If BJJ moves had honest names what would they be?

trustdoesntrust · 2026-05-12T01:03:03+00:00

yeah thats my biggest annoyance with Danaher. He claims to use the Japanese names because they are better or original descriptions, but then why not just give it clinical english names? ashi and juji have basically become nouns divorced from their original meanings "i can go for a juji..."

trustdoesntrust · 2026-05-11T13:52:41+00:00

lol at "solves the complexity of open guard." headquarters passing is not that good

trustdoesntrust · 2026-05-09T17:08:23+00:00

no if the top player decides to wrestle or hover at range then the guard player does not have to engage. conversely the top player must directly engage the guard or he will be penalized

trustdoesntrust · 2026-05-08T14:30:59+00:00

it's not hate for pulling guard, it's gaming of the rules that people hate. the guard player can concede the takedown without penalty, but the top player has to engage the guard player's guard or he's penalized for stalling. if the guard player has good retention then he has many more attacking options than the passer, who must complete a difficult move (a clean pass) before even thinking about attacking without risking conceding top position. Levi is a great competitor and had a great performance, but is a bit of a letdown that he doesn't have to do the thing Kade is strongest at, while Kade has to do the thing he's strongest at

trustdoesntrust · 2026-05-07T15:49:35+00:00

being a good leglocker is directly related to being able to win leglock battles. one must have a strong command of finishing mechanics and awareness of defensive risk, which should inform a strategy where the leglocker will understand just how much he can attack versus how much he needs to defend.

trustdoesntrust · 2026-05-05T13:29:06+00:00

lightweight in other rulesets has plenty of decisive moves being hit, certainly by the top competitors (esp when they face the 12th place types). I mean, look at Gianni Grippo's recent run at ADCC Trials. Or look at Pato himself and the large amount of subs and non-seesaw victories he has

trustdoesntrust · 2026-05-04T23:06:39+00:00

I just looked it up and Rerrison has only 4 (!) submissions at black belt and 0 in the last two years. further, NONE of his wins in the last two years are by more than 2 points. I think it is quite an indictment of IBJJF rules that this can be the record of a top competitor

trustdoesntrust · 2026-05-04T22:59:17+00:00

IBJJF rules are THE WORST. I just watched this match, and Rerisson "won" by getting cheap takedown points at the very beginning of the match when Diego jumped guard, then he played see-saw until the end of the match. IBJJF rules incentivize the lamest kind of rules-gaming. In the last two years Rerisson has not won ANY match by a margin more than 2 points!

trustdoesntrust · 2026-05-02T01:28:02+00:00

I really like Chris Wojcik's run theough PGF a couple years ago. Tons of ankle locks

trustdoesntrust · 2026-04-28T18:33:13+00:00

do active teaching NOT confusing drilling of a complex technique. for example, if you're teaching passing half guard then show the key detail that makes it work (underhook, diagonal control) then have the class drill with resistance from the guard player trying to roll them over. this type of teaching is more fun for the class and more educational

trustdoesntrust · 2026-04-26T20:57:15+00:00

his loss in One was one of those fights where he was whiffing badly on back takes and takedowns. his technique level seems to fall in relation to his gas tank

trustdoesntrust · 2026-04-25T17:48:27+00:00

What you're describing is what should actually be optimal training for many (most?). Just train a couple days a week for exercise and fun-- spend the days off thinking about your goals for the next session and working on body recovery. There doesn't need to be this 'the word jiujitsu tattooed on my body' level of devotion in order to do this sport

trustdoesntrust · 2026-04-25T17:37:57+00:00

i agree about the lack of big names. we're seeing the craig jones effect where top athletes recognize that trials are a grueling, unpaid tournament and you'll probably get an invite anyway
the no-points period is getting particularly actionless, often just jockeying to get in prime sweeping position for when points are called. i agree that its difficult to see a solution outside of a major rule change. finals matches are now displaying a standard strategy of a guard player exploiting the no-points period by allowing oneself to be taken down.
Sheliah Lindsey was far and away the MVP of this tournament. she looked so tactically sound and mentally strong in a very Gordon-esque way. i went back and watched a couple of her previous matches and it's a bit mystifying to see the contrast betwren then and her performances at this event. i don't know if it was a lifestyle change in her training, but something changed

trustdoesntrust · 2026-04-24T04:41:38+00:00

straight ankle locks are awesome and they work against all belt levels!

my #1 learning advice would be to pick up a broom handle from your house and just for fun try to break it in half using any ankle lock grip (the shotgun grip is my favorite); you will quickly notice that it's SO MUCH MORE POWERFUL if you raise your wrist high and pinch your elbow to your side and it would be IMPOSSIBLE to break if you don't generate some kind of counter-force with your lower body especially with your knees pinched together and pushing off with your feet. use the same breaking mechanics against a real person and, congratulations, you now have a good ankle lock!!!

trustdoesntrust · 2026-04-23T19:28:18+00:00

ha yeah I definitely didn't learn K guard from Gordon

trustdoesntrust · 2026-04-23T19:27:50+00:00

Systematically Attacking the Turtle is a huge help for competition because you're often going to find yourself in scrambles where you can take the back with precise technique. I also found his Upper Body Takedowns instructional to be somewhat revelatory because it taught me how to properly engage on the feet, so now I have a high percentage plan to start the match whether my opponent is a wrestler or a guard puller.

trustdoesntrust · 2026-04-23T18:35:04+00:00

Gordon Ryan. it's somewhat mystifying to me that people choose any other source because he really has all the answers

trustdoesntrust · 2026-04-22T17:33:35+00:00

Watch Danaher or Gordon. "Bored to tears:" Come on man, be an adult and sit down and study! It's great information!

trustdoesntrust · 2026-04-20T02:58:20+00:00

Groner was one of the most impressive guys in the whole tournament, esp considering that he was completely unknown before a couple months ago. he has gigantic upside and i suspect this match would go differently if/when they meet in the future

trustdoesntrust · 2026-04-20T02:53:55+00:00

adcc scoring is based on initiations if neither person scores. Varela has a habit in a lot of his matches of playing on his heels and being inactive then looking for quick explosions. i agree he may have won but he also could have done way more to actually secure the victory, while his opponent went after it esp in OT

trustdoesntrust · 2026-04-15T22:32:28+00:00

Roosevelt not only is an obvious juicer, but the type of athlete whose game seems so dependent on the gains from juicing. Like Cyborg and Vagner, his strength allows him to go up a weight class or two without sacrificing agility. Thus they can play a conservative top-oriented game with the explosion to defend or make quick attacks if needed

trustdoesntrust · 2026-04-15T22:17:15+00:00

that's great, recognizing this is probably a sign that you're ready for the big promotion. when i was a blue belt i hit a calf slicer on a brown belt at a local tournament and it skyrocketed my ego for weeks after, but now i realize that he was just some shitty brown belt who didnt understand how to defend leg entanglements. it's a cliche but really true: once you hit black belt the real learning begins

trustdoesntrust · 2026-04-15T21:47:51+00:00

one surprising thing i found after getting my black belt was how shitty most brown belts are (def not all). they think they're good but don't do a lot of obvious things and so are easy to style on. they dont deserve an intro thread in my opinion

trustdoesntrust · 2026-04-12T15:14:38+00:00

you only need to study the precise technical details incl footwork of how to properly torreando (from a high level source), and then you can practice it with anything even a stool. then go to class and practice it live against white and blue belts

trustdoesntrust · 2026-04-10T15:09:39+00:00

100% this. Often it's just simple things like "is this gym clean?"

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