Is no-gi Jiu Jitsu a strong starting place?

[Slick Rick]

i've had the privilege of training with him a few times and that was something he mentioned at the end of our training once. he's not only an incredible technician, but an excellent teacher, as well. he stresses principles, concepts, and philosophies over specific techniques. one of his primary principles is what he calls "invisible jiu jitsu," which is basically his way of teaching you to connect with your opponent in a precise way and with leverage and efficiency based techniques.

Damn!! that's some ish Brandon. Invisible Jiu Jitsu, not to be mistaken for Braulio Estima's dvds right? You're a lucky guy to have trained with Rickson. I heard he is one tough S.O.B!

[Brandon Mccaghren]

Damn!! that's some ish Brandon. Invisible Jiu Jitsu, not to be mistaken for Braulio Estima's dvds right? You're a lucky guy to have trained with Rickson. I heard he is one tough S.O.B!

It is a great experience. I never learned one new move from him. Only better ways to do the most basic of techniques (bridge and roll, hip escape, scissor sweep, etc...).

I haven't seen Estima's DVD set, so I don't know if he is teaching the same kinds of things. But Estima is incredible, so it's gotta be good

Last time I trained with him, there were about 15 people in the room. Every time he would teach he would refer to the 2 players on the mat as the "lion" and the "zebra." I honestly don't even know if he consciously realized he was doing it. Gives you just a little insight into the way he views the game.

[JordanSilva]

When u use the gi the game slows down, due to the handels, and you have 100% of your arsenal. Once u take the gi off the game slows down, and you loose about 25% of your arsenal. Then when you add strikes again you loose another 25% of your arsenal. just keep it in mind.

[Slick Rick]

It is a great experience. I never learned one new move from him. Only better ways to do the most basic of techniques (bridge and roll, hip escape, scissor sweep, etc...).

I haven't seen Estima's DVD set, so I don't know if he is teaching the same kinds of things. But Estima is incredible, so it's gotta be good

Last time I trained with him, there were about 15 people in the room. Every time he would teach he would refer to the 2 players on the mat as the "lion" and the "zebra." I honestly don't even know if he consciously realized he was doing it. Gives you just a little insight into the way he views the game.

Damn that's amazing.. I need to get to a seminar with him then. But yeah Braulio's Invisible Jiu Jitsu dvd set is kinda eye-opening.. sure it's in the gi, but how it relates to no-gi is awesome!