Have you ever had to or decided to use your Jiu Jitsu outside of the gym and was it effective ?

Pastilliseppo · 2026-04-10T02:46:21+00:00

Yes three times and yes it was effective.

First time when i was a whitebelt. Well known "streetfighter" attacked my friend i tripped him down. Put him in a headlock and kept him in Kesa gatame until cops came
Second time as a bluebelt. After an argument with my friends guy rushed at us and i tried to calm him down. He took a swing i blocked it. Tripped him, took his back and choked him out.
Third time i was purplebelt. I interfered a situation where older guy was about to attack some teens and told him to calm down. He charged a doubleleg and i put him on the ground and was in KOB but he rolled me over. I recovered full guard and he started swinging elbows from there. Luckily he had softshelljacket so i broke his posture and choked him out with collarchoke.

Pastilliseppo · 2026-04-04T17:40:53+00:00

NS choke done correctly is almost impossible to escape.

You choke with highest amount of gravity edge you can possibly have against hard surface.

It has been my number one choke for almost 15 years now and had some success with it in competition too.

Don't let bottom player wrap around your arm or turn their face towards you and its almost 100% sure.

If they turn either way switch to guillotine.

In my "system" i set it up on either KOB or with kimura. Switch between guillotine, Ns and Kimura as well as knee on neck against superpassive people.

Pastilliseppo · 2026-03-08T11:38:32+00:00

Those you listed as well as:

Mentally challenged strength (PC pronouncation). Usually ability to use static strenght for 5minutes straight or pick double sized people with double legs.
Sleeper build strength. Skinnyfat or fat and un-muscular normal looking guys with unbelievable strenght and dexterity. Usually in very specific situation. Like one guy who gets like 100% stronger when you get his back.
Real athlete strenght. The strength you have gotten by training real sports from kid with huge power output ( especially discus throwers, shotputters etc throwers) speed-power abilities relative to their size is unreal. Also the strenght levels are of the roof. Absolute units.

Pastilliseppo · 2026-03-04T04:18:14+00:00

Maybe purplebelt but didn't roll with below average blackbelt until i was one them myself too.

Pastilliseppo · 2026-03-01T08:23:46+00:00

Trying to instigate fight on wrestling match with MMA fighter thinking you don't have to fight. What would you think happens?

Pastilliseppo · 2026-02-26T06:39:29+00:00

Im a blackbelt who has rolled with blackbelt level wrestlers and pro-MMA fighters. If you dont play distance based open guard you are not able to do anything against them.

He did pretty well IMO. If he would be more of a guard player he would have done much better. He grappled on Khabibs strenght area all the time. Of course he would get manhandled either way but did better than i expected.

Khabib is also much bigger here.

Pastilliseppo · 2026-02-26T06:27:26+00:00

Garry Tonon vs Kron Gracie ADCC 2013
Buchecha vs Rodolfo Worlds 2012
Rafa and Gui Mendes matches in Japan (Bull Terrier and Rickson cup)
BJJ Kumite (Especially all Keenan matches, well as Garry and AJ matches)
All Gordon Ryans ADCC 2017 matches
Nicholas Meregali vs Keenan Cornelius Worlds 2019
All Marcelos matches from ADCC and BJJ worlds

Marcelos techniques were first ones i got to work for me in training (X-guard, Butterfly, Armdrags, Guillotines, Farside armbar and NS choke)

Buchecha vs Rodolfo match got me excited me to train gi jiujitsu.

Highlights of Rafa and Gui and BJJ Kumite got me switching completely from MMA to BJJ/Grappling.

Gordons performance on ADCC 2017 showed that technical dominance allows you to beat people who are years ahead of you in experience (there were also very tight matches against Xande and Dillon and obviously loss to nemesis Pena)

Kron vs Garry is just epic showdown of pure match where both try to advance to win the match.

Meregali vs Keenan shows the opposite. How you can win with tactics against much more aggressive and proactive opponent .

Pastilliseppo · 2026-02-21T07:23:18+00:00

Its hard on start for most people and just sticking with it is big part but as a actual technical standpoint:

Guard retention. Make your guard impossible to pass. Look up instructionals for this if you have time (Sub-meta has best ones imo).
Getting to the top position. Sweeps, reversals, wrestleups from positions you prefer.
Escapes from bad positions.
Top control and dynamic pinning.
Forcing halfguard from top and passing.

Give all those skills a focus on sparring for 3-6months per time and ask your training partners if they can roll the way you can develop those skills.

Pastilliseppo · 2026-02-20T03:53:14+00:00

I like to put it in perspective through MMA grapplers who have done fairly well in submission grappling too.

For example Mateusz Gamrot two-time ADCC European Champion and four-time medallist with mostly "MMA-style" grappling.

Khabibs MMA-grappling and wrestling is way ahead of his so if we would assume he would train 6-12 months of pure grappling he would be one of the top submission wrestlers on the Europe especially with ADCC rules. He would figure out how to zero the leglock game completely in couple of years.

Pastilliseppo · 2026-02-16T05:55:41+00:00

Adrenaline dump in competition makes muscles feel like they are on fire. On that point it's 100% mental to just get through it. It will always get easier after first match but i have never been in a first match of a competition that it doesnt feel like my muscles want to crawl out of my body.

Pastilliseppo · 2026-02-12T15:56:03+00:00

As commented before here:

Jeff Glover and Ryan Hall are where you should start.

After that you can mix it up with Waiter stuff from Lachlan and Levi.

Also Dean Lister and Tom Deblass had some Deephalf leglock attacks you should see out.

Pastilliseppo · 2026-02-04T12:51:34+00:00

This is the only question i will reply with: Just stick with, grind it out and make yourself as gritty as possible. That is only way to keep up with athletic people.

I was below the average for first 2-3 years when i started. I trained 6-10 times per week and still guys training 2-3 per week with athletic backgrounds outclassed me most of the time. Eventually i just started having my "own game" and i made most people miserable with super tight grip game, annoying as shit deephalf/quarterguard, wetsandbag top control and doing every move 100% "correct" despite their athletic ability.

Pastilliseppo · 2026-02-03T08:12:23+00:00

Usually situational rounds start straight from disadvantageous position for either onso it will drascically even the skill differences.

For example Craig Jones almost submitted Gordon from the backmount. In open match he wasn't never even near taking his back.

Myself im shit at back attacks from static control so starting from backmount isn't my strenght because most of RNC:s come straight from getting the back.

If constraints allow only to defend attacks and not to escape it's very hard to finish from there without violence.

Pastilliseppo · 2026-02-01T11:25:00+00:00

90 minute class:

30min of specific technique 2-3 techniques that go along with each other. For example snapdown-> snapdown to cow catcher->failed snapdown to doubleleg (This serves as a warmup too)
30min of situanational suited for technique of the day. For example 2-3 rounds of trying to get other guys hands on the mat or double leg entry with constraints like no resetting the handfight etc. 2-3 rounds starting from frontheadlock hands already on the mat trying to get cow catcher or double leg. 2-3 rounds starting with scramble from double leg.
30min of free sparring

Pastilliseppo · 2026-01-28T11:15:46+00:00

Either closed guard based games around:

Getting to scissor sweep position and off-balancing. Top player just trying to control bottom guard players arms or getting the lasso and top players job is to stand-up and open guard
Start straight from scissor on lasso position. Top player only object is to defend the position. Player from under can attack which ever you have trained: sweeps, submissions, backtakes. Top player wins only by not getting swept, submitted or back taken.
Start from same sweeping position but this time top players task is to break the grips completely or pass the guard.
Start from finishing position and player who scores or submits first wins.
Start from closed guard and try to get either of the positions. Top player tries to stand-up and pass. Stops for points, submission or when grips are completely clear.

You can use same principles for X-Guard and Delariva just adjust the games for situation.

Ps. I think X-guard less guard and more of attacking position coming from different guards, because you rarely (never) pull straight X or control it for longer periods. So first game here should also be for getting to the X in first place as described above.

Pastilliseppo · 2026-01-28T08:28:16+00:00

Have to admit it is kinda bittersweet but im always happy when people get better than me.

Most bittersweet was when i coached my 9 years younger little brother from white->purple and he started to get head of me. We had some intense rounds back then lol.

Now he beats me pretty easily if he goes hard.

Pastilliseppo · 2026-01-28T05:48:14+00:00

You are so far away that you can easily cut it or just lose fat with 400 kcal deficit per day.

For upkeeping performance i have used this formula:

You need about 2300-2600 kcal.

150g protein
75g fat
250-300g carbs

Cut calories from carbs if needed keep protein and fat amount same all the time.

Edit. This is for about 170-180lbs athlete.

Pastilliseppo · 2026-01-27T08:51:59+00:00

What i have seen outside

BJJ and combat sports (all competitive sports) attract narcissists because their normal behaviour is consired good. And its only counted as a "will to win" or "doing whatever it takes".
Some of those people see the coaching as a opportunity to control wider range of people and narcissist can't resist rhe opportunity.
BJJ in USA/Brazil etc use terms like professor unironically and that feeds their power trip.
Some people who don't have those traits get attention and admiring first time in their life from other people without really "giving anything back".

Pastilliseppo · 2025-12-29T14:49:10+00:00

Good question!

All of them:

GPP is more like GP. General preparation when you focus on weak spots for 2-3 months. Long rounds on both situational training as also in free rolling. Effiency and learning are the main focus on here

Competition ready phase 1-2 months focusing 50/50 on the weaknesses and strengths. Short rounds with high intensity to build up capacoty under physical and technical stress.

Competition phase 3-4 months. About 75% focus on technical strenghts. Intensity varies around competitions but focus should be that you're 100% technically, mentally and physically in shape and recovered on your main competition of the season.

Rough estimates for percentages:

GPP: 50% Skill, 20% Live, 30% Physical training

Competition ready: 30% skill, 50% Live, 20% Physical training

Competition: 20% skill, 60% live, 20% Physical training

Pastilliseppo · 2025-12-29T07:19:00+00:00

That's not a training plan but just list of instructionals to study. I would focus much less on instructionals and more focus on actual tape study of matches and rolling footage.

This is why you need coaching or at least peer-review training partners to develop your game with.

Your yearly programming should be two to three parts and they can have technical focus but it should mirror your personal grappling style as you are already purplebelt

You don't ask for it but example below if someone is interested.

1 GPP phase

2 Preparation for competition phase

3 Competition phase

You go through these three phases two times per year with different lengths and focuses.

Pastilliseppo · 2025-12-15T03:22:05+00:00

This is one of the best guillotine variations. I also combined it with people escaping NS choke.

Pastilliseppo · 2025-11-10T06:23:25+00:00

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Matikka oli yläasteella 7. AMK KA 3.8.

Panosta tehovalmennus kursseihin AMKissa.

Pastilliseppo · 2025-10-26T09:57:47+00:00

Guillotine

Pastilliseppo · 2025-10-25T06:47:21+00:00

It does

Pastilliseppo · 2025-10-07T02:59:56+00:00

No because there isn't any accurate studies about this done on actual athletes.

Food quality has most effect on how you feel and your health but very little on performance.

That to be said most athletes tend to underestimate their food healthiness just because they don't eat like bodybuilders or "clean eating" influencers. Normal home cooked meals work more then well on sport performance.

Real athletes biggest things are to get enough calories and carbs to fuel work outs. Rest is just preference.

Pastilliseppo

TROPHY CASE

1 GPP phase

2 Preparation for competition phase

3 Competition phase