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Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu for Beginners (The First 6 BJJ Techniques Everyone MUST Learn) with the Gracies

youtube·Henry and Eve Akebono·2:08:04·5 techniques

Overview

A Gracie University seminar teaching six essential self-defense techniques for beginners. The instructors cover getting up from the ground safely, escaping the mount using the Trap and Roll, controlling a standing attacker via the clinch, executing a body fold takedown, applying the Americana from mount, and surviving ground-and-pound from the guard using a five-stage distance management system.

What's covered

  1. 0:00Warm-up and Getting Up Safely
  2. 23:27Mount Escapes: Trap and Roll
  3. 1:03:20Standing Clinch and Body Fold Takedown
  4. 1:45:00Americana Arm Lock from Mount
  5. 2:23:20Guard Punch Block Stages 1-5
  6. 2:55:00Combination Drill and Program Overview

Techniques in this video

  1. 01
    Americana from Mount
    2:23:202:55:00·Mount·Submission
  2. 02
    Body Fold Takedown
    1:45:002:23:20·Standing·Takedown
  3. 03
    Getting Up to Base
    23:2736:40·Standing·Escape
  4. 04
    Guard Punch Block Stages 1-5
    2:55:003:53:20·Guard·Defense
  5. 05
    Trap and Roll Escape from Mount
    36:401:03:20·Mount·Escape
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