I cannot stress how much your principal videos have changed my BJJ game. I think about BJJ totally differently and more strategically now.

@JonThomasBJJ

7 ай бұрын

Thanks so much buddy! This principle was huge for me so it was fun video to make and I’m happy all these styles of video have helped you a lot.

@aaron-abhimanyuannis9306

7 ай бұрын

Couldn’t have said it better. Agreed 💯

Love it. I am trying to learn Jiu Jitsu via principles rather than just hundreds of different techniques so I appreciate this video!

@JonThomasBJJ

7 ай бұрын

I think both have a lot of use, principles are amazing, but also learning systems from common positions is extremely useful

@jd8226

7 ай бұрын

Once you start grasping principles your game starts to change dramatically. I’m not trying to sell you anything but I would recommend looking at Jordan Presingers course. He does a basic course on principles and it is well worth it if you want to improve your game

That’s the same thing I teach my students: don’t fight their strength but rather help them go in a particular direction. Because you’re helping them in a direction, you know where they’re going and you can beat them to a pass or sweep. Great video, love the content!

My Coach, a pretty solid black belt is a MASTER of this. He’s a strong athletic dude but his mastery of this makes you almost sweep yourself, he uses no strength, it feels magic.

Thank you for the video!

Thank you - this is a great instructional with perfect examples. I think most of us higher belts know this, but do not always fully leverage the awesome power. OSS!

Fantastic details and demonstration/sparring footage here!

Great! I knew this principle from Judo but I never think to use it, especially in BJJ... Now I will remind it! Thanks

I watched a lot of videos, but you break them down like the Gracies very nice work. Love watching you bro.

Awesome content as usual. Thank you. Osssssssss

These principal based videos are so good. It’s next level instruction. And I find them far more helpful in the thick of complex BJJ. So often Ill end up in weird positions I’ve never seen before, and the first thing that comes to mind is a principal based move. These help add tools to that next level game. Thank you.

@JonThomasBJJ

7 ай бұрын

Yeah principle based learning is massively helpful when you are in situations you have never been in before which when you are newer to jiu jitsu is basically all the time lol

Great video Jon!!! Greetings from São Paulo!!

Thank you so much

Thank you so much Professor Thomas, these informations are gold!

@JonThomasBJJ

7 ай бұрын

Happy to help! Really appreciate the comment!

I love your videos! Thanks for taking the time to film them

@JonThomasBJJ

7 ай бұрын

No problem happy to help!

Fantastic. Another banger. 7:55 is a 50 dollar tip right there. And I vote for the overextension video for sure.

@JonThomasBJJ

7 ай бұрын

Oh yeah that pull back in dlr leg is crazy fun to work with! Also when you hit the reverse leg drag take a big step to the right with your right leg when you hit it, it will allow you to land much faster with chest pressure after hitting it

Amazing, thanks for the content !

@JonThomasBJJ

7 ай бұрын

No problem happy to help!

Great concepts here. I've been playing more with push pull and it makes a big difference. I definitely have some of my own problems overextending when on bottom so interested to see a) how you're exploiting that and b) how I might be able to extend people out without risking overextension. Thank you.

Keep it coming. Your material is so helpful.

@JonThomasBJJ

7 ай бұрын

Thank you so much! I have more coming

Thank you for your instruction. I love this push-pull principle

@JonThomasBJJ

7 ай бұрын

It’s so fun to work with!

Love the structure describing the principle then showing examples. Very effective. Thank you

@JonThomasBJJ

7 ай бұрын

No problem happy you liked it!

Nice work, thanks!

@JonThomasBJJ

7 ай бұрын

Thank a lot!

I believe this is your most important video to date. Such valuable content, understanding this can skyrocket someone's progress.

@JonThomasBJJ

7 ай бұрын

Thanks so much buddy means a lot! Look forward to training together sometime in near future. It’s interesting how some of the best video topics don’t always perform the best. This principle has really revolutionized my game.

The way you push your content so efficiently, pulls me in! 💪😉

@JonThomasBJJ

7 ай бұрын

Haha yeah you gotta use the catchy titles

So valuable 🙏

@JonThomasBJJ

7 ай бұрын

Thank you!

The great thing about this lesson is it supercharges the moves I'm already doing. Thank you for reminding me about this principle.

@JonThomasBJJ

7 ай бұрын

Yeah it’s something you can literally layer on top of every other move, it’s so much fun.

Loved this one! Thank you! Want more info on how to get out from underneath heavy opponents when they are constantly body surfing from on top going side to side and front to back. Feels hard to get out and reverse to get on top.

This is great. So useful.

@JonThomasBJJ

7 ай бұрын

No problem

I'm very new to bjj, and as I've done home study over that time, I seem to gravitate daily to at least one of your videos. Very well explained, and while some terminology may elude me, it always seems to open up a rabbit hole into new knowledge. Thank you so much for your content, Some of your concepts in practice have really made my approach more thoughtful instead of "fierce white belt" syndrome, which i believe is the way..

@JonThomasBJJ

7 ай бұрын

Happy to hear it buddy, I put a ton of effort into the videos so it means a lot knowing they make a difference!

Another topic I'd like you to cover more is on guard retention. I'm a few months into blue belt for context. I know you have videos on this already which are great. I wonder if there are some key things to look out for when getting your de la riva passed, or your spider guard passed, or lasso passed. I think I'm often trying to hold grips too long and trying to force something that isn't happening and getting my guard passed when I should have recovered guard or transitioned way earlier.

@JonThomasBJJ

7 ай бұрын

Gonna actually do another huge guard retention video here soon so that will be mega useful!

This is what makes this JJ channel shine brighter than many others. Jiu jitsu is taught via principles not random techniques to add to your repertoire. I feel I am finally learning jiu jitsu. Thank you so much, Sensei. Osss

@JonThomasBJJ

7 ай бұрын

Means a lot! Yeah I think you need to have context of where and why a position fits. Not just here is a technique.

@dracolich345

7 ай бұрын

@@JonThomasBJJ I'm a 1yr white belt for reference. In my experience rolling, I've become frustrated in the past because I simply just did not know what to do, given certain scenarios This was shown in my movements, I was just like most white belts - powering and wrestling through everything trying to get to the next known technique so I may begin sloppily fighting for that too I had spent months upon months taking 3-4 classes a week and I felt like I didn't know jiu jitsu at all. It felt like I was "playing" jiu jitsu. Mocking it, with my simple and loose knowledge of positions and a few submissions It wasn't until I watched a video about frames that I truly began to learn jiu jitsu. Lessons like "Frames don't push" changed the way I think about interacting with my sparring partner on a fundamental level This channel is a major contributor to that path of thought, and this video is an addition that, if applied correctly, can take one's JJ game to the moon. The principles of jiu jitsu as I know them are: Frames, Timing, Weight Distribution (Pressure), Push/Pull, and "Control with legs, finish with arms" Thank you for this video. Gonna study some more. Would love to see anything more from you on the topic. Oss

Im just coming up to 3 months of BJJ training (so getting crushed and smothered most of the time XD) this sounds like a principle I should be practicing all the time, thanks

YOU are revealing and exposing way too many secrets. The kind of things we have to pay and get through private lessons. Wow. Well, thank you.

@JonThomasBJJ

7 ай бұрын

Hahah happy the secrets have been helping! There is so many small details and ideas you will never run out

Excellent content as usual . Can this concept work in defensive, such as being stuck in side control ?

Best video on Kuzushi I have ever seen

I stumbled upon this early on in passing the legs but never even thought about the other applications you’ve pointed out. I just thought I was being a trickster 😂. Awesome content as always. 🔥

@JonThomasBJJ

7 ай бұрын

Crazy how much chance there is in discovering major ideas in jiu jitsu, can not know something for 20 years that should be obvious that someone else just discovered 1st week in

I have always instinctively used this strategy since my very first roll. If I want to push, I first pull. Maybe I do that, bc my background is football (soccer for americans). Where for dribbling you always pretend going one way and then change direction. The cross over in basketball (or the jab step) follows the exact same principle.

thx

@JonThomasBJJ

7 ай бұрын

Happy to help!

Great breakdown to a fundamental concept. It would be cool if could suggest a game or situational sparring to learn these concepts other than drilling.

@JonThomasBJJ

7 ай бұрын

Yeah I might make a video soon on smart training games and ideas you can use to fast improve.

Yes, please, we would like to have a video on over extension.

@JonThomasBJJ

7 ай бұрын

Yeah gonna start working on it soon! Has been major breakthrough in my game recently.

Push when pulled, pull when pushed

@JonThomasBJJ

7 ай бұрын

Yup

I used this technique In judo. Learned in Greco.

💓💓💓💓

Great tips. Earned an S.

Hey Jon! My first bjj tournament is 15 days out

@JonThomasBJJ

7 ай бұрын

Good luck buddy! Hope you crush it!

Any tips on where to start with BJJ completely new to any martial art !

@JonThomasBJJ

7 ай бұрын

Watch my video called step by step system to learn Bjj fast. It covers a lot of key ideas, also watch all my stuff on guard retention and side escape

The highest Jujitsu IQ channel other than Henry Akins though his videos are very brief.

Jiu-Kido

overextension video sounds very interesting. Engagement, algo

@JonThomasBJJ

7 ай бұрын

Yeah it’s a huge concept gonna start working on it soon!

First comment!

@JonThomasBJJ

7 ай бұрын

🔥🔥🔥

no shit . didn't you kids ever watch Herman the German ? drives me crazy when I see white belts pushing on each other

Thank you Jon for another great video conceptualizing a very important part of the game. I’ve personally benefited from your concepts, and looking forward to the over extension video! 🦾🔥😎

@JonThomasBJJ

7 ай бұрын

Thanks buddy will be working on over extension video soon! Happy the concepts have made a big difference for you!

Thanks Jesus ❤

@JonThomasBJJ

7 ай бұрын

Amen