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My BJJ instructor Jeremy Arel will be posting a bunch of technique videos on YouTube and I thought I would share them on this thread as he posts them. They will mostly be gi techniques at the beginning and as time goes on there will be plenty of no-gi techniques also.
Man Prof. Arel is sick! I can't wait to get back to Charlotte for some training!
He a funny guy he would always come up too joes and teach or roll...he will humble you with his bjj...
Thanks for posting. That last technique was crazy, I've got to try that. It seems like it would be hard to get that much grip with my toes but I guess I won't know until I try, seriously a sick sick move!
What really jumped out at me most in this series was the escaping the mount video. I was just drilling mount escapes this weekend. I felt like my mount escapes were pretty solid but Jeremy added some details that were new to me but look like they will really help.
a. Knee in the ass to get the move started post it there to keep the guy forward.
b. Moving the head out of the way.
c. I really liked the grip he prefers since it adds elbow pressure to help with the roll. It looks better than the overhook that I usually look for.
Question on b, I am not clear on how this helps - why do you move your head to the side?
Nice man, thank you and Mr Arel for sharing. These instructionals are very well done.
Jeremy told me on Saturday that in the future he will be doing every single technique in no-gi also.
I was wondering the same thing at first Mike. I believe it helps create momentum into the roll and you need to go over that shoulder to roll. Makes it easier. All I can say is drill it with moving the head and then without and you'll see the difference.Quote:
Originally Posted by Michael Sioda
There are multiple reasons that you move your head out of the way. First and foremost is so that your head is out of the way LoL. You try to roll at an angle between your shoulder and your neck. I typically tell my students that you want to roll at the 45 degree angle. If your head is just resting naturally this can lead to some serious problems (especially if you have a fat head like I do).Quote:
Originally Posted by Michael Sioda
The second and equally important reason is that to stop your movement in mount the person on top will often manipulate the head. They can do this easily by placing the palm of their hand over your hear and pushing your ear to your shoulder (in the direction you are trying to roll). I promise that if they get your head pinned against your shoulder in the direction that you're trying to bridge there is now way you're going over that shoulder.
With this thought in mind if you pin your ear to your other shoulder not only does it get it out of the way for you to roll but it also makes it very difficulty for them to put that palm on your ear, cross face you or do a number of other very dirty and uncomfortable things to you.
Also as a side note I was coming on the forum to post a video of mine and offer some content to the forum...thanks Jon for bursting my bubble.
Thanks for the clarification Jeremy & also for taking the time to break down techniques like these online. For guys like me that don't have a local instructor - these types of videos keep my game moving forward in between trips out of town for classroom isntruction.
I am definitely looking forward to visiting GGBJJ with Jon the next time that I come to Charlotte & will keep an eye out for the next Youtube series fo-sho!