0:30 #1 makes you better at fighting 2:55 #2 makes you more confident 4:08 #3 teaches you the beginner's mind 5:34 #4 meet people from everywhere 7:01 #5 May be the best form of meditation

Focused, informative, and positive. A perfect summary of why everyone should practice a martial art. Superb.

Your videos are so good. One of the best rants about bjj on KZfaq for sure.

i almost died doing bjj. was training for 2 years as a white belt. one day i got caught in a nasty guillotine and didnt tap, since i wasnt being choked or even cranked, and i didnt knew the dangers of just being held by the neck. Long story short, i had a minor brain stroke. Severed the cervic artery and it almost killed me. i was extremely lucky since there where no noticeable long term effects. Just to say, its not all cute "bjj saved my life". its also a brutal martial art designed to kill or seriously injure people (we call it submit, but its acually a "kill you or kill me" game). So when you step on the mats, be extremely mindful about you AND your partners. Dont go too hard on peoples necks, we are not designed to be blood choked on the regular. Tap early, even before the submission comes. Learn to recognize the "chess board". If its game over, its game over. Dont try to fight your way out of compromised positions. It can badly injure, disable or even kill you. Tap and reset. Learn to avoid those positions altogether. I wish my teachers were more focused on the safety of their students. They were great, but they never mentioned anything about this. They encouraged resilience to tapping, which is a very, very dangerous game.

love ur videos, been watching a video everyday for the past months. Mostly when im stretching. U explain a lot of wisdom. Keep it going!!!!!💪😎

Phenomenal Joel ❤

Good stuff, just subscribed for the bjj content.

I want to try it!

Thanks Joel love your videos, I watched a clip where you had a great looking excel sheet with tabs including concepts such as entry, attack, technique etc... would you have a copy or example for me please? Thanks Warren

Ok, so just moved to London from Cornwall. Have always been an extreme sports person, and looking for something to fill the void of surfing. I've been getting a little into parkour so far, which I love for its re-interpretation of urban space and joyful expression. But I have to say, I am interested in the grittiness and struggle of martial arts, precisely because that stuff is quite a turn off for me. I do still have a slightly tough time telling myself to go along to something I don't feel completely drawn to though.

Excellent content! Do you feel that bjj has any negative impact on piano playing? My understanding is that it is quite tough on the fingers.

There are also a lot of risks of neck injury and even being paralysed. Since it is a contact sport and involves a lot of takedowns and work on your back + a lot of sweeps. I found those "accidents" on the internet happen in casual rollings :( Is it worth it, considering all the risks for the hobbyist?

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"BJJ WILL CHANGE YOUR LIFE" ... yeah ... it will END your life, just ask Leandro Lo, Khabib's buddy and Tiago Guma ... oh wait, you can't ... they're all dead ... dead by EGO ... dead by BJJ ...