I’m a BJJ black belt. I have to agree with you. You definitely need more than BJJ to be a good fighter.

Khabib is a “BJJ white belt”. Tom Brady’s ex wife is a “BJJ purple belt”.

How much bjj does one need?Well, having watched many Gracie fights, the basics executed.at high levels are really all that are necessary. Even old school vale tudo used that mentality. Boxing has about six punches used in high level combinations. Bill "Superfoot"Wallace used one leg, three kicks and two punches. The mastery of basics coupled with a high fitness level is what is needed.

@TheUmmahFightCamp

2 ай бұрын

@mjp-bi3re: "the basics executed at high levels"lol. In other words, what I have been saying in all of my videos for over a decade. ooooook. The boxing thing about 6 punches, ah, that would be mine too. Dude, you have to be original or at least let the videos where I said those things, get old. lol

@mjp-bi3re

2 ай бұрын

@@TheUmmahFightCamp Yes, sir. I was always taught that and was simply reiterating what you have been saying for years. There is a youtube videos called the spartan training of Marvin Hagler. No fancy schmancy. Just hard work and dedication. Best wishes.

Boxer with a blue belt is a bad man. I’m a black belt and a former boxer myselfl. As an instructor myself I will say that most bjj schools are legit. There is maybe 10-12 schools in my area and maybe 2 are suspect. Most bjj players aren’t fighters. Only bjj athletes. They can’t fight but if they grab you it’s over.

One scammy thing about BJJ that I never see brought up by anyone is the frequent refusal to teach leg locks to new students most of the time. It’s a way to prolong development for more revenue and the cost is smaller students having less tools to deal with larger opponents. If a bigger opponent is competent in grappling it doesn’t matter how much competence the smaller one has. They’re going to get dominated. That’s where switching to attacking legs matters. For an art to claim that it’s great for small vs big but a woman has to wait till purple to train heel hooks is criminally hypocritical.

@Tomy-im8zl

2 ай бұрын

I don't think it's scammy, but I agree that it can be a downside of not doing it for defense purpose. A good reason not to teach it to beginners though is that they are less careful and it's easier to get badly hurt with a leg lock, in part because the opponent might not know when to tap because it's less hurtful than other submissions. Me and my friend (both white belt without strips yet) were training just to practice some techniques and roll for fun at home, but I was a member in a bjj gym and he used to be a trainer in a mma gym who took bjj leson with the head coach there and who recently join another bjj gym. Without even trying, he hurt my knee almost badly ( my knee literally made a " pop" and I was feeling my knee for at least 3-5 days), not knowing we were not supposed to do leg locks. For that reason I don't think it's a bad thing and it's not like a small girl who trained 6 months in bjj was going to defeat a big man, even with leg locks. Also, leg locks makes you more vulnerable to punches so it's not that much more practical in a self-defense purpose.

Truths. Once you add striking to wrestling, it exponentially increases its already unmatched ability to dictate positioning. And there are just way more configurations of positions for "I punch you in the face and win" than there are "I can successfully submit you from here".

Looking forward to watching your new channel.

Sprawl, Intercept the Shoot, recover from the bottom. There, that's all the BJJ any street fight oriented person needs. Anything else you think you need in terms of grappling can be provided by Wrestling.

@TheUmmahFightCamp

2 ай бұрын

@The-Contractor: Stay on point. I WAS TALKING ABOUT MMA not the street. For the street, DO NOT SPRAWL! The street is pavement! NEVER sprawl when you can use an under hook to stand the man up or spin him away. Yes, transition from the bottom to your feet or at least to the top.

@TheUmmahFightCamp

2 ай бұрын

@@LASLAY13 For the street, leg locks are FAR too much work. Chokes are the best. Control the neck, control the man.

@TheUmmahFightCamp

2 ай бұрын

@@LASLAY13 You can sprawl, but you want to put ALL of your weight on his back so you do not have to drop your knees all the way to the pavement. That way, you may scrape your legs a bit, but you can keep fighting. It will just burn like hell after, because of the nerve sensors in the skin.

@TheUmmahFightCamp

2 ай бұрын

@@LASLAY13 Viking weapons were heavier and spartan weapons were lighter for fast movements. Spartans were very proud, but Vikings were manic. The mindset of the vikings was a bit too extreme. The vikings.

@nappyheaded

2 ай бұрын

@@LASLAY13 you have to remember that the Vikings thought you would only go to heaven if you died in battle. I think that's what Sayif is pointing at.

You deserve way more subscribers and views. Great stuff

By the way, this is yet, another great video. A masterpiece as are all the others.

Expert analysis as always. BJJ is great at finishing opponents, it's kinda tough to get to a finish on it's own. Damien Maia and Kron are perfect examples of that in MMA.

I recently found a show called "Shogun". The scenes in it have caused me to reevaluate the use of striking, throwing, ground fighting and especially weapons, particularly the bo. I see baton twirling in weapons competitions these days winning trophies and it disgusts me. I have a keen interest in all things combat with a new found interest on practical use of weapons. Your channel is a diamond mine.

@TheUmmahFightCamp

2 ай бұрын

YES! I can't tell you how much I hate the weapons events in tournaments! I leave out till it is over.

@KWillo

2 ай бұрын

You should read the book of five rings by musashi miyamoto, the famous Ronin from feudal Japan.He mentions how every weapon is used in combat including guns.Mind you , he wrote that book during the 1500's.

Good probably the best video ive I've seen from you. I have a friend in the UFC that fought Jon Jones. He lost by decision, but he was only a Purple belt at the time. I'm a 2 year White Belt in BJJ, but at this point I feel like I can out grapple the average joe, and now I'm only training to beat BJJ guys at BJJ. That said Im in a very aggressive competition mma wrestling and striking focused gym. We actually have a pro fighter fighting this weekend.

Thanks for the videos @TheUmmahFightCamp just wondering if you have a video comparing Judo to other grappling sports like BJJ. I ask this as I am contemplating spending $200 per month on BJJ tution just as you have mentioned in your videos vs $30 per month for Judo. Ne wasa in Judo covers the groundwork and it looks like BJJ but is it really and can you compare the two? My goal is just personal physical and mental health not anything fancy.

Where can I find your other channel?

What do you think about Judo? Would doing Judo be better for self defense?

At the end of the day cemeteries and prisons are filled with people who either thought they were the best fighters or thought their martial art or fighting system was the best. Circumstances and choices in most cases if not all cases will dictate outcomes in fighting situations. ✌🏿 My brotha blessings. ✊🏿

Coach where do you put Judo (Tachi-waza & Ne waza) in all that discussion?

Gday. So how do I find your channel?

Brazilian jiu jitsu is gi based jiu jitsu….submission grappling is what you need

Can you do some more Jailhouse Rock videos in the future brother that'd be awesome

This has to do with your previous video and not the current one. I saw a MMA match not too long ago. It was a Japanese Judo guy and a Brazilian BJJ practioner. In the match the judo guy threw the bjj guy to the ground. I thought since he was a judo guy he was going to play the ground game with the bjj guy. Nope, the judo guy instantly went for the ground and pound and won the match.

Mr Ummah. Ive been watching your criticisms of BJJ. All of your points are great but im a smaller guy and i figured Bjj is best for guys like me who dont possess the same strength as the big fellas. Do you still disagree?

@TheUmmahFightCamp

2 ай бұрын

@ether6136: That bjj is perfect for the smaller guy, is another myth started to make and maximize revenue. If man is far bigger than you or I, BJJ will only help to a point. In that case, "Every day carry" is a must. Sir, I do not leave the house with fists only.

@ether6136

2 ай бұрын

​@@TheUmmahFightCamp I think you're right. I would love to hear you expound on the "BJJ for the little guy" point.

Bjj is definitely NOT ALL YOU NEED

Cross train if you want partake in MIXED Martial arts. I've always thought highly of the fighting ability of strikers, whether Muay Thai, Karate, Kickboxing or Boxing. Wrestling and Judo are ve😢ry effective. I am a novice in bjj at best, but when I fought an amazing and deadly striker named Israel Adesanya, I used my stand up (grappling and striking) to take the fight to the ground and it was my groundgame that kept me from losing and on the attack!

You're one of the few guys telling the truth about BJJ. Guys are being sold a fallacy when it comes to bjj. Anyone with real street fights can see through the smoke and mirrors.

Dang brother. Why so much hate for bjj?

@TheUmmahFightCamp

2 ай бұрын

@Mykell53: LOL! My question for you should be: "why so sensitive". Did you even bother to listen to this video? That is why a class in critical thinking should be mandated BEFORE people comment on my videos! I have been in REAL street fights! I have seen people hurt because they think "reel" fighting is "real" fighting! Sport is sport, you can lose your life being in denial. I said BJJ is needed to a point! Do not ever comment on my videos before listening to them.

@Mykell53

2 ай бұрын

@@TheUmmahFightCamp Nah I havent made it to it yet. But I did watch two of your videos today. And I was gonna get to it. Im not trying to troll you, it was a serious question. I feel like all martial arts have theyre faults but I only ever hear people dump on bjj. Oh yeah believe I heard you say that bjj is not the ultimate martial art (which I agree with). But I dont think there is an ultimate martial art maybe besides mma

@TheUmmahFightCamp

2 ай бұрын

@@Mykell53 My issue is that the bjj community has not been honest. But some training in bjj is great and should be.

@nappyheaded

2 ай бұрын

From my experience I ever only hear people nutride bjj. I don't know how to spell his name right but Sayif Carman talks about the deficiencies of bjj in mma and self defense. No one else has gone into as much detail as him on youtube. Also mma isn't a martial art it's a ruleset.

@TheUmmahFightCamp

2 ай бұрын

@@Mykell53 MMA is NOT a martial art. It is mixed martial arts.

Your other channel I ment sorry

You mentioned that some people won't get behind you because you are black. I assume that those same people have no clue who Jim Kelly, Ron Van Clief or Howard Jackson are. Pete "Sugarfoot" Cunningham. Thank God I had good parents that taught me to associate with people based on their characters only.

@TheUmmahFightCamp

2 ай бұрын

@mjp-bi3re: Those guys are good, but I was thinking about Maurice Smith, one of the greatest strikers in UFC history! The first striker to survive NCAA wreeslters. Or Dany Bill. Hell, ANDERSON SILVA was black! That is why so many people loved it when Weidman beat him.

@couldronofcats

2 ай бұрын

@@TheUmmahFightCamp Dany Bill one of the greatest striker of all time nobody did it like him

Dr. Carmen , if a talented Kyokushin Black belt came to you for MMA Training towards becoming a professional fighter , what new skills would you introduce to him first?

@TheUmmahFightCamp

2 ай бұрын

@lannelbishop3668: A talented Kyokushin black belt will ko most opponents he fights if he raises his punching ability to the head from the body. The first thing I would teach is takedown defense. Next, easy transitioning to only about 4 submissions. It is not for you to learn everything. The goal is for you to learn and fight to your strengths. As I have said before almost ALL of the ufc superstars are NOT bjj fighters.