I'm 6'2" and in college I was about 215lbs and a very athletic and physically strong blue belt. I had a unique experience I will never forget rolling with a black belt who was probably in his 50's. I would get on top either in open guard or side mount, whatever, try to smash and it felt like he was "swimming" or was water beneath me. No perceived effort but he had complete control of me. This video cracked that code.
@lencumbow
Жыл бұрын
Another way to see this is something that I read in a book by Paulo Guillobel. The point was made by this question (paraphrased): "Would it be more difficult to escape from under a 200 pound wet rug or a 200 pound piece of plywood?"
@spaceisalie5451
Жыл бұрын
rug?
@AZ-kr6ff
Жыл бұрын
Awesome! Definitely the rug.
@keithcornell9521
Жыл бұрын
Your mom
@mattsuran1270
Жыл бұрын
I literally do this all the time and it works literally all the time. This and flexibility will make you a lazy beast.
@UncleTrog
Жыл бұрын
Great teacher, really like the way he took his time to break it down from first principles and gave practical application.
@memorycloud4173
Жыл бұрын
Yeah very well explained. Takes skill to communicate effectively like that.
@rippedup4546
5 ай бұрын
Now we have a guy talking like Steve Whittier. smh
@WC-JKD-BJJ
Жыл бұрын
This is a perfect illustration of the principle of jū (柔, “suppleness” or “yielding strength”), which is the basis of jūjutsu (柔術, jiu-jitsu). I have been training BJJ for almost eighteen years, and I’m still trying to figure out how to really relax. Great video!
@MrPhilharmonica1
Жыл бұрын
My Judo sensei said that the Ju of Judo has been translated to "Gentle Way". I did Jujutsu/JiuJitsu for a couple of years before I did Judo 6 Years later. He said to me Judo is not gentle. He said it should be called the adaptable way. Which is why Judo and Jiujitsu are a reminder to me to learn to adapt in life. And success comes from continuing practice. I do not physically practice anymore. It was 1971 when I first started. I also tried Taekwondo for a couple of years. I love the grappling.
@WC-JKD-BJJ
Жыл бұрын
@@MrPhilharmonica1 I agree: Judo is not really "gentle" (and I have permanent injuries to my spine and shoulder to prove it 😄). The character 柔 (jū) literally means "gentle," but I like your sensei's translation as "adaptable," since it's closer to the way we use the term in judo and jiu-jitsu. The Japanese word jū comes from the Chinese róu, which is a key concept in Daoist philosophy, referring to the flexibility shown by green bamboo or water, which naturally bend to adapt to their surroundings.
@MrPhilharmonica1
Жыл бұрын
@@WC-JKD-BJJ Thanks for communicating. I appreciate what you wrote. Merry Xmas. I
@peekaboojujitsoo525
Жыл бұрын
@@WC-JKD-BJJ nice info on the etymology of ju...i always tell people if they want to understand judo, jiu jitsu, aikido better as far as philosophy, strategy, tactics, and techniques go then go to the root which is taichi and taoist philosophy.
@dianecenteno5275
Жыл бұрын
@Westminster MMA Club Agreed, Judo / Jujutsu is anything but gentle😆. After 37 years of training, My back and shoulders can attest to that🤦♂️
@cg7509
Жыл бұрын
Every two year old knows this, seems like we forget over time! good stuff, the older I get, the more I like Henry's style
@agustinbarros711
Жыл бұрын
That was a 10 minute seminar - Thank you !
@tomtrader6559
Жыл бұрын
Learn to relax - I felt it first time when I started rolling with a solid blue belt who super relaxed when rolling. After a few rolls I started relaxing and breathing normal as well during the rolls!
@bjjlaos
Жыл бұрын
I've listened an interview of one of Roger Gracie's training partner. He said, Roger feels like a thick blanket. This is what i teach my students now. Be the blanket.
@BarChordA
Жыл бұрын
I watch jiu-jitsu clips all day every day, and this is some of the best information I’ve found in a single video. Thank you! 🙌
@mmurmurjohnson2368
Жыл бұрын
This is exactly the core mechanic of Tai Chi often described as softness, effective Tai Chi is mostly soft grappling and essentially stand up Jiu-Jitsu that incorporates mid and close range strikes, and seizes, and uses what's described here as contact to stifle, contain, and redirect your opponent's explosiveness, becoming in effect mud, the same way JJ employs by grounding them, and is a good stand up supplement for JJ practitioners and vice versa. The two systems merged do a great job of covering each others short comings.
@teovu5557
Жыл бұрын
except taijiquan does it in a unrealistic way with dated techniques. Great concepts for fighting that works for any system but horrible techniques(Taijiquan).
@mmurmurjohnson2368
Жыл бұрын
@@teovu5557 Agreed, pressure testing, realistic or actual combat implementation, a realistic peripheral fight culture or the lack thereof will make or break any fighting system. But I've witnessed street guys incorporating Tai Chi with both softness and actual martial intent, grappling oriented, and it's crazy effective, and vicious, wasn't anything nice or gentle about it at all, it was dirt ugly. Excels at safely neutralizing explosive opponents while targeting their vital areas and does indeed mirror Jiu Jitsu. Tai Chi I would argue requires a very high fight I.Q. though, and most of the folk I've seen employ it effectively were already very good fighters, and used it to seize and choke, to seize and break/lock, or to seize and strike a vital area, never to trade blows or to just strike or go toe to toe, it seemed to work best as a method of capture and kill. Allegedly derived from observing a snake killing a bird of prey, Tai Chi really seems to shine in 3 second to 5 second long brief counter-engagements as opposed to brawls.
@lowlowseesee
Жыл бұрын
Tai chi is not stand up JJ lol. It’s not trained with resistance
@mmurmurjohnson2368
Жыл бұрын
@@lowlowseesee LOL, I meant they share similarities, not exactly the same, and yeah, I totally agree with you, that most don't realistically pressure test. I'd say this for all martial arts but especially Tai Chi, Wing Chun, Aikido, these styles work.........but don't deceive yourself, IF YOUR GOAL IS TO NEUTRALIZE GORILLAS - THEN YOU'VE GOT TO TRAIN AGAINST GORILLAS, - AND ROUTINELY - PERIOD, FULL STOP. Both physically and psychologically, consider cross training with boxers, Thai boxers, wrestlers, ex-convicts, rugby players, bikers etc. places where there's more of a pressure test/conditioning culture to weed out the real from the fake. There's also something to be said about the fact that the people who developed all three of these systems were already very seasoned fighters with very high fight I.Q.s who employed their crafts in life and death circumstances that most of us are gratefully insulated from today. I studied a style of Kung Fu but learned to fight by sparring with a Liberian civil war refugee, a hard karate guy who'd been through some real grizzly stuff, and his Karate was far from theoretical. No, his karate wasn't better, but his understanding of war absolutely was, and I credit his Karate for making my Kung Fu effective.
@rstuff886
Жыл бұрын
Stop
@alanhaine644
Жыл бұрын
Man this was so cool to watch. Made me realise how tense I am when rolling. Thanks for posting!
@sk8iny0
Жыл бұрын
I love that laugh at 4:33 when people start understanding new concepts. awesome stuff
@Jaburu
Жыл бұрын
that's one of the greatest bjj lessons I ever seen on YT
@RadicalTrivia
Жыл бұрын
Can't get enough details from you, Henry. Always amazing. 🙏🏽 Thank you, sir.
@mikeysan01
7 ай бұрын
"It's very difficult to push water" may be the greatest explanation for this concept I've ever heard. Excellent video!
@SGrosch
3 ай бұрын
Bruce Lee = Be Like Water kzitem.info/news/bejne/ooaumK18emJedWk
@JingShenKuoshu
Жыл бұрын
one of the best descriptions of instruction
@BaeBox
Жыл бұрын
very clean instruction technique, no vague language or anything and good illustrations. you are a good teacher!
@pete4682
Жыл бұрын
Such clear and through explanations!!!! Henry ROCKS!!!
@dillonread5885
Жыл бұрын
Wow this was amazing. Guys in my gym love the stiff arm from bottom side control.
@doktormalifiko5488
Жыл бұрын
Best explanation on this subject I have ever seen. Henry is an amazing practitioner and an even more amazing teacher.
@k1n752
Жыл бұрын
wow thats a very important details that other jujitsu instructors on youtube failed to explain clearly
@jestfullgremblim8002
Жыл бұрын
Yeah
@jacksonheu2593
Жыл бұрын
Always look forward to an upload, thanks!
@phuckfumassters
Жыл бұрын
This is gold!!!
@marlonjones3877
Жыл бұрын
GOLD !!!!! Thank you, Henry!
@leahenry8044
Жыл бұрын
This is great, thank you.
@adukill
Жыл бұрын
This is golden. Thanks for sharing man.
@shakabjjacademy
Жыл бұрын
this is GOLD, thank you Henry.
@shirw9607
Жыл бұрын
This is awesome! Thank uou
@AnthonyDibiaseIdeas
Жыл бұрын
Unbelievable!!!!
@xverxverxverga
Жыл бұрын
Amazing class thanks for sharing.
@andreashandani3611
Жыл бұрын
Dude, this is freakin amazing. You're an amazing teacher, Henry. GREAT STUFF!
@chosen1163
Жыл бұрын
What an amazing concept!!!
@tnktsinik
Жыл бұрын
Im so glad this was in my subscription box!
@rogerioPMA
Жыл бұрын
Valueable Thing!! Thank you very Much!
@andrewwalker5384
Ай бұрын
Very helpful, very clear
@azevedohamilton9801
Жыл бұрын
Amazing video to explain a complex concept. Tx!
@floyd666uk
Жыл бұрын
This is excellent.
@steveherridge8965
Жыл бұрын
Brilliant!
@attilatech
Жыл бұрын
Awesome teaching. Great class. Happy New Year!
@rodaflow7155
Жыл бұрын
great explanation on an often overlooked concept. Thank you!
@tieoneon5240
Жыл бұрын
thanks for sharing this important knowledge
@SpaceCityGuard
Жыл бұрын
Hah. Amazing. Can’t wait to try this!
@organized_labor
11 ай бұрын
Insightful and concise video. 🤙🏼❤️
@zunke
3 ай бұрын
Great video.
@arodmcgraw94
Жыл бұрын
Thank you from. Canada !! OSS
@teardropsonmyfallen
Жыл бұрын
Now THIS is the OG jiu-jitsu. Simple and effective
@jelanitarik7423
Жыл бұрын
I may not know him personally, but the love of his craft and those he instructs stands out in this video. 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
@pepiyobudoka5486
Жыл бұрын
Excelente, osssu!!!
@scorpion32
Жыл бұрын
This is hilarious 😂. Lesson learned
@Fight_News
Жыл бұрын
Great illustration of the "wet blanket" concept. 🔥
@ohboy7790
Жыл бұрын
That was great, the statue vs water was a very helpful analogy. 👍👌 Thanks!
@koosvandermerwe8298
3 ай бұрын
Golden nuggets, excellent ! Henry is my favorite coach.
@mo-zb8gt
7 ай бұрын
So i've been training for just over a year now and for the past few months , I've had this suspicious feeling that I might be training in a Mcdojo, after watching this video and learning this concept, it confirms my suspicion. This is such a simple and yet a powerful concept that they have not taught us in my year of being at my gym. I will be leaving the gym come January for a new one.
@pixelcultmedia4252
4 ай бұрын
I can't say whether your gym is or isn't legit but it's fairly common for most gyms to teach multiple techniques, drill them, and then open up the class for open sparring. Only some gyms deal in concepts, as it's challenging to cover concepts across multiple inconsistent waves of training students across multiple training sessions. Seminars (which I believe this is) are usually a better venue for teaching concepts. That and during open mat, discussing training theories with your coach.
@johnthree1611
Ай бұрын
@@pixelcultmedia4252, Sounds about right. I attend Gracie Barra, and you could make the assumption of what the main commenter is saying, but it's all about communication, and asking questions, and even drilling.
@smiley32s
Жыл бұрын
Brilliant.
@jamesblack687
Жыл бұрын
Amazing
@onlyonecannoli3952
Жыл бұрын
Excellent instruction!
@bashlivingstonstampededojo882
Жыл бұрын
Wow this was very informal I'll be watching more
@iWubmusic
Жыл бұрын
Just like my renzo professor. I love it
@mega1283
Жыл бұрын
This great demo of application of it. That combined with comment section is gold mine of what relaxing means. I always would dislike when someone would say that but not explain what they mean
@xfit88
Жыл бұрын
Gold.
@doublelunger1978
Жыл бұрын
Great tips
@RenatoMariscal
7 ай бұрын
Amazing, it is one rare sport you can practice laid down and a key to be good is learning to relax
@wojciechmruk3539
Жыл бұрын
That was a really good lesson that we already know but we already forgotten about it. Thank you You put water into a cup, it becomes the cup. You put water into a bottle, it becomes the bottle. You put it into a teapot, it becomes the teapot. Now water can flow or it can crash. Be water, my friend.
@jonardlopez5019
Жыл бұрын
thank you
@JuliusMJD
Жыл бұрын
omg!!!! what a great instructor!!!
@Scott-xb7ov
Жыл бұрын
Yes. That was outstanding. Those are some lucky students.
@jamesmunroe6558
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for a GREAT video. This has so many metaphorical parallels to the way we approach life. Our life stance is really, actually, a physical thing: how we hold and release our bodies, how we physically balance, angulate, and move with respect to other force vectors and static objects in our environment, is mirrored in our adaptability in the mental and emotional realms. These are generalized adaptive responses: if you want to change your approach to life, change the way you relate to it physically.
@stillnessinmovement
Жыл бұрын
this is a basic and essential aspect of tai chi. relax and turn. also called rolling ball body practice... good stuff...
@GetLostInTheSauce
Жыл бұрын
Bruce Lee wasn't joking when he said 'be like watta'.
@tradingarsenal9767
Жыл бұрын
I used to train w/you at Risksons, when you were a brown belt! Glad to see you have your own studio now.
@Chris-km3ck
Жыл бұрын
The statue analogy was spot on
@FallaGallera
Жыл бұрын
Brilliant
@doca8792
Жыл бұрын
You can be great at Jiu Jitsu, but not be a good teacher. Henry is great at both. One of the best.
@FR-ty5vn
Жыл бұрын
Nice 👍🏼
@EthanNoble
Жыл бұрын
Center of gravity 👌
@mandotheboss3913
Жыл бұрын
Concepts over techniques!
@tomtrader6559
Жыл бұрын
I hope you will come to Thailand in a while, would love to take part in your seminar!
@samuraisaxon6800
Жыл бұрын
This is great stuff especially for me being new to this art. Thank you!
@burger_kinghorn
Жыл бұрын
This is a common principle in internal martial arts.
@adamwragg12
Жыл бұрын
Great video, as a great man once said, be like water my friend!
@AllForManKind77
Жыл бұрын
yep bro. Bruce Lee
@brandontwohawks
Жыл бұрын
Great shit
@mercercraft7224
Ай бұрын
I have been struggling with this as a 64 year old Blue Belt. Told to relax but not one explained what that means. NOW I know. This video almost made me cry. Can't wait to train tonight. Geez.
@joma0305
Ай бұрын
How was it?
@wm6549
Жыл бұрын
Good stuff
@carlosalvaretz3621
Жыл бұрын
Great teaching! This is called waza in judo, bjj develop from judo this is a very good application on the mechanics of jiu-jitsu the how to yield to the movement instead of resist.
@Ullish1989
Жыл бұрын
My old professor used to say "don't be like a stick, be like a piece of rope, I push one bit of a piece of rope that's all that moves..I push the stick the whole thing can move"
@stevenhunter3212
Жыл бұрын
the old Ragdoll technique.... excellent...
@rollinOnCode
Жыл бұрын
Lol i LOVE this! This is good stuff. sadly too few understand this and it is hidden & too subtle for them to grasp :) Thank you henry!
@rollinOnCode
Жыл бұрын
@@danielcalvo4635 what?
@danielcalvo4635
Жыл бұрын
Sorry can't be bother explaining...I even prefer to delete my comment that having to discuss or read your posts...
@danielcalvo4635
Жыл бұрын
Don't worry bye
@CoachKavanagh
Жыл бұрын
Gold
@marconjakecanonoy
Жыл бұрын
Oh I didn’t see it that way in jiujitsu, I love ground controls but dang this was an interesting demonstration.
@ssammar5910
Жыл бұрын
This is platinum…
@ThunderousNinja
Жыл бұрын
I can't wait to get back in it!! BJJ, hapkido, MMA. I was in a toxic school but I'm still putting in the work!! This is a very neat thing to keep in mind.
@keithhere5292
Жыл бұрын
surprised that a thunderous criminal would describe a school as toxic
@Sampilo
Жыл бұрын
Morales BJJ is a great school.
@dietrich8820
Жыл бұрын
Very old but often forgotten principle in martial arts.
@xmanc5687
Жыл бұрын
Such tiny but important details that r not readily visible. Great instruction.
@alexisboutin6640
Жыл бұрын
I like it, Bruce Lee stuff, be like water my friend
@TheGunnyBadger03xx
Жыл бұрын
Love to see several black belts in attendance.
@awaasi
Жыл бұрын
„Be water, my friend“ Bruce Lee
@bellymanboy5775
Жыл бұрын
Big Shout out to Henry Akins for coming to Chandler this weekend. HE showed just that, to be relaxed and waterish.
@daviderusso1238
7 ай бұрын
Taiji principles applies in BJJ! ❤
@docwolfe77
Жыл бұрын
Good lesson. It still won't change the fact that a bigger person is going to toss her.
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