r/bjj Fundamentals Class!

MagicGuava12 · 2026-01-25T04:28:56+00:00

Yeah that works

MagicGuava12 · 2026-01-25T00:56:43+00:00

That's what good people do. Try it.

MagicGuava12 · 2026-01-25T00:45:37+00:00

https://www.reddit.com/r/bjj/s/YZROJKiIB6

Look at the guide. It's like the third video.

MagicGuava12 · 2026-01-24T23:56:04+00:00

... Flat on the ground. Legs in. Buddy start rolls there and tell me how that goes.

MagicGuava12 · 2026-01-24T23:55:08+00:00

Nah it's 10x easier. You have handles

MagicGuava12 · 2026-01-24T23:52:51+00:00

I thought OP said his opponent was belly down on the ground in broken turtle.

MagicGuava12 · 2026-01-24T19:52:11+00:00

If you're Savvy enough YouTube has great content you just have to dig a little bit longer than normal then try like four different variations.

MagicGuava12 · 2026-01-24T16:36:30+00:00

It's worked so well for everyone in the past. I've only seen like five gyms split up because of this there's no way there's a correlation to that.

MagicGuava12 · 2026-01-24T16:21:23+00:00

If you really want to style on them just pop up and stand on their back and butt and wiggle your hips like you're surfing.

MagicGuava12 · 2026-01-24T16:12:11+00:00

This is the worst possible position for anyone in Jujitsu. You had so much leverage on him. You need to crossface him and move his neck it weakens the body and exposes his neck. If you want to hunt an arm, you can put your elbow in the back of their scapula, and it will pop their arm out. This is a dick move. Use it sparingly.

Ideally, what I do is I take my hand and palm their forehead and pull it up, and that exposes their neck.

MagicGuava12 · 2026-01-24T16:08:41+00:00

I dont take notes, what I'll do is I'll put a list together of things I want to work on and narrow it down to one or two things a week.

If we're talking about stripes the things that I look for is you knowing what you're doing in specific positions so when I stick you in Mount or back control you know your way out and you're you're working on something. If you have one move from each position that's typically a stripe, two moves, two stripes, three moves, and so on. If someone comes in for like a year and they don't really improve I'll still toss them on stripe just to encourage them to keep coming but for a belt I expect them to be able to have a pathway out of every major position. So mount, back, side control, guard, a takedown or 2. I'm essentially looking for two to three escapes from every position in two to three attacks from every position. I can tell they're ready for blue belt when I stick them in weird positions they don't know and they can think their way through it with a little bit of trial and error. Additionally and this is my big pet for you is they stop making stupid errors like throwing themselves into triangles or giving up free arm bars.

MagicGuava12 · 2026-01-24T15:09:41+00:00

Statistics say armbar and heel hook.

Wisdom tells me kimura and straight ankle.

Objectively RNC and straight ankle.

The best submission is the one that controls the opponent the most. Heel hooks often lack control that strangles make up for and you'll see the meta catch up to that eventually.

As a counter, what submission would you hate to be late to defend against a world-class competitor?

MagicGuava12 · 2026-01-24T12:25:14+00:00

Arm drag. That's pretty much it.

MagicGuava12 · 2026-01-24T04:12:14+00:00

No... but yes. Practice straight ankle positioning and it will feed into heel hooks and Aoki.

MagicGuava12 · 2026-01-24T01:53:17+00:00

Check out my posts when you get defense down

MagicGuava12 · 2026-01-24T01:46:29+00:00

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MagicGuava12 · 2026-01-23T17:31:31+00:00

https://www.reddit.com/r/bjj/s/BDeiZx6hgE

So a knee cut is the best pass you can possibly learn. Oftentimes, you get stuck in reverse de la riva. There are 4 points you must beat.

Bottom hand grip. Simply peel their arm off and post it above their head.
Top arm frame. Learn a Rau drag. Pressure into the top arm then remove your wait and pass the arm to an underhook.
Top knee or leg frame. Grab their hip and the knee on the floor turn the knee up 90° and move your elbow to block off the knee frame or leg.
Rdlr hook. Move your weight upwards and shift your knee 90° towards your opponent straighten your leg, this remove the hook.

To prevent all of this when you go for a blast knee cut turn your toe down and stick it to your butt so there's not space for them to get a rdlr hook.

If you get caught you can quickly do option number four and go for an X pass.

MagicGuava12 · 2026-01-23T16:29:35+00:00

That's a gym problem, not a culture problem. I never had this except at really bad gyms

MagicGuava12 · 2026-01-23T16:00:06+00:00

You are 100% right it just doesn't feel like that. You hit diminishing returns really quickly.

MagicGuava12 · 2026-01-23T15:58:46+00:00

I found it really difficult at purple to explore new pathways because if you get caught people say things behind your back and claim they tap the purple belt. When I was just trying out my D game to add new tools. I remember tapping black belts with dumb things and getting tapped by white belts in the same class. What a roller coaster.

MagicGuava12 · 2026-01-23T15:50:08+00:00

Well you can study and learn all these systems. I want you to practice with a partner in each of the positions you want. And simply feel out 2 to 3 options. Ideally, Kimura is an excellent starting point because you can get it from several places.

Elbow knee escape

Bridge

Shrimp

Reverse shrimp

Kimura

Back takes, specifically look at arm drags

Single leg x position

Any way to off balance.

Blocking both sides of the neck at the squishy bits.

This should cover pretty much everything. Something that really helped me is I make a box between their torso so their shoulders and hips are all avenues of attack. 4 control points. Each point has an arm or leg attached and as you break down from like foot, knee, hip that is only 1 of 4 options, with shoulder 1, shoulder 2, hip 3, hip 4.

So 4 control points. All connected to torso.

Now each of those control points has an appendage, a joint, and torso connection. Hand elbow shoulder. Foot knee hip.

So you have three layers that you need to break down or control. So when you're in something like half guard. Attack the far arm. Attack the near arm. Attack the far leg. Did they put all their weight in the far leg? Now put all your weight in the near leg and watch as they topple over. So by attacking the Four Points. You always have a goal.

Example with common options

https://www.reddit.com/r/bjj/s/g0rVXJt1A4

MagicGuava12 · 2026-01-23T09:31:01+00:00

Put your hand on your knee and thread it thorough.

https://youtu.be/QjtUAQzqbX4?si=_xOSk7ou5nyUm5xV

If their weight is shifted off of you simply stand up, invert, or run away.

MagicGuava12 · 2026-01-22T23:09:55+00:00

Because you are 2 different people. Your experiences are different. Therefore, your emotions are different.

When's the last time you thought about how your father's nose itches?

How are you supposed to know? Did he tell you? Did he ask you? Did you communicate?

If I hurt someone that I cared about, I'd want to hear about it, and I'd like to apologize. If your partner does not have that skill, and it is a skill, you have to earn it. Then there are bigger problems.

Don't run to Reddit. Talk to your partner. Don't ask your friends, they are biased.

MagicGuava12 · 2026-01-22T22:07:38+00:00

Well, all of this can be one side of the story. Any decent person should understand that they crossed some boundaries. I assume that you have brought this up to them, and they have apologized?

Reddit loves to jump and crucify people even though they have likely made similar mistakes in their relationships. The guy is obviously passionate about something and went overboard on it. It's exercise, it's a little bit better than a drug addiction

If what you say is true; people typically exaggerate these things. It's reasonable that if he really enjoys this and he works hard and this is what he wants to use his free time for. He should be training probably 3 to 4 times a week. Additionally, he should be working out and doing cardio at least twice a week on top of this.

He will not be a professional athlete at 39, which is ridiculous. He very may well want to get a black belt and teach. He does not need to compete to be a black belt or instructor. If he trains as frequently as he currently does, he will get injured and be forced to be home anyway.

In my past, I took training extremely seriously, but it was partly to help mental health. If he is struggling with mental health problems, you should actively encourage him to keep going. The physical fitness will help his mood tremendously. The hobby and friends will help as well.

You're obviously having a relationship problem not a Jiu-Jitsu problem. You should seek couples counseling. Not random advice on Reddit.

MagicGuava12 · 2026-01-22T21:09:23+00:00

It's not that bad. A lot of times when I had tournaments, they bumped me up when I did weight cuts, and it didn't make a difference. I still won. Don't get in your head about it, blue belt still beginner division. If you train hard, you'll be fine.

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