How To LITERALLY NEVER Get Submitted In BJJ | Gi & Nogi

Summary

In the video titled "How To LITERALLY NEVER Get Submitted In BJJ | Gi & Nogi," Jordan Teaches Jiujitsu provides a breakdown of how to avoid submissions by mastering the concept of inside position. He explains that controlling the inside space between the ear, shoulder, armpit, and hip is crucial to avoiding dominant positions. Through a detailed explanation of inside position across different scenarios such as side control, mount, and back, Jordan emphasizes prevention techniques like grip fighting, framing, and maintaining "T-rex arms." The video underlines that preventing your opponent from obtaining inside position is key to maintaining control and preventing submissions.

Highlights

• Inside position is the space between the ear, shoulder, armpit, and hip. Master it to avoid submissions! 🤔
• Think of dominant jiu-jitsu positions like wearing a seatbelt: control that inside space. 🛡
• Grip fighting and framing are essential in preventing inside position from opponents. 👐
• Using 'T-rex arms' keeps your defenses tight and prevents submissions. 🦖
• Case studies show practical applications of these concepts in real scenarios. 📚

Key Takeaways

• Understanding inside position is crucial to avoid getting submitted in BJJ. 🤔
• The 'seatbelt' analogy is used to explain dominant positions in jiu-jitsu. 🛡
• Key prevention methods include grip fighting, framing, and T-rex arms. 💪
• Frames can prevent or counteract an opponent's inside position. 🤼‍♂️
• Priority should always be closing the access to inside position. 🚫

Overview

In this captivating BJJ tutorial, we embark on a journey to mastering defense against submissions by honing in on the concept of "inside position." Jordan lays the groundwork by explaining that understanding and controlling the space between the ear, shoulder, armpit, and hip can drastically improve one's defensive game. The engaging explanations and practical advice aim to empower practitioners to take control and make informed decisions during matches.

The video cleverly uses the analogy of a seatbelt to explain how these dominant positions function and why they're so effective - just like a car seatbelt controls your movement, mastering inside position in BJJ ensures your opponent can't gain an advantage. Through vivid illustrations and examples, Jordan walks us through various positions like side control, mount, and the back, equipping us with strategies to keep the inside space protected.

Prevention techniques such as grip fighting, framing, and T-rex arms are emphasized as the keys to maintaining control and avoiding submissions. By framing with your limbs and keeping your arms tight, you can effectively prevent an opponent from gaining inside position. The video also includes real-world case studies that effectively demonstrate these concepts in action, offering insightful guidance on defensive strategies for all levels of practitioners.

Chapters

• 00:00 - 01:00: Introduction to Inside Position This introduction covers the fundamental concept of 'Inside Position,' crucial for avoiding submissions in grappling. The speaker clarifies that the goal is to minimize submissions by understanding their occurrence and making better defensive decisions. Inside Position involves maintaining control over critical areas between the ear-shoulder and hip-armpit on one's body. When an opponent gains control over these spaces, they dominate the position. The chapter emphasizes the significance of maintaining Inside Position to prevent submissions and improve one's defensive capabilities in grappling.
• 01:00 - 02:30: Sponsor Message from HelloFresh The chapter begins with an analogy comparing a car seat belt's design and effectiveness to the dominant positions in jiu jitsu. It emphasizes how both the seat belt and jiu jitsu positions control specific spaces: between the ear and shoulder, armpits, and hips. The discussion hints that understanding these spaces can significantly impact one's jiu jitsu skills. The chapter promises to delve deeper into this concept, breaking it down into detailed categories for better understanding.
• 02:30 - 05:30: The Concept of Inside Position The chapter explores the concept of 'inside position' in various contexts of grappling, such as side control, mount, and back control. The 'inside position' is about maintaining a central, dominant position over an opponent, allowing for better leverage and control. The chapter also provides case studies to illustrate these principles. Additionally, there's a sponsor message from HelloFresh, highlighting their meal delivery service and its benefits for busy families.
• 05:30 - 08:30: Preventing Inside Position The chapter titled 'Preventing Inside Position' introduces a line of kid-friendly recipes that are perfect for picky eaters, making them ideal for families trying something new as back-to-school season approaches. These 'Fit and Wholesome' recipes are designed to allow easy, healthy eating without sacrificing flavor, helping individuals maintain goals and make positive food choices. The recipes come with pre-portioned ingredients, reducing prep time and food waste. An offer is mentioned for HelloFresh, with a promo code for 16 free meals across 7 boxes and 3 free gifts, encouraging readers to try out the service.
• 08:30 - 13:00: Escaping and Preventing Submissions from Side Control The chapter explains the concept of controlling and escaping submissions from side control in jiu-jitsu. It uses the analogy of a seat belt to describe how body positioning in jiu-jitsu mimics the security and restraint provided in major car seats. The back control is highlighted as the best example, where the arms and hooks function like shoulder and waist straps. Side control is emphasized for its effective arm positioning, similar to back control but with the person in front instead of behind. The cross face move is mentioned as a control technique to maintain dominance during a grappling session.
• 13:00 - 15:00: Escaping and Preventing Submissions from Mount This chapter delves into the strategic nuances of escaping and preventing submissions while in a mounted position during grappling. It draws parallels between the mechanics of grappling and the usage of a car seatbelt, illustrating how control over certain spatial areas analogous to seatbelt straps can inhibit or facilitate movement. Key focus areas include the space between the opponent’s ear and shoulder, and between their armpit and hip, underscoring their critical role in executing chokes and blocks. Additionally, the text touches on maintaining advantageous inside positions relative to an opponent's limbs to succeed in takedowns, as exemplified by a specific instructional takedown maneuver.
• 15:00 - 17:00: Escaping and Preventing Submissions from the Back In this chapter, the focus is on understanding the importance of inside position in grappling. The chapter explains how having inside grips offers an unobstructed path to control an opponent's hips and prevents them from executing takedowns. Examples include how Daniel uses inside position and framing to maintain distance and control. It emphasizes the significance of blocking an opponent from gaining inside position and sets the stage for the subsequent chapter on preventing inside position.
• 17:00 - 19:30: Case Studies and Conclusion This chapter discusses strategies for preventing inside position in grappling or fighting scenarios. It outlines three primary methods: 1. Grip fighting to control the opponent's grips and prevent them from entering your inside space, although this is not the main focus as it is covered in another video. 2. Using frames, which involve maintaining structural strength by positioning your bones to block the opponent from entering your inside space. 3. Hiding the inside space by adjusting your posture to minimize exposure, such as closing the gap between your ear, shoulder, armpit, and hip. The chapter emphasizes the importance of frames and posture over grip fighting in this context.

How To LITERALLY NEVER Get Submitted In BJJ | Gi & Nogi Transcription

• 00:00 - 00:30 what's up guys today's video is how to literally never get submitted this may sound like clickbait but it's not clickbait would be something like watch this video and you'll never get submitted again i will teach you why and how you're getting submitted which will absolutely help you get submitted less and make better defensive decisions your opponent can only get to a dominant position and submit you if you give up inside position so what is inside position inside position in regards to your body is the space between your ear and shoulder and your hip to your armpit if your opponent controls the space then you are controlled the best way to
• 00:30 - 01:00 visualize this is a car seat belt why is it designed the way it is and why is it so effective because it controls the inside space so effectively it controls the space between your ear and shoulder and your armpits your hip the way the seat belt is designed is the exact same way as the major dominant positions in jiu jitsu such as the back side control north south and mount and when your opponent gets their limbs or body on the inside of these areas you're in trouble this video will have a huge impact on your jujitsu i know it and it'll be broken down into the following categories inside position overview
• 01:00 - 01:30 inside position prevention how inside position applies to side control how inside position applies to the mount how inside position applies to the back and case studies before we delve deeper i'd like to tell you about the sponsor today's video hellofresh our family's been using hellofresh for over a year and it's been a huge help especially their super busy schedules we're always looking for ways to make things easier for us and how fresh meals have been a game changer savor every last second of summer hellofresh delivers fresh quality produce from the farm to your door in less than a week so you can enjoy the delicious flavors of the season right from home hello fresh's
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• 02:00 - 02:30 16 free meals across 7 boxes and 3 free gifts the way the seat belt is designed is the exact same way as the major dominant positions in jiu jitsu the back is the best example your arms act as a shoulder strap and your hooks act as the waist strap a body box even closer to a true car seat as your legs are positioned entirely over the waist side control 2 is a great example as the arm positioning is the same as the back uterus in front of them instead of behind them the cross face controls the space between the ear and shoulder and
• 02:30 - 03:00 the underhood controls the space between the armpit and hip and your hip or knee act as the waist strap of the car's seat belt all chokes require your opponent to gain access to the space between your ear and shoulder and many like the darts or triangle also require the space between the armpit and hip just like the shoulder strap of the car seat belt and nearly all joint blocks require the space to be controlled as well with the exception of leg locks inside position still applies to your arms and legs but just with a slightly different application when it comes to your limbs you want to get your arms or legs to the inside of theirs for example look at this take down entry daniel in the white was able to enter the takedown because
• 03:00 - 03:30 he had an unobstructed path to the hips because he had inside position his grips were on the inside of his opponents leaving his opponent with nothing in the way to stop him and his opponent wouldn't be able to shoot for his own takedown because daniel had inside position and we used his frame to keep the distance look at why i pummeled my feet to the inside to retain my guard here chewie has inside grips on me but when i circle my feet to the inside now i have inside position on him and it'll be much harder for chewie to pass so we know we can't let our opponent have inside position on us but how do we stop them that brings us into the next chapter preventing inside position there
• 03:30 - 04:00 are three main ways to prevent inside position one grip fight to control your opponent's grips go and prevent them from getting inside space two use frames to keep the distance between your opponent and your inside space and three hide the space by closing the space between your ear shoulder and armpit and hip we won't focus on grip fighting only because i already have a video dedicated to that and the other two are way more important to understand within the context of this video frames prevent your opponent from taking the inside space because it's a structural strength your bones in the way of where they want to put their body there are
• 04:00 - 04:30 two types of frames short frames and long frames along frames where your limb is fully extended and it short frames the lower part of your limb closest to the torso for your leg that means your knee to your hip and for your arm that's your elbow to your shoulder generally short frames are more important and more practical frames can be used to prevent inside position entirely or be used when your opponent has some inside position on you and the only thing you have left is your frame to prevent them from capitalizing and advancing position for example my opponent is trying to knee slide on me to take the inside position by way of side control but my knee shield is a short frame that keeps a distance now look when i go to knee
• 04:30 - 05:00 slight on him he doesn't have a knee shield and i'm able to pass in these examples because i'm able to place my hip and the space between their armpit and hip i have a much easier time passing than if there was a knee shield in the way here my opponent has an underhook on me and an underhook is inside position it controls the space between your armpit and hip and if i didn't frame with my head he could use that underhook to take me down my frame keeps a distance and now i circle in my own underhook and dramatically improve my positioning here i have an underhook on my opponent and i'm able to get to my knees and sweep him but here my opponent hasn't undergone me but i frame with my
• 05:00 - 05:30 knee to keep the distance and prevents him from being able to use that inside space effectively so it should be clear that frames prevent inside position but now let's look at closing that space in the first place we need to hide that space when someone is trying to take it this can be achieved in many ways first off let's talk about t-rex arms t-rexes keep their arms close to their body and so should you if you keep your arms close to your body it's difficult for your opponent to take inside position because your arm is glued to your torso allowing no space between your armpit and not all the way to your hip but pretty close t-rex arms also allow your grip fight to prevent your opponent from grabbing the space between your ear and
• 05:30 - 06:00 shoulder simply put they prevent your opponent from grabbing your head this is important because where the head goes the body must follow and if your head is controlled it's very difficult to move watch out here i prevent my opponent from grabbing my head and then when i sweep them i immediately grabbed their head and used it to pass i prevented them from taking a dominant passing grip on me and they didn't prevent me from taking on them because they didn't use their t-rex arms like i did if you don't keep your elbows tight to your body you risk your opponent taking inside grips like under hooks and kimuras underhooks lead to sweeps passes takedowns and more
• 06:00 - 06:30 you must keep your elbows tight to prevent them the kimura is available when you see what's called the open elbow and it's entirely preventable if you keep your elbows tight like a t-rex [Music] now let's look at applying our understanding of preventing inside position to escape and prevent submissions from side control the best possible scenario is for your opponent to not have an under hook or control of your head and we need t-rex arms to achieve this see how as bernardo transitions from my legs to upper body control i immediately use my t-rex arms
• 06:30 - 07:00 to prevent it from taking inside position this allows me to bump and shrimp and retain my guard berrardo faryo is literally one of the best grapplers of all time and much larger than me if i can use these fundamentals to escape against him you should have success with the two having control of only the legs or waist is similar to only having the waist trap of a seat belt on it controls you but you're likely not gonna get submitted unless they get the shoulder strap i can't let him get the shoulder strap or i'm screwed if your opponent does have control of your head we can at least make sure that they don't get the underhook too if they have the underhook and head it is so
• 07:00 - 07:30 hard to escape and if you're a lower belt you're likely giving up the underhook so often without realizing how detrimental it is to do never reach up above the head always keep your arms in front even if they don't get the underhook we don't want them to get underneath the elbow either because it's still inside position and you risk getting submitted or them advancing position you need to keep your elbow on the inside so you can escape much easier this is the best bottom side control scenario if your head is controlled it makes it much easier to take under hooks that you can use to escape and it makes it much easier to bump and shrimp especially if they don't have a super tight grip on your head the tighter the
• 07:30 - 08:00 grip on the head the harder it'll be to escape that's why preventing head control is so important again head controls control the inside position the first thing you want to do when you get your guard pass is close off the inside position use your t-rex arms to prevent head control if you can and keep your elbows tight to your body watch some of these examples of my opponents doing the opposite of this in every scenario each one puts their arms in disadvantageous position for both escaping and a higher risk of getting submitted i'm not sure what to do with my hands they're getting submitted because they're willingly giving me inside position and i'm capitalizing on it again number one
• 08:00 - 08:30 priority should we close out the access to the inside position [Music] now let's look at applying our understanding of preventing inside position to escape and prevent submissions from mounts for nearly all submissions from mount the more your arms are separated from your body the easier it is for your opponent to submit you generally there's three main ways to separate someone's arms from their body and mounts number one taking the underhook when they separate their elbow from their body leaving room to take inside position just like we looked at from side control number two getting underneath the elbow and jacking the arm
• 08:30 - 09:00 up just like we looked at from side control too and number three when your opponent willingly lifts up their arms which is a technical mistake look at how my opponent keeps his elbows tight i don't have grips i can use to submit him and he's able to escape but here when i'm under his arm inside position there's no escape available and he gets submitted in mount it's difficult to prevent head control because reaching up is so catastrophic the best thing you can do is make sure the back of your head is glued to the mat but if they do get control of your head it's not a huge deal for mount just do not let them get underneath your arms [Music]
• 09:00 - 09:30 now let's look at applying our understanding and preventing inside position to escape and prevent submissions from the back rule number one a back defense in escaping is to protect your neck wu-tang would agree and next you have to do two other steps and the order doesn't matter you need to get your hips off the center line and need to break the upper body control the seat belt grip you can only reach down to the hooks if you're following rule number one and protecting your neck if you reach down and you are protecting your neck you're gonna get submitted here i have my back half taken but i'm protecting my neck with my hips already off the center line all that's
• 09:30 - 10:00 left to do is to break the upper body control to take off the seat belt i do and then i get the underhook and sweep him inside position for the win here i have chewie's back he's protecting his neck breaks the upper body control and then gets his hips off the center line such a beautiful escape preventing inside position for the back has to be done early as the grips needed when you have the back are the same needed to take the back watch out here i wait for my opponent to give me access to the space between his hips and his armpit so i can disturb my knee and take his back he should have closed off that space [Music] now let's look at some case studies so
• 10:00 - 10:30 we can put it all together here i have the underhook on my opponent which is inside position i seem to break the waist strap of the seat belt that he has on me once i do his frame momentarily stops me but once i get past it i'm now deep into the pass look at his right arm his focus now should be hiding inside position by adjusting his grips he doesn't react early enough and now when he does try to adjust it's too late here my opponent is reaching over me which gives me access to the space between his armpit and hip and i use it to take an underhook i get past this frame and execute a knee slide my
• 10:30 - 11:00 opponent adjusts to proper defensive grips by using his t-rex arms and doesn't get submitted right away as a result unlike the last example frames beat inside position my opponent puts me in the buggy choke which controls space to my ear and shoulder and armpit to hip i keep the distance and escape using my frame frames beat inside position but angles beat frames that's the topic for another time though here i can guillotine my opponent because he leaves space wide open between his ear and shoulder look how i hide the space when a guillotine is attempted on me so to summarize don't let people take
• 11:00 - 11:30 inside position on you or they can take you down pass your guard and submit you if you do end up in a bad position like your guard is passed focus on adjusting your grip so you're not giving up inside position or you'll get submitted the number one priority when something bad happens should be to get your grips in a good defensive position so you can defend and escape this video is one category of what i consider to be jiu-jitsu theory if i made a long-form instructional on jiu-jitsu theory would you buy it let me know and i'll start working on it i now post the g classes i teach at the gym every week on my patreon so if you want to gain access to class and support the
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