My poor knees lol

@JonThomasBJJ

4 ай бұрын

Lmao it’s not that bad if you rotate hips open more, but even if you aren’t flexible using your hand will help you more

@TheSymphonyofpain

4 ай бұрын

@@JonThomasBJJ ❤️

@SethKBaldwin

4 ай бұрын

I don't have full range of motion in my knees such that I rarely play butterfly guard because it's excruciating to put my foot to my butt. I'll definitely see how I can add this safely but I'm worried about getting collapsed.

@0b3ryn29

4 ай бұрын

​@@SethKBaldwinyou can use the same concept of using hands to frame against leg to prevent leg drags. Requires less flexibility in the situation. I use it often

@bdupri25

4 ай бұрын

@@JonThomasBJJ Jon, I share this guy’s pain, haha. How about - what kind of stretching routine could get flexibility like yours or the guy demonstrating this. I’m thinking that may be like an hr a day of stretching. How did you do it?

This is phenomenal.

@JonThomasBJJ

4 ай бұрын

It’s really soooo powerful!

Believe me, give this a few weeks of specific training and you will have a new perspective on the open guard, and your guard will be 100 times better than it was before you learned this. By the way, thanks for sharing and well done Espen and Jon! The way you explain this makes it so easy to understand. Great job! Great video

Great instructional! Please consider a follow up video on this topic, specifically on proper structural form to avoid injury as well as mobility/stretching to properly enable this type of framing. Thank you!

Why have I trained SO LONG and never thought of this? One thing you did t mention… the hip and knee alignment is important to keep unhealthy pressure off the knees. It was mentioned in the context of hamstring strength, but the same position relieved torque on the knee I think.

@JonThomasBJJ

4 ай бұрын

Yeah absolutely! Should have thought to mention that in there as well. Almost need a consistent disclaimer for all jiu jitsu videos and mobility safety lol

This improved my guard retention immediately. Was a pleasure to learn from you last week. Going to be drilling this with the boyz tonight.

Thank you for sharing guys!!!

Thanks for sharing!

beautiful!

Man now I know why I’ve been stretching… Time to do this

I definitely want to add this to my game. I just hope my meniscus doesn't ruin the plan. Thank you for sharing this.

I'm super excited to try this. Great video.

love it will be using these details thank you!

Amazing. Thank you Jonathan

Excellent concept thank you so much for sharing 🙏

Amazing concept, never thought of it! Keep up the great content, Jon, we all appreciate it very much!

Thanks! Will help me a lot

Your videos are solid gold

I love this technique. What a great video. Thanks for doing this, buddy.

I will use this immediately. Thanks.

My open guard has gotten so much better watching you, now I have more to implement. Nice!

Circle frame is gold!

Thank you

Love this, will really help my game. We are lucky to have Espen doing a seminar at our gym this weekend, so I can pick his brain about this 🤘🔥🔥

wonderful insights

This is honestly the best bjj piece ive seen on KZread ever on guard. Ive been trying for years to circle my leg back when someone uses torrendo grips with very little success. This honestly has completely changed my rentation , just need to remember to get back in offence after i get my leg in . Would love a follow up video or instructional on this

Very interesting. I'm still working on the concept of my body as many parts rather than one unit.

As a distributor and seller of arthroscopes, I approve of this video.

@Farsidejunky

4 ай бұрын

The ones who will be helping you sell more equipment will be the ones who don't adjust their hips for the movement they're trying to make with their legs.

@orgANGmo

4 ай бұрын

​@@Farsidejunky or 40yo software engineers who want to try something new. Like me.

@GASmotorsports

4 ай бұрын

@@FarsidejunkyI think it’s interesting you don’t think Jiu Jitsu can destroy hip joints.

Great instructional! So simple a concept but effective.

Amazing concept. I’ve seen this done by Pato, but your explanation is on point.

game changer details, ty guys, you are best online instructors) respect from Russia!

Much appreciated 🙏🌎🤙

@JonThomasBJJ

4 ай бұрын

Happy to help!

Great stuff! Loved this!

@JonThomasBJJ

4 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

Great stuff. John is a phenomenal human. Excellent teacher. We saw this in Denver.

Bro out here changing lives!

When I think you've already provided every wonderful instruction you could , you just come up with an even better one.

@JonThomasBJJ

4 ай бұрын

Hahaha I try to not disappoint I got 3 more big ones mapped out in my head I’m excited about

Amazing, I'm going to have to start playing around with this. Thank you for sharing!

@JonThomasBJJ

4 ай бұрын

Yeah it’s so addictive when you start

This was gOld 🙏🏽✨ thanks Thomas 🎉

@JonThomasBJJ

4 ай бұрын

You're so welcome!

wow just amazing and so simple

I was at Espen's seminar yesterday and his details on DLR and Berimbolo were excellent. We had a roll (it went as well as you'd expect) and he suggested this video to help with my guard. Also he was just a super cool guy.

What a simple and effective idea 💡

Excellent, thank you Jon!

@JonThomasBJJ

4 ай бұрын

Happy to help!

Fantastic details and footage to match here!

@JonThomasBJJ

4 ай бұрын

Thanks so much!!

100% giving this a go

this is amazing

I have been fooling with this for the last six months and just saw this. wow, very exiting all the places this can take me.

It’s rare that you see something that is completely novel and yet can be put into your game immediately. Thank you for this fantastic content

@JonThomasBJJ

4 ай бұрын

I know this is honestly one thing that instantly improved my retention so much

Thank you for sharing these details

@JonThomasBJJ

4 ай бұрын

Happy to help!

Awesome thx for sharing

@JonThomasBJJ

4 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Genius tricks ❤ 😁

Great stuff

Will give this a try tonight!

@JonThomasBJJ

4 ай бұрын

Hope it works well for you!

Fantastic content as always. Thanks guys

@JonThomasBJJ

4 ай бұрын

Happy to help

I'm a small quite flexible 60 yo black belt and I've been using the ankle grab to circle my foot from the stacking or any semblance of a crowding position when I'm in guard in order to return it over their head and inside my opponent's shoulder, but this video introduces a more systematic paradigm in guard retention. Very well done and explained!

@JonThomasBJJ

4 ай бұрын

Yeah I had seen small stuff with this before but this full system around it takes it to a new level!

Veri good 🙏🙏🙏

@JonThomasBJJ

4 ай бұрын

Thanks so much!

Amazing

Looks awesome I will try it in next rolls

Can't wait to try these techniques.

@JonThomasBJJ

4 ай бұрын

Hope it helps a lot!

Very cool love the content

This is great. Another benefit is that if they manage to pass you, your inside space is already closed, so they will have a hard time establishing control.

@JonThomasBJJ

4 ай бұрын

100 percent

Great tip thanks for sharing

@JonThomasBJJ

4 ай бұрын

No problem!

great stuff

@JonThomasBJJ

4 ай бұрын

Thanks!

Absolute gold!!

Awesome vid

I first saw Diego Pato show this on Flo, its still new to me so I'm glad you guys broke down this technique by concepts and applications.😄

@JonThomasBJJ

4 ай бұрын

I had loosely seen the idea of grabbing foot before but never really went far into how far you could take it!

Appreciate the novel content!

@JonThomasBJJ

4 ай бұрын

No problem happy you liked it

HOLY COW

Damn, dropping that secret jitsu knowledge yet again 🙏🦾🔥😎

@JonThomasBJJ

4 ай бұрын

The small stuff makes all the difference!

@neckbomb9693

4 ай бұрын

@@JonThomasBJJ thanks man! I’ve implemented many of those small things into my game and it’s helped me tons, and also helped me understand jitsu conceptually. If you ever do a seminar in the Austin/central TX area I will be there! 🙏🦾🔥😎

nice, thanks Jon!

@JonThomasBJJ

4 ай бұрын

No problem happy to help!

ok... I need to unlock my hips

I love this tip. Will totally use this tomorrow morning.

I tore my LCL doing this and now I'm afraid 😭 - Great content though!!

@AEB-tb3om

4 ай бұрын

Yeah I agree with the concept for very flexible people, but if you use this technique to be at the very end range of your flexibility, and they stack you FURTHER, I do fear that you'll pop something in your knee specifically

@Vscustomprinting

4 ай бұрын

@@AEB-tb3om its a concept for everyone but people that are completely inflexible due to the framing mechanics and movement mechanics ..

I find this is exactly as adversized.. My teammates also pointed out that its often easier to bring parts of your body to yourself (for bigger, less flexible people) when you opponents are pushing on you, almost like they help you..

great

Thank you for a great tip for recovery!! Is it possible to make damage my own leg? It looks so scaring thing.

@JonThomasBJJ

4 ай бұрын

I think it’s very safe if you just watch how far you push it, I have 50 plus people in gym using it who aren’t flexible. Just check your own tolerance levels

For a potential future video I'd love to hear your thoughts on flexibility, stretching, programming of it, and why it matters.

@JonThomasBJJ

4 ай бұрын

I might bring a guest in to discuss!

Amazing details, will be adding this 💪

@JonThomasBJJ

4 ай бұрын

Gonna help your already crazy flexible guard

Great stuff. I've been done this for ages. Kind of. When you're too stiff, you don't have other options than help your legs with your arms 😅

@JonThomasBJJ

4 ай бұрын

100 percent it’s great for non flexible people because they can put their foot in position

my knees might break😂

Hip Rotation and stretch is mostly in the glutes than knee

This has improved my game so much since this video came out

@JonThomasBJJ

3 ай бұрын

That was the goal! Some of the best stuff doesn’t do well in the beginning but when people use it months later they see how much it changed their game

I had never heard anything even like that. That's why your channel is so recommended, Thomas

@JonThomasBJJ

4 ай бұрын

Yeah it’s such a small idea but insanely powerful when you start using it, instantly makes a massive improvement in guard!

This is pretty fantastic. A gamechanger that isn't hyperbole. I've been farting about with grabbing my leg in various ways for a bit now due to a hip injury, but without the foresight to thread that idea together into an actual guard retention concept. I'd gotten as far as, that's sore or I can't move my hip that much, grab that dumb leg and move.

@UnskilledGrappler

4 ай бұрын

Movements like this make me fart too.

@Vscustomprinting

4 ай бұрын

@@UnskilledGrappler this is an underutilized way to help defend. Sometimes you have to pass to prevent the pass

Who is this Espen guy, looks like he has got good balance

Simple but genius

@JonThomasBJJ

4 ай бұрын

It really is

Guard retention instructional are definitely the most useful

@JonThomasBJJ

4 ай бұрын

Absolutely

I'm 100% going to have to start stretching

Do you see any risks for people that have busted their knee ligaments, specifically MCLs, to rely on this for guard retention?

I had an ACL surgery 6 months ago, and I'm wondering how long it'll be before I get to start to drill this motion...

This is the first time i've heard Espen speak 😅

🤯 This is a game changer!

Trained it, sprained it (jk).. Cant wait to do it again..

You know what also helps to keep your guard is being able to gold yourself like paper. Lol. But this will help me thank you

This is so good, I’m almost sad that you made this video

Can you do a video on hip and hamstring stretches so we can try this?

@JonThomasBJJ

4 ай бұрын

Will probably bring on an outside expert for stretching related stuff

Eddie Bravo employed similar technique in his breakthrough match vs Royler, way back in 2003

As always, great content

@JonThomasBJJ

4 ай бұрын

Appreciate it!

Wow, thanks❤

Jon, can you please go over the reverse matrix sequence Espen does at 7:14?

Really helpful! I have a question: I had a lcl injury on both knees and I find it really hard to bring my leg in between me and my opponent like it shows in the video. Is there a way of doing the same without putting pressure on my knees?

@JonThomasBJJ

4 ай бұрын

I think you could do it to a small degree also you can use your hand to brace and support the leg too so the load is on your arm not your knee but of course be safe and see what feels good for you