I just went PRO!

[Dave Ledoux]

...in the Techniques Section of the site. Do you recommend I start at MTS 1 and go up, or start at the most recent and go down?

Oh by the way...I hit the Electric Chair 4 times today in rolling, including one on a UFC fighter and one on a Drysdale black belt. I finished zero of them. I asked the black belt after class and he told me to use it as a sweep not a finish. I am so embarrassed to admit that I only watched the part of MTS73 to the Stoner Control. Man oh man being a noob is an exercise in patience! But I have to tell you stretching out those Electric Chairs and hearing the comments will keep you coming back to train with extra motivation.

Being a PRO subscriber of 10th Planet is like Jiu Jitsu Christmas. 24-7. OMG there is so much awesome content in there!

For you old timers...thanks for paving the path.

[Khaos Keith]

I too would like any insight anyone has on this. I havebt been watching the videos in any order, instead ive picked what i think im ok at, which is getting to my lockdown from bottom, so with that ive been skipping around to videos that are specific to lockdown sweeps, subs, ect. Is that how i should go about it? Pick a position and learn the moves of that position first, then move on? Any direction on how o should start with this treasure trove of information would be great, as there is a LOT to learn

[Joshua Jarboe]

Nobody is engaging, so I'll chime in and you can take what this white belt says with a grain of salt, particularly if it's contradicted by a person of rank.

Super short answer:

74 episodes are up, so watching all of them is like drinking from the fire hose. I can't be working on that much stuff. My strategy is to choose something from MTS that can improve my game and focus on that. That helps me focus.

Short answer:
As a white belt, my gameplan is pretty stinking basic and I'm sure there are holes. But to put it simply...I have two focal points, two points I have worked diligently to make them strong (for a second degree white belt). I'm directing all paths to those focal points. The two focal points are bottom half-guard and top side control. Bottom half guard because you can get there from bottom mount, bottom side control, bottom closed guard, bottom open guard and standing with high percentages. (Or as Eddie says, clinch first, play open if you can't clinch). Top side control because it's dominant and easier for me to maintain than mount and because I can get there from lockdown. If I get mount or backmount and lose it, I may wind up in top side control. That's ok, it's strong for me.

Detail:

from Guard (I suck), I will try to sweep or submit. This is likely to fail because my guard is not that strong. If my opponent passes, I will catch him in bottom half-guard. Not a focal point because I'm not ready for RG but I know I want to go there later.
in bottom half (focal point), I will sweep using Dogfight or Electric Chair (if I get the submission, fine). I'm starting to look for submissions when I'm having trouble getting position.
In top half, I will use a high pressure pass and keep underhooks if I can to get to top side control.
In top guard, I will try to pass without getting submitted. This is my most dangerous position at the moment, so I'm working on getting better at top open guard passes.
In top side control (focal point), I will work to get Twister side. I am learning to threaten submissions to get my opponent to move, distract him so he doesn't escape while I turn. I'll focus on getting the tip-toe mount.
In bottom side control or bottom mount (becoming a focal point), I will try to get half-guard (a focal point).
In mount, I will try to get a submission.

So I'm focusing on perfecting:

Lockdown
Bottom Side control escapes
Top side control submissions, transition to mount from head and arm


...really that's 95% of my focus with MTS

[Dave Ledoux]

A LOT to learn...is an understatement my brother.

The rest of my story....the UFC guy chuckled his way through my Electric Chair sweep, swept me and got me in side control, then proceeded to tap me 3 times with brutal 1 arm chokes from mount. My black belt instructor asked in a calm voice during my Electric Chair, "you sure you want to do that?", then escaped, swept me, took my back, put me in Lockdown, then proceeded to Twister me. I literally felt I was in a movie. I knew what was coming, and was powerless to stop it. Luckily, because I now have access to the Vault of Knowledge I will be...ready.

Both guys are cool, lots of laughs during and after. And both outweigh me by 50 pounds. But I have to tell you, getting to Lockdown, with an overhook, then stopping the No Hand Pass with the C-cup deep, then bumping right then the feignt left to get the Electric Underhooks, then the Electric Chair to Stoner Control, man oh man, watching a video 10-15 times then actually hitting it in class, its an amazing feeling. The 2 other white belts I hit it on didn't know whether to shit or go blind.

After the roll I asked the UFC fella how to stop his 1-arm choke from mount. He smirked, leaned in and whispered "T-Rex." I'm not kidding. Ronin code.

It's an awesome secret fraternity...The 10th Planet Society.

[Pat Campagnola]

I have watched all of them (probably twice now) over the last couple years. Now I go back for certain techniques that I decide I want to work on or to learn/improve something that comes up when rolling.

For me, it is way too much volume to watch everything in a short period of time and try to retain and implement much of it.

[NameLikeNoOther]

I am liking the Warm-Ups as a good place to build from. A little bit of everything there and lots of MTS Episodes focusing on these techniques and variations of them.

[Khaos Keith]

Nobody is engaging, so I'll chime in and you can take what this white belt says with a grain of salt, particularly if it's contradicted by a person of rank.

Super short answer:

74 episodes are up, so watching all of them is like drinking from the fire hose. I can't be working on that much stuff. My strategy is to choose something from MTS that can improve my game and focus on that. That helps me focus.

Short answer:
As a white belt, my gameplan is pretty stinking basic and I'm sure there are holes. But to put it simply...I have two focal points, two points I have worked diligently to make them strong (for a second degree white belt). I'm directing all paths to those focal points. The two focal points are bottom half-guard and top side control. Bottom half guard because you can get there from bottom mount, bottom side control, bottom closed guard, bottom open guard and standing with high percentages. (Or as Eddie says, clinch first, play open if you can't clinch). Top side control because it's dominant and easier for me to maintain than mount and because I can get there from lockdown. If I get mount or backmount and lose it, I may wind up in top side control. That's ok, it's strong for me.

Detail:

from Guard (I suck), I will try to sweep or submit. This is likely to fail because my guard is not that strong. If my opponent passes, I will catch him in bottom half-guard. Not a focal point because I'm not ready for RG but I know I want to go there later.
in bottom half (focal point), I will sweep using Dogfight or Electric Chair (if I get the submission, fine). I'm starting to look for submissions when I'm having trouble getting position.
In top half, I will use a high pressure pass and keep underhooks if I can to get to top side control.
In top guard, I will try to pass without getting submitted. This is my most dangerous position at the moment, so I'm working on getting better at top open guard passes.
In top side control (focal point), I will work to get Twister side. I am learning to threaten submissions to get my opponent to move, distract him so he doesn't escape while I turn. I'll focus on getting the tip-toe mount.
In bottom side control or bottom mount (becoming a focal point), I will try to get half-guard (a focal point).
In mount, I will try to get a submission.

So I'm focusing on perfecting:

Lockdown
Bottom Side control escapes
Top side control submissions, transition to mount from head and arm


...really that's 95% of my focus with MTS

This sounds exactly what my plan has been thus far. So atleast o dont feel like im way out in left field haha

[Tom Carbone]

I went back and started watching all the MTS's from the beginning. Don't try to learn all the techniques. Just go through and if you see something that really stands out, write it down, take notes, and maybe work on it later.

[Scott Philips]

You could go in sequential order, or tailor pick episodes based on things you recognize need work. Can't go too wrong, basically everything has a place or fills some type of hole one could have in their game. Enjoy

[Kurzy]

I use the MTS episode guide to find things that I want to tighten up in my game. THere is so much to learn and so much covered, that if I tried to watch them all from the start, I would flounder. I hit a beautiful electric Triangle last night after refreshing my memory with the Advanced Rubber Guard book too.