Nick Ortiz likes to use the hands off method when it comes to teaching. I contacted him some time ago. He responded but never got back to me later when he said he would follow up. The ghosting and ignoring others meta for teaching can be quite inspirational if I do say so myself.

As a Checkmat homer, I’m glad BFF made the top of the list.

Outstanding work good Sir from Australia 👍💯

@TylerSpangler

9 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching mate

Agree on the too much instruction and not enough positional sparring/sparring aspect. I never feel like I get a workout or time to play around and be creative with that format

The mats at that 10th Planet looked like rolling on a slip n slide.

Great feedback! I would love to hear your opinions if you ever come try the nyc area. There's gyms run by renzo gracie, matt serra, jt torres, marcelo garcia to name a few.

@TylerSpangler

9 ай бұрын

Have nyc on my list! Tackling Seattle and LA next, then nyc should be the next metro

@woozskee

9 ай бұрын

@@TylerSpangler i can't wait! What nyc gyms are you considering?

@TylerSpangler

9 ай бұрын

@@woozskee I’ll go to dang near allll of them that allow recording. Usually when I go on a trip I’m doing 2-3 gyms a day. No rest

@daniellowe9494

9 ай бұрын

@@TylerSpangler come to San Diego!

Excellent insight, Tyler! Will there be follow-ups with some of the other big names (Atos, AOJ, etc), as well as maybe with some smaller local gyms?

@TylerSpangler

9 ай бұрын

I’d like to do a “best of Seattle” when I do those videos and “best of La” after those

@james.randorff

9 ай бұрын

@@TylerSpangler Dig it! As a Midwesterner, I’d also love to hear your take on some of the gyms out here. There are some outstanding gyms in Illinois, Indiana, Missouri, and Wisconsin.

@danielt9975

9 ай бұрын

​@@james.randorffPSF4L lol

Let’s go Fight Factory ❤

New wave!

Come down to Legion AJJ. I'd love to hear your review 👍🏽

Its pretty cool to see some gyms I'll never get the chance to train at, very different styles of doing things. But my question is, whats better in your opinion, coaches working you through the concepts of jits or specific techniques?

@TylerSpangler

9 ай бұрын

Concepts will go further, but will take longer to teach. Anyone can do X technique, but understanding the system to get to it is more important

@CommissarJake

9 ай бұрын

@@TylerSpangler that makes sense, the coaches at my gym have decided to refocus on the concept side of things rather than technique, I'm sure it'll pay dividends in the long run.... But I do miss the technique stuff.

@rohitchaoji

9 ай бұрын

I'm still a new white belt, but I'd like to add that for any skill that involves a practical/physical aspect, you need a combination of both. I'd not really understand the concept of things like levers, wedges, weight distribution, etc until I get on the mat and drill it with a training partner. I can watch hundreds of hours of John Danaher's instruction where he properly lays out the concepts, but I need it in my muscle memory more than my "brain memory", to actually be able to use it in practice. At the same time, if I understand the concepts, it will be easier to apply a technique without stressing too much about different variations of it, since if I know the concepts, it will be easier to make adjustments and somewhat automatically end up with a different variation.

Are you looking to expand your bjj game for more variety in submission, pinning and passing? Would be more interesting to watch!

@TylerSpangler

9 ай бұрын

I’m focusing on body lock passing for the next few months but may be competing next month so I’ll need to spam guillotines for that

@MinkJasonChoreo

9 ай бұрын

@@TylerSpangler good man 💗 yeah I think blocks of different techniques would be very interesting and relatable to audience. You clearly have the skill and experience to make new things work against most opponents

I’m still so shocked that guy pulled that scissor takedown on you

@mishapettigrew612

9 ай бұрын

I mean Fr what was going through his head, dude had to spend valuable time learning it, knowing the risks, and does it on some rando visiting his gym. Wtf

The variety and depth of knowledge you get at Renzo's (Austin) is unrivaled. This week Meregali is showing his game plan for the September Gi fight. So although I agree with everything you said (small room, positional...) I still think you get a much higher value training at Renzo's vs other gyms (knowledge & system-wise), but if you care more about sparring and live rounds 10P downtown or fight factory is where it's at. (I still haven't been to B-team so no opinion on the gym so far)

I've always found it odd how people always go to the "not all blackbelts are the same". That's like me playing in a basketball league in South Texas, and someone mentions how NBA players could school me. You don't say?!

@accain1314

9 ай бұрын

Your South Texas league is closer to the blue belt rec league vs the black belt NBA. "Not all black belts are the same" would be more like Steph Curry vs Jalen Green.

@trooperjoe73

9 ай бұрын

@accain1314 nah, not every NBA player is a black belt. Just like NBA white belts often can't survive and quit or get cut.

@accain1314

9 ай бұрын

@@trooperjoe73 you have a stroke or something? Tf are you talking about? Lol

@thingstodowithgaming

9 ай бұрын

​@trooperjoe73 then how are you comparing your basketball league to the nba being the same as back belt against black belt? 💀

@kevinjohnson6549

9 ай бұрын

@@trooperjoe73bro how is every nba player not a black belt in basketball, literally millions of people play basketball and 450 in the nba. Top 1% don’t even describe it.

10th planet! 👆🏼👌🏼

Will you try combat jiu jitsu?

What about alliance?

Im moving to Minnesota in a couple months. What’s the best gym in the twin cities area in your opinion.

@TylerSpangler

9 ай бұрын

Most people like m theory for competition or alliance. I like a little bit more laid back for filming, so I pick akagi or The Cellar. Akagi is great for their open mats every Sunday

@globwobbler9448

9 ай бұрын

@@TylerSpanglerthanks so much for the insight

As a black belt, do you have to pay drop in fees when traveling to these other gyms?

@TylerSpangler

5 ай бұрын

80% of the time I do indeed

“I’m not a leglocker” me: you’ve leglocked like 10,000 times!

I will join what others said about defamatory comments on teachers or any other person. Anyone can have a bad day or make mistakes. When you put someone's name on the internet, it remains there forever, hurting people forever even when they have addressed the issue and it is not relevant anymore. Please be careful with saying negative stuff about other people, specially when it is a relative minor thing or just a thing you saw happening once but you dont know if it is a recurrent thing. I have been victim of false accusations in the past and it really hurts and can be devastating for your mental health or professional career.

Thanks for showing us at BFF love 🤙🏾

Kama JUIJISTU Dallas🙌

Met you at akagi

1:22 I like how you say it

Does atos or aoj take drop ins?

@TylerSpangler

9 ай бұрын

I hope so because I want to go to them!

WHY...just why would someone go for a scissor leg takedown on someone in an open mat/sparring session (especially if you dont know the guy)- pure dick move in my opinion. i love to roll hard and its good to have a competitive mindset but with this move in particular, the level of control is inherently offset by the amount of damage you can inevitably do to your training partner... rant over, love the videos btw keep it up dude :) !

The best BJJ gym for me? The one I've found and call home.

0:08 im a white belt long time muay thai fighter, just started bjj last month and a guy whos like 30kg heavier than me actually tried to do that and almost fucked my knee up if I hadnt realised and quickly fell with him, knee still hurt. i tell you i was this close to kicking the piss out of him cause he also cranks submissions and hurts people a lot, if it wasnt for me being new there and not wanting to be kicked out why is this done in normal ass sparring???? why jump takedowns???

Cross training is really underrated

@troy3456789

9 ай бұрын

That makes sense. I guess it could be costly to attend different gyms, but it boils down to 'how badly do you want to quickly improve?'

@TylerSpangler

9 ай бұрын

It really is!

So will the new baby change your BJJ routine? Hard to work, take care of the baby and train.

@TylerSpangler

9 ай бұрын

It will at first for sure. When she’s older she will be easier to bring at gyms and I want her to be good at BJJ so I’ll have her living on the mats

@SM-ey3pz

9 ай бұрын

@@TylerSpanglerGood idea. My first gym was a pro mma gym and a number of the pros would bring their kids and let them sit on the bleachers while they trained. Kind of funny really.

@mikuspalmis

6 ай бұрын

​@@SM-ey3pzWhat gym was that?

Where is the guillotine instructional???

@TylerSpangler

9 ай бұрын

On the way with the website 😁

Go to a Judo dojo

OSS

@TylerSpangler

9 ай бұрын

Oss mate

10P4L

The one who encourages gear the only children's sport where it is ok lol

@mikuspalmis

6 ай бұрын

Who does?

Sup im early i guess

So you were apparently visibly struggling with a technique, and your instructor made eye contact with you...... did you ask for help? Kind of a weird complaint tbh, maybe to him you seemed like you had it under control? Don't assume

Tyler, I've trained at B-Team for 3 months last year. All the instructors there were great, Nick Ortiz was brilliant as well and extremely helpful to all students. Maybe you caught him when he was having an off day. But it's not a good look when you use one evening session to judge his teaching and insinuate that he's a bad instructor. Especially when you highlight the falling out he had with B-Team. It's kinda shitty of you Tyler. Also if you were stuck you could have simple asked him for help, not say "oh I made eye contact with an instructor and he's now supposed to be able to read my mind and help me" Do better Tyler

@metaphysicalphilosopher2356

6 ай бұрын

Hey is Bteam beginner friendly? I see they have a white belt program. Does that mean anyone can join without experience? How safe is it for beginners?

@mikuspalmis

6 ай бұрын

.

california/nyc gyms next?