The MOST Effective Way to Learn Jiu Jitsu

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[jjprater]

Thanks for making the world of Jui-Jitsu accessible to so many! One of the top BJJ content creators out there!

[sharlah]

I am so used to you tubers having a fluffy intro free of useful content that I phased out at the start of your video. Then I had to restart it because I realised you were getting straight to the point and straight into the valuable info. Excellent! Most people training BJJ regularly are busy people so it's great you don't mess around!

[debidewt]

I’m 2 months into starting jiujitsu and I still feel like it’s my first day. I have such terrible analysis paralysis. This was so helpful! I can’t wait to binge all your videos! Thanks so much! ♥️

[yrrosimyarin]

Thank you for the video! Well said.

I think one part people miss is that “systems” vs “concepts” is only the mental half of jiu jitsu. There’s also the physical half to develop.

Systematizing done right lets you fine tune your athletic movements and response in isolation, and lets you simplify your thinking into multiple choice. Done wrong it sends you down an over-thinking rabbit hole of focusing too much on “technique” and not enough on athleticism.

Conceptualizing lets you skip 90% of the overthinking part so you can work on the athleticism - but you have much less of a guide for how to *do* the athletic movements, so you end up inefficiently “reinventing the wheel.”

I agree with blending the two, while being aware of the potential pitfalls for students. Students need to realize that goal for either style of learning is not the system or the concept itself as an “I win” button, but as a way to enable their own growth in executing the physical technique against their opponent. In the end, an action that worked is what matters.

[yernuracoustics]

My jiu-jitsu is becoming better, thanks for your concepts, and it's always good to check your youtube chanel and find something new to watch! One of the best bjj coaches on youtube honestly. OSS

[icenic_wolf]

I love how you used the "use principles" approach at the beginning of the video to explain that you want to give us some context and explain some principles regarding your thoughts on the issue.

This is the most meta video I've seen in a long time, I love it! 🤙

[symonkeeble]

Ok, whenever I ask someone, who exhibits awesome talent and I press them for how can I improve( mind you I am a over 50 blue belt) their answer is always mat time. I practice most days and for me that has not equated to more skill, but watching your videos has given me a clear and concise guide on getting better faster.
Thank you.
🙏🙏🙏

[sailormetz]

Right now, your jiu jitsu content is the best. There's tons of videos on techniques that confuse more than they help because they are very situationally specific. But videos like this which discuss principles and frameworks help make the art itself more digestible. Would love more content like this for certain positions, like side mount escape principles, full mount control principles, etc. Thank you.

[davidhenry]

That is so well said. Your explanation just gave me an understanding of how to use the different types of learning! Thank you.

[anonoumos]

great video. i like the chess analogies, in chess what you discussed was tactics vs strategy; someone understanding opening-specific tactics vs general chess strategy.

[valentingeiger]

Thank you sooo much for all your content !

I would loooove to see a video from you where you give some principles or exercices to train and improve at home. I can only train 2 times a week at the gym and I feel it is slowing me down.
And when you search for training at home it's always the same mobility drills...

Again thank you for everything !

[atlanticsligo]

Excellent video Jon! I look forward to discussing this more with you in person during your training camp with Espen in Sligo, Ireland, August 4th-7th 2023.

[lrgt]

Fantastic stuff Jon! I remember talking about this with you in person, and something I think about often. You've done a great job of explaining both approaches and providing real-world examples of their benefits.

[MrPerutalo]

I prayed to god and created a BJJ-Project with JIRA from Atlassian. There I note everytging down, rollings, trainings, problems as you recommended in previous videos.

God bless you Jon

Sorry for my nasty english 😅

[ThatKenpoGuy]

Great ideas! I've run into the issue of general principle vs everytime rule due to my tendency to play around with an Eduardo Telles style game. Folks are often telling me not to give my back but honestly I've been practicing enough escapes and reversals that it's often easier for me to utilize turtle than try to escape side control for instance. I do follow principles of defending neck, hooks, and inside space while engaging in turtle.

[tobyzimmerman]

Thanks for another excellent video - > this will go perfect with the kimura systems i'm going over with my son 👍

[theticoboy]

Dang I remember when I first subscribed professor has like 5k or less. Now you’re on his way to 100k n beyond. Way to go professor!

[savagezen]

Somewhat ironically, the detailed "maps" are what give context to the concepts (like cardinal directions). Of course, once you have enough context and competence you can find your way around a lot better with a compass than needing a map for every path. And for my money's worth, the "maps" I'd iron out (i.e. things you can never bee too good at): takedowns, back / mount escapes, and maybe add some late escapes / finishes.

[MWTT]

When I was a white belt I really struggled with the idea of concepts as opposed to learning techniques but as a blue belt I am starting to get to grips with some of these, videos like this certainly helped. Your concept of establishing grips to start building a guard along with focusing on improving my collar sleeve guard during rolls has really helped me improve my guard retention, so unconsciously I have been using a mix of a system and concept to improve - as always you summarise these ideas and convey them excellently.

[davidrisberg]

Thank you, you have great content sir. I think besides the definitions that when It comes to learning it also is very individual. Just like learning a subject at school different people are able to receive knowledge individually in more than one way. Some learn from listening, others by watching another by doing etcetera. Maybe easier while standing, siting, listening to music, writing down or other ways. I've seen students whom mediate before/after class, some bring a textbook others watch YouTube, one eats before another fasts. I do believe the first way to improve learning is to find out about yourself, how do I pick up on this class? And probably it is also very individual how we comprehend to systems and concepts. Again, thank you for this content!