What Does a Jiu-Jitsu Blue Belt Need to Know?

[@dogsavage4808]

Stefan has the most aggressive tap in the game

[@wingchunwestlondon]

The explanations of what one must do and why are super-clear and well-explained. Elliott is a fantastic explainer of concepts.

[@af4396]

I like that he added the self-defense bit to it, because the very broad definition of a blue-belt is that you know enough BJJ to defend yourself in a grappling situation. We forget, as he said, that you're not just training BJJ to do that cool deep half sweep in competition. BJJ is a self-defense system, and it is meant to be combined with striking (and it came from, ultimately, JJJ, which had striking and weapons as well). A blue belt should at least be aware of positional danger from strikes, how to control distance and arms, how to not get choked in his/her own guard etc. Blue belt is such a tricky belt. Some treat it like a mini black belt, some treat it as simply as "you've been here a year, congrats!" lol.

[@1234kingconan]

Self defense and BJJ are the same and it’s good we never forget that. Striking, gravity, etc. even without strikes it’s better to pin your opponent and submit from top than from bottom.

[@1234kingconan]

It is you’ve been here a year to two years and you’re not gouging peoples eyes out so here’s your blue belt

[@1234kingconan]

Btw I’m agreeing with you in case that wasn’t clear hah

[@bujindork]

Yeah it is a weird belt. In my school it's kinda a gimme as long as you know basic escapes and some basic submissions. After blue belt though there is no guarantee you're getting any stripes or a purple belt unless the skill is there.

[@KevinBoyleMedia]

Wow. This man is incredible at explaining the system of jiu jitsu. Subscribed! ✅

[@iridehatzitheo6039]

A pleasure listening to that video. Thank you both for your efforts to teach🎉

[@christiaan4music]

Good friend of mine and training partner has been training in muay thai, krav maga and bjj (purple belt) for many years. He's also been a doorman at a club and at times security at festivals for over 12 years. He confirmed to me what Elliot says; jiu jitsu is a good way to de escalate a situation using non violence.............however, only in extremely rare cases has been able to use jiu jitsu in an actual violent scenario due to limited space, multiple attackers, weapons, etc. In most cases striking was essential and staying off the ground life saving. P.S the explanation from this guy rocks! Wish I would have heard this when I started.

[@georgel.3357]

Say it loud and say it proud: Jiu Jitsu is for self defense! Preach! 🙌

[@SuperBluehaze]

Thank you Stefan, and Prof Elliott🙏

[@VROOOMIN]

Great video, thanks for chunking it all together!

[@tagg1080]

Agree with most of this. We add scarf hold to our basic set of positions because it comes up a lot more in self defense and MMA. So we have 5 basic positions. Great stuff.

[@iridehatzitheo6039]

I agree. You can also add north south and make them 6.Just a suggestion.

[@tagg1080]

@@iridehatzitheo6039 Scarf, Side control, Mount, North South, Turtle. 5. guard would be the 6, but we are not dirty guard pullers.

[@TheInsida1]

Excellent video- thanks!

[@fenrir2616]

Amazing video lads

[@Silentwatcher23]

Is there a video for purple belt! I love your work

[@snatchX626]

great teaching skills.

[@fenrir2616]

8:41 guys im caught in this all the time, i ger my shoulders to mat but my partner keeps rolling on into mount. Ive slowed this down, as i know im supposed to throw my leg over before his but in this exact scenario, I can't clear his hook and he gets it. What is the proper way of recovering yourself into mount?

[@Omidion]

Hmmm for a year and a half i was training in one "dojo", was one out of 4 white belts, rest were blue, purple, brown (and black). Was getting smashed all the time, no one gave me any quarter and i accepted that i'm gonna lose every sparing, the learning curve was steep as hell and i almost didn't notice any progression coz...there were almost no new people. A promotion day was happening and i couldn't attend coz i was sick that week, the coach asked me how long was i attending and i think he wanted to give me some stripes, figured that he'd do it some time later regardless...but that didn't happen, no matter, felt like i suck anyway. After some time i had to change the "dojo" coz of class time. In the new dojo there was two blue belts (really one since the other came once per month)(and a black belt). In this "dojo" i've got to practice stuff i was never able, simple things like armbars and triangles (in the first "dojo" everyone would escape before i could even start to test if i got it). Eight months later...i found out that i started forgetting stuff coz in this "dojo" every two weeks we get a newcomer. So during sparing's i don't get as tired or challenged, feel like i'm stagnating. The instructor (from my perspective) always focuses on basic stuff and is redoing techniques to fit the newcomers, hence one more reason i feel like i'm stuck. In my time there (8 months) there were no promotions. I like to help the newcomers with tips (general ones), with techniques, also try and boost their confidence i feel like their guide. This helped me as well, when i explain stuff i end up understanding it better. All that being said...i feel like i know my way around (went to competition once), i see holes in my jiu-jitsu and aim to fix that. But i'm thinking on changing a "dojo" where i can be challenged more, but i'm timid about this coz i feel that i'll get a reputation of someone who isn't committed or that i'll have to, again, prove my self in a third "dojo" and wait even longer to get to Blue belt. I understand that a belt only shows how long you've been training but so far i didn't get a single stripe (more than 2 years of training now) and i feel demotivated. All i'm asking here is...how does changing a dojo affect belt progression ? How do instructors see someone who comes in to train but left another "dojo" ?

[@Sean-gy4ej]

1) instructors don’t care. People change gyms for a million reasons and I’ve never seen once as an issue. I’ve trained at a total of 5 different gyms and I can appreciate great schools and instructors more because I’ve trained at no so great ones. I’m a very good blue belt aka can hold my own and often submit most blue belts at any gym I go to. Part of my game is a little bit from each school so it’s quite versatile. Played lots of x Gaurd at one school, spider another, ect. Do not care about other peoples opinion, because 99% chance they won’t have an opinion on you or even think about the “school hopping”

[@georgel.3357]

Changing dojos should not have any bearing on your progression per se. A good instructor will assess your current level and determine if you need to be promoted or need more work in certain areas. I've been training for 3.5+ years at my school and have done drop ins at other schools whenever I travel. And they're all different...have different requirements and curriculum. I wouldn't focus so much on your next promotion, but on improving...that's the key.

[@DM-sb6wm]

If promotions are only happening once or twice a year add another 6 months to a year but you probably won't give it as much thought once you get past white.

[@1234kingconan]

They won’t promote someone who is totally new to that school. You have to stay at a single school for a while to get promoted.

[@Brandon-ob9rg]

Cool I didnt know you were still training!

[@PhatFrankiiie]

Excellent video

[@deepdoodle1]

How to drink beer with one hand clapping.

[@ricjackson2841]

Some times I get the feeling that as a white belt, if you want to “promote fast” you have to go to tournaments band bring back metal so that they kinda don’t have a choice but to promote you. You’re literally winning against other people in your ranking.

[@christophermartin2125]

Love the Star Trek TNG rash guard. \\//_

[@JanCarlo88]

this and the moustache is a look..😅

[@1234kingconan]

I’m almost a purple belt and honestly I think the only time a blue belt doesn’t have a big hole in their game is by the time they’re a purple belt. To expect a new blue belt to have no holes in their BJJ is way too high an order. Just rolling safely and knowing all the positions is good enough and what to expect after 1-2 years of training. I wouldn’t expect them to have a good say turtle or a good open guard etc. no way.

[@jtrain9295]

Excellent

[@KingMob4313]

Ah, that's why the podcast sounded like that.

[@michaelchen3208]

Humblly can not agree the saying “what make BJJ so powerful is not the techniques @21’18”. In my opinion, what makes BJJ so powerful is its specific techniques which includes its specific guard systems and well developed advanced techniques. That is why, compare to other martial arts, BJJ becomes so popular and so quickly well recognized.

[@battlellama8847]

He said not just the techniques but the sparring, meaning the techniques are important but mean nothing without the litmus test that is sparring.

[@Jayemjigga]

Lmao thanks for the grease 🤙

[@Blinkz]

🤙

[@bsorryrthatsit7055]

This BB looks much meaner with the fu manchu

[@KS-jl4zn]

jiujitsu... non violent... brandon mccaghren brings out the punch choke and executioner 🤣🤣🤣

[@insidetrip101]

jiujitsu is non violent . . . what on earth are you talking about? The whole point of jiujitsu is that you're threatening to choke someone unconcious or maim them by breaking a limb if they do not submit (i.e. comply). If that isn't what violence is, then up must be down and down must be up. What outrageous nonsense to call jiujitsu "nonviolent." Sure, you might be able to subdue the "drunk uncle" without having to harm him, but don't tell me that you didn't cause violence--because you did. And if you've ever used what you know against someone in a serious context, you find out pretty quickly that they don't care that they're not permanently hurt or maimed, you did violence to them and they feel violated.

[@pyrorific]

Fuck their feelings

[@mstrshkbrnnn1999]

Yea lol. These statements are always corny to me. You are forcefully, physically manipulating someone lol. That’s violence

[@RicardoMontania]

Yes, absolutely. It's the literal definition of violence.

[@af4396]

All of you are completely missing the point. Of course BJJ can be violent, you can kill someone quite easily. However, that's not the strength of BJJ, that's not what the purpose of BJJ is. BJJ is primarily used for two things. 1) Self defense. Defend that takedown, get out of that mount, sweep to a better position to either escape or 2) Control your opponent. Know how to manipulate someone physically and put them into pins where you are in full control of their reach and damage potential. You CAN threaten submissions, but that's not what BJJ is about in the real world, that's MMA. The point is, you can defend yourself, or keep someone else from hurting someone WITHOUT damaging a single bone in their body or their brain. A family member, an abusive partner, a guy having a breakdown at a restaurant. You morons think that in Europe and most of North America that you can just break someone's limbs or choke them out without serious penalties and possibly jail time? Do you think doing an Armbar on a guy on meth is going to stop him? Do you think escalating a fight with someone who has a weapon is a good idea? With all other martial arts the only way to submit someone is from immense impact force (punches, kicks, elbows). This inflicts damage (just like joint locks), but has absolutely zero control, anything can happen, and you would only use it on thugs with bad intentions that you don't know or care about. BJJ actually gives you control and escapes, the two most important things in most self-defense situations. Real violence is NOT a pin, or an escape. Grow up. If you need your martial art to be labelled as violent to think it's effective, then you have some weird ego issues, or this idea that violence is what makes something effective. Control and positioning is what makes BJJ effective. Submissions are just a cherry on top, and completely useless without the former. Also, a double blood choke, the most effective self-defense chokes, pose virtually no threat to your attacker if you let go when they pass out. Compare that to eating elbows and heels, it's not violence...

[@1234kingconan]

It’s not true it’s not a way to aggress someone it’s a self defense form.

[@redshot1015]

i got beat up for 3 years BOOM blue belt lol

[@shinobi-no-bueno]

That mustache made you totally unrecognizable to me lol

[@lencumbow]

Very helpful. Thank you.