"they do all this stuff that the coach never told them"😂

07:13 is where the ultimate wisdom lies. Relaxing and keeping things tight is important but "Adam" is key.

Amazing just how accurate this, once i learned to just chill and do nothing the escapes opened up

I'm 5 sessions in and this is gold, thank you. I'm exactly the white belt you're describing, and will try to keep this advice in my brain on the mat.

When I'm on the bottom I usually wait for the guy in top to move first. It works better than moving right into the position they want you to move into. Instead they have to pick an attack and it's easier to defend an attack you can see coming rather than try and scramble and get caught in something you weren't expecting

I've been thinking a lot about this as a "budget" to help me prioritize low cost options in order to avoid gassing out. Frames are low cost, grips cost more.

This goes right along with the four part video series from Rener and Ryron Gracie entitled Defend, Escape, Control, Submit. If you haven’t watched it, I can’t recommend it enough. It’s my honest opinion that anyone who has not spent a great deal of time deliberately putting themselves in bad positions so that they can survive and escape has not really mastered the most important part of JiuJitsu.

After a rib injury, anytime anyone even got on my chest was an excruciating time for me even when doing nothing but staying tight. What really helped me out was that I changed my mentality in that I "decided" to never get flattened out in the first place where I have the worst time. Forget about side control escapes altogether and just always be on my side even if that means I need to turn away or even turtle up. I find that even when I'm facing away, as long as I stay tight and don't give them access to a seat belt grip or a top hook, I'm not actually giving them my back, they're just behind me. Even when they do get my back, I find that I have a much easier time defending it compared to flat side control since no one is on top of me (and I can breathe lol) especially if I'm diligent in not letting them get their hooks in. Besides, they usually have to pull me on top of themselves to try to get the choke so most of the time I'm on top of them and I can grind into them myself and make them work for it. When my ribs heal, I'm not even sure I'll go back to how I used to do jiu jitsu since this has been less tiring for me.

I'm a blue belt closing in on a purple and this helped me a lot. I still have issues with this position. It's my worst. I'm better than I was but it's still brutal and hell against huge guys. The hand on the head defence is key, I need to incorporate that.

My girl also tells me not to panic to last longer

Tainan Dalpra had Isaque Bahiense stuck in side control for almost 30 minutes. It is a very tough position to deal with even amongst the absolute best grapplers alive.

This is one of the most important videos out there. And Adam's input at the end was great! 😊

As a brand new white belt its quite nice seeing this, as this is exactly what we did yesterday at no gi

Did Adam take a class on how to look like a sociopath? Deadpan stare. Slow, infrequent blinking. Total predator.

Excellent advice! Keep up the good work. This helps us white belts a lot because most of the content on KZfaq seems to be geared to more advanced grapplers.

Defend. Escape. Control. Submit.

I've gone to 3 different jiu jitsu schools in my area and not once did any professor teach me frames, had to learn it from KZfaq 😂 I wish they had drilled like you mentioned, being in bottom position and seeing how long you can go without getting subbed, instead of just teaching subs...I got upset with my last coach because they would always coach other students through subs on me and never coach me through any movements, I mentioned it and he said, "There's no subs from bottom". Super frustrating when I'm trying to learn better defense. Thanks so much for your videos, they have really helped encourage me and strengthen my mindset! 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

Such great 👍🏼 advice - and you can breathe so much better with those frames, which allows you to relax even more…Thanks ❤

This video is so needed. Very nice.

Good info

Hello. I started bjj about two months ago... i got on sode control and then mounted by my coach... he made me panic i completely freaked out and started doing all the wrong things... felt i was dying... begged the coach to get off from top of me... he was trying to show me exactly what you are showing here only that he is a kind of rought teachings guy... and im a ... rough teachings learner... really helped me to feel what a panic attack is like... i had never had one

I've been starting from the side control just to learn how to get out

I rarely get submitted in side control, I frustrate them by doing what you showed, and make them work for better positions. A lot of little things add up. Get to your side, maintain frames with structure not muscle, disrupt and influence them in multiple places, establish strong base with the ground, get your knee or thigh in close, get one elbow inside their elbow, the other planted on the ground and against their other hip. They usually respond by adjust in a way that creates space and opportunities to execute an escape or sweep.

It helps Thanks

This is really good advice good sir

This might be your best video.

This was an excellent video! Hope you put more stuff out like this!

Those jazz hands at the top were next level

As always thank you for the good advice and content sir

This is great!!! I feel like you’ve been watching me train and made this for me! Thanks chewy!

Had a guy much bigger than me in top half guard and I just could not get away. All I did was... nothing. After a couple of minutes, he was so tired he just fell over and I took top.

Lol 😂 the guy with the black GI.. he looks so happy. RBF hahahahahha major RBF

Adam.

Super helpful stuff.

This makes sense

❤ more great advice from Chewjitsu💪

Thanks for the video sir!

Adam needs to teach the ninja jazz hands defense techniques.

It’s the bigger guys that I struggle with. I’m 185 and we’ve got lots of 220+ guys that when they pass, crush me.

For me i tend to die in bottom mount. Bottom side doesn't really bother me all that much. When I am losing the battle of passing guard I try to get an underhook before the settle in.

I feel personally attacked >.

The past few months I've started almost every roll every night from side control, I'm starting in the worst position when we free roll. The end state is my defense is solid and my escapes are beautiful, but my offense is lacking real bad 😂.

"Just do nothing, do nothing. No well you gotta do something..."

Broken down precisely how my professor did last week and he also kept yelling "Stay Connected", and yup if needed do nothing, breathe, think, wait it out . When that lightbulb goes off of staying connected and breathing, keeping things in tight, taking space away, etc? Your brain starts going "Of course it's obvious". lol. Now need to get 1,000 more reps in before it becomes muscle memory lol.

Such an actor wasted! "Get there and do nothing!" - "Wait. what?!" :D

Well, I'm trying this 'Iron squirrel' technique in the morning.

Thanks for this video, Chewi! This can be my downfall, especially against bigger guys!

Adam is a Rock Star! I am a 67 year old man, that has tried BJJ (recently) and I guess my brain has slowed down. I can watch the instructor show the move (purple belt) and 30 seconds later I cannot recall what I just saw. I think, my time has past. I do enjoy your vids!

I've only done 3 trial lessons and 1 with the gym I ended up joining so far. I think I went on the opposite end of the spectrum and got too relaxed when I'm pinned in side control even using it as a rest. But since I've already realized how to stay calm I think that'll be an advantage to think through how to escape, just didn't know the techniques on how to after only a few classes.

Love the title

So funny that all the stuff Ryron Gracie had been saying for the last 15 years+ & got ridiculed for, everybody seems to finally be catching up.

Great stuff

great advice

A really good four stripe white belt that has great transitions from submission to submission, but he always tries to bench press me off or does the same thing when I do an Ezekial choke. Arm bar city lol

Jazz hands!😂

Step 1 Own your own arms. Step 2. Relax. Step 3. Breathe. Step 4. be patient.

Excellent advice! And damn man, Adam talks a LOT! Tell him to settle down a bit... J/K

Adam- "Adam."

Wait, what are you doing to my lapel!

Adam Wilson looks like he's about to murder me lol

Adam is intense.

What about when top guy transitions to north south when bottom guys hands are in tight?

As a noob, where I go to die most is beginner BJJ class.

Adam looks grumpy today.

What's wrong with the guy on the left? Why does he keep glaring at the camera like he wants to fight it?

I dont understand why would you ever panic

As a white belt, I’d have to say mount is where I die most of the time.

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Chui I just got my purple belt after 6 years of trianing I’m 19 but I was. Wondering what should I do next on my journey

Against a black belt I die in every position. Every movement I make is receiving a new submission.

I mean I gave up trying to escape side control and just became aggressive from that position. It's now the biggest part of my game lmao

The famous "Michael Jackson" 😅

Adam

@chewjitsu where can I buy that gi?

Why does your sidekick just stand there and stare at the camera like he's contemplating life?

nice

Adam is looking 🥰😍❤so handsome

0:47 what was that ? lol

Hey Chewy! Great video and thanks for coming to the Jersey Shore for that excellent seminar. Speaking of defense-oriented grapplers, what are your thoughts on Priit's system? (FYI it's a long video) - kzfaq.info/get/bejne/l5qXacmHtNCld2g.html As an older white belt I've been able to use that system to survive a lot longer than I used to, especially against bigger guys and upper belts.

0:54 Guy in black please relax its ok.

I don’t understand why upper belts like to smash white belts. All it does is make for panic attacks and get people to quit BJJ. ESPECIALLY If they’re much heavier. If I were an owner of a BJJ school, I wouldn’t allow smashing because I’d be losing money.

dude look so mean and bout it bout it lmao

Yeah, these silly white belt mistakes 😂😂 (pushes purple belt out of sight)

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I think beginning grapplers shouldn't spar or free grapple. Myself personally have had serious injuries all from white belts. They don't know the moves, don't defense, don't know how to pace themselves. I think white and blue should be about building good habits, principles and getting the body conditioned. Then if they are interested in going for black belt or competition then introduce open sparring, some people will just want to learn some basic defense and get a sweat on and that's fine.

Oh jeez, is "white belt" a trigger word now? Lol

bottom mount is way worse than bottom side

New Sub, ❤ the vid.