 stripe white belt here wondering every session what I need to tighten up/add to my game. This video couldn't have come at a better time!

[@williammcglone6515]

Jarryd Tuivasa-Inglis Mat time my guy

[@chadmichaels1896]

Have you tried a Flow chart?

[@glenharnish]

All you need is time

[@edUoskitar]

Hell yeah I will stop thinking to get my fourth or even blue. I think now I have to be good on all the things he mention. Even my proffesor thinks I should compete. It's not easy at it seems,I will work in everything to make my game better!!! Osss🤙

[@joshuajamias7648]

@@edUoskitar competition definitely helps. Just the preparation alone will help you gain a better understanding of where you need to improve.

[@ifyousays0]

John strangled Bernardo so effectively that the camera man was struggling to breath.

[@ezrapaul6808]

barnardo faria has spent countless hours with john danaher and other top notch bjjers yet still says its a huge honor in every video, what a guy

[@craigcrissman4651]

Bernardo Faria himself is a top notch BJJer. He won gold at Mundials 4 times at black and once at purple as well PanAms 6 times at black and various other tournaments of similar caliber. He's just that humble you'd never know otherwise unless you saw him compete or looked him up

[@VictorYanez_]

When Danaher said “it’s a pass you might not like but someone’s always gonna use it to pass your guard” I already knew it was the knee slice... as a half guard player this is one of my most constant battles lol. Anyone else?

[@joeyripswell]

i never play 1/2 guard but i always use knee cut to pass lol what happens a lot is they dig for the under hook and i lock in the darce/barabo knee cut is awesome because i can flatten out big guys once i’ve passed because of the sleeve control 🤙

[@Fraaip]

As a fellow half-guard player I am more often battling against the body lock.

[@VictorYanez_]

@@Fraaip do you play heavy on knee shield half?

[@Fraaip]

@@VictorYanez_ Yeah I like the low knee shield.

[@ThePimpedOutPlatypus]

I play 1/2 and I Knee Slice...I like to think of myself as more of the Grey Jedi type, a student of both The Light and The Dark Side of The Force 🤷🏽‍♂️😆

[@Dylan-wx7ru]

I got my Blue Belt almost a year ago, but because I train as part of my college jiujitsu class, I wasn't sure where I sat compared to the rest of the jiujitsu community. This video filled me with confidence about my position in relation to a "Normal" gyms blue belt

[@brrrzrrkrr3434]

good man. im a white belt 4 stripe i took the perma genin route and would skip gi classes to avoid any premature promotion. now im starting to feel ready for it so i will be getting it soon. that was of course 3 years ago for you , i would assume you are a purple belt now. i don't even know where ill be in 3 years when it comes to the outside world let alone 1. but im happy i got to experience jiujutsu enough to work towards a solid (GI) blue belt.

[@sch2412]

cool. now i'm curious what his take on the other belts is. requirements for purple, brown and black

[@alessandrovigliano3304]

purple is easy: you must at least medal at ADCC ;)

[@sfothomas]

Same. On JRE, Firas Zahabi mentioned Danaher getting mad at him for promoting a student from purple to brown, in his opinion he wasn't ready.

[@papijelly]

You see the series of videos coming . me to brother, Roy dean has some nice videos and requirements but yeah it’s a good focused sister I’m sure your fist clad after this your trying that hook sweep,I am!

[@MrSinusu]

Purple is the second given on your merit. You are not a purple belt, if you can't get out from the bottom against a blue belt (unfortunately which is what I am). If you don't have a good strategy on both bottom and top, you're again not deserved for a purple (which is again what I am), and so forth.

[@papijelly]

@@MrSinusu except when you have a guy that's been a blue belt for 5 years and was a college wrestler, good luck

[@elarmadillo2466]

"The camera guy's respiration didn't suffer any harm during this filming".

[@krupag8149]

😂😂😂

[@arnonabuurs7297]

This was the first covid case ? 😏

[@natefreyredrums]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@TheDomLouis]

I've watched a LOT of Danaher videos and own the guard retention videos and his explanations are the absolute clearest and most concise out there. Words are chosen carefully and every detail mentioned. It's like he's sees the BJJ matrix and can explain it to all of us!! Really impressive!!

[@danielskrivan6921]

I would say the knee slide is my best guard pass. Danaher shows more detail in every step than I know in the whole thing.

[@vienhoang]

Hook sweep is gold for a blue belt. I'm a blue belt and hook sweep has been my go-to sweep in the last 2 years or so. It works so well against bigger guys, with gi or no-gi.

[@harvestblades]

As a white belt I can only imagine how profitable a 3 day seminar or even better a solid week of training just the fundamentals with John would be. The way he teaches especially concepts just clicks with me, & my ability to recall the technique or concept vs some other great professors is on a different level. I would love to see John do a entire video stripped down for bjj for self defense. I know that is what got him into it (NYC bouncer), but he is clearly focused on competition which is clear even in his verbage.

[@slaffkas]

You can start with tons of free content from John on KZbin. I see seminars as a resource for fine tuning of techniques and strategies.

[@Motivatedk9]

Danaher is a professor first...then a BJJ teacher. Always thorough in his explanation

[@FoulBundy]

John's explanations are fascinating. I personally enjoy the way he makes me feel confident in these videos.

[@landonmarx4753]

Bernardo’s face was all the testimony needed on that rear collar choke!!!😂. Bernardo you are maxing thanks for all you do!!! John 😮

[@dhjanssens]

Someone pointed out that Bernardo sounds like Brazilian Kermit and I will never unhear it.

[@kylehodges6308]

Hahahaha

[@luisgutierrez9484]

LMAO

[@ethann1901]

The descriptions on each technique is amazing. I have a a problem with understand techniques and how and why they work

[@Exploremorefishing]

The camera man's breathing is very distracting

[@luispacheco7669]

diesel's_fishing 😂😂😂 for reals

[@nikitaryzhenkov6490]

I'd love to see how you'd be breathing if a couple bold dudes in pajamas threatened you into filming them roll on the floor for half an hour!

[@jordanburton4147]

Thanks for ruining it. Now I cannot help but hear the dang breaving.

[@meteoroz]

He sounds like Darth Vader

[@dnlmoretti]

I’m always humbled by the depth of knowledge that defines each and every instructor featured in these videos🙏

[@Da_daddy]

Bernardo is so cool, always willing to let the guest demonstrate on him. Alot of black belts I’ve seen have too much ego to do that.

[@tonym456]

Darth camera was doing well until about the 22 min mark. Another great vid by John and Bernardo. Thanks so much guys!

[@phredbookley183]

Not only the explanation/description, but then solid escapes shown. Love this channel, man.

[@elcaudillo7386]

Love this video, trained at a few local schools and never been taught any of these guess thats why I am still stuck as a white belt

[@mikekl6802]

I am so grateful to be able to learn from the best bjj instructor on a planet for free. Great video as always Bernardo, than you! Oss

[@trevor_corey8037]

Incredible teacher. Be stoked to train under him.

[@riversidejudoclub5191]

total respect for both of these guys

[@IslamIncredible]

I'm white belt and got my 4 stripes at 01/01/20. Video came exactly in time, huge respect to Bernardo and John.

[@betovargas2098]

Do one for purple please!

[@prandz420]

me too im a very insecure purple belt

[@anonymouse7095]

prandz420 there are many of us

[@slavicvolk]

6:15 elbow side escape 9:45 elbow mount escape 12:35 butterfly sweep (sumi gaeshi) 16:50 knee slice guard pass 22:20 rear lapel choke

[@mrbubbles69able]

hey fren

[@bananapatch9118]

I go to a Relson Gracie academy and usually you get a blue belt in 12-18 months, if you know certain skills. Most will say that a blue belt …..can consistently tap out a bigger stronger person does not know Jiu Jitsu, so like a new white belt.

[@CristianDiaz-sc1gp]

Hola, que nivel pedagógico que posee, explica clarísimo, saludos desde Argentina

[@sharmos]

I love your stuff Bernado but please invest in some better audio recording gear. It will make all productions so much greater and is so much more appealing to people looking to purchase any of the future BJJ Fanatics vids.

[@novyx1]

What an incredible teacher. So good at explaining things. Love to visit his gym one day.

[@nathan.chin.]

Awesome video! Are you guys going to other videos for purple, brown and black?

[@vitormaltez7505]

Thanks a lot for passing all that knoledge. It was very important.

[@pabloamericano4930]

Very grateful for these videos. The fundamentals is what all the greats stress. And with all these guards and tricks, it’s easy to get lost in “what should I work on?”. I’m a 4 year white belt. My coach doesn’t give belts out like other gyms. I rolled with my two buddies who are purple belts and they said I’m at least a 2 stripe blue belt. It’s frustrating because this video is what I’ve been wanting to know so I can strive and focus on getting my blue belt. I train both, Gi for a maybe a year and no Gi for 4 years.

[@govtom4]

How’s it going today?

[@stevena8719]

John is organizing BJJ and defining the system in terms of its rules. He’s literally giving structure to reality at a rate that is so far beyond everyone else. I guess an education in philosophy CAN be profitable.

[@aplus1080]

Steven Andrikopoulos he doesn't have a PhD.

[@stevena8719]

A Plus he didn’t finish his program?

[@aplus1080]

Nope. Quit to focus on bjj.

[@stevena8719]

A Plus thanks for the info

[@mrjuse5470]

I think there are a lot of academies that keep guys at white belt for like 3 plus years. I get that you want your white belts to be tough but a lot of these guys quit and never make blue because the process is so muddy. I have trained at academies where it is clear certain instructors just don't like certain guys and refuse to promote them, (I don't train there anymore.) Or some gyms have weird beefs with other gyms and if they know you trained with certain guys they dont like you. BJJ can be a weird mine field of egos to navigate sometimes. Then there are academies where its all love and a good team vibe. Not every guy who is good at BJJ is good at teaching it to others, or running a business, or has good communication skills. Finding the right professor is key in my opinion.

[@marcof247]

Thank you for the awesome videos, Prof. Bernardo and Prof.John! As a white belt, I found this enlightening!

[@mrtjcombo7]

Please talk about purple belt requirements for John 😊

[@bassoskat]

Can’t get enough of these videos.

[@stillnessinmovement]

so it's really just being comfortable on the mat and in the game, showing some skill vs less or equal capable players, more than technique per se.

[@muineeguh7011]

Can’t believe these two legends are giving away all this information for free

[@gardennovice7896]

Any video with Sensei John Danaher is worth it weight in gold!

[@JosephLaPaglia]

Love this! Excellent explanation of basic Blue Belt skills.

[@davebond7380]

Thanks John and Bernado many thanks 3 stripe white belt Liverpool UK

[@michaelarnold4042]

Elbow escape (side, mount) Sumo gashi bottom to top position, Knee cut , rear strangle

[@ProfessorStrange9]

Appreciate you fellas! Thanks @Bernado & John!

[@trekp1]

Thanks so much, i appreciate your videos a lot. Thank you thank you

[@nike4685]

John thank you for great commentary. Preparing for my Blue Belt and your advice is pivotal in setting my mindset for the Blue Belt test.

[@magee3061]

loving these longer videos with professor Danaher!

[@BigDuttyDeezeHD]

Who’s choking out the cameraman.

[@danielskrivan6921]

3:30 I can honestly say I'm equally effective from top position as I am from bottom position. Please, no follow-up questions about how effective I am.

[@eliotquintana9802]

Good counter attack techniques i leading techniques

[@gavinevans7646]

Excellent video, it reminds me of the old days, it brings back memories 😎😎😎👍🏾👊🏾🤙🏽☯️☯️☯️

[@damirnikic2560]

Thank you !!! Best rgds from Serbia 👍👍👍

[@handsforwarrodneymorgan2616]

25 people must have failed their blue belt test. this info is outstanding

[@JamezAdam]

Awesome Tutorial John and Bernardo! 🙏🙏

[@MrSinusu]

Is this video intended to come out from BJJ Fanatics? My BJJ skill is still bits and pieces in a scramble, even though it became much more organized than before after purchasing and watching Danaher's previous videos. I hope I am equipped with a structured knowledge of BJJ skills. Thank you.

[@chokeout412]

You guys are awesome!!! Thank you professors.

[@katkyle8169]

i've been doing a variation of that pass at 18:00 mins without realizing it due to my judo background. I'm going to put those enhancements into my next roling practice

[@pocketchange6010]

"true strength resides in technique"...I don't know who wrote that but in all arts technique=control...if it looks abstract or primitive or disorganized...there is technique in the stroke, in the swing, in the throw, in the strum, in a gesture...some people in their crafts have so much control that it looks effortless and simple...

[@dotsfrazer]

Look at the system marcus barbosa uses in his videos for sound it will help this channel

[@yehownathanciib5861]

Much Respect !!!

[@Titanium516]

Great video, got this one on repeat.

[@jitsroller9206]

It’s crazy how much I love to train this stuff It’s just so addicting if you try hard enough you can learn this one technique and your like wow then there is another technique then another and your hooked haha

[@andrewgrayoutdoors5122]

I'm confident he could pass my guard in slow motion! 😳

[@TheCaringstar1]

i keep going back to this. thanks professors!

[@hipqban169]

To all the newbies out there..notice how there are not a lot of videos about how to advance from purple or brown belt to black. The reason is bc the brain space you use to worry about your next belt is replaced with knowledge of the art of jiujitsu as your skill set gets amplified. Enjoy the journey. Enjoy the art. Belts with come and you won’t even notice. 🤙🏼

[@MrRitmu]

23:51 Danaher wishing me "good luck". Now 2020 can really start. Edit: its going to be tough though.

[@smbchc]

I never thought I would question John Danaher's teaching but at 17:20 while he is holding Bernardo's trousers why would you step inside instead of passing?

[@joshuaray6030]

HUGE honor for meeeee! LOVE BF!!!

[@noahwade3329]

Can you do a no gi hook sweep with a deep over-hook instead of the belt?

[@bobbysweeney5377]

God it'd be awesome to roll with these guys one day

[@Jiu-JitsuJourney257]

I feel this overwhelming sense of having to prove that I earned my blue belt. I just got it a few days ago and I know that my coach gave it to me for a reason. But… my own self doubt doesn’t allow me to have an ego about it. Lol

[@govtom4]

How are you doing today?

[@carterdahl9654]

We're in the same boat

[@bjjkidz2716]

Damn. I have all of Farias BJJ-videos från BJJ fanatics. I really really love the deep half guard, singel leg and over/under passing. It works great, but I realize I will lever get a blue belt, since I never use this moves. But as a 45 year old gentleman, I really like Farias style.

[@StanleyPinchak]

BJJ KIDS, These moves were examples of POSSIBLE necessary skills. If you listen closely, the keys are repeated a few times. 1) Need to escape at will against your peers (other whitebelts), the example was the elbow escape, but other variations / escapes are acceptable. 2) Need to have a bottom game which typically means a solid sweep that you can hit on your peers, but could mean submissions too, the example was Sumi Gaeshi, but a good deep half sweep would be equivalent, assuming you can confidently enter deep half on your peers and then hit the sweep. 3) Need a top game which mean you can pass your peer's guard, example was knee slice, but over/under, double under, etc. are equivalents, assuming you have them dialed in. 4) You need to be dangerous to your peers and have the ability to submit them, the example was Okuri Eri Jime (sliding lapel choke), but other submisions that you can apply at will on your peers would be valid substitutes. Think of these skills / abilities in a more abstract or conceptual manner rather than as a strict syllabus of particular moves and you will better understand what a blue belt should be able to do against his or her peers.

[@TheHYENA87]

Stanley Pinchak thanks for your write up Stanley. Appreciated.

[@johnd9357]

What is he saying at 19:17? It sounds like “storm of pain position.”

[@joshuabyram7485]

This is great. Thank you!

[@arturorivera3501]

Thank you so much sir!!!!

[@imeakpan]

Ok, have any set of requirements for purple belt?

[@MrMegafly2011]

John is a master. I always learn the small technical details from him.

[@BrianBirdy]

So, so, so good 🙏🏻

[@arturorivera3501]

God!!! You are an awesome teacher!!!

[@jesusiskingofkingss]

thankfully i met most of the requirements and have been focusing on elbow escape and the mount escape for over 6 months now, but my guard still gets passed easily i dont understand most of the guard retention methods

[@MrJetlagfever]

knee cut is brilliant

[@jasonrosati2487]

Very well explained.. Loved it!

[@gianpava]

What about takedowns?I believe you have to know a few

[@CrazeeFy]

Bjj is 90% ground grappling, if you wanna learn standup grappling you should be doing wrestling or judo In my opinion, you can be a good Bjj'er without knowing takedowns. But you can't be a complete GRAPPLER without takedowns.

[@gianpava]

@@CrazeeFy but the gracies used to train a lot of takedowns,so i believe the original bjj has a lot of stand up.In my opinion you should do at least one round of 3 minutes stand up randori in class

[@gianpava]

@Silent Psykosis i didnt say they were technical,sakuraba of course was superior wrestler,but i say that they did a lot of stand up randori.(ricardo arona, mario sperry they trained under Carlson gracie)

[@seancolaco9587]

@Silent Psykosis .

[@devriestown]

Lol seriously how are you going go take some one down in general then to apply your game? Good luck pulling gard and getting slammed on to the pavement.

[@AlwaysFearGod]

Gold ! Thank you Lord of the rash guards .

[@thebjj9442]

It would be helpful, to show the moves also in real time speed.

[@idozec]

Grreat content.thank you

[@ramblr5900]

Is there a purple belt version of this?

[@sean00777]

Thanks you!

[@phx4closureman]

5:56 *exactly the one they taught in class today!*

[@jesusduarte1271]

love this yt channel