You-Jitsu Podcast | Empowering New Jiu Jitsu Players
Quick tips for interested and new Brazilian Jiu Jitsu (BJJ) enthusiasts from a salty 40-something Blue Belt and 3x World Warm Up Round Champion
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Remember...
There are more than 3 moves BJJ players can practice outside of class, but these are 3 that I think White Belts should focus on.
- Bridging
- Shrimping
- Sprawling
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Remember...
- Breathe
- Frame
- Survive
If you're new, you probably don't know a lot of submissions. That's ok. But don't try some YouTube BJJ magic on someone from 2-3 feet away. Instead, pass their guard, get into side control or mount, then go for a submission.
In other words, "Position before submission."
Remember...
Have you slapped hands, bumped fists, and realized your training partner was already spazzing out before the roll? In this episode, I share three tips on how to keep your distance and help chill spazzy training partners out.
- Collar grips (Gi) / Hand to head (No Gi)
- Keep feet between you and them
- Let them pass, then sweep and cook them with pressure
BONUS: Share the culture of how rolls should happen in BJJ
Remember...
- Breath...
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In 20. Top 3 Escapes Every BJJ White Belt Should Know, I cover the basic concepts of three escapes I see BJJ White Belts struggle with.
- Frame and shrimp out of side control
- Trap and roll out of the mount
- Arm control and back to the floor out of the back mount
Breathe | Frame | Survive
OSS!!
"Triangles are strong because of their inherent structural characteristics. The corner angles of a triangle cannot change without an accompanying change in the length of the edge. Therefore, an edge must collapse to change a triangle's shape."
In this episode, I share the importance of building a strong base as a White Belt. We do this when in someone's closed guard with good posture, hands on our opponent's hip bones, and by sittin...
In February 2020 I released an episode on the then People, Process, Progress podcast. Now that the You-Jitsu Podcast exists I thought I'd share it on this feed.
- The original post for more reading is at https://kevtalkspod.com/history-of-grappling-and-brazilian-jiu-jitsu-bjj/
Remember....
- Breathe
- Frame
- Survive
As a 48-year-old, salty Blue Belt and 3x Warm Up Round World Champion, I find exercising outside of and in addition to going to BJJ class very helpful. In this episode, I share what I feel are the top 5 exercises you can do to increase cardiovascular and musculoskeletal endurance for Jiu Jitsu.
- Breathe
- Frame
- Survive
Made this episode as much for me as for the listener. Sometimes I get anxious when out of breath and rolling. I've even tapped out from it. I know I'm not alone. Neither are you if this has happened. The key is don't quit and keep showing up.
- Breathe
- Frame
- Survive
It's ok not to be the best grappler in your belt color peer group. Why? Because there are levels within levels in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu (BJJ).
I missed a whole week of learning and rolling due to work recently. Hey, life happens.
So, in this short episode I share how it's important for us to stay active when out of Jiu Jitsu so we can be a bit more prepared when we return.
- Breathe
- Frame
- Survive
Kevin
Kevin Pannell, 3x Warm Up Round World Champion | 48 Year old Salty Blue Belt
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Sharing some feedback I gave on the r/bjj sub on @Reddit where someone asked about the difference between wrestling and submission grappling. Below is my summary and in this episode is a little history about how freestyle wrestling was integrated into Brazilian Jiu Jitsu (BJJ)
- Wrestling: takedowns, throws and control to pin your opponent
- Submission Grappling (No Gi): Wrestling + joint locks and chokes to submit your opponent
- Gi Ji...
"Kenneth T." shares his feedback from the Brazilian Jiu Jitsu (BJJ) group on LinkedIn.
Kenneth's feedback states BJJ White Belts should focus on fundamentals, not the "new squid/platypus guard sweep". I agree Kenneth!
Fundamentals go a long way. I've been swept and submitted by some of the old standards over 4 years way more than I have been by the latest hotness from BJJ in YouTube videos.
Thank you all for listening and remember...
B...
Sharing two key concepts of what a BJJ Blue Belt is:
- Must be able to escape side control from a White Belt (per John Danaher)
- Should be able to control a bigger, stronger and untrained person (many people)
Plus my $.02!
Jiu Jitsu will call your bluff.
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- There’s no hiding from reality on the mats
- There’s no hiding whether you’re brave or scared on the mats
- There is showing up
- Trying your hardest
- Slapping, bumping and rolling
•••••
BREATHE. FRAME. SURVIVE.
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We all got smashed as white belts. Heck I still get smashed as a blue belt regularly. I think it’s goodwill and uplifting though if you’re a blue belt or above to give the white belt to win every now and then. Are their arm bars a little slow and sloppy sometimes? Sure they are. But how do they feel if you’re rolling and you loosen up a little bit and they do the technique they learn and boom you tap to an arm bar.
They will realize...
Practicing double and single leg take downs and throws hits the cardio and muscular endurance different than sitting down and starting around on your butt.
BREATHE. FRAME. SURVIVE.
Kevin
Kevin Pannell | 40-something BJJ Blue Belt | 3x Warm Up Round World Champion | Twitter & Instagram: @youjitsupod
Stressing the importance of breaking grips (particularly in the Gi) in BJJ.
- Grip Breaking videos
- From @gracieohio: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yDP7kA1U1ms
- From @chewjitsu: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RP3QnmtYZpM
- From @stephankesting: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RfUikQWMpns
BREATHE. FRAME. SURVIVE.
Kevin
Kevin Pannell | 40-something BJJ Blue Belt |...
This week I'm passing on feedback from a BJJ player in Athens, Greece and giving my $.02 to a question from a listener in Jacksonville, North Carolina.
- Remember the importance of weightlifting to prevent injury and supplement BJJ
- How do you not get upset all the time when you suck at first...but everyone sucks at first?
BREATHE. FRAME. SURVIVE.
Kevin
Kevin Pannell | 40-something BJJ Blue Belt | 3x Warm Up Round World Champion |...
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