I've Been Playing Drum Set Since 1963 Full time since 1972 ( Making a Living) Today 2020 I still Practice The Basics 30 min. daily Everyday .....!!!

Difference between elite and good competitors in any sport? Elite competitors train fundamentals their entire career.

As a karate black belt from the old days (sometimes called the blood and guts era), I totally agree with what you are saying. We fought with no protective equipment except a cup (and groin was a legal target) and went hard. Yes, we were "supposed to pull our punches to the face" but in the fray, that didn't always happen. Our techniques caused plenty of damage. During those times that I needed to use it for self-defense, it always worked.

took me 18 minutes to noticed theres also another person in the car lols great topic, cheers!

Thanks! I needed to hear this right now. I trained for 18 years in a Japanese karate-jujitsu system. We did some grappling but the system I learned is totally different. I have been training now for 1 month with 10th Planet. I took off my black belt, accepted that I am starting at white belt or no belt at all, and I am grateful to have that new feeling again. 10P is a totally different art than Wado-Ryu, aiki-arts, etc. From time to time I fight back that feeling of frustration and I remember to be grateful. I am in my 40s still learning and training. All shapes, ages, and sizes are my training partners and they are so willing to teach me something new. What a blessing!

Having attended a sport Jiu-Jitsu school before leaving it to attend a self defense based school I can tell you first hand it is different. The mindset is different and even some of the position you'd learn in a sport school will get you punched in the face in real street fight. Anybody telling you it doesn't matter is lying. How you train is how you react and training for sport is different than training for self defense.

When I first got into jiu jitsu it was for self defense. Later, bjj seemed like playing chess as there is always a counter move to escape. After getting back into it again 18 years later my motive was to remove excess weight and I knew high intensity training would help. The sport aspect I think would also help in school yard fight but as an adult descalation is the best tactic in a confrontation .

This is what I like about my school. We go over self defense in our fundamentals and then have a separate class for competition style techniques. Our advance class is about 50/50 self defense and comp depending on who is teaching or if a tournament is coming up soon.

I started jiujitsu in 1999 at a Royce affiliate school and my instructor focused a lot on self defense. I train 10th planet now. I competed several times, but mostly in submission only.. never liked competing for points and the fact that you can lose to somebody who might not be better than you technique wise, but just knows how to strategically stall for most of the match after scoring a point.

I joined the JJGF and we are so glad to study the Gracie Jiu Jitsu. We have structure now and textbooks. I am glad that I quit the competition stuff.

Ryan, Your advice and incites are excellent. Im an older guy that just started in another part of the country. You've helped me have the right mindset. I also really enjoy your history videos.

Steps to dealing with an old-school student: 1) Say he's "really strong." 2) Start hyperventilating. 3) Fight for real. 4) Cry.

I was so enraptured in what he was saying I didn't even notice there was someone in the background for the first 5 minutes. Great video!

They very first thing I learned in Jiu Jitsu was the importance of good base.

this is so true. I stopped training BJJ and switched to MMA (MMA style grappling) and this is the main reason. No BJJ schools in my area train self defense. all are sport schools.

I agree. Love these Videos. I started bjj with Renzo in 1997. What Rickson is doing is monumental and much needed! It's also a blessing.

I train in Shotokan karate and my Sensei has always taught traditional self defense karate, and in our travels going to training camps and seminars we noticed alot if not most other schools were more based around competition even tho it was still "shotokan" they were training to score points. very big difference. also there were many cases where brown and black belts visited from other schools that were not necessarily up to the same standard as ours, or when we would visit other schools their black belts would have trouble with our brown belts. so there can be a gap based on instructors and their requirements

Videos keep coming!! You are spoiling us Professor 😊

I wish I could like and thumbs up this video 100 times.

I really like your channel man, I come from a Carlos Machado school

tnks a lot , an interesting trip

1:40 OF COURSE this is true! It's not rocket science or even debatable! People really call you arrogant for that?? Maybe I misunderstand... I don't see how anyone could claim that when you are limited/restricted in what you can DO (in a fight or self defense situation), that it wouldn't make you _less effective!_

Spot on... I have dan ranks in one Ryu of Karate, but I am training in a new style of Karate. Am I a BB? Yes, but not in this new karate. Yes there is a lot in common with basic techniques, but there is a radical difference in curriculum, both in quantity and quality. But all of what I knew prior, only helped me double promote out of white belt. Which means very little. Been training hard for two years and I am only 5 of 10 belts to getting shodan here. There are three traditional karate origins in Okinawa. Each are quite different in methods and emphasis. Nahate, Shruite, and Tomarite. This was even before it went two hundred miles away into the Japanese mainland. And it mutated or evolved even further, some became self defense oriented, others became point sparring, others became full contact. The misunderstanding is that it is all called "karate" doesn't realize that all karate isn't the same. You could say Karate is a species of martial disciplines, and different of karate versions are breeds or subspecies. GJJ or BJJ or GBJJ is the same. At least in this figurative example. The question is the style/interpretation/school this or that? "same but different" vs "same same". Popularity is a large part of why some subspecies thrive and others die off. The short answer is, I believe, that many people still lack humility, and attach personal identity to rank. They view the BB as the destination. It's not about the destination, its about the journey itself.

My argument is a BJJ black belt that attends a "sport" school and competes is just as capable as defending his/herself in a street fight as someone in a "traditional" school. The typical argument is that sport jiu-jitsu eschews fundamental moves in favor of competition oriented techniques. This is untrue, as competitors must learn how to shrimp, sweep, escape and pass guard. I'm sure the Miyao Brothers can defend themselves in a fight and aren't going to immediately go for a berimbolo. I've visited a sport school and the level of intensity coupled with the students' technique only solidified BJJ as an efficient martial art.

My instructor is #1 on the dirty dozen list. I've seen him dismantle guys with ease. Was different training back then. Definitely self defense based, but absolutely effective today.

I am happy to report that there is a Eduardo Rocha JJ school in Oakland, one that definitely has a combatives and fundamentals curriculum. I will check it out (besides the Ralph Gracie School) come Fall.

Kind of like kickboxing I guess? Some of us come from a pure boxing foundation. You can see it in the movements. Some are karate, Korean karate or MT based. Then you got the kung fu or Sanda guys.

I train and Gracie Barra and want to learn more of the traditional way competition seem really fun I just want to learn to defend against punches and all that stuff right way I started almost a month ago

Did 10 planet teach self defence I saw some videos that seems that teach the gjj self defence of course without gi

Popularity has consequences. Competition always creates an evolution of any Discipline.

turtle. that is my basis and core.

Ryan, 1. Given your emphasis on self defense, what are your thoughts on leg locks? 2. As stated above, since your focus is on self defense, from a purely technical view what are your thoughts on rubber guard? Thank you for your time

Professor, I don't recall if you've done a video on the future of jiu jitsu but that would be an interesting subject to cover. I'm left wondering what the future will look like since it seems so many schools, affiliates and instructors seem to be diluting the traditional self-defense principles so much that it has become such a vastly different art in competition schools. Will there be a renaissance thanks to GM Rickson's JJGF or will the IBJJF and competition schools permanently turn it into a spectator sport where the goal is points and holding a position for 3 seconds to "stabeeelize." I hope it's the former but I'm concerned about the amount of focus and attention that's been given to the latter and the dilution it has caused.

So your saying that Rafa and Gui Mendes would do terribly at your school? Or that Marcelo Garcia lacks fundamentals because he didn't study under your affiliation? Post some pics of top (known) guys from other schools rolling against top guys from your school

Great video!

Doing martial arts entering bjj gets humbling. Good to know I have holes that need plugs

So with the people who came from competition heavy schools to your school who said “im so close to my goal of a black belt ill stick with where i am” did any of then return to you after completing their goal of the black belt to learn the jiujitsu that you teach?

I like how you focus on SD. I know you don't value competition too much, but surely you sparr/roll a little to pressure test your technique and to try to find your timing. I think it would be interesting if your school competed with a 10th Planet school because they have a similar philosophy and they do not value points when they roll.

Seriously people how good is 10th planet JiuJitsu? And is it really legit? Cuz Rickson and Danaher are the 2 i really trust when it comes to BJJ

In Ricksons system of jiu-jitsu, what kind of guards would you use or what would be applicable? I feel there would be no spyder, de la Riva, inversions, lasso guard etc....just because your open to kicks and punches.

My instructors are gene Dunn and professor glick, trained under renzo is my bbj lineage legit? Kama do your best i know you have connections you can make a quick phone call Oss

6:03 all da braddahs🤙

What is your opinion on Gracie Barra Jiu jitsu?

Jesus saves. Love you guys.

Elbow escapes don't work against a seasoned self defense jiu jitsu player?

As someone who trains at a mainly-sport academy (very occasional self-defence techniques), how difficult is it to supplement my existing knowledge with self-defence? Can I course-correct as a late 30s blue belt?

Like the camera but I think it’s too close to the window, picks up a lot of sound outside. It’s not a bad position if your parked tho.

@Kama Jiu-Jitsu I'm a blue belt at UFC gym. If I came to your gym would you test my self defense & bjj skills first? or would you just say go to white belt?

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I am very new to bjj, but is there a vid opinion on 10th planet? seems like theirs is self defense (mma w strikes, at any rate, not sure if same) but still "newer" or at least attempting to add things

Good

Thanks for the rey

Hey Ryan,Enjoy your channel and figure you would be a good person to ask So would you say Pedro Sauer's style of BJJ be concidered self defense Bjj by your definition.I'm only asking because I'm obviously not familiar is why im asking

So many of these Kama Jiu-Jitsu videos are saying the exact same thing. The only thing that changes is the title

Trying to figure it out.Theres a Bjj school convenient to home and I know they do no gi two days a week and gi three days I know they do compete and have tournaments not sure if that will translate to selfdefense.Any feed back would be appreciated.

In my school we make some self defense bjj but not a lot. What are the differences between self defense bjj you practice and mma ?

Any thoughts about submission-only (OSO) competitions? Are they better or worse compared to points competition and can they prepare you for Vale Tudo or street fights?

Is there any technique video on this channel at all or is it just talk?

Hi from okeechobee florida

The EGO stops people from always training the basics...

Do you think there is a difference in foundation between the schools of Ricksons' black belts?

Your video reminds me of what I see in no-gi. People are awesome in gi but the moment you put them in no-gi situation they are no where near the same. I am talking about high belts e.g. even brown belts. I feel sorry for them because I feel like this is not supposed to be happening and they should be controlling and dominating me. Its the same as you describe above i.e. you might be a black belt but in some moves you are just a white belt similarly you may be a black belt in gi but when it comes to no-gi you are probably a purple belt. I dont see the point of gi in the context of practicality and self defence.

At first I was interested in these videos, but the more I watch the more it sounds like propaganda... sad I think because the original point (basing bjj on self defence) is very valid.

I'm a purple belt and I'd much rather drill self defense and specific train all day, and then roll once in awhile. Fundamentals for life!