Yoga For Fighters: Yoga for Gracie Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ) and Mixed Martial Arts : Gracie Jiu-Jitsu (Yoga Poses, Breathing and Stretches)

[DancingSpiderman]

What flavor IS it? (Blowgurt?) Because I cannot taste anything.

[MrRkellz]

question. My hip flexibility is pretty good. I can put my heels as close as i can in butterfly position and have my knees go all the way to the ground without pushing but my hamstrings suck. I've never been able to touch my toes with my legs straight out, it hurts the back of my knees. Any advice?

[holyaa1]

@MrRkellz don't lock your leg, it has to be SLIGHTLY bend

[luismelhernandez1974]

I am so stiff, I can barely bend my back. I'm so bad I wake up in the morning and just stare up at the ceiling and it takes me 10 minutes to get out of bed.

[SkemeKOS]

Bruce Lee and Rickson Gracie practised yoga so its gotta be good for martial arts.

Not that I had my doubts anyway...

[1giblesp]

Not just for flexibility... stamina, strength and speed are dramatically increased by the practice of yoga.

Also, healing and prevention of injuries are greatly assisted.

Try various approaches, see which school/teacher can assist you in training.

[mitchx69]

OSU i going back to train in Karate and I am also going to take up Warrior yoga

[Quiston]

this is just your basic sun salutations which is the beginning of any yoga class

saying that though yoga is great for mma / bjj it is why i started doing yoga to increase over all flexability and core strength

[InnocentyInsane]

Never done this, just started BJJ, about to do the p90x, and yoga is part of that program. Guess ill see if it works. I'm not flexible, nor in shape, and my legs hurt like hell the first day of BJJ class. 3 moves down. Yea, I got a very long way to go, before I can go to compatitions. Wish me luck and send me some love. The black belt is an accessory. The black belt with the gold bars, now that means something!

[whatdupdoh]

@InnocentyInsane did you finish the p90x program. You posted the comment 8 months ago which means you could have done the program three times by now. Its just crazy to think how time flys.

[InnocentyInsane]

@whatdupdoh Yea, no kidding. 8 months ago. wow... No I didnt. I sent it back and got a refund. The home workout thing isnt for me. I think it would have worked tho. They had great customer service and had no problems with them. I did start an mma fitness, and tequnique class, at a local gym, and im training jiu jitsu with Tony "the gun" Bonello, if that counts for anything... I plan on taking yoga in a few months and see where that takes me...

[Crudshifter]

@InnocentyInsane I have started p90x on the recommendation of my girlfriend, having already been a fan of kungfu, MMA classes and yoga, I am now pretty much just doing mixed martial arts and yoga, perfect combination! p90x seems more of a vanity thing, too many isolated exercises! Compound movements are more effective, but MMA and yoga pure functionality and mentality over the other stuff imo!

[InnocentyInsane]

@Crudshifter I never finished it. I sent it back and got a refund. Im sticking mainly to BJJ specific workouts, and sometimes I add weights and cardio. Mainly I just stick with sparing and a good diet... It has been working out much better. Lots of fun. I thought this p90x wasnt for me. Too borring, and a load of BS, but they were cool about the refund, and didnt give me any problems.

[bigdaddyreal]

great video

[neocoders]

Good for skateboarding too ;)

It's also a great evener, in that it maintains *balanced* fexibility/strength throughout the body, kind of spreads it out.

The power/ashtanga varieties also build stamina, the intermediate-to-advanced levels of those kinds of yoga can actually be a serious workout.

[aconchon]

Yoga is great for any martial arts, not only the flexibility, it helps your focus and your overall body function. It boosts your body with energy, if you try you will know what i am talking about

[Crudshifter]

@aconchon Amen to that brother.

[AlfredoNader]

This is basic yoga movements, but we usually do this slowly, speed doens't improve anything when you practice yoga.

[Nameless2k6]

Actually it does. I've noticed great improvement whenever I start of slow and do the same excercise again and again, each time speeding up. It helps with making all my movement perfectly natural and in sync with my breathing (obvious benefit for martial arts) as compared to doing it just slow or worse, just fast.

[j124life]

Some people might think you could take bjj without yoga or being flexible.

You can take bjj without being fledxible, but you can't be good at bjj if you are not flexible.

bjj fighters warm up with flexibility exercises, ground escapes/ mount/ reversals. Everything requires good flexibility.

That is why this video is important.

[syzdaman]

I totally agree, my flexibility sucks, Im looking into taking some yoga classes so better my jitsu.

[tommmy1d]

A guy at my club is so inflexible yet he is very good, he has simply adapted the movements and positions in a way that he can do it. I dont agree that you cant be good at bjj if you arent flexible.

[dickdock16]

noone said that, however if u disagree that flexibility wont make ure game better than i should slap u

[nbohli1]

actually..."but you can't be good at bjj if you are not flexible" is in the comment by j124life...however...i do agree that flexibility will definitely make your game better.

[KaelinSaint]

That is a cool aspect of BJJ is that there are so many things you can do in terms of style that you can adapt it to yourself, but you will note that the best posses great flexibility, it will surely improve your game being flexible, especially with the new rubber guard type stuff.

[paul00sydney]

@tommmy1d i agree but i reallt think it helps

[ronhudsonjr]

@tommmy1d

its definetely possible but there is no question, being flexible is superior to being inflexible

[Westley0907]

@tommmy1d Then why are you watching? Get out of here. Be quiet. No yoga for you!

Nonbeliever.

[tommmy1d]

@Westley0907 Because i like yoga, the guy i mentioned just happens to be inflexible, that does'nt mean i cant do yoga and be flexible because i am not him.

[TakeshixStudios]

@tommmy1d Yeah but it's always best to get flexible. any one can.

[InnocentyInsane]

@tommmy1d Im not flexable, but Im ok at BJJ. Ive watched alot of moves from, Eddie Bravo, and you have to be flexable to do alot of his stuff. If someone wants into compatitions, then I think flexability is a must. If they are learning just for self defence, against someone who has no clue of what they are doing, then they will be just fine without it...

[MyBass0wnzu]

@tommmy1d Yes But flexibility in Bjj is an advantage, just like strength or size. I'm willing to argue that Flexibility will stomp on strength in most cases. You don't need to be flexible to be good at Bjj, You don't need strength to be good at Bjj, but it does make your techniques BETTER.

[liquidustSTH]

Gracie BJJ is the same as BJJ.

BJJ incorporates techniques from grappling/submission fighting. More "dynamic" perhaps than standard jiu-jitsu because it mixes in elements from other disciplines, where jiu-jitsu is a set of "fixed" movements. Best way to find out- find a club and try both of them out.

Good Luck and have fun!

[LadyLibra256]

What's the difference between GRACIE BJJ, BJJ, and regular Jiu Jitsu. I'm new to this, need some info.

[mekoka]

Gracie Jiu Jitsu is the original deviation from the traditional Japanese Jujutsu. The different spelling is to emphasize the brazilian pronunciation. The art was subsequently called Brazilian Jiu Jitsu because, although the Gracies were the originators, other schools within brazil soon emerged, developing new techniques and new styles. Gracie JJ is nowadays generally used to describe the Gracie breed of BJJ. Some people also prefer calling the art Sport Jiu Jitsu rather than Gracie or Brazilian.

[retardno002]

In fact Gracie Jiujitsu is not even Jiujitsu. It is a modified form of judo. The japanese guy who came to brazil and taught the Gracies how to fight was a judoka. Since Judo came from Jiujitsu and is pretty similar to it except for the newaza part(ground fighting)i guess that what the Gracies did with the Judo can be called jiujtsu.

[SlugDropsonheads]

@retardno002 your right and your wrong, your right Gracies did take BJJ from Judo But Gracie JJ is the first form of Jiu-jitsu.... You have Ju jutsu all mixed up with Jiu-Jitsu they are two completely different things

[hallmonitor98]

actually judo was the original deviation for jiu jitsu

[wjat89]

@hallmonitor98 Not exactly, Brazilian Jiu jitsu was a derivation of judo but the original Jiu Jitsu, the fighting art of the samurai was where Jigoro Kano derived Judo from.

Therefore JJ > Judo > BJJ

[hallmonitor98]

lol you just repeated what i said...

[RightWingCon81]

Isn't this the sun salutation? been a while since i've done yoga.

[gandalfnco]

yah..it's just Surya Namaskar (salutation to the sun)

someone probably thought it would be funny to say it's yoga for BJJ and see how many people would believe them

[KingColt1985]

That´s a really nice one, thank you! Astonishing how similar this is to some excercises we do in greco roman!

[soulsyndicate]

the whole primary series of ashtanga yoga is good for bjj. it is warior yoga after all.