When you said 'grabbing space' a lightbulb went off in my mind! Guard retention isn't merely recentering but also grabbing space. Such an important concept. Thank you Jon!!

@JonThomasBJJ

Жыл бұрын

You it seems like it should be so obvious but it really never occurred to me until last couple years how critical that is.

@rollinOnCode

Жыл бұрын

true

Easily the best BJJ coach on YT.

Amazing that we get this golden content for free, appreciate it Jon.

@JonThomasBJJ

Жыл бұрын

No problem buddy I have fun making them and it has helped me grow my brand tremendously! So it’s mutually beneficial!

Three minutes into this and may I say:"well done sir, beautiful and clear explanation". 👌👏👏

I really like the way you explain things. Thank you for sharing!

I practice a striking art called Tsun Jo (only one school, in Seattle) which also dabbles in grappling - we are super self-defense focused, and so tend to use a pretty limited set of grappling tools. This kind of video is absolutely awesome for guys like me who benefit most from understanding how the overarching principles apply to our specific expressions of martial arts. It is a struggle to help my fellow practitioners understand the criticality of range management - you've done a great job of explaining that as it pertains to grappling. Best 15 minutes I've spent in a good long while. Thanks!

Im about 4 months into training and catching on quick. giving blue belts a hard time already (not boasting) but you are making lightbulbs pop on left and right with these conceptual talks. I think this way is best to start instead of reeling through as many moves as you can. I tried focusing on my favorite positions and nothing went as planned. But when i just defended myself, especially against stronger partners it usually went in my favor. You are a great communicator! 🙌💡THANK YOU!!

@jd8226

10 ай бұрын

Wow you must be so good! You should be a blue belt yourself!!

Excellent instruction as always. I hear, 'control the distance' quite often at my gym. I knew what it was and to some degree how to achieve it, but, you just clearly showed me the reason why it's so important. Your instruction has helped me so much. Thank you.

Thanks Jon. Love the concepts.

Absolutely mind blowing, thanks for that!!! In my opinion, understanding these concepts is what really allows us to evolve our game, because it gives us the confidence to adapt to the different situations that can arise during the fight.

Thank you! Yes, more conceptual videos. Great tips.

Love these conceptual videos

Love all your stuff.

Great video, thanks. Cleared out a lot for me.

Another good video man I appreciate you you’re really helping me!

I personally love concept videos like these. Keep up the great work!

Always such great videos from this channel!

Fantastic conceptual teaching!

What a great, informative video. The conceptual / principal approach to teaching is really effective. I’d love to see a similar approach to other positions and situations.

@JonThomasBJJ

Жыл бұрын

I will do a passing one like this sometime soon as well!

Yes! More conceptual videos. It makes the moves make sense. Provides context for why moves work and where moves come from!

Clear, concise, and effective immediately. Thank you for great content. Liked and subscribed! Keep up awesome work.

Great video as always. Love your content, man.

I’m loving the way that you instruct, Jon!

One of your best videos… Super helpful concepts!

Kron Gracie is a great example. Ive watched his matches in the past and noticed that he had a great guard but couldn't really put my finger on what made it so special as he wasn't really doing anything flashy or what I would normally perceive as technical. Also, I really like how you showed the sort of, hip switching, walk backwards from guard. That's interesting.

@JonThomasBJJ

Жыл бұрын

Yeah Kron was always effective with basically no modern guards and in my opinion this principle is specifically the reason why!

@smilinazzdoggy825

Жыл бұрын

Great vid/ comment

Love your conceptual videos

Great info pls keep doing your vids! Thanks

Thank you for such an analytical video! I love that you focus on principles first, build that foundation, and then apply techniques on top later. Your analytical approach makes a lot of sense and helps things click.

I’ve always had issues with taking the drills/techniques we practice and using them in actual sparring. These conceptual videos are great! Can’t wait to watch more

@Ratchetti

10 ай бұрын

Indeed

Thanks for another great video. I was lucky enough to attend your seminar @lapelarts in Vancouver. I look forward to trying these principles.

really good watch! Love how clear it is

Great video, this helped my defense better than any video I've seen so far

Your videos and concepts are awesome. They make so much sense. Goes to show Jiu-Jitsu is as much mentally strategic than it is physical. Thank you 🙏🏻 sir

Love the principles based videos! Thank you

I swear I love watching your videos, I'm thankful you have a youtube channel!!

Thanks … great content please more

Great stuff. Yes the conceptual videos are very helpful, please keep them coming. Thanks!

@JonThomasBJJ

Жыл бұрын

I will for sure! Happy you enjoyed it!

Excellent video makes a lot of sense thanks for sharing

Yeah, it was something I been trying to push so I sent this to a lot of my students it is so important to keep space and distance mean whether you’re walking your shoulders or you’re moving your hips are you’re pushing off things super good

You're a good teacher. Love the conceptual videos. Less steps to remember and a deeper understanding of those techniques you do know

Holy crap this was great! You talk very well and clearly deliver the message. Nice to see videos focusing on essentially a basic movement and complexity, but that which has a huge impact. .

That was so useful. The principles that underpin the technique is what I’m interested in to make sense of the myriad of options available! Thanks!

Great video. I've got your Open Guard instructional you did in colaboration with Stephan Kesting, and it is helping me a lot to build a solid guard game.

Really great concepts Jon! You're a strong communicator and express your thoughts and ideas effectively.

@Klaus0718

Жыл бұрын

Yes!

I learn alot from rhe narration then the clips from the mat or actual competition. This description prepares me for my daily sessions in the evenings. Much appreciated...

Thanks Jon this is a game changer for me as a white belt, great content!

Great stuff. Thanks mate 💪🏻

Amazing advice!!!!!

Absolutely stellar video Jon! Such great concise, yet super valuable points here! Well done!

@JonThomasBJJ

Жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot buddy really happy you see the value in these principle it’s insane how much studying they take to discover

Thanks sir. I'm sure these concepts will become useful for me as I am able to develop and incorporate them into my training.

Really just love your channel overall. Jam packed with so much good information

@JonThomasBJJ

Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much buddy means a lot! Try to always have valuable information be the best rock of the channel

Very helpful, would like to see more 🤙

Great stuff👍🏽👍🏽

❤🎉 This is quality stuff!

One of the most informative bjj and best conceptual video ive ever seen

@JonThomasBJJ

Жыл бұрын

Really appreciate it! I spent a ton of time thinking about these principles and organizing it in a way that makes sense!

You and Jordan Teaches Jiu-jitsu are the best I've ever seen at explaining Jiu-jitsu in a conceptual manner. Really appreciate your work professor.

Thank you for your tips. I will start to focus more on what you mentioned. blue belt

so good information. so good at teaching

this is fantastic, I would love more concepts plz, thanks Jon!

@JonThomasBJJ

Жыл бұрын

Absolutely will be doing another one soon!

I appreciate you content and you clean deliver of topics!

@JonThomasBJJ

Жыл бұрын

Happy you have enjoyed it buddy!

Awesome explanations. So thorough.

@JonThomasBJJ

Жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot!!

Your concept videos are the best. thank you

@JonThomasBJJ

Жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot buddy I really enjoy making them!

Been watching as much as I can, can’t wait to see you tomorrow at breakthrough in Amherst, we’re all very excited to have your expertise come this way!

@JonThomasBJJ

Жыл бұрын

I’m excited to be there too!!

This is the kind of video I like to see. Conceptual based stuff gives you the tools to understand why certain positions work. Thank you and keep up the great work.

@JonThomasBJJ

Жыл бұрын

Absolutely when you deeply understand a lot of this stuff you can really self solve a lot of your own situation you get in

Thanks Jon!

Incredibly helpful lesson, thank you for sharing!

@JonThomasBJJ

Жыл бұрын

No problem happy you enjoyed it!

Great teacher. If only this vid had been out 20 years ago.

Great concepts, you moves are so efficient and fluid.

@JonThomasBJJ

Жыл бұрын

Really appreciate I try to always make it efficient!

great content thank you!

Excellent break-down.

@JonThomasBJJ

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!

This is probably the best high overview guard video I've ever seen

Excellent video! More conceptual type videos please !

Definitely enjoyed the concept as it pertains to an issue and positions I've been getting stuck in. This shined a light right on some of the root causes.

@JonThomasBJJ

Жыл бұрын

Yeah these principles really made such a huge difference in my guard over last couple years.

Love the very last statement about self defense.

Good Video, Thank you. Those are some great ideas to think about!

@JonThomasBJJ

Жыл бұрын

No problem happy you liked this former of video!!

Great video, thank you. Lovely mane too

So good!

Thanks man! I just started BJJ couple of months ago and your videos have been really helpful to understand basic things and all :) Greets from Finland

@JonThomasBJJ

Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much buddy! Hoping to visit Finland in near future!!

Learnt so much on this video. I love your content. Very straight on, on the spot and direct to the point. Thank you professor. Do you have an instructional?

Oh my god every time I watch one of these types of conceptual overview videos of yours I get a lightbulb moment, crazy stuff

@JonThomasBJJ

Жыл бұрын

Happy to keep providing the lightbulb moments!!

concept videos rock. Thanks Jon!

@JonThomasBJJ

Жыл бұрын

I think so too! Happy you enjoyed it!

@train__dt

Жыл бұрын

@@JonThomasBJJ seriously! I’ve only been watching the videos for a couple weeks and even my professor has noticed a difference. I’m almost at blue belt and feel that these videos are what will help me get over that hump! Along with showing up and getting choked haha

This is great.

Rarely do we get taught the why everyone only teaches the here's how.. This channel will skyrocket teaching the why :)

More! More! As a white belt... learning these conceptual things is great. Keep Going!

@JonThomasBJJ

Жыл бұрын

I will definitely be doing more like it soon, although this principle is so profound it’s hard to really top it

Awesome coaching 👊💥💯

@JonThomasBJJ

Жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot buddy!

You're at my gym, Jon! This is funny as maintaining guard is my big goal for my training over the next little while.

@JonThomasBJJ

Жыл бұрын

Yeah you can never go wrong working on the foundation of rock solid open guard defense!

Excellent

Thank you professor. This was great. No technique to memorize. As a new purple belt, I am trying to use concepts to improve my jujitsu.

Really love the videos man, would 100% appreciate more theory and principle videos. I find at the schools I've been to its mainly just moves taught. Or offensive moves. And that's a theme at most schools. Rarely do I get philosophy, principles or defensive so love when I can get videos like that on those topics. Love the channel man keep it up!

@EdwargGz

Жыл бұрын

Totally!

@TheSamBarrass

Жыл бұрын

Hey man me too! Who would you say you have found who do teach principles/concepts over individual moves? Right now i'm listening to BJJ |Globetrotters stuff.

Really good insight here. I am definitely too grip focused when trying to reguard or establish guard from a neutral starting position. Im really going to try and be conscious of your advice of just maintaining distance and keeping aligned, and from there I can take whatever grip becomes readily available. Too often I am chasing double sleeve or what have you and the next thing I know I lose the angle and am being passed

@JonThomasBJJ

Жыл бұрын

Distance over position will change your game! Happy to have helped buddy!

very useful, thank you

@JonThomasBJJ

Жыл бұрын

No problem happy to help!

You are excellent

Awesome.

As a blue belt this opens my eyes. Amazing stuff. Can’t wait to put this to work

@JonThomasBJJ

Жыл бұрын

Hope it helps you on your journey buddy!

Love this

@JonThomasBJJ

Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

You talked about grabbing space, setting space, and centering. That's actually why e4 is considered the best opening move in chess. With e4, white makes the first move to attack and defend the maximum amount of the most important central space first. Humans have thought this for a long time and AI seems to agree. Of course, people play other moves first because they want to force their opponent to think and react in different lines. High level chess requires a lot of preparation and study to not lose in the first 5-20 moves, so people have to be prepared for the proper responses to other less optimal opening moves. If everyone just played e4, everyone would only prepare for that. As for AI, it's often forced to play other openings just to see how it does. If you didn't force AI to play a particular opening, it would always go e4 with the white pieces.

Damn what a good video!

Principles and concepts can always be applied to any situation even if you don’t really know the specific situation you are in.. they are like a guiding compass.. distance, alignment, use available grips, knee elbow connection, realignment, distance… any one who can keep playing this game will become un tappable…

Mani components profe Iam here listening!

Thank you :)

@JonThomasBJJ

Жыл бұрын

No problem